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Video of seer riding driverless car in Bengaluru goes viral
In a significant milestone for Indian technology, this week Bengaluru witnessed its own driverless car. The breakthrough was achieved through the Wipro IISc Research and Innovation Network (WIRIN) initiative, a collaborative research…
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Gujarati tourist group dine and dash to avoid Rs 10K bill; caught in traffic
A group of tourists from Gujarat pulled the classic dine and dash move in Rajasthan, while on vacation. They left the restaurant without paying a hefty bill of Rs 10,900, but in…
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Rs 5,000 for 35 km? Man slams Hyderabad airport cab rates
Hyderabad: A city-based traveller has raised concerns over unusually high cab fares for Hyderabad airport trips during early morning hours. Sharing their experience on Reddit, the user said they had booked a…
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Indian man wins Rs 240 crore in UAE Lottery
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Lottery, operated by the Game LLC, has made history as it officially announces the first-ever Grand Prize winner of AED 100,000,000, a moment that marks an unprecedented milestone…
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‘Cockroach hanged until death’: Air India’s Dubai-bound flight logbook entry goes viral
New Delhi: A maintenance log entry from an Air India Delhi–Dubai flight has gone viral after it recorded that a “live cockroach” discovered mid-air had been “hanged until death.” The unusual remark,…
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Bengaluru woman hires musical band to wake her teenagers
A Bengaluru woman, tired of her teenage daughter sleeping in late, resorted to extreme measures to wake them up. She didn’t just turn off the fan or simply open the lights and…
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Kerala couple file marriage digitally, get certificate in a day
A couple in Kerala’s Kawassery Panchayat completed their marriage registration using a digital verification process, Video KYC, bringing the centuries-old tradition into the modern era. A heartwarming clip of the incident shows…
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Ever heard of a place where dead people still walk among living?
Do you know there’s a place where the dead don’t really “die”? In the misty highlands of Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, people live with their deceased loved ones literally. What…
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Chhattisgarh farmer buys daughter scooter, paid Rs 40K in coins
The festival season is often a time of heightened joy and celebration, marked by an overall sense of blessing, auspiciousness, and the tradition of gift-giving. In Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur, a farmer bought a…
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Video: IIT Guwahati students engage in fire cracker ‘battle’ on Diwali
What started as a festive Diwali celebration quickly escalated to a firecracker ‘battle’ between hostel students at IIT Guwahati. The incident occurred on October 22. A video of the incident has gone…
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Diwali trends: Youngsters say bye to fire safety, embrace ‘fire handshake’
Indians are over the sanitiser trauma since the pandemic and have started putting the germ killer to more creative uses. This Diwali, a new trend has taken over social media, where youngsters…
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This Chhattisgarh tribal community celebrates Diwali feeding rice beer to cows, bulls
As different communities celebrate Diwali in various ways, this tribal community in Chhattisgarh observes the festival of lights by feeding cows and bulls rice beer, locally known as hadiya and drinking the…
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This seat taken? Thieves busted for stealing over 1,000 restaurant chairs in Spain
Madrid: Spanish police have busted a criminal group dedicated to stealing your seat. Literally. Spain’s National Police said Wednesday that they had arrested seven people suspected of stealing more than 1,100 chairs…
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Bengaluru airport staff use UPI to help techie recover lost bag
A Bengaluru-based tech professional who forgot his backpack on a shuttle to Kempegowda International Airport was reunited with it within minutes, all thanks to the quick action of airport staff and the…
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Diwali gifts gone wrong? Disappointed employees throw Soan Papdi boxes
During the festive season, social media is abuzz with comparisons of corporate Diwali gifts. From high-end branded products to a simple plate of samosas and juice, employees took to the internet to…
