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AP: Devotee drops Rs 100 crore cheque in temple, had only Rs 17 in account
Visakhapatnam: A devotee deposited a cheque of Rs 100 crore in the ‘hundi’ (offering box) at Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Simhachalam. When the temple authorities sent the cheque to the…
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Bengaluru techie takes Rs 2.7L loan to fill potholes on public road
Vexed by ignored potholes on a busy stretch in Bangalore, a techie launched a campaign, ‘NoDevelopmentNoTax’, and attempted to improve road infrastructure himself. The campaign calls for a boycott of paying property…
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Miracle man of Japan who survived both atom bombs in close proximity
During the Second World War, the USA detonated two atomic bombs in Japan. On August 6th, 1945, Hiroshima became the first city in the history of the human race to experience the…
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Big Ticket Abu Dhabi: Indian expat wins Rs 33 cr with tickets bought on his birthday
Abu Dhabi: A 39-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriate from Rajasthan, won the grand prize of Dirhams 15 million (Rs 33,83,29,693) in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw. The winner…
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Bhopal woman sends ex-boyfriend food order on COD; irks Zomato
Popular online food delivery app, Zomato asked Ankita, a customer and resident of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh to stop sending food to her ex-boyfriend with the cash-on-delivery option. Going by the post by…
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Locals along LoC subsist on border tourism amid financial woes
By Suhail Khan Residents of border areas in the north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have found a new way to overcome financial hardships — they offer their humble houses as homestays to visitors…
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Sending red-heart emoji can land you in jail in these countries
Sending a ‘red heart’ emoji to a girl on WhatsApp or any other social networking sites is considered a crime of incitement to debauchery in Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
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Woman receives 100 Amazon packages she never ordered, keeps them all
Cindy Smith, a resident of, Virginia, US was shocked when packages from Amazon started piling up rapidly at her doorstep. Cindy was left wondering how nearly 100 packages bearing headlamps, glue guns…
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How Andhra philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti’s teachings helped Bruce Lee scale heights
Bruce Lee was only 32 years old when he died. But he accomplished many things within his short span of life. He was a successful martial arts fighter, film star and Kung-fu…
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‘Wear it with love’: Woman sends savage gift to ex after breaking up
New Delhi: Breakups are difficult to deal with, but when they end on a bad note, it becomes even more complicated, and to deal with it your ex may find ways to…