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Disabled dog rescues baby boy buried alive by his mother

Bangkok: A disabled dog has become the pride of his village in northeast Thailand by rescuing a baby boy who was buried alive by his teenaged mother. The sniffing and digging of the dog named Ping Pong attracted the attention of farmers to a spot in Ban Nong Kham village in Cham Phuang district earlier […]

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Himachal man with spoons, knife, rod in stomach

In a bizarre incident, a man in Himachal Pradesh was found with seven spoons, two toothbrushes, two screwdrivers, a metal rod and a knife in his stomach. The mentally-challenged man was being treated at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College in Mandi where doctors on Saturday said the patient’s condition is critical.

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Children face highest biting risk from Pit Bulls

New York: If you have kids at home, it is wiser to be careful with the pets. Researchers have found that Pit Bulls and mixed breed dogs have the highest risk of biting and cause the most damage per bite. Parents should also avoid dogs with wide and short heads, weighing 30-45 kg, suggested the […]

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Cop turns 'lathi' into flute to play folk songs, video goes viral

Bengaluru: A head constable in Karnataka’s Hubli rural police station turned his fibre-made lathi (cane) into a flute to play folk songs as a hobby. “Making musical instruments and playing them have been my hobby for long. I turned the fibre lathi, given to me for policing, into a flute to play folk songs when […]

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Teen makes own AirPods for just $4

San Francisco: Buying a pair of new AirPods might sound scary as one needs to splurge nearly $160. However, a 15-year-old teen has brilliantly turned Apples wired EarPods into AirPods for just $4. The teen, a Reddit user, hacked together an old pair of wired Apple headphones and some hot glue into a punk pair […]

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Violent video games dangerous for children

New York: Kids exposed to violent video games are more likely to pull the trigger in reallife situations, as compared to those who do not indulge in such gaming habits, researchers have warned. Published in the JAMA Network Open Journal, the study examined the effects of video games with weapons on children’s behaviour when they […]

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PUBG: Uninstall the game before it kills 'em young

BY RADHIKA PARASHAR New Delhi: Call it the gravest level of gaming addiction, but three years back, two Delhi brothers – hooked to gaming consoles in such a way that they forgot to take meals, bathe or even take loo breaks – finally ended up in a rehabilitation facility. Three years is a long time […]

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Soldiers at Siachen break eggs with hammer, shows video

New Delhi: Life is tough at Siachen where temperature could range from minus 40 to minus 70 degrees Celsius, but a video showing soldiers posted there breaking eggs with hammer has won hearts. The video that has gone viral on social media offers a glimpse of everyday hardships of the soldiers at the world’s highest […]

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'Online beggar' in UAE makes $50,000 in 17 days

Dubai: A woman in the UAE has been arrested here for conning people into giving her $50,000 (183,500 dirhams) by promoting herself as a victim of a failed marriage on social media platforms and asking for money to support her children, officials said. The woman duped several people with her posts on Facebook, Instagram and […]

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Mother of two commits suicide on TikTok

New Delhi: A 24-year old mother of two children committed suicide on Thursday in Tamil Nadu after she was scolded by her husband and prevented from using the short video-making app. Anitha, recorded herself as she drank the poision and then sent the video via WhatsApp to her husband, who is in Singapore. According to […]

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Love for TikTok lands youth in jail

New Delhi: A 20-year-old youth’s craze for TikTok landed him in jail as he was arrested for snatching an iPhone that had better camera features in order to record his videos in East Delhi’s Preet Vihar area, police said Sunday. According to the police, the accused has been identified as Jatin Nagar, a resident of […]

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Zomato's 'Ghar Ka Khana' tweet triggers hilarious trend

New Delhi: Zomato, the home-grown restaurant search and delivery platform, has triggered a viral trend on social media with its tweet – “Guys, kabhi kabhi ghar ka khana bhi kha lena chahiye” (Guys, sometimes you should eat home-cooked food too). The July 3 tweet by Zomato India has been liked by over 19,000 users and […]

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Uttarakhand to produce green power from pine needles

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has begun efforts to produce green power from the leaves of pine trees – known as pine needles – in a bid to reduce their quantity in the jungles as they catch fire very quickly. For the past few years, forest fires have been creating havoc in the jungles of Uttarakhand, […]

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Impressive! Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju Nails Bottle Cap Challenge

After many celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Kendall Jenner and John Mayer uploaded video of them completing the Bottle Cap Challenge, Minister of State(Sports) Kiren Rijiju also shared a video of him with a message “Say no to drug, get ready for Fit India Campaign.” The Union Minister shared the video on Instagram and retweeted the […]

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'Space scientists superstitious, believe in Rahu Kaalam, unlucky 13'

Chennai: The Indian space agency may be sending rockets and satellites to various planets but are also guided by their own superstitions and beliefs, said a retired official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). On the home front, ISRO will not start the countdown for a rocket flight at Rahu Kaalam, said the official […]

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