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After 200 years, family welcomes a baby girl with a royal celebration in a golden chariot, with drum beats and vivid procession; grandmother calls her ‘Laxmi Devi’ |

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In many parts of India, the birth of a girl child is still met with silence rather than celebration, due to qa prevalence of social stigmas and the desire for an heir that favours sons.But a story from Maharashtra just changed this bias, and it is quite heartening to make anyone teary-eyed.A family that had … Read more

Would you pay Rs 4,200 an hour to have someone scratch your back? This Chinese entrepreneur has made it a business

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What if the one thing you need to relax after a stressful day is not a massage, but simply someone scratching that impossible-to-reach itch on your back? In Shenzhen, China, one entrepreneur is betting that people are willing to pay for exactly that. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), and as reported by … Read more

Serena and Venus Williams Lose in a Match Tiebreaker in Their Return to the US Open

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NEW YORK—Serena and Venus Williams were once again the main attraction at the U.S. Open. Carlos Alcaraz sure wasn’t going to miss it. “I think there is no better plan (than) to watch the doubles, the Williamses once again, while getting a treatment,” the defending men’s champion said after winning his match. “I’m going to … Read more

Bhavitha Mandava: Hyderabad girl-turned-Chanel ambassador Bhavitha Mandava makes her Venice Film Festival debut in a mermaid-inspired Chanel gown

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Bhavitha Mandava is having quite a year.The Indian model first caught the fashion world’s attention when she opened Chanel’s Métiers d’Art 2026 collection in New York. Not long after, she made history as the first Indian House Ambassador for the French fashion house.Now, she’s added another major moment to that growing list.Bhavitha made her red … Read more

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Quote of the day by Percy Bysshe Shelley: “Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable number. Shake your chains to earth like dew, which in sleep had fallen on you. Ye are many-they are few.”

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Percy Bysshe Shelley (Photo: Canva) Percy Bysshe Shelley, or more famously known as PB Shelley, was an English poet who lived in the early 1800s. He is popularly known for his passionate poems about freedom, justice, nature, and human rights that are inclined towards speaking up against oppression and unfair power. Even though he died … Read more

Olivier and Leigh Light up a ‘Fire Over England’

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NR | 1h 32m | Adventure, History, Romance | 1937 A recent observation can sometimes be like catching up with history with the powerful parallels already in plain sight. This could be a movie viewer’s experience with “Fire Over England” (1937), a historical adventure with a healthy dollop of romance. The title appears to suggest … Read more

Bk Sister Shivani: Quote of the day by BK Sister Shivani: “Belief system – “If we are nice always, people take us for granted.” ‘ Nice means responding…” What does the motivational speaker advise on making goodness our strength

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BK Sister Shivani is a well-known spiritual teacher who speaks in a simple, relatable way about issues we often encounter in daily life, like stress, relationships, self-respect, and emotional balance.Her advises are mostly about responding with stability instead of reacting in anger, setting healthy boundaries, and seeing goodness as a form of inner strength.She recently … Read more