Toilet
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Pooping wrong? US-based gastroenterologist flags 8 toilet habits harming your gut health
Health | Dec 20, 2025, 03:07 PM ISTA 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 | Sep 16, 2025, 05:12 PM ISTGastroenterologist 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 | Jun 27, 2025, 07:04 PM ISTThe 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, 01:31 PM ISTThe 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 | Feb 25, 2025, 06:05 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 11, 2025, 11:56 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 15, 2024, 08:07 PM ISTMaharashtra: 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 | Oct 20, 2024, 11:49 AM ISTOnce 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 | Oct 04, 2024, 09:41 PM ISTToilet 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 | Apr 04, 2024, 05:10 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 13, 2024, 02:36 PM ISTIn 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 | Dec 22, 2023, 04:32 PM ISTKarnataka 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 | Jul 28, 2023, 06:22 PM ISTOur 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 | Sep 24, 2022, 12:39 PM ISTMadhya 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 | Apr 21, 2021, 10:15 PM ISTRespiratory 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 | Jun 26, 2020, 08:45 PM ISTUnder 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 | Jan 19, 2020, 12:36 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 14, 2019, 05:51 PM 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 | Sep 15, 2019, 05:31 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 12, 2018, 07:09 PM ISTThe tweet has been retweeted more than 4,000 times and liked by over 8,000 people.