Street hawkers trying to sell you anything from counterfeit sunglasses to wallets and even smuggled electronic goods is an all too common scene in any city. They approach you with their products offering you them for a marginal price, way cheaper than the market price. Read more
Here's more top news of the day:
1) Bengaluru Leads Fight Against Single-Use Plastic, Will Seize And Use In Laying Roads
Continuing its fight against single-use plastic, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will implement a ban on the use of cling film and plastic cutlery by app-based food delivery companies and online grocery stores in Bengaluru. Read more
2) Amid Reports Of Economic Slowdown, Rupee Is Staring At The Worst Fall In Six Years
The Rupee is facing its worst fall in a month in six years. Rupee showed some recovery in the first seven months of the calendar year 2019, but has now lost all the gains in August itself. Read more
3) Wing Commander S Dhami Becomes First Female Officer To Be Appointed As Flight Commander
According to ANI, Dhami has been appointed as the Flight Commander of a Chetak helicopter unit at Hindon airbase. Flight Commander is the second in command of the unit. Read more
4) HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Says 'Ram Setu Is An Ancient Indian Engineering MarvelĄ¯
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal has reportedly said that the Ram Setu was an ancient Indian engineering marvel that continues to astonish the world. Read more
5) Love Stinks: Jilted Lover Sends Foul-Smelling Water To Former CM KCR And Other VVIPs
A man in Hyderabad tried to pull off an epic stunt in order to take revenge with lover. The jilted ex-lover tried to send 62 bottles of stinky polluted water to VVIPs, including CM K Chandrashekar Rao, his son and TRS working president KTR. Read more