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Gulping three puris together, Hyderabad student chokes to death | |
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HYDERABAD, Nov 26: A Class six student was choked to death after trying to eat three puris together in one go during lunch hour at his school in Hyderabad's Begumpet on Monday. The dry and stiff puri got stuck in his throat. The police have registered a case and are investigating a complaint made by his father, Gautam Jain.
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This one is disgusting! Licking every popsicle before packing for delivery
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KOZHIKODE (Kerala), Nov 25: An employee of an ice cream factory in Kozhikode has been caught in a video licking every ice cream stick (popsicle) before packing them for delivery. The disgusting video has gone viral over the social media.
The police shut down the factory, Ice Me, and suspended its food safety registration. The accused packer has also been detained and samples sent for lab tests. Now all popsicles will taste different! Beware! Similar incidents were reported from UP also recently and a law was made soon after to ensure such things won't happen in the future. So they won't.
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Rats gnaw at dead man's eye in hospital; Relatives say otherwise
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PATNA, Nov 25: It happened in Bihar's Nalanda medical college hospital a week ago. A man who died in the hospital had his one eye missing when relatives came to claim his body. The hospital staff blamed it on the rodents. The relatives did not take the story although in Government hospitals rats scurrying across for tidbits is a possibility. But dogs are more visible around hospital wards, say, in the national Capital!
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Kerala has deserted houses galore, each one has a story to tell!
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THIRUVALLA (Kerala), Nov 25: Houses built with hard-earned money in the Gulf by migrants looking for a better life abroad are lying almost abandoned across Kerala as many of the NRIs won't come back nor their children for whom they invested their fortune. The story is same of others settled in developed countries. Those mansions just speak the silence of the graveyard.
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Polar bear, a rare visitor, shot dead in Iceland as it posed a threat!
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REYKJAVIK (Iceland), Sept 22: A polar bear that posed a threat to the resident of a cottage situated in north-western Iceland was
shot dead by the police on Thursday. It was the first one seen in the country since 2016. Sightings are relatively rare and occasional visitors come by ice floes from Greenland. Loss of sea ice is driving bears to the land in search of food. Attacks have been reported rarely from Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia and the United States.
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Who killed whale spy 'Hvaldimir'? Norway cops still investigating!
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OSLO, Sept 19: The Russian beluga spy whale 'Hvaldimir' was found dead in Norwegian waters. It was first spotted in Norway near Russian waters with a planted harness around its neck with a camera to gather intelligence five years ago. It was found dead on August 31 and police investigation is going on still as there was allegation it was shot dead.
What is a beluga whale:
Beluga is a toothed whale, more than 15 ft long and weighing 1,500 kg. They are more intelligent than an average human being. Whales generally have large brains, some species having the largest among all animals. It is claimed they love human beings. Whales and dolphins are mammals unlike the formidable shark which is a fish but attacks humans.
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Excise men seen 'eating free pizzas' from parlour they raided
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HYDERABAD, Sept 20: The Excise Department raided Ariko Cafe Ice Cream Parlour in Jubilee Hills of Hyderabad and claimed they seized 23 pieces, totalling 11.5 kg, of whisky ice cream being sold to children early this month. Several people were arrested. Now the parlour has come out with a statement that the freeloader Excisewallahs raised false charges against them even while eating their pizzas and drinking coffee free of cost (caught on camera). They also demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000.
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Three women held for killing four with cyanide, robbery in AP
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HYDERABAD, Sept 18: Three women were arrested in Andhra Pradesh's Tenali early this month for murdering four people by offering them drinks laced with cyanide with the motive of robbing their valuables.
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'Where there is a will there's a way', even in Noida! | |
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NEW DELHI, Aug 31: Sunny Kumar is his name. An 18-year-old samosa vendor in Noida, a suburban township of Delhi. What did he do? He passed the NEET, the entrance test for medical courses, normally won by the best performers in the school. An exemplary performance indeed: 664 out of 720! Perseverance was his guide and everything else. But credit also should go to samosas because it sells easily.
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Hey! Lord, Give me more! Devotees pray at Tirupati wearing 125 kg gold
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TIRUMALA (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 30: A family of devotees from Pune visited the world famous Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh wearing 125 kg of gold recently. The family included two men, a woman and a boy. They were wearing the gold in ornaments like chain, necklace, bangle, sunglass etc. They were seen guarded by security escorts.
Nearly one lakh devotees visit the temple in a day. The offerings received in the hundi alone in the month of July was Rs 125 cr. Lord Venkateswara is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Ladoo is the favourite 'prasadam'.
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Alarm! Stripped of its snow, Om Parvat loses its 'Om'
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DEHRADUN, Aug 30: Snow has vanished from Om Parvat in Uttarakhand for the first time, raising concerns of climate change.
It is reported vehicular pollution could be the main culprit since the mountain is a favourite tourist destination. The Vyas Valley peak in Pithoragarh district at an altitude of 14,000 feet always displayed the symbol of 'Om' written in Sanskrit in the snow formation. No more! A geographical and spiritual wonder, Vyas Valley, named after sage Vyas, has been a cold desert ensconced in the lap of the Himalayas.
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Brute power: Man ties wife to bike and drives off!
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JAIPUR, Aug 20: A woman, resident of Nagaur in Rajasthan, was beaten up, tied to his motorcycle and dragged for a long distance by her alcoholic husband for wanting to visit her sister in Jaisalmer against his wishes. The police have taken the man into custody. The incident happened a month ago.
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Who is Hollywood's 'Ketamine Queen' Jasveen Sangha
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LOS ANGELES, Aug 19: Five people, including Hollywood's 'Ketamine Queen' Jasveen Sangha, have been arrested in actor Matthew Perry’s death, it was announced on Thursday by US Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada. Sangha was the source of Ketamine supplies for Perry. Perry, best known for his role as fan favorite Chandler Bing on 'Friends' sitcom had a sudden death due to drug overdose. The 54-year-old actor was found in the jacuzzi of his home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on October 28, 2023. His death sent shockwaves through Hollywood. The indicted were profiting off Perry. The doctors charged $2,000 for a vial of ketamine that cost them just $12. The actor was injected at least three times with Ketamine on the day he died.
NBC's Friends cast: David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani.
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AC falls on two boys talking on the ground: One dead, other critical
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NEW DELHI, Aug 19: An 18-year-old was killed on the spot when an airconditioner from the second floor wall fell on him and his friend who were on the ground below. He was sitting on a scooter and talking to his friend, who was also grievously injured and has been admitted to hospital in a critical condition. The incident happened in Karol Bagh on Saturday. (Note: We in India throw caution to the winds or we just don't bother about the danger we cause to others when we fix ACs on the walls and windows!)
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A delivery of justice by the public: Bikes on stunt thrown down flyover
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BENGALURU, Aug 19: A furious mob in a locality in Bengaluru reacted to dozens of bikers performing wheeling stunt on the road posing a threat to the passersby last weekend. They threw two scooters down a floyover. (Wheeling: It is a stunt manoeuvre on a bicycle or motorbike in which the front wheel is raised off the ground while riding at speed.)
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Bomb threats at malls across India, which is which?
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NEW DELHI, Aug 19: About 30 malls across the country received bomb threats on the same day, Saturday. Those were hoaxes. But there was one that was not a hoax but a mock. The DLF Mall of india in NCR-Noida also vacated and the bomb squad was rushed but the police said later it was a mock drill. (Video inside) The 30 hoaxes included ones at Thirumangalam in Chennai, InOrbit Mall in Navi Mumbai's Vashi and Ambience Mall in Gurgaon.
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Jokes can be dangerous: An air passenger learns the hard way
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KOCHI, Aug 12: Manoj Kumar, 42, an Air India passenger, was arrested on Sunday morning at the Cochin International Airport for making a light, casual remark that his bag had a bomb. The security staff did not relish the comment and called the bomb squad. Manoj is in custody.
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A croc on a street springs pleasant surprise for UP villagers
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BIJNOR (UP), Aug 8: An unexpected visitor was found roaming high on all fours in sinusoidal locomotion on the streets of a village in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district on Wednesday causing commotion among the residents. The morning walker was a croc which was later rescued by the forest department.
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Snake catcher dies of quick responder Russell's bite in TN
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COIMBATORE, Aug 3: A 44-year-old man, Murali, who had been rescuing snakes for over 15 years, died of a bite from a Russell's viper when he tried to capture it on a call in Coimbatore on Thursday. He knew well how to capture cobras by the tail, but Russell's is quicker. Murali died instantly.
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A 14-year-old's bomb hoax to avoid going to school in Delhi
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NEW DELHI, Aug 3: The bomb threat email sent to a school in Delhi's Kailash colony was a hoax played by a 14-year-old student in order to skip the classes. The mail received on Friday threatened to blow up the school. The school premises were evacuated. Police said he had mentioned two more schools in the mail to make it look genuine!
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A proud cop's 'immortal' salute at daughter's success shatters Internet
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HYDERABAD, June 16: Uma Harthi secured AIR 3 in the UPSC Civil Services last year and is currently undergoing IAS training. A visual of her meeting with her father, who is a police officer, at his office which she visited recently as part of her training, and his saluting her has gone viral on the Net. A great moment indeed! Kudos to the daughter for making her father proud beyond words, a netizen exclaimed. Another commented, it's all due to her proud father's love and support. A century's best hit!
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Ms Mayor shows by example: Plunges into Seine, it's clean after 100 yrs!
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PARIS, July 25: Days ahead of the Olympics opening, Mayor Anne Hidalgo fulfilled a promise to show the river was clean enough to host the swimming competitions by herself plunging into the waters. When she had announced her plan, netizens had threatened they will poop in the Seine. Swimming has been banned for a century!
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Nursery child brings handgun to school, shoots at a student!
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PATNA, July 31: A five-year-old nursery student brought a handgun to his school in Supaul in Bihar and shot at a 10-year old Class 3 student, injuring his hand, on Wednesday morning. India beats United States!
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How safe is cricket: Batter's shot has le Roux bleeding from head
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CHURCH STREET PARK (US), July 19: South Africa’s fast-bowler Carmi le Roux was injured on his head by a shot from batter Ryan Rickleton. Carmi was bowling his second over when Rickleton’s shot hit his head during the match between San Francisco Unicorns and Seattle Orcas. Carmi was able to walk off but was bleeding profusely. Former New Zealand and current USA all-rounder Corey Anderson completed the over. | | (Go to the Web) |
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Security guards beating up a man in a housing society in Noida
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NOIDA (Delhi-NCR), July 10: Four security guards and a supervisor have been arrested for thrashing a man with sticks at a housing society in Noida, Delhi-NCR. In a video on social media they are seen raining blows on the hapless man, who was allegedly drunk.
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