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Watch: Paresh Rawal’s ‘urine beer’ cure for knee injury stirs row
Veteran actor and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Paresh Rawal recently shared an unusual and disgusting method of how he cured a knee injury suffered during the shoot of Ghatak by…
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‘I am not mad ok’: Dutchman shares English learning experience from Indian wife
English in India has come a long way from its colonial past, evolving into a colourful, sprinkled with regional accents and borrowed expressions. In a hilarious example, a Dutchman named Sacha Arbonel,…
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The Golconda Blue: Diamond from Hyderabad likely to fetch Rs 430 crore
Hyderabad: The Golconda Blue, a rare 23-carat diamond from Hyderabad, is likely to fetch Rs 430 crore in an auction in Geneva, Switzerland. The auction will be held on May 14. Mounted…
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From hope to jackpot: Three Indian expats win Rs 34L each in Big Ticket draw
In a stroke of luck, five expatriates — including three Indian nationals — have each won an impressive 150,000 Dirham (Rs 34,87,570) each in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly electronic draw. The…
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Toy story gone wrong: 10-yr-old files police complaint over faulty helicopter
Hyderabad: A 10-year-old boy filed a police complaint against a shop owner for selling him a defunct helicopter toy, not once but thrice. Vinay Reddy had gone to a fair with his…
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Dubai’s Kunafa chocolate drives pistachio price surge
Dubai’s viral pistachio Kunafa chocolate is no longer just a viral sensation on social media or a flavour adored by sweet-toothed fans around the world. The name Dubai chocolate has become a…
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Man shocked to know girlfriend’s real age after 4 years of dating
A Reddit user was shocked to find his girlfriend’s real age four years after they began dating. He recently discovered the woman was 47 years old and not 27 as she claimed.…
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Four Indian expats win Rs 35 lakh each in Big Ticket draw
In a life-changing moment, four Indian expatriates have won a staggering 150,000 Dirham (Rs 35,12,037) each in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly electronic draw. The winners — Samsudhin Hosdurg, Jishnu Thottingal Kunjankutty,…
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Watch: DU principal smears cow dung on classroom walls, calls it ‘research’
New Delhi: The principal of Delhi University’s Laxmibai College has been caught on video coating the walls of a classroom with cow dung. The Principal Pratyush Vatsala told PTI that the act…
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Haryana student caught sneaking girlfriend in suitcase into boys’ hostel
In the movie Two States, Ananya Swaminathan (played by Alia Bhatt) happily stays with Krish Malhotra (played by Arjun Kapoor) in his hostel room. Now this is fictional. However, fiction turned into…
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Watch: Hyderabad’s newest firefighter is a robot, can battle the hottest blaze
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s newest firefighter is a daredevil who needs no helmet, boots or even a water break; all steel, sensors and tech-driven, a cutting-edge robot firefighter that will march into an inferno…
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‘Clothes for Rs 1’ offer at Hyderabad store turns chaotic
Hyderabad: In an attempt to celebrate its first anniversary, ‘Trending Fashions,’ an exclusive men’s shop on the main road of Singareni Officers Colony in Saidabad, launched a special offer of clothes priced…
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Indian oil tanker captain wins Rs 8 cr in Dubai Duty Free draw
A 57-year-old Indian national from Kolkata has won a staggering one million US dollars (Rs 8,55,31,350) in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw. Sanjay Ghosh, a captain of an oil tanker,…
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Ghibli-style AI portraits go viral, but is your face training the bots?
OpenAI’s latest Ghibli-style AI image generator has taken social media by storm, with users eagerly sharing their AI-transformed portraits in the signature style of renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki. However, the viral trend…
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Indian man turns overnight crorepati winning Rs 34 cr in Big Ticket
A 45-year-old Indian technician based in Oman became an overnight crorepati after winning 15 million Dirham (Rs 34.88 crore) in the latest Big Ticket raffle draw held in Abu Dhabi. Rajesh Mullankil…
