Offbeat

Sachin Tendulkar has earned much praise on social media for a kind deed on his part. On Thursday, Sachin shared a video which shows him coming to the aid of an injured kite that landed on his balcony.

A woman in Canada called the police over the delay in her pizza order, leading to the police warning citizens to not use police helplines for trivial matters.

A car dangling from the fourth storey of a multi-level parking was hoisted back up and the woman inside miraculously rescued without any injuries in California.

Of all the instructions distributed to Crestwood High School seniors two months before their graduation ceremony, one was unmissable. "PLEASE BE ON TIME," a full-page letter from the principal of the Sumter, South Carolina, school stated in bold and all caps. Twice. "Late arrival could result in a senior being removed from the line," the letter warned, before moving on to a lengthy section on the specific clothing allowed at graduation.

An American man's 18-year-long perseverance yielded a sweet prize - a lottery prize worth $2 million.

This Brazilian husband and wife have the unusual hobby of traveling around the world pretending they've just got hitched again... four years after their marriage.

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un captivated the world on Tuesday morning with a historic summit that seemed to lower the prospect of a devastating global war. Not long after, a Minnesota raccoon captured some of the attention and seemed to raise the prospect of a collective national heart attack.

An artwork by a peon has been selected as the cover of the Railway Ministry's booklet of achievements.

A life-size replica of the Great Sphinx of Giza has reappeared in China - two years after it was torn down at the request of Egypt. The resurrection of the Sphinx has prompted a "furious" Egypt to file yet another complaint with UNESCO. Egypt had claimed, in 2014, that it could end up hurting the country's tourism industry, demanding it be taken down immediately. It took two years for China to finally tear down the statue - but pictures of the replica popped up again on social media last week.

You gotta thank business tycoon Anand Mahindra for sharing some of the coolest and most entertaining videos from his #whatsappwonderbox. In today's edition, Mr Mahindra has posted a video of a one-man band and his talent is sure to leave you impressed.

As the US prepared for a summit some hoped may bring peace to the long-divided Korean peninsula, Washington accidentally hinted at another unlikely reunion by listing Singapore as part of Malaysia. The US State Department published on its website remarks made Monday by top diplomat Mike Pompeo ahead of the historic meeting, in a post initially stating they were delivered at a hotel in "Singapore, Malaysia".

A nearly six-foot snake was rescued from the Mughal-era Agra Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Tuesday. Authorities alerted animal welfare NGO Wildlife SOS after finding the rat snake in the control room of the sound-and-light show organised at the fort by Uttar Pradesh Tourism.

A dash cam captured the heart-stopping moment a toddler ran into traffic. The child, who police said "escaped his mother's watchful eye", was spotted by a vigilant police officer who ran after him and managed to scoop him up to safety. The police officer was awarded for his heroic actions.

As US President Donald Trump landed in Singapore for a historic summit with reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, curious Americans went on the Internet to know all about the summit - starting with some basic questions like 'Where is Singapore'.

Rats have become an increasingly common sight in Paris over the past few years, but one local official wants to make sure everyone knows just how many are being spotted daily in his corner of the French capital. Geoffroy Boulard, who heads the municipal council of the 17th Arrondissement, has set up an interactive map where residents can signal rodent sightings in real time.