OK
https://thebetterindia.com/
Websites
Runtime: 628ms
On September 18, 2025, 02:18 PM UTC, https://thebetterindia.com/ was accessible when tested on 55577 in India.
Failures
HTTP Experiment
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DNS Experiment
null
Control
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DNS Queries
Resolver:
49.205.171.194
Query:
IN A thebetterindia.com
Engine:
system
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104.16.36.6
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IN
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104.16.37.6
TCP Connections
Connection to 104.16.37.6:443 succeeded.
Connection to 104.16.36.6:443 succeeded.
HTTP Requests
URL
GET https://thebetterindia.com/
Response Headers
Cache-Control:no-cache, no-store, must-revalidateCdn-Cache-Control:public, max-age=604800, stale-if-error=60Cf-Cache-Status:HITCf-Ray:98117892df4f2e9c-HYDContent-Type:text/html; charset=utf-8Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy:same-origin-allow-popupsDate:Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:18:09 GMTLast-Modified:Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:55:38 GMTReferrer-Policy:no-referrer-when-downgradeServer:cloudflareVary:Accept-EncodingX-Content-Type-Options:nosniffX-Frame-Options:ALLOW-FROM [scrubbed]
Response Body
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