"I am in the middle of serving somebody," a waitress at a United Kingdom coffee shop told David Cameron as she failed to recognise the prime minister and scolded him for jumping the queue. Cameron was on his way to the Armed Forces Day celebrations in Plymouth when he decided to stop for a coffee. He stunned locals by strolling into the Sandwich Box Plus cafe.
Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar, one of the well known psychiatrists in Chennai and the founder-trustee of Sneha, a voluntary centre for suicide prevention, answers some of these questions raised by the murder of a teacher by a student in Chennai.
Even now, the world knows less about the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 within China than anywhere else. 76 Days is an attempt to fill some of those blanks.
Images from Day 6 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
We bring you glimpses of Raksha Bandhan celebrations in previous years from across the country.
A police official said the accused revealed during questioning that he committed the crime because he wanted to "defame" the school after being scolded by teachers three days before the incident for passing off someone else's homework as his own.
'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.' 'My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.' 'They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the city of Kolhapur.'
Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
'It seems PM Modi is running a bank fraudsters settlement company for the likes of Nirav Modi'
In a case of honour killing, a 14-year-old girl was strangulated to death by her family members who later hanged her body to pass it off as a case of suicide in Mirzapur Jagir village in Bareilly, police said on Monday.
'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.' 'C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.' 'I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"' 'He replied, "How could I not do this? My song was being spoilt".'
Fed up with the treatment at the Nagpur central jail, his advocate has decided he will no longer deliver anything for Professor Saibaba, leaving it to the jail authorities to fulfill their legal responsibility to look after the professor.
'A lot of people think that since I am Rohit Shetty's sister I may get special attention.' 'In fact, it's the opposite.' 'You can call up anyone and ask, how Rohit treats Mehek on the sets and they'll tell you how I get a lot of daant.'
'We were shocked to know about her death.' 'We couldn't believe it because she was not sick or in a bad condition.'
Putting a question mark on reality shows, the family of a teenage girl has alleged she was unable unable to speak and was paralysed after being rebuked in one such show though doctors said she was possibly suffering from some form of encephalitis.
'I went to Nagpur for my engineering. I used to model there, those amateur fashion shows. Then you know, I thought why not try my luck in films and all?'
'I realised that he does not need any friends or any love.' 'He only uses people to up his game.'
A Central Reserve Police Force jawan on Thursday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a CRPF camp in Srinagar.
The elder brother of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Revanna cites non-availability of a government bungalow as the reason for undertaking the tedious journey.
'When you write off good artistes, it's easier for them to beat their drums about their own people.'
Bhoomi says she misses him, and hushes up for a second before breaking into a smile and normality. Vrishank pretends he doesn't understand, then flashes an inscrutable grin.
Badhai Ho tackles a serious subject comically, without losing on entertainment or your attention, says Sudarshana Dwivedi.
We look at some of the most common rules we live by and find out if they're true or just urban legends.
Malik at another event on Saturday had said had he "looked to Delhi", he would have had to install a government led by Sajad Lone.
August 26, 1955. 65 years ago, Pather Panchali was released. Aseem Chhabra salutes the Masterpiece.
Maria Sharapova responded to a scolding from her coach to beat Italy's Francesca Schiavone 7-5, 2-6, 6-1.
'He was not even 15 when he showed skills at captaincy.' 'Now that he is the captain, I keep telling him not to expect from others what easily comes to him.'
During the five-minute hearing in a Santa Maria court the pop star was scolded by the judge for arriving late by 20 minutes.
'God will give you your due.' 'I don't want my due from people.'
Missing your EMI payment means you have to pay a fine. You also have to make time from your busy schedule to meet the collection agent.
'You cannot show that you give out your country's secrets to a terrorist just because you are in love.'
Bankers have the impression that "lending to industry is good. Housing loan is good. Refrigerator loan is good, scooter loan is good. But farm loan is bad."\n\n
'340 PLA soldiers were dead and over 450 injured -- bodies were strewn outside the bunkers, tossed behind the lines, buried in trenches.' A fascinating excerpt from Probal DasGupta's Watershed 1967: India's Forgotten Victory Over China.
Scolding the official, the senior SP leader said that if had fallen on the muddy path, it would have created a scene.
'We are all members of a tennis paradise that this year improbably promises to last forever -- and we owe it in no small part to the two champions' parents,' notes Rahul Jacob.
'It has a very intriguing story with full of surprises. And we have put together awesome music. What we offer is truly world music.' Director Rohan Sippy on Bluff Master.
Moradabad SSP allegedly beat three police followers posted at his residence, following which Uttar Pradesh government suspended him on Sunday.
The chief minister has asked officials for the 'factual status' of the case.
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