Offbeat

4 Tejgaon College friends reunite 32 years later via Facebook

The last time they all spent quality time together was at a friend's wedding in 1991
20 May 2024, 14:29 PM

KFC launches perfume Eau De BBQ

Finger sniffin’ good?
4 May 2024, 18:55 PM

Storm in a teacup: US, UK banter over the perfect 'cuppa'

The "special relationship" between Britain and the United States came under pressure this week when a US academic had the cheek to suggest adding salt to tea, sparking a flurry of diplomatic banter
25 January 2024, 13:51 PM

Titanic menu sells for £84,000 at UK auction

The menu, for a meal served on April 11, 1912, is decorated with a red White Star Line burgee but the original gilt lettering is no longer visible
12 November 2023, 15:24 PM

Delhi Police uses Mathews’ timed out incident to spread awareness about helmets

The message was posted in reference to the high number of road accidents in Delhi in recent years.
8 November 2023, 09:32 AM

UN, Red Cross want bans, curbs on killer robots

The United Nations and the Red Cross this week issued a joint call for urgent new international rules to protect humanity from the potential "terrible consequences" of autonomous weapons
6 October 2023, 12:18 PM

A new destination for Bangladeshi travellers in Sikkim: The Taj Guras Kutir Resort & Spa

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has announced the opening of the Taj Guras Kutir Resort & Spa in Gangtok, Sikkim. Located just a short flight away from Bangladesh, this resort emerges as a luxurious option for Bangladeshi travellers, who have increasingly been captivated by Sikkim's allure. Set amidst the alpine landscape, the resort offers panoramic views of the majestic Kanchenjunga.
26 September 2023, 12:29 PM

World record as tightrope walkers cross Swedish Arctic valley 600m up

Four German tightrope walkers have set a new world highlining distance record by crossing a 2.1 km-long valley in Swedish lapland on a line suspended at a height of 600 metres.
8 July 2021, 12:38 PM

Man jumps from moving plane at Los Angeles airport

A passenger was taken to the hospital on Friday night after jumping out of a moving plane at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.
27 June 2021, 08:35 AM

N Korea’s Kim looks much thinner, causing health speculation

The health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has long been a source of morbid fascination in rival South Korea, which sits in the shadow of Kim’s 1.2-million-strong army and his growing arsenal of nuclear-armed missiles.
16 June 2021, 10:18 AM

'It was completely black inside': Humpback whale gulps up and spits out US fisherman

It sounds like a real-life take on Pinocchio - a United States lobster fisherman says he was scooped into the mouth of a humpback whale on Friday (June 11) and lived to tell the tale.
12 June 2021, 14:55 PM

Spanish man charged with infecting 22 people with COVID-19

A Spanish man with COVID-19 symptoms who coughed on work colleagues and told them “I’m going to give you all the coronavirus” has been charged with intentionally causing injury after allegedly infecting 22 people.
25 April 2021, 13:02 PM

India’s BSF seeks FIR against pigeon from Pakistan

India’s Border Security Force has sought registration of an FIR against a winged “intruder” from Pakistan -- a pigeon -- in the northern state of Punjab.
21 April 2021, 11:22 AM

Man dies after getting trapped in cinema hall seat

A man has died in a Birmingham’s cinema hall after his head becomes wedged under the electronic footrest with a seat, reports the BBC.
21 March 2018, 11:59 AM

Indian woman poses as man, marries 2 women for dowry

A 25-year-old woman who allegedly dressed up as a man, deceived two women into marrying her, has been arrested in India for alleged domestic abuse, police in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani says.
17 February 2018, 05:47 AM