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Ratnaboli Ghosh: She doesn’t know the families, but decorates their doorsteps every Diwali, Kolkata’s retired teacher turned alpana artist in her 70s: Meet Ratnaboli Ghosh

Diwali is just round the corner, and people decorate their households with colourful rangoli designs, but in the hubbub of festivities we often forget to look around the crowded lanes at the actual hard work that goes into creating each design. Beyond this, if not for festivals, we also tend to forget that some traditions…

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Hyderabad Girl Organ Donation: 13-year-old Hyderabad girl, who was declared brain dead after a road accident, saves six lives: How her father’s brave decision has made her ‘live on immortally’

Photo: @SajjanarVC_IPS/ X A 13-year-old girl from Hyderabad has given six people a second chance at life, even after losing her own. Guda Rohitha, a Class 9 student at a government school, was travelling with her family in an autorickshaw near the Balanagar Flyover when a speeding lorry rammed into it. She was critically injured,…

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‘Hold the Plane’: Morgan Stanley executive spends nearly 4 hours battling Bengaluru traffic; from repeatedly checking Google Maps to urging his driver ‘Jaldi jao’, his ordeal is now viral

David Weinstein, Morgan Stanley executive spends nearly 4 hours battling Bengaluru traffic Imagine setting off to catch an 8:15 PM flight at 3:30 PM in the afternoon, and still making it just in time. Despite carefully planning his airport journey hours before an evening flight, David Weinstein, an executive director at Morgan Stanley, shared his…

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India Transformation: “I could never have imagined how much this country would transform”: Polish woman who landed in India 10 years ago appreciates how India has drastically changed in a decade, and the internet can’t stop thanking her

Photo: @domipatala/ Instagram A Polish woman who has made India her home for a while has won immense appreciation online with a video about how the country has changed. Dominika Patalas-Kalra shared a clip in which she lists the changes she has noticed over the years and it is going viral onlineIt is one of…

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Stray Cat: “This should never have happened”: Cafe chain apologises after stray cat vanishes from outside its Bandra West outlet, 20 staff join the search; meditation coach gives it a new home

Photo: AI generated via Canva We have those preferred hangout spots, which we often frequent with our loved ones, but over time we notice that that place its not just closer to our hearts but also tiny humble strays that sit curled up outside some of their ‘favourite’ joints, more or less like their official…

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He left school after Class 8 and couldn’t join the Army like his father; meet Anurag Rawat, India’s first cerebral palsy warrior who completed a 10-km high-altitude run in the Himalayas

Meet Anurag Rawat (@_the_distinctive_) Anurag Rawat once dreamt of being an army man. Considering he grew up in an Army family, he always saw himself wearing the uniform and serving the country just like his father. But destiny had other plans. Anurag was born with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that affects movement and muscle…

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A Karnataka woman who never attended a conventional school began cooking beside her grandmother at age four; now 20, Visista has documented more than 250 traditional recipes from her family’s farm

Aikanthika, a farm in central Karnataka (PC: Aikanthika) At an age when most children are busy making reels and exploring the world of social media, Visista, 20-year-old from Karnataka, had already found a favourite place to learn, her grandmother’s kitchen. She sees her grandmother Lakshmi prepare everyday meals and tries her hand at cooking and…

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Kerala passport officer left stunned after finding phone numbers and maths sums scribbled across booklet

Who actually needs a dedicated notepad when you have a perfectly good passport sitting around with dozens of empty pages? A viral clip showing an Indian travel document stuffed with phone contacts, quick addition sums, and random household reminders has left social media in stitches, with thousands calling it the absolute peak of desi resourcefulness.Most…

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‘2 AC me bhi you’ll feel safe’: Solo woman traveller praises new Vande Bharat Sleeper train’s safety features; CCTV cameras, locked doors and clean washrooms are winning passengers’ hearts

Women safety features (@explorerdivi) New Vande Bharat sleeper trains have become an example of safe travel for women. Now it’s a fact that for women travelling alone in India, an overnight train journey can bring certain concerns. Walking through dimly lit corridors, sharing coaches with strangers passengers and using washrooms late at night can be…

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Scotland’s Outlander filming locations have seen visitor numbers more than double in a decade, as screen tourism activities generated £161.4 million in 2023 |

PC: National Library of Scotland The influence of Outlander on Scottish tourism remains strong, with filming locations continuing to attract visitors a decade after the series premiered. A new report examines the impact of the television and literary franchise and the wider role of screen tourism in Scotland. It comes as separate industry data puts…

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