Indian rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal on Monday qualified for the Rio Olympics after winning a silver in the men's single sculls event at the FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta at Chung-ju in South Korea. Years ago, Bhokanal couldn’t have imagined this honour, let alone this much water. Read More Here are things that made the news today:

Odisha's Titlagarh Is The Hottest Place In The Country Right Now, Boiling At 48.5 Degree Celsius

The unrelenting heatwave continues to wreak havoc, across Odisha throwing normal life out of gear across Odisha. The worst affected is Titlagarh which registered 48.5 degree Celsius making it the hottest place in the country. Click here to know more about the rising mercury across India.

Internet Will Flow Through Streetlights Of Dubai As Emirate Gets Ready To Roll Out Li-Fi

Internet users in Dubai will soon switch to next gen technology for data transfer aka Li-Fi, dubbed as the next generation of high-speed internet.

Dubai will be the first city in the world to get the Li-Fi service. What is even more interesting is that Li-Fi service will be transmitted through the city’s streetlights. Each of these high-end design lamps would cost around $1000.