arrest in a written com-
plaint to the police.
Source:India TodayIn May this year, a mon-
key took the internet by
storm with its display
of cunning and quick-
thinking. CCTV footage
taken from a toll booth
in Kanpur shows the
ape leaping out of a
car, both surprising
and amusing the oper-
ator, and then heading
for the cash counter
next to him. The mon-
key then proceeds to
snatch a wad of cash—
to the tune of `5,000, as
later revealed—leaving
the operator in shock.
Efforts to catch the
primate proved futile,
and the driver of the
car, from which it had
jumped out, denied
any involvement in
the matter. Clearly,
the lure of quick
money isn’t limited
to humans alone.
Source:India TodayWhen the Assam state
police busted a massive
stash of marijuana in
Dhubri this June, they
managed to kill twobirds with one stone—
by congratulating the
Dhubri team as well as
mocking the drug deal-
ers who had lost their
stock. The message on
their Twitter handle in-
nocently asked if any-
one had lost a huge
amount (590 kg) of can-
nabis at the Chagolia
checkpoint and invited
the party concerned to
get in touch with the
police at Dhubri. “Don’t
panic, we found it”, the
message read. We are
waiting to hear if some-
one came forward.
Source: News18The blistering heat in
India is forcing people
to come up with unique
ways to combat it. This
May, Sejal Shah, a resi-
dent of Ahmedabad,
came up with a some-
what out-of-the box ideato keep her car cool—
by coating it with cow
dung! As pictures
of her car went viral
online, people started
wondering out loud
how she was able to tol-
erate the stench. But
Shah remained unfazed,
however, stating in an
ANI interview that this
was an eco-friendly
way to keep her car
cool. She further stated
that the walls and floors
of her house are also
covered with cow dung,
to beat the summer
heat. Going gobar ...
um green ... are we?
Source:NDTV, The Indian Express
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Sejal Shah's
dung-smeared
car went viral on
social media.