Offbeat
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Gaza man gifts toddler daughter Parle-G at Rs 2000
Parle G has been a household name in the Indian subcontinent since time immemorial, and is popular worldwide for decades. In Gaza, however, a father bought his toddler daughter her favourite Parle…
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UAE: Indian banker wins Rs 11.68 lakh in Big Ticket draw
Abu Dhabi: A 37-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian banker has won a staggering Dirham 50,000 (Rs 11,68,702) Big Ticket weekly e-draw held in Abu Dhabi. The winner, Mustafa Mohammed, secured the…
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Kerala Anganwadis switch to biryani after three-year-old’s wish goes viral
After a video went viral in January this year, where a little boy asked for biryani and chicken fry instead of upma for his anganwadi meals, his wish was finally granted after…
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Groom jumps off wedding stage to celebrate RCB’s IPL win
After an eighteen-year dry spell, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won their maiden IPL trophy on Tuesday night, June 3, to raucous celebrations across the country. Multiple metropolises witnessed crowds celebrating on the…
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IPL 2025 final: ‘Nimbu-mirchi’ meets match fever as RCB fans turn superstitious
Hyderabad: Cricket fans in India are known to dive into their superstitious beliefs when it comes to their team. From wearing their ‘lucky’ clothes to matches and organising ‘havans’, die-hard fans will…
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‘What is this, a crown?’: Uppal cops crash birthday celebration on road
Hyderabad: A birthday celebration went wrong for a group of friends when Uppal police showed up at their celebration and booked them under a petty case for blocking the road. The incident…
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Dubai woman orders essentials from Temu, gets stickers
An Indian expat in Dubai ordered essentials from an app. However when she received it, things turned hilarious. Temu is an app where an online marketplace connecting consumers with manufacturers, often offers…
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Hyderabad IT firm appoints golden retriever as ‘Chief Happiness Officer’
From uprooting weeds to planting smiles in the office, this Hyderabad-based agricultural machinery manufacturer startup, located in Gandi Maisamma, is gaining attention online for their newest recruit – a golden retriever. The dog…
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Bengaluru man turns thief to maintain three wives, nine children
Bengaluru: A 36-year-old man, who became a thief allegedly to take care of his three wives and nine children, has been arrested in Bengaluru, a police officer said on Thursday. Police recovered…
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Telangana: Fake IAS officer arrested for blackmail, honey-trapping youngsters
Hyderabad: Miryalguda police arrested a young woman posing as a doctor and an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and blackmailing wealthy youngsters after honey-trapping them. As per reports, the young woman was…
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Hyderabad teen makes history, among India’s youngest to scale 7 summits
Hyderabad: It is a record of endurance and perseverance that has taken 16-year-old Padakanti Vishwanath Karthikey, a Hyderabad teen, to etch his name into mountaineering history. He has become the youngest Indian,…
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From real estate to Zomato delivery agent: Story of hope, resilience
How often does life deal a tragic blow to people who flourish in their fields? The ability to deal with setbacks reflects one’s character. Such is the story of a differently abled…
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Sweet shops rename ‘Mysore Pak’ to ‘Mysore Shree’ amid India-Pak tensions
Amid rising India-Pakistan tensions, sweet shops in Jaipur, Rajasthan, have taken the unusual step of renaming popular sweets by dropping the word ‘Pak’ from their names. A shopkeeper told NDTV that they…
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Video: Two policemen caught sleeping on duty in Bandlguda
Hyderabad: Two police personnel were caught sleeping while on duty in the Bandlaguda police station on Wednesday, May 21. The policemen were identified as Constable Shahbaz and Home Guard Imran. Around 3…
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US student seeks college tuition fee refund after catching teacher using Chat GPT
Students are often advised not to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for their assignments, whereas teachers don’t seem to have such instructions for delivering lectures. In one such case from the United States,…
