Offbeat
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Mumbai man wins Rs 8 cr after taking part in Dubai Duty Free draw for 15 yrs
A 59-year-old Indian national won a staggering one million dollars (Rs 8,33,07,000) on Wednesday, January 3, in the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw. The winner, Gowda Ashok Gopal, became a…
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UAE: Indian driver wins Rs 45 cr in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw
Abu Dhabi: While number of people have been trying for years to win the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi jackpot, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriate won a staggering Dirhams 20 million…
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Heralding New Year by travelling to Nagarjuna Sagar, Sangareddy for catching fish and eating desi chicken!
Hyderabad: As fun-loving Hyderabadis ushered into New Year, they left behind some funny and interesting banter with cops that left them bewildered. Some while away time by sitting on the Chabutra in front…
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UAE: Canadian expat wins second salary of Rs 5L per month for 25 years
Abu Dhabi: A 54-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Canadian expatriate won a second salary of 25,000 dirham (Rs 5,66,658) per month for the next 25 years in Emirates Draw’s latest game, Fast5.…
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Watch: Pak expat wins Rs 33 cr in Emirates Draw; plans for Haj
A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Pakistani expatriate won the grand prize of 15 million dirhams (Rs 33,98,61,528) in the latest Emirates Draw Easy6 game. The winner, Mohammed Inam, bagged the cash prize…
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Hijab-clad woman embarks on 1400-km walk to Ayodhya temple
Hyderabad: In a surprising move by a Muslim woman from Maharashtra, she has embarked on a 1,425-km walk to Ram temple in Ayodhya. Shabnam, a young hijab-clad Muslim woman from Mumbai, is…
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Ear pain turns into horror show as woman discovers spider residing inside
Twenty-nine-year-old Lucy Wild, a content creator and part-time teacher from Cheshire, England, suffered from ear pain for weeks before consulting the doctor. For days she thought that it was just the ear…
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Man hailed for refusing to swap seats with pregnant woman in plane
A man has garnered online praise for his refusal to swap seats with a pregnant woman passenger during a flight. He justified this stating he paid extra for the ticket because he…
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Telangana: No bone marrow in mutton, groom’s side calls off wedding
Hyderabad: Real-life incidents inspire movie plots. The reverse happened when the families of the soon-to-be-married couple entered into a tiff due to the exclusion of mutton bone marrow, instantly reminding of a…
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Wedding guests thrash each other over ‘less paneer’ in matar paneer
Indians are very serious about food. The level multiplies by a hundred when served during weddings. You certainly do not want to mess around with 500 -1000 hungry wedding guests. Food at…
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UAE: 56-year-old Bangladeshi driver wins Rs 2 crore in Big Ticket draw
Abu Dhabi: A 56-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Bangladeshi expatriate won a staggering one million dirham (Rs 2,26,53,475) in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw. The winner, Mohammed Didarul Alam…
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Hyderabad burglar’s demand: ‘Will surrender only to CM Revanth’
Hyderabad: In a bizarre turn of events that transpired on Friday, December 15, a young burglar left the city police scratching their heads after he pulled out a stunt no one expected.…
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Watch: Reporters squabble over smoke canister amid Parliament security breach
A few journalists reporting on the security breach at the Indian Parliament were seen fighting over one of the smoke canisters used by the protestors who successfully entered the Well while the…
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Probe on into fake toll plazas set up in Gujarat’s Morbi, 5 booked
Morbi: Police have launched an investigation after bogus toll plazas were found to be operational to extort money from motorists in Gujarat’s Morbi district, an official said on Monday. A case has…
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Finally, 32-yr-old armless woman gets driving licence in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Her relentless efforts of six long years for a driving licence finally paid off when Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan himself handed over the document to 32-year-old disabled Jilumol M.Thomas. Jilumol,…