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  Pooping wrong? US-based gastroenterologist flags 8 toilet habits harming your gut health

  Health | December 20, 2025 15:07 IST

  A gastroenterologist highlights common bathroom habits that may silently harm gut health. From straining too hard and sitting too long to ignoring the urge to go, these everyday behaviours can signal that your body isn’t working as smoothly as it should.

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  Doctor’s viral hack: The right way to sit on the toilet for constipation relief

  Health | September 16, 2025 17:12 IST

  Gastroenterologist Dr Joseph Salhab explained on Instagram that raising your feet on a stool while sitting on the toilet mimics squatting, relaxes key muscles, and makes passing stool easier for people with constipation.

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  Man attends Gujarat HC virtual hearing from toilet while relieving himself, video goes viral | WATCH

  Gujarat | June 27, 2025 19:04 IST

  The incident took place on June 20 during a virtual hearing presided over by Justice Nirzar S Desai. The video begins with a close-up shot of the man, identified by his login name Samad Battery', who is seen wearing a Bluetooth earphone around his neck.

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  Noida man suffers 35% burns after toilet seat explodes, here's what happened

  Trending | May 14, 2025 13:31 IST

  The victim, Ashu Nagar, had just hit the flush button when the toilet seat erupted with a loud bang, causing a fire. Ashu got severe burns to his face and torso. He was transported to the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida, where physicians diagnosed 35% burns.

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  Royal golden commode stolen from English palace: The story of 'audacious' toilet burglary

  World | February 25, 2025 18:05 IST

  The golden commode is never believed to have been recovered but is believed to have been cut up and sold. It was previously been on display at The Guggenheim Museum in New York.

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  Delhi Mayor's big announcement: 'Pink Toilets to be built at prominent markets across city'

  Delhi | January 11, 2025 23:56 IST

  The big decision to build 'Pink Toilets' at prime locations in Delhi came after a key meeting held by the Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) where the women entrepreneurs expressed several challenges, including obtaining affordable loans.

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  Maharashtra: Newborn girl's body found in hospital toilet

  Maharashtra | December 15, 2024 20:07 IST

  Maharashtra: The body was lying dumped into the commode for People with Disability (PWD), said Vilasrao Deshmukh Government Hospital dean Dr Uday Mohite.

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  Shocking Report: 1 in 5 Australians skip handwash after toilet, women leading in hygiene practices

  World | October 20, 2024 11:49 IST

  Once again, women do better than men at washing their hands after using the toilet, although only slightly (80 per cent of men say they do every time, versus 83 per cent of women). Just 55 per cent of men wash their hands before touching food, compared to 62 per cent of women.

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  Himachal CM Sukhu calls 'toilet tax' claims baseless, accuses BJP of political manipulation | VIDEO

  India | October 04, 2024 21:41 IST

  Toilet tax Himachal controversy: CM Sukhu said that before the 2022 Assembly elections, the previous BJP govt had introduced free schemes worth Rs 5,000 cr, including provisions for free water, in an attempt to win electoral success. Despite these efforts, the people voted in favour of Congress.

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  WHAT! UK man admits to stealing 18-carat gold toilet worth Rs 50 crore from Blenheim Palace

  World | April 04, 2024 17:10 IST

  The golden toilet, titled “America" was reportedly stolen by James Sheen, 39, in September 2019 when it was featured in an art exhibition. The toilet was created by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and its removal caused significant damage to the 18th-century Blenheim Palace.

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  Delhi varsity directs colleges, depts to install CCTV cameras outside women's toilets, changing room

  Education | January 13, 2024 14:36 IST

  In a recent advisory, the administration also asked its colleges and departments to ensure that CCTV camera arrangements were made at all gates of the institutes and hostels to avoid any mishap.

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  Karnataka: Government school students in Kolar forced to clean toilets, headmistress suspended

  Karnataka | December 22, 2023 16:32 IST

  Karnataka news: Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa condemned the incident and termed it shocking and deplorable. There is no doubt that we will take the strictest action as per law.

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  UTIs to STIs: 5 infections you can get from your toilet seat

  Health | July 28, 2023 18:22 IST

  Our toilet seats may seem harmless but they can actually be one of the dirtiest places in our homes. From UTIs to STIs, there are several different types of infections that can be contracted from our toilet seats if we are not careful.

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  BJP MP Janardan Mishra cleans school toilet with 'bare hands' in Madhya Pradesh | VIDEO

  India | September 24, 2022 12:39 IST

  Madhya Pradesh news: After seeing a dirty toilet at the school, Mishra decided to clean it himself with his bare hands using only water and without waiting for any equipment, including gloves and brush, sources said.

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  Flushing public toilets propels Covid virus droplets 5 feet up in air: Study

  India | April 21, 2021 22:15 IST

  Respiratory droplets are the most prominent source of transmission for Covid-19. However, flushing a toilet can generate large quantities of microbe-containing aerosols depending on the design, water pressure or flushing power of the toilet at public restrooms, an Indian-origin researchers-led study has warned.

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  NASA is offering Rs 26.5 lakh prize for best design of a loo on Moon

  Science | June 26, 2020 20:45 IST

  Under its Artemis mission, NASA is planning to set up a base on the moon by 2024, for which it is seeking design innovations for a lunar loo.

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  Didn't get house under PMAY, but got toilet under SBA: UP family turns toilet into kitchen

  India | January 19, 2020 12:36 IST

  The house of a family in Uttar Pradesh's Akanpur village in Barabanki district is made of mud walls and a thatched roof that needs to be replenished every few months.

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  7-year-old girl sexually assaulted by unidentified man inside school toilet

  Crime | December 14, 2019 17:51 IST

  "On returning home, the victim told her mother about the incident. She then took her daughter to a doctor, who suspected that a crayon or a pencil could have been used for the assault," an official said.

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  Solid gold toilet worth upto 1 million pounds stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace

  World | September 15, 2019 17:31 IST

  The toilet, the work of Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, had been installed only two days earlier at Blenheim Palace, west of London, after previously being shown at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

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  Lipstick stain inside a toilet bowl? Twitteratti go crazy

  Trending | January 12, 2018 19:09 IST

  The tweet has been retweeted more than 4,000 times and liked by over 8,000 people.