Half of India defecates in the open but owns a Mobile Phone

New Delhi: Nearly half of India defecates in the open but at the same time more than 63 per cent have access to either a landline or a mobile phone.

And, even more interestingly nearly half (47.2 per cent) of India also have a television set at home.

Television also emerged as the key mode communication for India registering a 16 per cent growth over the last similar Census of 2001.

These, rather startling figures, were revealed today at Household Amenities Census 2011. In contrast, however, 58 per cent households have bathing facility within the premises. Read More................Half of India defecates in the open but owns a mobile phone: Household Amenities Census

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Three sons beat father to death over loud TV

Bhopal, A 55-year-old man was beaten to death in front of his mother by his three sons for watching television at high volume in a slum area here, police said Tuesday. Read More................Three sons beat father to death over loud TV

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Now, Deoband issues fatwa on body scan

NEW DELHI: Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom, Deoband, has issued a fatwa against full body scan saying it's against the sharia. Read More................Now, Deoband issues fatwa on body scan

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Bank auctions wrong house to recover loan

PATNA: Anita Singh, 47, and her husband Dwijendra Kumar have been chasing authorities since February 16. That day they came to know that their only house at Adarsh Colony in Muzaffarpur had been auctioned by Punjab National Bank (PNB) to recover a loan of Rs 5 lakh which their neighbour, Ajay Sharma, had taken from PNB's Bela branch in Muzaffarpur in 1999. Read More................Bank auctions wrong house to recover loan

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Woman delivers outside hospital, pig tries to drag baby

Bhopal, A newborn baby was dragged by a pig soon after her mother delivered her outside the government hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district, the baby’s father said Thursday. The baby was rescued. Read More................Woman delivers outside Guna hospital, pig tries to drag baby

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Son-producing clinics

AHMEDABAD: When district officials in Mehsana studied records of gynaecologists recently, they were stunned to find out that many were virtually running son-producing centres. Mehsana town is infamous with its ratio at just 760 girls per 1,000 boys - the lowest in the country. Read More................Son-producing clinics in Gujarat, 15 doctors penalized

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Stadium comes alive with buffaloes on the ramp!

Jind (Haryana), Every time a contestant stepped on the ramp, there were no ‘Uhs’ and ‘Aahs’ that normally go with ramp shows. But there was cheering and clapping. Not for any models though. Read More................Stadium comes alive with buffaloes on the ramp!

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Woman who duped Six ‘Husbands’

Jaipur, A 25-year-old woman was arrested in Rajasthan for duping at least six men whom she married before disappearing with gold and other valuables, police said. Two men who helped her have also been arrested.Sangeeta Devi, a resident of Banda in Sriganganagar district, and her accomplices, Parmesh and Krishna Kumar, belonging to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, were arrested Tuesday in Dholpur, some 200 km from Jaipur. Read More................Woman who duped six ‘husbands’ held

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Buffaloes to walk the ramp in India

Chandigarh, Touted as the first of its kind in the world, a pageant will be held in Haryana’s Jind town Wednesday where a popular breed of buffaloes will walk a special ramp.

The show, ‘Murrah on Ramp’, is being organised by Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying department at Arjun Stadium in Jind, 180 km from here. Read More................Buffaloes to walk the ramp in Haryana

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'Licence to Kill' but not to Drive

CHANDIGARH: A day after the death of four-year old Gehana in a hit-and-run case near her house in Sector 38, police have arrested 29-year-old Australia returned Sandeep Singh of Sector 70 in Mohali. This time, too, Chandigarh police have lost the opportunity to timely get the medical examination conducted to ascertain if the accused was under influence of any intoxicants. However, cops maintain that Singh was high on drugs at the time of incident on Monday. He doesn't even have a valid driving licence. The black SUV, which was registered on the name of Paramjit Kaur, mother of accused, was also impounded. Read More................'Licence to kill' but not to drive

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The thief who stole cars as per client's orders

Mumbai: Javed, alias Bablu Mukhtar Khan (28) specialised in what has to be one of the most niche skills on offer in the world of commerce: stealing and delivering cars, according to the specifications of the customer.

On Tuesday, the one-of-a-kind 'entrepreneur' was ensnared in a trap laid by Crime Branch. Cops revealed that he would receive orders for specific varieties of stolen cars. He would then scour the streets for the exact model in the dubious 'order', and then use the skills he had acquired as a duplicate key maker to break into the chosen car and race off with them, all in a matter of 15 minutes. Read More................The thief who stole cars as per client's orders

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Graduates not eligible for sweeper job!

Shimla, Graduation may not be a ticket for getting a job for cleaning Shimla’s streets.

The Shimla Municipal Corporation has rejected the candidature of seven applicants. They were graduates but had no experience of sweeping, corporation official Sonam Negi told IANS.Read More................Graduates not eligible for sweeper job!

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Dalit attacked for drinking from upper caste’s pot

HISAR: In a macabre act of caste violence, a Dalit youth in Saniyana village was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon and had his arm nearly chopped off for drinking water from an earthen pot belonging to an upper caste family. Read More................Dalit attacked for drinking from upper caste’s pot

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Runaway Bride Awarded for Revolting Against Lack of Loo

New Delhi, She was a runaway bride, but she won an award of Rs.5 lakh for revolting against the lack of toilet at her in-laws’ place.

Sulabh International, an India-based NGO for environmental sanitation, announced the cash award for newly-wed Anita Bai of a Madhya Pradesh tribal village, describing her as a “revolutionary of a different kind”.

Anita Bai, according to Sulabh, ran away from her in-laws’ place on the first night of her wedding to press the issue of lack of toilet there. Read More................Runaway bride awarded for revolting against lack of loo

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Dalit groom seeks police protection to ride Mare

Jaipur, A Dalit bridegroom in a Rajasthan village had to seek police protection to ride a mare as part of his marriage rituals following opposition from upper caste residents, police said Saturday.

Police said the villagers had threatened to harm the youth and his family members if he passed by their houses mounted on a horse on his wedding eve Friday. Read More................Dalit groom seeks police protection to ride mare

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Denied to dance at cousin's wedding, man hangs self

INDORE: A wedding turned out to be a tragedy when a close relative of the bride committed suicide after the 25-year-old was reportedly denied to dancing along with the 'baaratis' at Indira Ekta Nagar here on Saturday night.

According to the police, the marriage of the girl was to be solemnized on Saturday and the 'baraat' was supposed to come from Annapurna of the city. When the baarat reached there, the bride's cousin identified as Rajesh Beleem, son of Kailash also wanted to dance with others. Read More................Denied to dance at cousin's wedding, man hangs self

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Man murdered over Rs.50 (USD 1 $)

Ghaziabad, A fight over Rs.50 proved fatal for a technician who was stabbed to death by a milk dairy owner in the Sahibabad area of Ghaziabad Saturday, police said.

Ravindra Jatav was stabbed to death by Saurabh as he had not paid Rs.50 for the milk he bought from Saurabh on credit, Senior Superintendent of Police Raghubir Lal. Read More................Man murdered over Rs.50

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Branded witch and banished, woman seeks police help

Dungarpur (Rajasthan), A 50-year-old woman in Rajasthan’s tribal-dominated Dungarpur district has complained to police that she was branded a witch, tortured and banished from her village, police said Saturday.

The incident took place in Orabara village in Dungarpur district, some 550 km from Jaipur, and a case has been registered against two villagers. Police say an inquiry has been ordered. Read More................Branded witch and banished, woman seeks police help

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In Elections, Candidate Campaigns on Buffalo

Basti (Uttar Pradesh): Stirred by poverty in villages and rising fuel prices, a candidate has decided shun the use of costly vehicles and is seeking votes by riding a buffalo in the Basti Sadar assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh, which goes to polls next month.

Elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases from February 8 to March 3.

Prajatantrik Congress Party candidate Ghamalu Chaudhary said: “I am campaigning while sitting on a buffalo. The prices of petrol and diesel are at its peak. The big politicians from the big parties are campaigning while sitting in luxury cars, but I am working alongside the poor people and I have seen their poverty, and thus, I am campaigning by sitting on a buffalo.” Read More................Candidate shuns luxury, campaigns on buffalo in poll bound Uttar Pradesh

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Indian man killed for taking too long in toilet

Mumbai: An Indian man paid with his life when he kept ‘too long’ in the toilet at a slum in the country’s capital Mumbai. The 26-year-old was reportedly attacked by another man for taking too much time on the toilet.

During the fight between the two men, the suspect, who is now in police custody, allegedly struck the deceased on the head and that affected the brain. He fell down unconscious and died later when he was rushed to the hospital. Read More................Indian man killed for taking too long in toilet

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Caught on camera: Women beat man to death inside court

Ujjain: Ramesh Nigam, an accused in two murder cases, was been beaten to death by two women and their sons. The shocking incident happened inside a courtroom in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh on Monday, Jan 31.

The entire attack on Ramesh Nigam was been caught on camera and a case, based on the video, also has been filed against the attackers who have been identified as the family members of the murder victims. Read More................Caught on camera: Women beat man to death inside court

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Munnabhai goes hi-tech; uses bluetooth, mobile camera to crack exam

BANGALORE: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences acted smart this time. There were CCTVs at all exam centres, web monitoring with officials watching everything live, biometric attendance to avoid impersonation and enough number of invigilators and police on campus. But not enough to outsmart this student, the son of two highly educated doctors. He indulged in hi-tech copying in the PGET (Post-graduate Entrance Test) on Sunday. At least for a few minutes. Read More................Munnabhai goes hi-tech; uses bluetooth, mobile camera to crack exam

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School teacher forces girls to dance

BHOPAL: A school teacher in the tribal Betul district of Madhya Pradesh asked students to fetch liquor for him and then caned the girls, forcing them to dance in a closed classroom on Republic Day. The teacher, Mahesh Malviya, has been suspended and an inquiry ordered against him. Read More........School teacher forces girls to dance in Betul district of MP

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Corpse 'wakes up' before funeral pyre

An Indian woman narrowly escaped being burned alive after doctors wrongly declared her dead and relatives prepared her funeral pyre.
Grieving family members were about to place 72-year-old Magan Kanwar on the flames yesterday when she suddenly "woke up", The Times of India reported.

Female mourners who were bathing the "corpse" in preparation for the traditional send-off noticed she was breathing and the funeral in Jaipur, northwest India, was immediately halted.Read more: Corpse 'wakes up' before funeral pyre

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Drug fever high in Punjab elections

Punjab politicians had the voters literally on a drug high. Not only liquor, the candidates in fray ensured that people get the drug of their choice. The drug menu on table during a fortnight long elections had a wide range -- from heroin, poppy seeds, drug power, intoxicating tablets to syrup.

How easily and widely the drugs and intoxicants were available during the state elections could be gauged from the election commission's seizure of drugs worth Rs 40 crore. The drugs seized, are normally, not more than 10-15 % percent of the total circulation.Read More................Drug fever high in Punjab elections

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Rajinikanth website runs without internet! Not a joke

Bangalore: This is not to become one among the Rajinikanth jokes, but it's real. A website has been launched to honor, larger than-life, Indian film superstar that runs without an internet connection. Yes. You read it right.

www.allaboutrajni.com, is developed by Webchutney's creative director Gurbaksh Singh. As soon as visitors log onto this particular website, they get to read message that says, "He is no ordinary man, this is no ordinary website. It runs on Rajini Power." To proceed further into this specially designed website, the consumers must disconnect the internet connection as stated on the website. Read More................Rajinikanth website runs without internet! Not a joke

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Cow urine to ensure Political victory in polls?

New Delhi: While all political parties in a bid to lure more voters are adopting unique strategies ahead of the Assembly elections, the BJP has made a unique addition to their manifesto in Uttarakhand. They have said that if elected back to power, the BJP will engage in the production of filtered Gau Mootra (cow urine) in the state. Read More................Cow urine to ensure BJP's victory in Madhya Pradesh polls?

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Indian teacher shocked by his $10 billion bank balance

Mumbai: An Indian teacher had a pleasant shock when he checked his bank balance recently. When Parijat Saha checked his bank balance online last Sunday, he least expected to find $10 billion in the account. Read More................Indian teacher shocked by his $10 billion bank balance

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Dead Shammi Kapoor tweets on Twitter!

Mumbai: A recent tweet from dead Shammi Kapoor's account created quite a stir on the micro-blogging site, Twitter.

"Are you serious about starting your own business in 2012? you have to check this out - [URL redacted]," read the tweet. Read More................Dead Shammi Kapoor tweets on Twitter!

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Wedding Card worth Rs.100,000 (about $2,000)

New Delhi: They could be Swarovski studded, they could match the bride’s trousseau, they could come in multiple folds and, yes, they might just cost Rs.100,000 (about $2,000) each. Welcome to the world of the big fat Indian wedding card! Read More................Twinkling, bejewelled Indian wedding cards - got one yet?

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