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Separated during Super Cyclone, man reunites with family after 17 years!
Khurda: It is the kind of lost-and-found story that Bollywood revels in. But this one is a real, not reel, story - one that proves the saying "Facts are stranger than fiction'.
Prafulla…
Combustible gas found while digging bore well!
Kendrapara: Panic gripped Mathasahi village near Nikirai area in the district after some combustible substance erupted out of the ground during the digging of a bore well this morning.…
Stubborn monkey brought down from airport roof after 8-hr long exercise!
After a harrowing ordeal lasting nearly eight hours, forest officials from Nandankanan finally managed to bring a monkey, which had settled on the truss of the new terminal at the Biju…
Loyal penguin travels thousands of miles to meet his rescuer
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Retired bricklayer and part time fisherman Joao Pereira de Souza, 71, from an island village just outside Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, discovered the tiny penguin…
Tripura tea vendor mother takes Class 10 exam with daughter
Agartala: Twenty years is a long time to carry through the dream of passing at least the Class 10 examination, especially when life is a struggle just to make two ends meet.
Not for…
Free-for-all ‘Chicken Sanju Baba’ to celebrate actor’s freedom
Mumbai: A Mumbai restaurateur will offer a special culinary delight -- named 'Chicken Sanju Baba' -- free of charge to all patrons and fans to celebrate Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's release…
Goat arrested for trespass in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Incredible as it may sound, a goat was taken into custody by police in Chattisgarh on a trespass complaint.
The goat, which was accused of being a 'repeat offender', was released…
Happy Birthday, Facebook! You made my day
As Facebook celebrates 12 years of its epoch-making existence, I thought I would write my two-penny worth tribute to this global behemoth that has compressed the world to the size of a…
Woman faces jail for tagging sister-in-law on Facebook
A woman in the US was awarded a year in jail for violating a restraining order after she tagged her victim -- her sister-in-law -- on a Facebook post that called her "stupid", a media report…
Mumbai street food made in China
Shenzhen: Fancy visiting a restaurant in China, placing the order in Hindi and gorging on delectable paapri chaat or finger-licking pav bhaji with Bollywood chartbusters playing in the…