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‘I’m devastated’: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on the loss of husband John Shaw
Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw remembered her husband John Shaw as her mentor and soul mate in a post shared on Twitter this morning.
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Viral: Engineering students get creative with anti-cheating hats for exam
When asked to come up with headgear that would prevent cheating, students at one Philippines college rose magnificently to the challenge.
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Anand Mahindra tweets Churchill’s quote from 1947 as UK gets its first Indian-origin PM
For many Indians, it is a matter of great pride that Rishi Sunak - a man of Indian origin - is going to become the prime minister of a country that enslaved India for decades.
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Australian women sue Qatar Airways over invasive searches at airport
Five Australian women have filed a lawsuit against Qatar Airways over a 2020 incident in which they were subjected to invasive medical examinations.
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Viral: Bengaluru man’s ‘provide evidence’ challenge to police backfires spectacularly
A Twitter user was left red-faced after challenging Bengaluru Traffic Police to provide proof of his traffic violation.
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Viral video captures rare glass octopus in all its glory
Footage of the rarely-seen glass octopus with almost transparent skin has left the internet in awe.
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Grammy-winning composer Ricky Kej slams German airline: ‘Takes Indian customers for granted’
Grammy-winning composer Ricky Kej slammed Lufthansa for poor customer service, saying the airline left passengers stranded at Istanbul Airport for more than 30 hours.
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‘We shut down Broadway’: This big fat Indian wedding in New York is viral | Watch
New York got a taste of the big fat Indian wedding when one family shut down the Broadway to celebrate.
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Resignations increased at companies that ended work-from-home: Survey
Companies that ended work from home saw a spike in resignations this year, according to a survey conducted by Aon, an HR solutions firm.
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With 33 million hours watched, 'Darlings' is still not the most popular Netflix original film
Darlings became one of the most popular non-English language Netflix original films, generation 33 million hours viewed in Quarter 3 of 2022.
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Man sets restaurant on fire over incorrect chicken biryani order | Video
New York City Fire Department has released footage of a man setting a restaurant on fire over a botched chicken biryani order.
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Video: Drunk passenger bites flight attendant, forces pilot to make emergency landing
A Turkish Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing on Wednesday after an intoxicated passenger created a ruckus on board
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A woman’s lifelong dream to see Titanic and how she made it come true
Renata Rojas had dreamed of seeing the Titanic ever since she was a child. In July, her dream came true.
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Matrimonial ad ranking engineering and MBA colleges draws internet’s ire
A matrimonial ad seeking a groom educated at a "Tier-1 college" has gone viral on social media.
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WhatsApp is ‘more private and secure than iMessage’: Mark Zuckerberg
"WhatsApp is far more private and secure than iMessage, with end-to-end encryption that works across both iPhones and Android," Mark Zuckerberg noted in a Facebook post.
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This chai shop charges double if customers fail politeness test
At the Chaii Stop café in Preston, UK, rude customers shell out almost double for a drink.
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Professor shares pic of pens used by students for cheating. ‘Ingenious,’ says Twitter
A law professor has shared a photo of the pens used by her students for cheating, calling the trick an art form of sorts.
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Jet Airways CEO tweets in support of Vistara after viral pic of cockroach in airline meal
Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv Kapoor raised doubts about the authenticity of a picture showing a small insect in a meal served on a Vistara flight.
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RIP Cartoon Network: A look at 5 shows that defined our childhood
Twitter turned nostalgic after reports emerged that Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) will be merged with Warner Bros. Animation
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Video: Oil protestors throw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting
Protestors from the Just Stop Oil campaign group have thrown tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting
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5 Diwali gifts that are as thoughtful as they are beautiful
Diwali 2022: The festival of lights is around the corner. Start prepping with this list of thoughtful Diwali gifts that your friends and family will love.
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Is UPI killing the toffee business? The numbers say otherwise for Lotte India
Deepak Shenoy, CEO of Capitalmind, tweeted about Lotte’s annual report. “I don't really think UPI is killing the toffee business," he wrote.
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Beauty contest in Punjab promises NRI groom as prize, organisers arrested
Police in Punjab have arrested two men for organising a beauty contest where the top prize was marriage to a non-resident Indian settled in Canada.
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For Sridhar Vembu, it was a dream come true to meet Kapil Dev
Sridhar Vembu, co-founder and CEO of Indian multinational tech company Zoho, won the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2022 Award in the ‘Start-ups’ category and was delighted to meet Kapil Dev at the ceremony.
