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Woman starts debate on ‘age shaming’ in arranged marriages; internet reacts

Although things have improved in arranged marriages, many age-old practices and stereotypes are still being followed.

  • Saturday, 20 May 2023
Best deal of the year! Woman buys 3 houses in Italy for just Rs 270
Best deal of the year! Woman buys 3 houses in Italy for just Rs 270

She jumped at the opportunity and grabbed all three houses in Sicily, Italy for just $3.30(which is roughly around 270 Indian rupees).

  • Friday, 19 May 2023
Girl quits well-paying job at Linkedln, travels 12 countries in a year
Girl quits well-paying job at Linkedln, travels 12 countries in a year

Well, the young girl has revealed in the last one year, “She has increased her followers from 250K to 700K+, traveled across 12 countries (8 of them solo!), built a team of 6 people, building TravelAMore!, shot and posted 300+ videos, worked with 30+ brands.”

  • Friday, 19 May 2023
Even contaminated water is a luxury in tribal villages of Odisha's Kandhamal
Even contaminated water is a luxury in tribal villages of Kandhamal

Water scarcity is a common thread running through the tribal villages of Kandhamal.

Wonder kid Tejanshu Sekhar Sethi
Odisha’s wonder kid Tejanshu enters India Book of Records for incredible memory power

Meet Tejanshu Sekhar Sethi who has achieved the rare feat of being the fastest to recite names of seven days, 12 months, six seasons, numericals, names of famous persons, various fruits and flowers, animals, birds, insects, vehicles, various symbols etc.

Butter Chicken and Elon Musk
Elon Musk finds butter chicken with naan 'insanely good'

A Musk subscriber/follower by the name Daniel tweeted that "I love basic b**** Indian food, it's so insanely good", while posting a picture of mouth-watering butter chicken with naan and rice.

Man lands in trouble after traffic picture with another woman reaches wife
Man lands in trouble after traffic picture with another woman reaches wife

The wife was so furious that she lodged a complaint against her and sent him to jail. The incident has been reported from Idukki in Kerala.

  • Saturday, 13 May 2023
Dalit groom attacked
Dalit groom attacked for riding horse in UP

A 22-year-old Dalit groom was allegedly beaten with rods and sticks, and forced to dismount the horse, while several women in the wedding procession were attacked and molested by a group of upper caste men here.

  • Thursday, 11 May 2023
Divorced woman seeks refund from wedding photographer after 4 years
Divorced woman seeks refund from wedding photographer after 4 years

The photographer named Lance Romeo shared the screenshots of his chat with the woman that has started a debate on social media.

  • Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Matrimonial fraud
Matrimonial Fraud: Bengaluru woman duped of cash, gold worth over Rs 18L in Delhi

The woman identified as Vijay Laxmi, who works as a cabin crew member in an airline, said that when she came to meet the accused in Delhi, he fled away with her gold jewellery worth Rs 18 lakhs, Rs 15,000 cash and even withdrew Rs 58,000 from her ATM cards.

Yuva Pratibha
Singing talent hunt: Participate in Yuva Pratibha and win Rs 1.5 lakh

If one wishes to be New India’s emerging artist singer, or musician, then he/she can participate in the YUVA PRATIBHA – Singing Talent Hunt.

  • Tuesday, 09 May 2023
2 Indian nurses shortlisted for $250,000 Global Nursing Award
2 Indian nurses shortlisted for $250,000 Global Nursing Award

Shanti Teresa Lakra from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Kerala-born Jincy Jerry from Ireland will be evaluated by a judging panel for the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award, which will take place in London on May 12, coinciding with the International Nurses Day.

  • Tuesday, 09 May 2023
Unique Shoe
Class 9 student comes up with unique footwear for the visually challenged

The student Ankurit Karmakar has designed a sensor-enabled smart shoe for the visually impaired. Ankurit, who wants to become a scientist, said that he came up with this smart shoe to make lives easier for blind people.

  • Tuesday, 09 May 2023
American company throws lavish party, fires 50 employees
American company throws lavish party, fires 50 employees

The employees who were seen enjoying the party went jobless in just a few days and had to seek help for jobs on Twitter.

  • Monday, 08 May 2023
Train Manager Sasmita Sarkar
Marching to different beats, this Odia girl made guard van of freight trains her second home

If you see a girl standing in place of a man on the gurd van of a goods train, then don’t get surprised. Because she would be Sasmita Sarkar from Nabarangpur in Odisha, who is posted at Khordha Road Railway Division as a Goods Train Manager.

  • Thursday, 04 May 2023
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