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  • Man takes TV channel to court for showing too much ‘negative news’

    Man takes TV channel to court for showing too much ‘negative news’

    A man in Russia has sued a local TV channel for leaving him “shook” by covering too much negative news and now he has to visit a psychologist for his mental well-being.

    “Perviy Kanal has infringed on my rights as a citizen,” Igor Mirzoev alleged. Russian state-controlled media outlet, RT, reported the news on Thursday.

    In his complaint, Mirzoev mentioned he was “forced to start seeing a psychologist because his general psychological state and emotional stability were disrupted.”

    Mirzoev claimed he started suffering from “panic attacks and intrusive thoughts”.

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    The psychologist concluded Mirzoev was frequently watching Perviy Kanal’s content for several years, which, according to the complaint, “was dominated by negative news”.

    In an analysis submitted to the court, 78.2 per cent of the broadcaster’s coverage was deemed to be “devoted to crimes, military conflicts and man-made disasters”.

    “Mirzoev is now demanding $135,000 for moral damage, in addition to nearly $7,000 to pay for his psychologist’s bill, required to restore his psychological well-being,” RT reported.

    A judge is set to hear the claim.

  • VIDEO: Indian man tries to tie rakhi on snakes, dies after one bites him

    A man in India’s Bihar died after a snake bit him when he was trying to tie rakhi on it while celebrating Raksha Bandhan.

    Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in Hinduism to honour the bond of brother and sister, in which the sister ties Rakhi on her brother’s wrist.

    As per reports, the man, Manmohan was getting his sisters to tie rakhi to a pair of snakes but one of the snakes bit him.

    The video shows the 25-year-old man holding the snakes and trying to tie a rakhi on them.

    Manmohan, who was a snake charmer, was bit by one snake after which he was taken to a nearby hospital but he could not survive.

    Manmohan was bit when he tried to put ‘tika’ on one of the snakes, the other crawled towards him and bit his foot.

    After the incident, he checked his foot and seemed to be doing fine as he continued his activities. Manmohan was later rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.

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    The 25-year-old used to catch snakes and treat their wounds for more than a decade. Manmohan also used to treat people in his village who suffered from snakebites.

  • Video of rare pink dolphin goes viral

    Video of rare pink dolphin goes viral

    A video of a Pink dolphin is doing the rounds on social media.

    A Twitter user shared a video that shows a rare pink dolphin swimming across the ocean.

    https://twitter.com/solocuriosos_/status/1427737140520235008?s=20

    According to the website of National Geographic channel, these pink dolphins are found in the Amazon River of South America.

    The website states that it is due to the albinism that occurs when cells that normally make the pigment melanin, responsible for skin, hair, and eye colour, fail to produce it at normal levels, or at all.

    This is usually because of a mutation in one of several genes.

  • Internet sensation dwarf cow Rani dies in Bangladesh

    Rani, who went viral on social media for being the world’s smallest cow, has died in Bangladesh.

    As per reports, Rani was just 51 centimeters (20 inches) tall and weighed almost 26 kilograms (57 pounds). She was in the running for the title of the world’s smallest cow.

    “Rani’s stomach had swollen a lot and she was taken for treatment at around noon on Thursday. However, the vets could not save her life and she died within hours,” Sajedul Islam, a local livestock officer, told Anadolu Agency.

    He said the swelling was due to “overeating and gas accumulation in her stomach”.

    Rani had become a celebrity worldwide and thousands flocked to see her at her farm in Bangladesh. Guinness Book of Records has been informed about Rani’s death.

    The crown for the world’s smallest cow is currently held by Manikyam in India, who is 61.1 centimeters (24 inches) tall.

  • Newlywed couple gets five litres of petrol as wedding gift

    A newly-married couple in India received five litres of petrol as a gift at their wedding reception.

    As per reports, a Tamil comedian named Mayilsamy gave an unusual gift to the couple. The images of the wedding ceremony and the gift have gone viral on social media platforms.

    Mayilsamy went up to the stage to congratulate the newly-wed couple. He gifted them with two plastic cans filled with petrol. This gift was assumed to be Mayilsamy’s jibe at the increasing fuel prices in the country.

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    Fuel prices had seen an all-time high across India when the rates were last hiked on July 17.

  • VIDEO: 10-foot-long python slides through grocery store racks

    VIDEO: 10-foot-long python slides through grocery store racks

    A grocery store turned into a snake rescue in Australia when a 10-foot-long non-venomous python slid through the racks to greet a woman customer.

    The 25-year-old, Helaina Alati, was at a Sydney store on Monday when the snake slithered out.

    Alati was not expecting a snake at the supermarket. But fortunately for both parties, Alati is a wildlife rescuer and familiar with snakes.

    “I just turned my head and he was about 20cm from my face, just looking straight at me,” she told the BBC.

    She did a double-take but stayed calm. No one else was around. Recognising it instantly as a diamond python, Alati knew it wasn’t poisonous as it protruded and flicked its tongue.

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    “He was looking straight at me the whole time, almost like he was saying: ‘Can you take me outside please?’” she said.

    After recording a video, Alati alerted staff and told them she could help them get it out.

    She retrieved a snake bag from her home, returned to the store, “tapped him on the tail and he just slithered in”.

    She then released it away from houses in bushland – a natural habitat for the species around Sydney.

  • Man finds thousands of dollars taped under a second-hand refrigerator

    Man finds thousands of dollars taped under a second-hand refrigerator

    A man in South Korea found stacks of cash taped under a second-hand refrigerator that he bought online.

    As per reports, the man discovered the money while cleaning the fridge. The money amounts to 110 million Korean Won in total, which is almost $95,000.

    The man instantly called the police to report the incident after which an investigation was initiated. Police said they are temporarily holding the cash. The seller and the transporter will be included in the investigation regarding the owner of the money.

    While talking to MBC News, a police officer called the case “absurd” owing to the large amount of money involved.

    Allkpop, a US-based pop blog, reported that the country’s Lost and Found Act states the money is to go to the person who found it if the owner does not appear within six months.

    If this happens, man will only have to pay a 22 percent tax on the money he found.

    On the other hand, if the owner of the money comes, the finder will be given 5-20 percent of the amount in compensation.

    The law also states that if the money found is related to a crime, it will be given to the state.

  • Eight-year-old Indian girl killed in ‘human sacrifice’ ritual, four held: police

    Eight-year-old Indian girl killed in ‘human sacrifice’ ritual, four held: police

    An eight-year-old girl was reportedly murdered as part of a human sacrifice ritual planned by a local mystic in India’s Bihar, Hindustan Times reported.

    The victim was a third grade student who went missing on August 4. A day later, her mutilated body was found on the banks of Ganga River.

    The police detained four people and charged them with kidnapping and murder under the Indian Penal Code.

    Superintendent JJ Reddy told the media that self-proclaimed mystic Parvez Alam had told a local villager, Dilip Kumar Choudhary, that he had to sacrifice a girl so that his pregnant wife would not lose her baby.

    Choudhary further informed that Alam had four children and wanted a fifth. Alam had asked him to bring the eye of a 10-year-old boy or girl so he could prepare an amulet.

    Choudhary told the police that he was involved in the crime because Alam provoked him.

    The other two suspects, Tanvir Alam and Dasrath Kumar, allegedly helped Alam in the crime, the police reported.

    Initial police reports suggest that Choudhary, Tanvir and Dasrath had abducted the girl when she was coming back home after delivering lunch to her father, who is a fisherman.

    The three men dragged the girl inside a brick kiln, choked her and extracted out her right eye.

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    The girl’s body also had wounds suspected of rape.

    After the forensic examination of the girl’s clothes and pendant, the medical board denied the possibility of rape, informed SP Reddy.

    Initially, the police arrested 12 people but all were freed after an inquiry. Alam was arrested from his home after Choudhary confessed to the crime.

    The girl’s mother and father, however, stated that the police have “cooked” up a story. They said that their daughter was sexually assaulted before being murdered

  • Japanese parents send bags of rice to hug for relatives instead of babies

    People in Japan have been sending bags of rice that weigh the same as their newborn babies to relatives who are unable to visit them due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    As per details, the phenomenon of “Dakigokochi”, which means rice-filled bags shaped like a baby covered in a blanket and printed with the newborn’s face and name, is becoming immensely popular among new Japanese parents amid restrictions due to the pandemic.

    The price of the bag depends on the size of the baby. Some companies charge one yen a gram, with a 3.5kg pack is priced at 3,500 yen (Rs 5,207).

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    Naruo Ono, the owner of Kome no Zoto Yoshimiya rice shop says they first had the idea about 14 years ago when their own son was born. “I was thinking about what I could do for relatives who lived far away and couldn’t come and see him. So we decided to make bags of rice that were the same weight and shape as the baby, so relatives could hold them and feel the cuteness.”

    Ono has since started making the bags for wedding celebrations as well. The wedding rice bags became more famous than the birth ones.

    “During the pandemic, the demand for them has really increased as people haven’t been able to travel to wedding ceremonies,” added Ono.