Offbeat
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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,…
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Welcome gone wrong? Bride spits on groom’s hand in viral video
A video of an angry bride spitting on the bridegroom’s hand as he welcomes her on the marriage mandap has gone viral. It is unclear whether it is scripted. In the 10-second…
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Telangana man jumps into well over bike demand, climbs out unharmed after drama
Hyderabad: In a hilarious incident that could have gone seriously wrong, a young man jumped into a well, demanding that his mother either buy him a bike or watch him die. He…
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Dubai Duty Free draw: Indian expat wins Rs 8 cr after 24 years of trying
Dubai: In a surprising turn of luck, a 69-year-old Dubai-based Indian expat won a staggering one million dollars (Rs 8,53,98,263) on Wesnesday, May 14, in the latest Dubai Duty-Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire…
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US: Boy orders 70000 lollipops worth Rs 3.5 L from mother’s phone
In Kentucky, United States, a boy recently accidentally ordered 70,000 lollipops from his mother’s Amazon account, which cost a whopping Rs 3,55,795 ($4,200). The incident occurred in Lexington, where the woman was…
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Indian IT specialist in UAE wins Rs 8 cr in Dubai Duty Free draw
Dubai: A simple ticket bought at Dubai Airport turned into a life-changing fortune for an Indian expat — making him the 500th person to win one million US dollar (Rs 8,54,35,000) in…
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‘Social studies ka syllabus badhjayega’: Memes flood in amid rising Indo-Pak tensions
As tensions flare once again between India and Pakistan, social media users are flooding platforms like X, Instagram, and Facebook with a wave of humorous and satirical memes. While the geopolitical situation…
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UAE residents can win Rs 23L in Burj Khalifa design competition
Dubai-based real estate giant Emaar has announced an open call inviting United Arab Emirates (UAE) residents and local creatives to design a projection for the iconic Burj Khalifa. The winning entry will…
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‘Contribute Rs 10 for RCB’: Social experiment gets real!
How far will you go for your love for cricket? Ok! lets reframe this question… How far will you go to express your love for your favourite team or player? Well, Bengalurians…
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Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw: Andhra man’s six-year wait ends with Range Rover car win
As the saying goes, patience pays off — and after six years of trying, it finally did for one man from Andhra Pradesh living in Qatar, in the form of a luxury…
