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Hyderabad: Doctors remove 150 maggots from woman’s nose
Hyderabad: Doctors at Century Hospital retrieved approximately 150 maggots (baby houseflies) from the nose of a severely ill patient. The patient was extremely unwell, disoriented, and in a semi-comatose state when she…
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UP teen sells cycle to see Taj Mahal but run out of money
Kanpur: The desire to see the Taj Mahal was so strong that a teenager sold off his bicycle for Rs 400 and went to Agra with three friends to see the monument…
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Now, taste local flavours as vendors return on trains
New Delhi: Bringing back the nostalgia of buying local wares from hawkers and gorging on regional cuisines, the Railways will now allow vendors to sell their goods on trains, as part of…
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Largest human tiranga formed in Chandigarh, enters Guinness World Record
Chandigarh: Punjab’s capital city on Tuesday witnessed a new world record for having the largest human waving the National Flag of India in a cricket stadium in Sector 16. The Union Territory…
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Hyderabad: Police celebrate Rakhi with traffic rule violators
Hyderabad: To spread awareness on road safety issues, the Rachakonda traffic police celebrated Rakshabandhan with a unique twist. Female police officials tied rakhis to male and female drivers who were driving without…
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Andhra man steals RTC bus to reach home
Amaravati: A man in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district stole bus of state-owned APSRTC to reach home. The stolen bus belonging to Palakonda depot of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) was…
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Septuagenarian couple welcomes its first child in Rajasthan
Jaipur: A 75-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman welcomed their first child in Rajasthan’s Alwar on Monday after 54 years of their marriage. The doctors claimed it to be the only case…
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Gujarat: Farmer ‘seizes’ govt office property over pending compensation
Gandhinagar: A farmer took possession of movable assets, including computers and printers, of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam at its Gandhinagar office in Gujarat in a bid to recover his long pending dues…
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With no Muslims, Karnataka villagers observe Muharram every year
For almost a century, Muharram is observed by the villagers of Hirebidanur in Saundatti taluk of Belgavi district where not a single Muslim family resides. A rare occurrence in the world we stay…
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Uttar Pradesh: Angry leader bites off minor’s nose in Lalitpur
Lalitpur: A political leader from Lalitpur bit off the nose of a poor 16-year-old boy in a fit of rage, sources said on Monday. The profusely bleeding boy was admitted to a local…
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Maha: Annoyed by neighbour’s parrot, man files police complaint
Pune: The constant screeching and squawking of a parrot has forced a 72-year-old man in Pune in Maharashtra to file a police complaint, an official said on Sunday. Suresh Shinde filed a complaint…
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Love triumphs as landlady, house help married for last 14 years
She is rich, has a house that she calls her own, and is financially secured. He is financially weak, doesn’t own a house but now owns her heart. This is the story…