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Kerala Local Body Poll Results: Tales Of Irony, Comedy And Humanity
A candidate who bagged only a single vote to a family holding the balance of power in an entire municipality, the Kerala local body election results brought with them tales that were emotional, ironic, and mildly hilarious.
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Allahabad High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against 'Happily-Married' Couple
Quashing criminal proceedings under the POCSO Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed that forcing a happily-married couple to face trial merely to record a hostile testimony would be an "irony of fate" and an "instrument of harassment".
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Opinion | Dhaka Irony: How A Court Set Up By Hasina's Father Sentenced Her To Death
As each day passes, the darkness of religious intolerance will only grow. That, in some ways, is even more dangerous. Especially now. Radicalism doesn't come out of a vacuum.
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Scooter Costs A Lakh, Rider Fined 'Rs 21 Lakh'. What Traffic Cops Said
A scooterist was left shocked when he received a challan of nearly Rs 21 lakh for not wearing a helmet. The irony was that the scooter he owned cost him just a lakh.
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'Anti-Corruption Body Ordering BMWs Tragic Irony': Congress MPs Slam Lokpal
Senior Congress leaders and Rajya Sabha MPs P Chidambaram and Abhishek Singhvi have slammed anti-corruption watchdog Lokpal after it moved to acquire seven BMW luxury cars for its members. Each of these cars costs about Rs 70 lakh on-road.
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Opinion | This Is Really Why Machado 'Dedicated' Her Nobel To Trump
It is perhaps fitting, in this age of irony and inversion, that the Nobel Peace Prize of 2025 has not gone to Trump, the self-proclaimed dealmaker of destiny.
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When Jodhpurs Walked The Armani Runway In A Show Video-Controlled By Giorgio
It is almost cruel irony that Giorgio Armani, a man defined by his watchful presence and exacting control, missed what would become his last couture bow
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OpenAI Hiring Content Strategist For Rs 3.4 Crore, Social Media Sees The Irony
Users pointed out that the AI company was still hiring humans for creating, devising its content when other organisations were phasing them out.
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Opinion | Irony: 19 Dowry Deaths A Day, Yet 'Men's Rights' Groups Want Law Scrapped
On average, in 2020, more than 19 young women died every day due to dowry-related harassment. Every year, in the 2017-2022 period, an average of 7,000 cases of dowry deaths were reported across the country.
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Raj Thackeray Visits Matoshree After 13 Years For Cousin Uddhav's Birthday
In a move that has reignited long-drawn speculation in Maharashtra politics, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday visited Matoshree, the residence of his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.
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MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Cancelled. Hansal Mehta Calls It "Cruel Irony"
Hansal Mehta expressed his disappointment over the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival cancellation.
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Opinion | The IMF-Shaped Irony In Pakistan's Massive Defence Budget Hike
The Pakistani defence budget retains its opacity. Neither the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nor the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has been able to persuade Pakistan to be a little more transparent to its own people.
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Single Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video: What You Need to Know About Telugu Romantic Comedy
Single is the story of a bachelor desperate to get married and comes across a woman named Purva.To impress her, she plans a fake rescue mission. To the irony here, an unsuspected onlooker named Harini ends up falling with Vijay; stuck in this weird love triangle, Vijay is resolute on staying single in this fun rom-com movie.
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Job Applicant Rejected For Not Having 5 Years Experience In 2023-Launched Software
The post went viral, with many professionals chiming in to share their own tales of absurd job requirements or simply expressing their incredulity at the situation.
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"Black Comedy At Its Darkest": MK Stalin's Reply To Yogi Adityanath's Barbs
In a sharp reply to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's criticism over the three-language row, his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin has said the firebrand leader's remarks are not irony, but "political black comedy at its darkest"
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Kerala Local Body Poll Results: Tales Of Irony, Comedy And Humanity
A candidate who bagged only a single vote to a family holding the balance of power in an entire municipality, the Kerala local body election results brought with them tales that were emotional, ironic, and mildly hilarious.
-
Allahabad High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against 'Happily-Married' Couple
Quashing criminal proceedings under the POCSO Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed that forcing a happily-married couple to face trial merely to record a hostile testimony would be an "irony of fate" and an "instrument of harassment".
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Opinion | Dhaka Irony: How A Court Set Up By Hasina's Father Sentenced Her To Death
As each day passes, the darkness of religious intolerance will only grow. That, in some ways, is even more dangerous. Especially now. Radicalism doesn't come out of a vacuum.
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Scooter Costs A Lakh, Rider Fined 'Rs 21 Lakh'. What Traffic Cops Said
A scooterist was left shocked when he received a challan of nearly Rs 21 lakh for not wearing a helmet. The irony was that the scooter he owned cost him just a lakh.
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'Anti-Corruption Body Ordering BMWs Tragic Irony': Congress MPs Slam Lokpal
Senior Congress leaders and Rajya Sabha MPs P Chidambaram and Abhishek Singhvi have slammed anti-corruption watchdog Lokpal after it moved to acquire seven BMW luxury cars for its members. Each of these cars costs about Rs 70 lakh on-road.
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Opinion | This Is Really Why Machado 'Dedicated' Her Nobel To Trump
It is perhaps fitting, in this age of irony and inversion, that the Nobel Peace Prize of 2025 has not gone to Trump, the self-proclaimed dealmaker of destiny.
-
When Jodhpurs Walked The Armani Runway In A Show Video-Controlled By Giorgio
It is almost cruel irony that Giorgio Armani, a man defined by his watchful presence and exacting control, missed what would become his last couture bow
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OpenAI Hiring Content Strategist For Rs 3.4 Crore, Social Media Sees The Irony
Users pointed out that the AI company was still hiring humans for creating, devising its content when other organisations were phasing them out.
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Opinion | Irony: 19 Dowry Deaths A Day, Yet 'Men's Rights' Groups Want Law Scrapped
On average, in 2020, more than 19 young women died every day due to dowry-related harassment. Every year, in the 2017-2022 period, an average of 7,000 cases of dowry deaths were reported across the country.
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Raj Thackeray Visits Matoshree After 13 Years For Cousin Uddhav's Birthday
In a move that has reignited long-drawn speculation in Maharashtra politics, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday visited Matoshree, the residence of his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.
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MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Cancelled. Hansal Mehta Calls It "Cruel Irony"
Hansal Mehta expressed his disappointment over the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival cancellation.
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Opinion | The IMF-Shaped Irony In Pakistan's Massive Defence Budget Hike
The Pakistani defence budget retains its opacity. Neither the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nor the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has been able to persuade Pakistan to be a little more transparent to its own people.
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Single Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video: What You Need to Know About Telugu Romantic Comedy
Single is the story of a bachelor desperate to get married and comes across a woman named Purva.To impress her, she plans a fake rescue mission. To the irony here, an unsuspected onlooker named Harini ends up falling with Vijay; stuck in this weird love triangle, Vijay is resolute on staying single in this fun rom-com movie.
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Job Applicant Rejected For Not Having 5 Years Experience In 2023-Launched Software
The post went viral, with many professionals chiming in to share their own tales of absurd job requirements or simply expressing their incredulity at the situation.
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"Black Comedy At Its Darkest": MK Stalin's Reply To Yogi Adityanath's Barbs
In a sharp reply to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's criticism over the three-language row, his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin has said the firebrand leader's remarks are not irony, but "political black comedy at its darkest"
