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They’re one of the must-have souvenirs from Disney’s “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” in California and Florida, but good luck trying to get the “Star Wars”-themed Coke bottles home. The Transportation Security Administration has officially banned the grenade-shaped bottles from both carry-on and checked luggage. The announcement was made before the Florida version of “Galaxy’s Edge” opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The reason for the ban is the soda bottles, which are designed to resemble the film saga’s thermal detonators, look too much like a replica explosive and replicas are not allowed on planes, TSA spokesperson Jim Gregory told. Some travelers who took…

A Mexican college student is alive after falling 80 feet from her balcony while practicing a yoga pose. Alexa Terrazas, 23, was known to do yoga on her sixth-floor apartment’s balcony, often using the guardrail as a prop for extreme poses. But a risky move nearly cost the yogi her life on Saturday afternoon, as she slipped and landed on the pavement outside her building in the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León, according to reports. The health and nutrition student at Tecnológico de Monterrey was treated by paramedics with the Red Cross and Nuevo León Civil Protection, then brought to…

Rajasthan Police has asked all its personnel to maintain their uniform’s dignity after a pre-wedding video shoot showing a police officer on duty being ‘bribed’ by his bride-to-be went viral on Youtube, leaving senior officers embarrassed. The video, which has Bollywood songs playing in the background, shows police officer Dhanpat stopping and penalizing Kiran (now his wife) for riding a two-wheeler without wearing a helmet. She is then seen putting money in his uniform pocket and riding away. Later, Dhanpat realizes his wallet has been taken by Kiran. He goes on to track her but the two falls in love…

She was declared “born dead” and thrown in the garbage by the doctors of a Kanpur hospital. A relative saw signs of life in the newborn and picked her up. The baby girl grew up physically challenged due to the first few minutes of negligence by the doctors. Twenty-nine years later, Noopur Singh, won Rs 12.5 lakh at the country’s most celebrated game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC) hosted by superstar Amitabh Bachchan. She answered 12 questions. Noopur, who lives in Bighapur in Unnao district, was born to a farmer Ramkumar Singh and his wife Kalpana Singh. Mother Kalpana Singh…

At first glance, it seems like a story straight from a Bollywood potboiler. Payal, a constable from Uttar Pradesh, first met Rahul Tharasana (30), a gangster, at a court in Greater Noida where his case was being heard. Rahul was accused of murdering a trader named Manmohan Goyal and had been arrested on May 9, 2014. He has also accused in over a dozen cases of loot and murder. Payal met Rahul at the Surajpur court where she was posted and immediately fell in love with him. She remained in touch with Rahul even as he continued to be in…

Indonesian authorities recovered the bodies of a Saudi woman tourist and her daughter after they had drowned there, reported on Wednesday. The mother, 45, and the daughter, 26, drowned earlier this week off the Ketapak Beach in Lombok in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara province. The women, identified as Jamilah Abdul Malik and Elham Abdulsalam, were natives of the western Saudi city of Jeddah. “Both traveled to Lombok and were staying at a private villa in the Senggigi area, West Lombok,” Wiswananda, a spokesperson of the Mataram Search and Rescue Agency, as saying. They were among a group of tourists who…

LuLu Group to inject $500M investments into Egypt. Signs agreement with Egypt Govt. in presence of Prime Minister. CAIRO – The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade and the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities of Egypt signed on an agreement with UAE’s Lulu Group to establish new hypermarkets in differing parts of Cairo. https://youtu.be/Th_pfk-ucEw On behalf of Egyptian government, Dr Ibrahim Ashmawy, Deputy Minister of Internal Trade and Chairman of Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA) of Egypt, Enf Tarek El Sebaiy, Deputy Minister of Housing signed the agreement with Yusuff Ali, Chairman of UAE’s Lulu Group International in…

It could happen to anyone of us and that’s why it is so scary – a scam that stole Dh100,000 from Wael Behairy within few minutes. It all started in June this year when his work visa was renewed and Emirates ID updated accordingly. As per UAE rules, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) with whom he banks, asked the Dubai-based Behairy to update his ID on the institution’s records. “So towards the end of June, I went to the bank to update my ID. I went to a smaller branch on Sheikh Zayed Road, but they said I had to…

Manama: As per VKL Holding and Al Namal Group of Companies chairman, Dr. Varghese Kurian Prime Minister Modi’s visit is an unforgettable moment in his life. https://youtu.be/MRV8f0rPlBI He expressed gratitude on behalf of the Indian community to the Role of Bahrain Royal family For making this visit has historically success. Dr. Kurian was a special guest at all events including the welcoming ceremony of Prime Minister at the airport in Bahrain. After this visit, several businessmen have shown interest in investing in both countries. Follow us on Twitter – https://twitter.com/StarvisionN

That’s what the cricket fraternity felt yesterday as the English all-rounder produced an impossible innings to salvage his team’s fortunes both in the match and the Ashes series. It was proof enough that Stokes has Bothamed (oops! I meant blossomed) into the ultimate savior for the English cricket team. The headline today could easily have read “Horror at Headingley”. But Ben Stokes’s series-saving and match-winning 135 runs against Australia have now comprehensively demolished the memories of two other epics played on the same ground – Graham Gooch’s 154 against West Indies in 1991 and Ian Botham’s legendary 149 at the…