Offbeat

A light-hearted dig from neighbouring Kerala referring to the "rough and tumble" of the Karnataka verdict amused many on Twitter. A tweet by Kerala tourism, which has now been deleted, invited Karnataka's newly-elected lawmakers to the "safe and beautiful" resorts of God's Own Country.

Two good Samaritans in Odisha saved an Irrawaddy dolphin that had washed ashore by putting it back into the sea. The incident took place at Puri district's Beleswar beach on Tuesday morning.

On May 13, an Asiana Airlines plane collided with a Turkish Airlines jet at Turkey's Istanbul Ataturk Airport.

A Maharashtra Security Force jawan's quick-thinking and courage saved the life of a toddler on Friday evening.

The highly-anticipated marriage between Britain's Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle in Windsor on Saturday has generated a slew of quirky side-stories and offbeat tributes.

Freddie Sherrill was homeless, an alcoholic and drug addict, and he used to steal his kids' Christmas presents from under the tree and sell them. He was eating out of dumpsters. He could not read or write.

The lyrics of "Ghar se nikalte hi" - from the 1996 movie Papa Kehte Hain, popularized again by Amaal Mallik and Armaan Malik recently - have become a hilarious meme on Twitter.

Talk about lucky. A stunned Sydney man who was celebrating an Australian lottery windfall could not believe it when he won again less than a week later.

As citizens lined up to cast their vote for Karnataka assembly elections, an unwelcome visitor stunned everyone at a polling booth in Bengaluru. On Saturday afternoon, voters were shocked by the sight of a 3-foot cobra at suburban Bengaluru's Mahadevapura polling booth, suspending voting for 20 minutes.

Vibheesh TT, a resident of Kozhikode in Kerala, has decided to file a police complaint after receiving hundreds of calls from people who wanted to know the meaning of his wife's unusual name, Dhyanoorhanagithy.

Perhaps mistaking it for the 'Gym Corbett' park, a leopard entered a gymnasium in the SRPF camp adjacent to Aarey Milk Colony yesterday. Officials from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and Thane Forest Department (territorial) took two hours to rescue the big cat on Sunday afternoon.

A picture of Avengers: Infinity War villain "Thanos" being arrested by the Canadian Police has gone viral on social media.

At 8:40, the crowd - most of them had no idea the Ferris wheel was involved, they thought maybe the white cakes on the tables held the answer for the gender reveal - were told to walk back out on the pier a bit.

In a stunning tribute to the di Vinci's much-celebrated artwork, a makeup blogger's Mona Lisa makeover has exploded on Chinese social media.

A near miss between a car and an unsuspecting scooterist was caught on CCTV in China. The driver of the sedan reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel and swerved across the road, according to Pear Video.