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Washington D.C [USA], Oct. 12 : In a first of its kind study, scientists examined healthy individuals and their brain activity about the perception of their respective bodies and found that the way they perceive their bodies directly trigger neural responses which can lead to body dissatisfaction.

To create a sense of illusory body ownership, the participants wore a virtual reality headset and observed a video of an obese or slim body from a first person perspective to state as to what actually do they feel for their own bodies.

The scientists then prodded the participants' torso with a stick in synchronisation with the video, eliciting a vivid illusion that the stranger's body was their own.

Nashik [India], Oct. 12 : The situation in Nasik is returning to normal after the district had witnessed violent protests at several places recently against the alleged rape attempt by a teenage boy on a five-year-old girl at Talegaon village near Trimbakeshwar.

No untoward incident was reported yesterday and the State Transport Bus services, which were closed for last two days, have resumed.

The traffic at Mumbai-Agra road is also running smoothly and the Police have booked around 200 people for pelting stones and disrupting public life.

Tension had gripped various parts of the district on Saturday night when the incident came to light.

The villagers had staged 'rasta roko' at several prominent roads including Mumbai-Agra National Highway the next day.

New Delhi [India], Oct. 12 : Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor starrer 'Befikre' seems to be celebrating the season the 'Befikre' way, as the recently released trailer garnered 10 million views in the first 24 hours.

'Befikre' took to its official Twitter handle to post an update of how the trailer is faring after a day.

"Dare to Love, this December! Spreading the #Befikre zest all over the internet with 10 MILLION VIEWS in just 24hrs!" it tweeted.

The trailer shows a couple of carefree partner living their life without a care.

Through the teaser, Aditya Chopra promises high energy, masala and a lot of pleasant drama.

Mumbai [India], Oct.12 : Mumbai City FC surged to the top of the standings after settling to an entertaining 1-1 draw against Atletico de Kolkata in the ongoing third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) at Mumbai Football Arena here on Tuesday.

Mumbai City FC were looking comfortable after Matias Defederico provided them the lead in the 27th minute but the home side were jolted when midfielder Pronay Halder was sent off for two yellow cards. The numerical advantage worked in Kolkata's favour and they forced the equaliser in the 82nd minute to stay unbeaten in the league.

Mumbai FC were forced to leave out marquee player and star striker Diego Forlan after he failed to recover from a knock in the previous clash against NorthEast United FC.

New Delhi [India], Oct. 12 : A day after Priyanka Chopra's shoot for Conde Nast Traveller magazine cover earned major criticism, the magazine has defended the message with an official statement asserting that it is about standing up against 'a culture of xenophobia.'

Titled 'The message behind our 6th anniversary issue cover', the official statement read, "It's about how our labelling of people as immigrants, refugees and outsiders is creating a culture ofxenophobia."

On October 7, 2016, Conde Nast Traveller, a travel magazine posted on Twitter, the first look of its 6th anniversary issue and captioned, "Bold and fearless, @priyankachopra makes a statement on our 6th anniversary issue cover."

Cordoba [Spain], Oct.12 : Striker Sergio Aguero missed a penalty as Argentina slumped to their first home defeat in the ongoing World Cup qualifiers, losing to Paraguay 0-1 in their group clash here on Wednesday.

Paraguay had a great chance to open their account in the seventh minute of the match when defender Gustavo Gomez sent a diving header wide following Oscar Romero's free-kick from the left.

The visitors, however, had to wait for just 11 more minutes to make the breakthrough via striker Derlis Gonzalez, who struck a counter-attacking opener in the 18th minute, goal.com reported.