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Gold Discovered Inside Duck Stomach in China Worth Rs 1.62 Lakh

Gold Discovered Inside Duck Stomach in China Worth Rs 1.62 Lakh

2 min readNew DelhiMar 8, 2026 03:35 PM IST A Chinese man discovered gold inside a duck while slaughtering it. Liu from Longhui County, Hunan Province, discovered gold particles worth Rs 1,62,000 in the duck’s stomach in February, the South China Morning Post reported. A burning test confirmed the particles were genuine gold, weighing approximately 10 g and valued at nearly 12,000 yuan (around Rs 1,62,000), Xinwenfang reported. Liu’s father saw the discovery as a good omen for the coming year. He explained that the ducks were raised free-range near a river previously known for gold mining and may have ingested mud containing gold. Gold cannot be digested or absorbed by the body and typically passes through the digestive system without harm, according to the SCMP report. However, larger or impure pieces of gold can sometimes cause intestinal blockages or poisoning in both humans and animals. Liu noted that such findings are not unheard of, adding that a few other villagers had discovered gold in ducks before, though not in such quantities. The Longhui County …

Previously just a six-hitter against spin, Shivam Dube no longer a sitting duck against pace

Previously just a six-hitter against spin, Shivam Dube no longer a sitting duck against pace

Mitchell Santner’s tactical retreat told the story before the over was complete. As Shivam Dube launched his first ball over long-on in Vizag on Wednesday, the New Zealand captain hastily turned around, knowing he’d erred by feeding the left-hander’s arc. But the real statement came moments later — instead of summoning Matt Henry’s raw pace or Jacob Duffy’s variations, Santner called for Glenn Phillips, the off-spinner, in what felt less like strategy and more like admission: Dube had become a problem without a ready-made solution. The New Zealand captain didn’t want to feed him spin in the death overs in case the game got tight, but also knew Dube’s game against pace has improved to such an extent that he couldn’t just have his pacemen knock him over easily. What followed was a 23-ball 65 that provided India’s biggest takeaway ahead of the T20 World Cup: their middle-order enforcer hasn’t just arrived, he’s evolved from the ducking, uncertain batsman against pace he was two years ago. ALSO READ | All-rounder Shivam Dube taking batting lessons …

‘Ishan Kishan sits out for me’: Former India captain backs Sanju Samson despite golden duck in IND vs NZ 3rd T20I | Cricket News

‘Ishan Kishan sits out for me’: Former India captain backs Sanju Samson despite golden duck in IND vs NZ 3rd T20I | Cricket News

India opener Sanju Samson’s torrid form continued for a third successive outing as he fell for a golden duck during the team’s modest chase against New Zealand in the third T20I in Guwahati on Sunday. Chasing 154, Samson was clean bowled by an innocuous delivery from New Zealand pacer Matt Henry off the first ball of the innings, with calls for his axing growing stronger. In his three innings since being retained as India’s first-choice wicket-keeper opener, Samson has scored 10, 6, and 0, with a poor run in the format over the last 12 months. While several pundits have backed the in-form Ishan Kishan to take over Samson’s spot in the upcoming games, former India batter Ajinkya Rahane has backed the latter to retain faith from the team management for a few more matches. With Tilak Varma expected to return to the squad for the fifth T20I in Thiruvananthapuram later this week, Rahane said he would continue to retain Samson ahead of Kishan in the XI. “When Tilak Varma comes back, Ishan Kishan sits …

Rohit Sharma dismissed for first-ball duck but Mumbai maintain undefeated start; Juyal, Rinku shine in UP’s win

Rohit Sharma dismissed for first-ball duck but Mumbai maintain undefeated start; Juyal, Rinku shine in UP’s win

Rohit Sharma experienced the other spectrum of life on Friday after he was dismissed for a first-ball duck in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C match against Uttarakhand at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. His team, however, went on to win the match by 51 runs and maintain their undefeated start to the tournament. Wicketkeeper-batter Hardik Tamore top-scored for Mumbai, with an unbeaten 93 off 82 balls. The brother duo of Sarfaraz Khan and Musheer Khan made identical scores of 55, and late cameos from Shams Mulani (48 off 35 balls) and Shardul Thakur (29 off 21 balls) took Mumbai to 331/7 in 50 overs. Opening batter Yuvraj Chaudhary led Uttarakhand’s chase, making a run-a-ball 96, and was supported by J Suchith, who made 51. But none of the other batters offered the requisite support, and Uttarakhand eventually ended up with 280/9 in their 50 overs. Brief Scores: Mumbai 331/7 in 50 overs (Tamore 93 not out, Sarfaraz Khan 55; Bora 3/74) beat Uttarakhand 280/9 in 50 overs (Yuvraj 96, Suchith 51; Shardul 2/28) …

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Golden duck for Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli scores 77 | Cricket News

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Golden duck for Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli scores 77 | Cricket News

It is a case of hit and miss thus far for Rohit Sharma as he fell for a golden duck in his second Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025/26 match for Mumbai against Uttarakhand. Fellow India veteran Virat Kohli, meanwhile, scored a 61-ball 77 against Gujarat at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Rohit had lit the ground up in Jaipur just about two days earlier, smashing 155 in 94 balls against Sikkim in front of a delighted crowd at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. That knock, in which Mumbai were chasing, only increased anticipation for the next match and the stadium was reportedly just beginning to full up when Rohit walked out to bat. However, the stands started emptying pretty soon when he fell off the last ball of the first over to Devendra Singh Bora. Kohli, who also had scored a century in his first match of the tournament for Delhi a couple of days ago, had a better outing in Bengaluru. He was looking set for a second consecutive century as he raced to …

Luthra Brothers Cover And Duck Faces As They Leave For Goa From Delhi Airport | Video | India News

Luthra Brothers Cover And Duck Faces As They Leave For Goa From Delhi Airport | Video | India News

Last Updated:December 17, 2025, 08:05 IST The Luthra brothers had fled to Thailand’s Phuket, hours after the December 6 blaze at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, which killed 25 people. Luthra brothers at Delhi airport. (Image: PTI) The Luthra brothers — Gaurav and Saurabh — co-owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a fire on December 6, landed at Delhi airport earlier on Wednesday morning. Both were handed over to Goa Police and are now being taken back to the state. In a video shared by news agency PTI, the two brothers can be seen at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi, while the police can be seen escorting them before being taken to Goa. The Luthra brothers can be seen with their faces covered and surrounded by police officers. The Luthra brothers had fled to Thailand’s Phuket, hours after the December 6 blaze at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, which killed 25 people. The deportation process began over the weekend, as a court in Delhi denied …

Babar Azam scores 9th duck in T20Is in Tri-series match vs Zimbabwe | Cricket News

Babar Azam scores 9th duck in T20Is in Tri-series match vs Zimbabwe | Cricket News

Former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s T20I form continued to let him down as he scored a duck against Zimbabwe in the first match of the Tri Series on Tuesday. This was Babar’s 3rd duck in his last 6 T20I matches and he is currently third in the list of players who have scored the most ducks for Pakistan in the shortest format with 9. The list is topped jointly by Saim Ayub and Umar Akmal who have both scored 10 ducks. The 31-year-old Babar recently broke a streak of 807 days and 83 international innings without a century last week when he scored a hundred against Sri Lanka in the ODI series in Rawalpindi. In the Zimbabwe match on Tuesday though, his ordinary form in T20Is continued when he was trapped LBW by Brad Evans after just facing 3 balls. Pakistan, however, won the match by 5 wickets with Fakhar Zaman (44), Usman Khan (37), Mohammad Nawaz (21) and Saim Ayub (22) chipping in as the Men in Green chased down the 147-run target set …

Rohit Sharma’s Incredible Gesture For Vaibhav Suryavanshi After RR Star’s 2-Ball Duck

Rohit Sharma’s Incredible Gesture For Vaibhav Suryavanshi After RR Star’s 2-Ball Duck

Rohit Sharma encouraged Vaibhav Suryavanshi after the game© X (Twitter) Rajasthan Royals youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi couldn’t continue his hot form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, as he was dismissed for a 2-ball duck against Mumbai Indians on Thursday. Vaibhav came into the fixture on the back of a lot of hype, having become the youngest batter to score a century in the IPL in the previous fixture. But, the Mumbai Indians battle turned out to be completely different for Vaibhav as he failed to even open his account. As RR ended up losing the game by a margin of 100 runs, MI superstar Rohit Sharma‘s gesture for the teenager went viral. The defeat against Mumbai officially resulted in the Royals’ elimination from the IPL playoffs race. As the two teams exchanged handshakes after the match, Rohit walked up to Vaibhav and shared a few words of encouragement with the youngster, who would understandably be feeling low about his performance in the match. “He will learn. Encouraging words from Rohit Sharma there, …

Rita Ora’s jaw drops seeing husband’s stunning Masked Singer Lucky Duck reveal | Watch | Hollywood

Rita Ora’s jaw drops seeing husband’s stunning Masked Singer Lucky Duck reveal | Watch | Hollywood

May 02, 2025 06:59 AM IST Rita Ora’s mouth was left open, quite literally, as her husband was revealed as the Lucky Duck on The Masked Singer season 13’s semi-finals episode Rita Ora’s mouth was left open, quite literally, as her husband was revealed as the Lucky Duck on The Masked Singer season 13’s semi-finals episode earlier this week. The singer is married to Oscar-winning director Taika Waititi. This comes as the show has been teasing Lucky Duck’s identity throughout the season, but the unmasking happened only earlier this week. Rita Ora’s reaction to her husband’s reveal at the Masked Singer(Instagram/Masked Singer) Lucky Duck, after appearing at the end of the semi-finals episode, unmasked himself. Generally, panelists are given a chance to guess the characters’ identity. The contestants on the ‘Semi-Finals Night’ were Group A’s Coral, Group B’s Pearl and Boogie Woogie, and Group C’s Mad Scientist Monster. The four were split into two faceoffs this week, with the winners of those faceoffs going to the finals. Pearl and Mad Scientist Monster won their initial …

RR vs MI: How Vaibhav Suryavanshi fell for a duck by a swinging ball from Deepak Chahar | Ipl News

RR vs MI: How Vaibhav Suryavanshi fell for a duck by a swinging ball from Deepak Chahar | Ipl News

“He has to learn to deal with failures,” Ian Bishop screamed as Vaibhav Suryavanshi stood, hands on hip, in disappointment after getting dismissed for a zero against Mumbai Indians. It was the swinging ball from Deepak Chahar that did the trick. The first ball had been fuller, an attempted yorker that he dug out to the off side. In the last game , his sensational hundred was ended by a yorker from Prasidh Krishna. The next ball from Chahar was full, but not yorker length. But it started from outside leg stump and moved to outside off. Vaibhav went for the big leg side shot but the bat handle turned in his hands, and he couldn’t clear midon. Story continues below this ad In the last game, Gujarat Titans seamers couldn’t get the ball to swing or seam, and kept hitting length or back of length. And he kept walloping them to the on side. On the two occasions, that Ishant Sharma angled the ball across him, he had topedged it to thirdman boundary. While …