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Published 19:42 IST, July 29th 2020

Good News: Rafale jets land in India, netizens pledge to save tigers; 5 positive stories

From Rafale jets landing in India to people pledging to save tigers, here are five good news stories to cheer up your mood amid challenging times.

Reported by: Aanchal Nigam
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While the challenges of this year don’t seem to end, people are coping up ways to find the ‘gloom in the doom’ from viral social media posts and kind gestures. Since the beginning of this year, unforeseen circumstances of a pandemic, protests, natural disasters have fortunately also paved the way for several inspirational and uplifting incidents. There’s a lot that goes through an individual’s mind these days while also facing the constant paranoia of maintaining personal hygiene. 

To dial down on the ‘negativity’, many people have been voluntarily searching for “good news”. Therefore, here is a compilation of five heartwarming stories that are unique as well as cheerful. From ‘man in the bubble’ to Rafale jets landing in India, these are five best from today.

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Rafale jets arrive in India

As the first five Rafale jets landed in India from France while being escorted by two SU30 MKIs, thousands of delighted Indians are flooding the social media platforms with their messages showcasing pride under the hashtags #WelcomeRafale and #RafaleInIndia. These much-awaited jets had entered the Indian airspace around 1:30 PM and were greeted by Indian Navy warship, INS Kolkata deployed in the western Arabian Sea. The Rafales made the touchdown at Ambala which will be their home base around 3:10 PM after successfully completing the 7,000-kilometre journey.

Read - Rafale Jets Arrive In India: Netizens Celebrate Proud Moment, Say 'welcome Home Beast'

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Netizens pledge to save tigers

This year is the tenth International Tiger Day. On this day, several countries will discuss issues related to tiger conservation and also try to come up with funds for wildlife preservation. Also, many celebrities also pitch in for International Tiger Day and try to spread awareness about the conditions of tigers using their massive social media presence. This year, various netizens took over to twitter to express their concern on the situation. 

Man roams in giant bubble to protect himself

A small video of a man from Belgrave wandering on the streets in a giant bubble ball to protect himself from the novel coronavirus is doing rounds on social media. The video is uploaded by Janine Rigby on Facebook. It is captioned as, "Only in Belgrave. The man is singing, I’m the man in the bubble! Thank you to this man for making us smile. This was a Random Act of Kindness!". 

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Read - Australia: Man Roams In A Giant Bubble To Protect Himself From Coronavirus, Watch

Duck outsmart a Tiger in hilarious video

A hilarious video has resurfaced on twitter and is going viral for the second time, depicting a great escape of the duck from a hungry tiger. Apparently the video is old and has already gone viral once. However, the video was shared again on the twitter account buitengebieden_ and is doing rounds again on social media, gaining lots of attention from netizens. 

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Read - Duck Manages To Outsmart A Tiger In This Hilarious Video; Watch

Texas bride's little brother flaunts dance moves

Weddings usually see the bride, the groom and their shenanigans. However, in a recent viral video, it seems a bride's little brother stole his sister's thunder on her wedding day. In the video, he could be seen dancing his heart out with killer moves on Savage by Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce. The guests cheered for the little man. He moved swiftly to the song and did not miss a beat. The video was originally posted by 'taylorgouldd' on TikTok.

Read - Texas Bride's Little Brother Steals Her Thunder On D-day With Epic Dance Moves; Watch

'Making the most of worst situation'

Monsoon is here and like many other cities that get deluged, Karachi is one of them. Images and videos of flooded roads and streets of Karachi are already doing rounds on social media. However, there is one video that has managed to steal the limelight and is gaining attention from the netizens and shows a man comfortably flowing with water, leaving people around him completely shocked. 

Read - 'Making The Most Of Worst Situation': Man Smoothly Floats On Flooded Streets, Watch Video

19:42 IST, July 29th 2020