Offbeat
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Rashogolla chai: the new beverage Kolkata either loves or fears
How do you like your tea? With ginger, cardamom or tulsi leaves? How about a dollop of crème rashogolla! Yes, Rashogolla, the Bengali sweet! Yes, you heard it right! You can get…
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Dog in US abandoned by owners for being ‘gay’
North Carolina: Proving that prejudice ultimately seeps into every facet of a normal life, a dog has been the latest victim of homophobia in the United States. Five-year-old Fezco was left at…
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Hyderabad: Man steals public toilet, sells it for Rs 45K
Hyderabad: A public portable toilet was stolen by a 36-year-old auto trolley driver. The Malkajgiri police, on Monday, arrested M Jogaiah, a resident of Domalguda and a native of Medak district. Jogaiah…
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Telangana: Man dials 100 as wife refuses to cook mutton, gets arrested
Hyderabad: The phone number 100 is for the people to reach out to police in emergencies but a man in Telangana found himself behind bars after he repeatedly dialled it to complain…
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Cop in Uganda aims catapult at reporter for asking ‘irrelevant questions’?
Adding to the slew of “attacks” on journalists, a police spokesperson in Uganda was photographed with a catapult that he allegedly aimed at a reporter. An image circulating on social media claims…
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Female qazi performs nikaah in Delhi
New Delhi: In a rare move, a female qazi solemnised the ‘nikaah’ (Muslim wedding) of late President Zakir Husain’s great-grandson here. Gibran Rehan Rahman and Ursila Ali’s nikaah took place on Friday…
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Alert from US prevents house burglary in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Technology prevented burglary as a resident of Hyderabad living in the US noticed an intruder in his house here and alerted the neighbours, which led to the arrest of the offender.…
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Auto driver becomes the first mayor of Tamil Nadu’s Kumbakonam
Chennai: “I would love to continue to serve people, my regular customers by driving autorickshaw,” says K Saravanan, an autorickshaw driver who was days ago elected mayor of the Kumbakonam municipal corporation…
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No UFO, Pune diver’s sky-high Tricolour tribute to womankind
Pune: Late on Tuesday night when some people in Hadapsar noticed what appeared to be a tiny auto-rickshaw with something weird flapping above it, and then a feminine figure dressed in the…
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Ukraine war: Indian doc refuses to leave without pet black panther, jaguar
Donbus, a city 1,138kms from Kyiv in Ukraine, is home to Dr Girikumar Patil, a native of Tanuku in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district. Mr. Patil has been living here for the past…
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US scientists detect Omicron variant for first time in deer
Washington: Some white-tailed deer living in the US are actively infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted recently…
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Doctor saves woman who suffered cardiac arrest on flight, urges people to learn CPR
Ever wondered what would happen if you or your fellow passenger gets a heart attack 35,000 feet in the air? And if there is no doctor available at the moment. Well, Cardiopulmonary…
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Video: Class 2 student goes to Telangana police, says teacher beat him
Hyderabad: In an amusing instance, a child enrolled in the second class complained to the police. When asked for a reason, the child innocently remarked that the teacher had beaten him and…
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Dubai: Man jailed, fined Dh2,000 for attempting to steal a car with woman inside
Abu Dhabi: A 35-year-old man in Dubai has been sentenced to three months in jail, to be followed by deportation and fined 2,000 Dirham (Rs 41,473) for attempting to steal a car…
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New version of ‘Pawri Ho Rahi Hai’ by Dananeer Mobeen goes viral
Mumbai: In February 2021, a 19-year-old Pakistani social media influencer, Dananeer Mobeen set the internet on fire after she dropped the ‘Pawri Ho Rahi Hai’ video on her Instagram. The video took…
