'Amazon of Aligarh': Google Doodle pays tribute to India's first woman wrestler Hamida Banu
It was on this day in 1954 when Hamida Banu defeated famed wrestler Baba Pahalwan in just one minute...
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Japanese dog of 'Doge' meme fame dies
The Japanese dog whose photo inspired a generation of oddball online jokes and the $23-billion Dogec...
Tens of thousands collected for 'honest' Dutch homeless man
An online campaign has raised more than 34,000 euros for a homeless man in Amsterdam who turned in a...
Larry the Downing Street cat in line for his sixth prime minister
There has been one figure of stability in the last 14 years of political turmoil in the UK -- Larry ...
Big fat Indian wedding: At ₹10 lakh crore, expenses second only to food & grocery
The Indian wedding industry size of approximately ₹10 lakh crore ($130 billion) is second only to fo...
Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers
A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them in...
South Korea deploys sniffer dog to screen for bedbugs off those returning after Paris Olympics
South Korea has deployed a bedbug sniffer dog at its main Incheon international airport in a bid to ...
Norwegian man boards plane without ticket - twice
A Norwegian traveller managed to board a plane at Munich airport without a ticket two days in a row ...
Tanzanian president names 'mischievous' lion after opposition leader
Watching a hungry lion pace in a small cage, Tanzania's president jokingly suggested naming the "mis...
