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Young boy found alive after being trapped in well for four days

Young boy found alive after being trapped in well for four days

He fell down the 80ft well when he was playing near his home. A young boy has been found alive after he was trapped in a well for four days. 11-year-old Rahul Sahu was trapped in an 80ft well in India. The young boy fell down the well when he was playing in his back […]

4 years ago

Man arrested after marrying 14 women in same country in major scam

Man arrested after marrying 14 women in same country in major scam

Mr Swain scammed even more people out of money by pretending to be a doctor. Indian police have arrested a conman who reportedly married 14 women and scammed them out of a significant amount of money. According to a report by India Today, Bidhu Prakash Swain posed as a doctor and married numerous women between […]

4 years ago

Mother chases and fights off leopard to save her six-year-old son

Mother chases and fights off leopard to save her six-year-old son

A mother’s bravery knows no bounds. A mother in India showed true heroism when she chased down and fought off a leopard that had stolen her six-year-old son. Kiran Baiga from the Indian state Madhya Pradesh, chased the wild animal for almost a mile and rescued her young son from its jaws, sustaining injuries in […]

5 years ago

Baby girl found dumped in drain discharged from hospital

Baby girl found dumped in drain discharged from hospital

She was released earlier this week. A baby girl who was found in a drain in Mumbai at just 5 days old has been discharged from hospital. The baby was rescued after a “good Samaritan” called emergency services to report that a baby had been “dumped in a drain”. “He was alerted when the neighbourhood […]

5 years ago

Here’s why women in India are sharing ripped jeans selfies on social media

Here’s why women in India are sharing ripped jeans selfies on social media

The movement started after a politician suggested that women who wear distressed denim set a “bad example”. Over the past week, Indian women have been sharing photos of themselves in ripped jeans online. The movement is a reaction to comments made by Tirath Singh Rawat, an Indian politician. He suggested that women who wear ripped […]

5 years ago

How different cultures around the world celebrate the arrival of a new baby

How different cultures around the world celebrate the arrival of a new baby

The arrival of a new baby is a special moment in any parent’s life. All across the world people celebrate this moment in various different ways, from India to Ireland, Japan to Scotland. In Ireland the first big celebration for our babies is typically their Christening of naming ceremony but what other traditions are there? […]

7 years ago