Eat rasgullahs to stay young

Till now there had been "n" number of ways told to us to keep you fit & Stay Young but this method is really sweet.

As per Times of India report:

Pop a rasgullah and improve your eyesight and remain young. Sounds far-fetched? But now this is possible with a carrot-laced rasgullah being launched in the market.

The sweetmeat enriched with vitamin A and anti-oxidants, better known as the herbal rasgullah, has been prepared by the food technology department of Jadavpur University in Kolkata.

So dear friends, do eat lot of these West Bengal sweet, rasogullahhhhssssss

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Where degrees are sold like toffees

Welcome to AMU, Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh state of India, where Hostels have become shelters for goons and education is secondary to politicking and gangsterism. Aligarh Muslim University is one of India's oldest universities which has been in the news for all the wrong reasons........Read full story here.....AMU: Where degrees are sold like toffees

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Japan Airlines fined for serving Beef

A consumer court in New Delhi has imposed a fine on Japan Airlines for serving beef to a devout Hindu during a flight, a newspaper reported Friday.

The State Consumer Redressal Forum on Thursday slapped a fine of 50,000 rupees (1,258 dollars) on Japan Airlines for serving beef to a Delhi resident, GL Aggarwal, who had taken a flight to San Francisco on September 13, the Hindustan Times reported.

"The hurting of sentiments cannot be measured in terms of money. However taking into consideration the deficiency of service on part of Japan Airlines, we have to compensate in terms of money," the forum's president KK Chopra was quoted by the newspaper as saying.

The order comes three months after another consumer court in Delhi asked a domestic airline to pay a compensation of 20,000 rupees to a vegetarian who had a similar experience.

Aggarwal had complained to the court that though he had specified that he wanted an vegetarian meal on the flight he was given beef as there were no more vegetarian meals.

Hindus worship and respect the cow as a matriarchal figure for her gentle qualities and providing milk and dairy products for a largely vegetarian diet. The cow holds a honoured place in the Hindu society and the consumption of beef is prohibited.

Cow slaughter is currently banned in all Indian states except Kerala in the south and Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura in the north-east.

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College to levy Rs 100 fine for bunking

For banning movement of girls on the streets during college hours on the ground that their presence was "a threat to law and order encouraging criminal elements and crimes against girls", the management of a premier girls' college in Dhanbad in Bihar state of India has decided to impose a fine of Rs 100($2.5) on students leaving college premises during study hours.Read more...........Dhanbad college to levy Rs 100 fine for bunking

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Who cancelled the flight? It was Rat

Just the presence of a rat inside a flight led to it's cancellation. A Port Blair-bound "Indian" flight cancelled its journey minutes before take off from here today as the pilot noticed a rat inside the aircraft.

All 142 passengers had boarded the Airbus A-320 aircraft when the rat was found, airport sources said.

As the pilot refused to take off with the rat onboard, all passengers were disembarked and a thorough search was launched for the "ticket less passenger", the sources said.

As the search proved fruitless for hours, the flight was cancelled and the passengers were accommodated in various city hotels, Indian sources said.

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Hammer Man

Who is this 'Hammer man'? He is a psychopath killer who uses some heavy implement or stone and attacks only women. In this year alone, he has killed eight women till date in the same locality of Delhi & in the last 3 years he has killed 24 women in similar incidents. Read more........'Hammer men' kill another Delhi woman

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Worker dragged by tractor over refusal to work

A dalit labourer from Morena in Madhya Pradesh state of India paid a big price for his refusal to plough a field, who was allegedly tied to a tractor and dragged till he was injured by two persons in Murdav village of Morena district..........Read full story ........Dalit dragged by tractor over refusal to work

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Toppings of ants and worms on Students meal

Students of Rajpur Gujarati school (municipal ward number 18) — 800 in all in Ahemedabad city in Gujarat state of India — were in for surprise when they were served their mid-day meal of khichdi and dry mung with toppings of ants and worms..........Read full story here.......Students' meal infested with worms

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Teachers climb water tank, why?

It was a scene from Bollywood film Sholay, as nine EGS (education guarantee scheme) teachers, including five women, climbed to the top of an about 400-foot high water tank and threatened to commit suicide by jumping from it if their demands were not met............Read full story.........Angry teachers hit the top

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Deer, foxes, pigeons, crows wait for this 'friend' to bring food

Here is 60 years old Chaganlal Mali, from Bikaner in Rajasthan state of India. Whenever, he reaches the woods every evening, there is a crowd eagerly waiting - deer, foxes, pigeons, crows - for the food that he unfailingly brings them.

Chaganlal, who runs a betel nut shop in the city, has been taking grain and leafy vegetables for his bird and animal friends for the past seven years, undeterred by sweltering heat or severe cold.

He arrives at 4 in the evening and spends four to five hours feeding wild animals and birds in the forested area between Murlidhar Vyas Colony and Naal, about four kilometres from Bikaner, in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan.

'I am doing this for over seven years. I began this when this part of Rajasthan was passing through one of the worst droughts in 2000,' as per Chaganlal.

'I saw many animals dying because of lack of water and food. So I decided to bring these things for them. And since then, it has become a ritual for me.'

He begins his day arranging for the food and water he has to carry for the animals.
'Three or four people help me. We do this out of our love for these birds and animals,' Chaganlal said. 'As soon I reach the forest with food in my hand, the animals and birds, especially the deer and crows, come close to me.

'The animals are able to smell the food and turn up in good numbers.

'I usually take rice, jowar, pearl millet and green vegetables, and they love it. I thank god for giving me the power to do this.

'When I started coming there, a lot of rabbits would come for the food. But now I don't see any. Only the deer, foxes, wild cats, blue bulls and birds come. Maybe the rabbits have fallen prey to poaching,' Chaganlal said.

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Celina Jaitley Turns Prankster

Here is Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley who played a practical joke on an unsuspecting New Zealand director by teaching him insults in Hindi language.

At a party during the recent filming of "Love Has No Languages" in New Zealand, Jaitley urged Kiwi director Ken Khan to greet Indian guests by saying: "Namaste, tera baap chor hain," or "Greetings, your father is a thief."

Khan fell for it.

"You should have seen the expression on the guests' faces when Ken actually said that to them. They were just stunned and did not know how to react," Jaitley told the Mumbai Mirror newspaper. "Of course, later I told the guests that it was a prank that I had played on him."

The movie about cross-cultural romance has Jaitley playing an Indian girl brought up in New Zealand who falls in love with Kiwi actor Ben Mitchell. The romance sets Jaitley on a collision course with her conservative parents who want her to marry an Indian.

Jaitley is among a growing number of Indian actors starring in overseas productions.

Jaitley won the Miss India contest in 2001 as a beauty queen and made her Bollywood debut two years later. She has since acted in more than 10 Hindi-language movies.


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Free-for-all fight between the bride and bridegroom's relatives

It was a free-for-all fight between the bride and bridegroom's sides with the latter being beaten and chased by the bride's relatives after the bridegroom's family asked for a car as dowry. Incident happenned in a village near Tanda town in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district.

Relatives of the bride, Jaswinder Kaur, had decided to call off the wedding before the ceremony began but not before teaching a lesson to the family of groom Gurvinder Singh, an army solider. On Tuesday, when the groom's wedding party arrived at the venue of the wedding near Miani village, about 200 km from Chandigarh, the bride's party started raising slogans against them for demanding dowry. Even Jaswinder, dressed in her bridal finery, joined her relatives in sloganeering.

The groom's party tried to flee from the spot but were chased by village youths. Though the groom managed to escape in one vehicle, the bride's side caught his mother and some other relatives and they were given a sound thrashing.

The groom's mother was forced to bow before the bride and seek her forgiveness by touching her feet repeatedly.

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16-year Teen marry 40-year-old Woman

A 16-year-old boy from Nangloi in West Delhi,claims to have legally married a 40-year-old woman. The two, who had met on the internet, told the police that they got married at the Hadimba temple in Manali.

According to the police, the two chatted on the internet for several weeks before deciding to meet in a restaurant. The boy told the police that it was a case of love at first sight and that they fell madly for each other. Read more...........He's 16, she's 40; they're married

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Village women impose ban on liquor

Here are courageous women of Haryana. Fed up with drinking habits of their spouses and male members, women of Babbanpur village in Fatehabad district in the state led by their Sarpanch (village head) have imposed prohibition in the village.Read full story........Haryana village women impose ban on liquor

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Fatwa against Salman Khan

It seems Muslim Clerics in India are in a habit of issuing "Religious Decrees" / "Fatwas" every now & then which at times seem amazing & weird. Earlier, once they said Mobile ringtones are un-islamic, read "Quran Verses As Ringtones, Not Allowed". Then they declared Suicide is 'Un-Islamic'. Then it was which said that Co-education system is “unlawful” . Then there was another one which called for banning photography for Muslims.

Now here is another Fatwa that has been issued against Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan. Salman Khan came into trouble following issuance of a fatwa by Ifta-Manzar-e-Islam of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh state of India against idol worship.

Mufti Fakir Qadri Mohammad Farukh Gafrutula had issued the fatwa early this week on behalf the Ifta-Manzar-e-Islam on worshipping of idols by any Muslim.

The Mufti, while talking to UNI from Bareilly, stressed that the fatwa was not particularly against Salman Khan.

Under the fatwa, a Muslim will have to read the 'Kalma' again to re-enter Islam if he or she worships an idol.

The fatwa was sought by Maulana Adnan Raza Kadri of All India Raza Action Committee.

On Sunday last, media reports said that Salman Khan and his family members worshipped the idol of Lord Ganesh and danced during the immersion of the idol.

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Devotees face Rs. 4 million fine

Organisers of a Ganesh Puja marquee in the national capital-New Delhi have been caught stealing power and are likely to face a fine of Rs.4 million.

A theft detection squad of power distribution company BSES caught organisers of a Ganesh Puja 'pandal' in Karol Bagh for stealing 107 KW of electricity.Read full story..........Ganesh devotees face Rs.4 mn fine over power theft

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74-year-old Sets Off On Cycle Expedition

A 74-year-old veteran of the 1962 India-China war, set off on a new course - cycling from the army's Western Command headquarters at Chandimandir near Chandigarh to Goa. Read full story here...........74-year-old war veteran sets off on cycle expedition

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Sell off your wife to pay your loan

Here is Prakash Sarwankar (38) from Mumbai in Maharashtra state of India, who died a broken man. Sarwankar’s suicide note tells a poignant tale of how he was mentally harassed by the recovery agents of ICICI Bank. In the suicide note in Marathi, Sarwankar wrote that the agents told him, “If you cannot repay the bank loan of Rs 50,000, sell off your wife, your kids, yourself, sell everything at your home...................Read full story......Sell off your wife to pay your loan

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Head banging thief gets helmet

A thief in Bangalore in Karnataka state of India got a helmet from police.It’s not that wearing helmet is mandatory for criminals in Karnataka.

It’s just that notorious thief Manjunath alias pigeon Manju has this strange habit of banging his head against the wall every time he is arrested.Read full story here..........Cops give helmet to head banging thief

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Children of Witches

Here are Children of Witches who have started a social revolution in villages of Jharkhand state of India. Daughters and granddaughters of women who were once branded witches are coming forward to root out the social evil.

"My grandmother was blamed for everything taking place in the village, be it the death of a cow or a buffalo. One day I decided to stand up against this. When they once came to beat my grandmother, I stood at the doorway and asked them to kill me first. The villagers retreated," Poonam said.

"I took up the matter with the panchayat leaders and argued that if my grandmother could kill anyone, then why couldn't she protect herself from the wrath of the villagers. The panchayat accepted my argument and agreed not to harass my grandmother," she said.

Read full story at New Kerala.com...........Children of 'witches' fight social stigma

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Man used a pigeon to loot houses

Here is 26-year-old Manjunath from Bangalore city in Karnataka state of India who used pigeons not as a messenger but as a partner in his profession to loot houses and made a fortune...........Read full story.......Man used a pigeon to loot houses

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Cops pose as thieves and wives

In Pune city in Maharashtra state of India, Cops nowadays are disguising as 'thieves' & wearing 'burqas' to nab the criminals..................Read full story...........When police pose as thieves and wives

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Monkey stalls operations at Airport

It was monkey business at New Delhi's international airport & wildlife officials were struggling to catch a monkey which sneaked inside the security area of the airport. Monkey stalled operations at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport for a few hours, delaying passengers and senior officials, media reports and officials said Monday.

The trouble began after the simian was spotted by passengers at the airport's security hold area on Sunday evening, the Economic Times reported quoting official sources.

Soon after, authorities closed two gates, generally used for movement of important people or VIPs and summoned a team from an NGO called Wildlife SOS to catch the unusual visitor.

The report said the monkey had triggered panic amongst passengers and the entry through the gates was denied to VIPs, officials and passengers for a couple of hours.

'The monkey had apparently been frequenting the airport for a few weeks now and has been found staying between the false and actual ceilings. But we have not been able to capture him since there is a huge tangle of wires there,' Karthik Satyanarayan from the Wildlife SOS told the paper.

Baiju Raj, another official at the Wildlife SOS said the operations were restored after a few hours but the monkey was still not captured as the NGO was awaiting permission from the authorities.

It was not the first time that passengers at the New Delhi airport were troubled by unwelcome intruders.

In March, a rat had delayed an international flight by more than three hours. In November last year, a rabid dog entered the airport and bit four people before it was captured in a three-hour chase.

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Convicted of murder, teen to clean toilets

A teenager has been ordered to clean toilets at Civil Hospital for two years. The judgment was delivered in a murder case against a juvenile by a chief judicial magistrate (CJM) court at Sonepat in Haryana state of India. Read more......Convicted of murder, teen to clean toilets

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Man goes down a manhole & sleeps

In a bizzare incident a man from Kolkata in West Bengal State of India went down a manhole and slept there before being lured with the promise of bread to come out...........Read full story at Sify......Man goes to sleep in manhole

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Weird record holders of India

Below are some of the Indian record holders for some of their weird acts:

1) Radhakant Bajpai holds a record for growing his ear hair more than five inches long.

2) Vadivelu Karunakaren holds a record for skipping 10 miles in 58 minutes.

3) Arvind Morarbhai Pandya holds a record for running 940 miles backward in 26 days and seven hours.

4) 'Orissa man claims a record for cracking open 72 coconuts by elbow!' as per the Hindustan Times, a leading newspaper. 'Uttar Pradesh boy can write on mustard seeds!' said a headline.

5) As per the Times of India: 'A Man looks to set world record pulling vehicles with mustache.'

6) Guinness Rishi _ yes, his name is Guinness & he holds a record for downing a bottle of ketchup in 39 seconds. Rishi changed his first name from Har Parkash to Guinness after earning a record for being part of a team that kept a motor scooter in motion for 1,001 hours. To claim the record for oldest adoptee, he adopted his 61-year-old brother-in-law. (He's going to beat that one again now that he's 'working with a 90-year-old.') He built the world's tallest sugar cube tower at 64 inches. Rishi is so passionate about Guinness that he wrote in his will _ the longest will in the world, of course _ that he wants his record books used as the kindling at his cremation. (His wife, Bimla, claims to have the record for shortest will in the world: 'All to son.')

7) In June, a doctor couple in southern India boasted that their 15-year-old son had tried to become the world's youngest surgeon by delivering a baby by Caesarean section _ a procedure they proudly filmed.

8) Last year, a 4-year-old boy attempted to run 43 miles to earn a spot in a local record book. Doctors stopped the child after 40 miles and found him to be undernourished and anemic. His coach has been arrested and charged with torturing the child.

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Tea vendor paid Rs 8 lakh as income tax

A vendor who sells tea and snacks in Pali district paid Rs 8 lakh ( US$ 20,000) as income tax after officials found undeclared assets worth Rs 25 lakh(US$ 62,500). The vendor, whose stall is in Rohit village on the Jodhpur-Pali road in Rajasthan state of India, paid the amount yesterday.

The officials also seized Rs 1 crore in cash during a raid on a gutkha manufacturer’s premises.

The raids were conducted at the premises of the businessman located in Jodhpur, Mumbai, Udaipur, Kota, Bikaner and Ajmer

During the raids, jewellery worth several lakh rupees were also found from four lockers owned by the businessman.

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Accountant quits 'boring' job, turns highway robber

Here is the story of an accountant who left his job of accountancy as he was getting too bored with his job. So this 31-year-old Rajib Chatterjee from West Bengal state of India got attracted to the life of a highwayman robbing people. Over the years, he built up a gang and a notoriety that would put even hardened criminals to shame.......Read full story........Accountant quits 'boring' job, turns highway robber

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Superstitions of Bollywood stars

In Indian film Industry "Bollywood", all the stars from Amitabh Bachchan to Sanjay Dutt, and Kareena Kapoor to Govinda — they all resort to lucky mascots, gems, colours and charms. Below are pet superstitions of some Bollywood stars in India:

Bobby Deol: He was extremely superstitious before, but is gradually giving it up. “Earlier, I would touch wood for almost everything and used to keep a block of wood in my bag; not anymore. I wear yellow on Thursdays since I’m a Vishnu( Indian God) devotee, and I won’t get rid of this habit. Fortunately for me, a cat crossing the road has always proven to be lucky,” he says.

Actress Nagma: She waits for someone to cross the road once it’s crossed by the kali billi ( black cat) . And she isn’t the only one.

Actress Riya Sen too believes in this one, along with a few others. Says Riya, “I also believe that making your pets dance, having scissors directly placed on your hand and staying in room No. 13 are all ill-omens. But I can ditch these if I want to,” she says.

Being obsessed with a particular letter are also typical of Bollywood. The K fixation of Ektaa Kapoor, Karan Johar and Rakesh Roshan is well known.

Jeetendra also reportedly changed his name before joining films. The other member of the Kapoor family to have changed the spelling of his name is actor Tusshar Kapoor. But, he says, “I can change it back to the original one and it won’t make a difference to me. I did it since my mom asked me to. I follow tarot card reader Sunita Menon’s advice, but I’m not superstitious otherwise,” he says.

Diana Hayden: She believes in just one superstition. “I throw salt over my left shoulder if I drop some. It doesn’t make any sense, but I can’t get rid of the habit and am very embarrassed about it,” she says.

Aishwarya Rai: She wears huge white lucky stones.

Lata Mangeshkar: She considers her mammoth diamond ring lucky.

Shilpa Shetty: She wears a yellow sapphire after she tasted success.

Kunal Kapoor: He always leaves a bit of food on his plate after finishing his meal.

Weird habits indeed.

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Behind every successful Man there is a Woman

For a Punjab engineer from Mohali in Punjab state of India, it was his wife who proved to be the woman behind this man's success as he won a bounty of Rs.10 million(US$ 2,50,000)in the state lottery as his wife forced him to buy a ticket.

The man, Kulwinder Singh, won the Rakhi bumper of Punjab State Lottery and he says his wife Maninder Kaur proved lucky for him. They were married in April.

'I was never interested in buying a lottery ticket. But this time my wife insisted that I buy a ticket. And to make her happy I bought it,' a visibly happy Kulwinder said after winning the lottery.

He now plans to buy a house from the money he has won.

Originally hailing from Kashmir, Kulwinder's family settled in Mohali, a suburb of Chandigarh, a few years ago.

The Punjab State Lottery is quite popular in the state and other parts of the country. Lotteries are, however, banned in neighbouring Haryana and Chandigarh.

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Boy in Burqa (Viel)

Here is the story of a boy who tried to help "One of his friends who didn't have a girlfriend and was teased by his friends & the boy volunteered to disguise himself as a girl to show their other friends that they were wrong,"...........Read full story.........Boy's burqa plan flops at multiplex

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All the men in Village, pl. strip off

In a bizzare incident, every man in Boraj village in Rajasthan state of India was made to strip to his underwear for inspection before village leaders investigating the rape and murder of a woman, as per police and villagers.

Members of the village council publicly inspected the bodies of around 1,500 men and boys one by one for signs of a violent struggle in Boraj village in Rajasthan state of India.

"This is a very old tradition of the panchayat," Tara Rawat, the village's elected leader, said.

Every male between 10 and 60 was inspected, Rawat said.

However they found no marks that might connect any of the men with the crime.

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Teacher snips off student's tuft, angers Vaishnavites

A teacher, snapped a student's crest in Krishnagore in West Bengal state of India & proceeded to hang it on the blackboard to the humiliation of the student, who was a member of the Vaishnava sect. The incident has sent the sect up in arms. Read more...........Teacher snips off student's tuft, angers Vaishnavites

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Proud father of a son at age 15

What is common between "Nanu Ram Jogi" aged 90 & "Khiya Ram Jat" aged 15? Both belong to Rajasthan state of India & both became a proud father of a son at their age. While "Nanu Ram Jogi", a farmer, became the world's oldest new dad having fathered his 21st child at 90, "Khiya Ram Jat", a 15-year-old eighth-grader at a government school in Barmer, became the proud father of a son around the same time............So now here is youngest dad in India too..........Read more.........Not even 15, but already a proud father of a son

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Bribe is Official now!!!!!

Bribe is official now at least with Municipal Corporation of Ghaziabad (MCG) in Uttar Pradesh State of India. Over here MCG has institutionalize the corruption as it was unable to check the corruption.

Isn't it weird that, MCG is now officially accepting bribes paid through cheques ( Pay orders) that would otherwise have gone into the pockets of its officials. Read more.......A municipality that officially takes bribes!

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Father sells nine-month-old son for liquor

In a weird incident Sanjay Mahto, a resident of Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district has reportedly sold his nine-month-old son to buy liquor.
He sold his son to a hotel owner last month. When his wife, Kamla protested, she was thrown out of the house along with two other children.............Read more.......Father sells nine-month-old son for liquor

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Loudspeakers used for news updates

Newspapers read over the loudspeaker in a remote village in Manipur state of India keep villagers updated about current events.

The Paothang Channel is the only source of news for the thousands of villagers in Takhel village situated in the Baruni hills in Imphal district.

The villagers have thanked K. Biren Singh, a farmer, for deciding to launch the loudspeaker news reading programme.

Every morning, Singh and another villager, Romita Devi, read out the news from regional newspapers through a microphone. It reaches villagers via loudspeakers.

Singh initiated the programme with the help of the district council, which made arrangements for microphones and other equipment.

The news is read out from the Takhel Primary School. "Though sometimes the news is dated, it has made people more aware," said L. Irabanta Singh, the headmaster of school.

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Study in graveyard for high marks

Patna, Sept 10: Students in Sherghati, a town 50 km from Gaya in Bihar state of India, have chosen a graveyard to study, believing that the spirits there will help them score good marks in their examinations............Read more.....Study in graveyard for high marks

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Rewind to your previous lives

What is the hottest fad among the upwardly mobile Indians? It's past life regression therapy (PLRT) that has become the hottest treatment for upwardly mobile Indians demanding answers to all of their life’s problems.

"The human soul is eternal and only keeps changing the body it inhabits. In PLRT, the idea is to take the soul back to the symptoms — sometimes centuries back — and deal with them," explains Delhi-based psychiatrist Sanjay Chugh, who learnt the art and science of PLRT from Weiss himself. Read more.......Today's hot fad: Rewind to your previous lives

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Woman cop beaten up by in-laws

A 28-year-old sub-inspector of Kolkata Police and her husband were thrashed by her in-laws at their Picnic Garden residence in Kolkata city in West Bengal state of India.

They were admitted to a nursing home.....Read full story....Woman cop beaten up by in-laws

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`Egg scam’ in Indian army

In India all types of scams happen, it can be land scam, money scam, cow fodder scam etc. etc. Latest in the line is `Egg scam’, which has surfaced in Udhampur based Northern Command of Indian Army. Senior brass in the command have served show cause notice on over fifty-two (52) officers allegedly involved in supply of `under-sized and `under weight’ eggs to the troops. Read more here about egg scam

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Kidnappers seal deal on legal papers

In a bizarre incident, Kidnappers of a boy made an agreement on stamp paper (legal paper in India) where the victim's family promises the kidnappers that they won't go to the cops after the hostage's release, and even if he is kidnapped again in future.

This happenned when, 14-year-old Saddam went missing from outside his house in Ratupura village near Moradabad in the heart of uttar Pradesh state of India. Read more........Kidnappers seal deal on stamp paper

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Photography banned for Muslims - Fatwa issued by Darul-uloom Deoband

It seems Muslim Clerics in India are in a habit of issuing "Religious Decrees" / "Fatwas" every now & then which at times seem amazing & weird. Earlier, once they said Mobile ringtones are un-islamic, read "Quran Verses As Ringtones, Not Allowed". Then they declared Suicide is 'Un-Islamic'. Then it was which said that Co-education system is “unlawful” . Now here is another one which calls for banning photography for Muslims.

In this regard a fatwa has been issued by Darul-uloom Deoband in Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh State of India which bans photography for Muslims & that has created a flutter in the community and beyond. The fatwa has called photographs unlawful and against Shariat.

Read more..........Deoband issues fatwa against photography

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Cop beaten by irate hubby

Here is an interesting story when a Cop was beaten by a man who was assaulting his wife in Bangalore in Karnataka state of India............Read full story.......Irate husband beats up cop

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Bizzare Incentives for Indian Hockey players

Indian Hockey Federation chief KPS Gill has prescribed a Rs 1000(US$ 25) bonus for every goal scored, but a fine of twice that amount for every one conceded.

It means that the Indian hockey team can actually end up losing money despite winning matches, especially high-scoring ones. Read more.......IHF proposes bizzare incentives

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Spitting workers to be punished in Mumbai

"Employees found spitting on civic premises will earn title of ‘Spit Employee of Today’, have their photographs displayed and will have to pay fine"

The above is the notice that is for the Employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai city in Maharashtra state of India. BMC has decided to slap fines on such offenders, paste their photographs across the civic premises and declare a ‘Spit Employee of Today’.

As per Mayor Shubha Raul,“It’s the right time for such a move. If their photographs are displayed, offenders will feel embarrassed and would not repeat such things,”

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Man bitten by Bear at Zoo

While at Zoo, beware of animals. A man at a zoo teasing a bear had to pay dearly as the furious animal reacted by biting his hand.

Caretakers at the zoo in Shimla in Himachal Pradesh state of India said that Mahmood, the visitor, put his hand through the cage and repeatedly touched the sloth bear.

Irritated, the bear held the man's hand in his jaws and let go only after the man screamed in pain. The bleeding man was rushed to a hospital and treated with 11 stitches.

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Boy tied to Horse, dragged for two km

In a shocking incident a ten-year-old boy was tied to it and dragged for 15 minutes by the Gujjars community members. Incident happened in Jalandhar in Punjab state of India.

The ordeal ended only when the badly injured boy, Etawari Lal, cried in pain and his parents raised an alarm.

The incident took place when the boy, along with his parents, was guarding the field of his landlord and a horse belonging to the Gujjars entered in it for grazing.

The boy chased the animal away following which the owners of the horse tied the boy to the animal and brutally dragged him, according to a complaint registered by the parents.

Etawari Lal said the "horse was grazing and I went to stop it. Some boys from the Gujjar community came and beat me up. They tied me to the horse and dragged me on the ground".

The injured boy was taken to a hospital and a complaint was lodged with the police, SHO Sakkatar Singh said.

However, when the investigation was on, parents of the boy approached him for withdrawal of their complaint, most probably after striking a compromise, Singh said.

The parents have now said that it was an accident and nobody was to be blamed for it.

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Fire Engines are not for Film Shooting

Recently bollywood star Ajay Devgan wanted to film rain sequence for his upcoming film "U Me Aur Hum". Earlier he had attempted filming the sequence using water tankers. But he was not too happy with the results as the machines were not powerful enough and did not give the desired effect. Then Ajay approached the fire brigade department for a few fire engines.

As per one source, “The fire brigade department was taken aback at our request. After much dilly-dallying they said that they cannot give out the machines for a film shoot.”

Below was the reply of the fire brigade department:

“Devgan did come to us and wanted these fire engines for shooting. However, we maintain that these machines are used only to put out fires in the city and not for any other purpose.”

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How to catch Snakes? Join Classes now

Wanna learn how to catch snakes, here is a teacher who teaches this trick. Meet Chaman Singh Chauhan from Udaipur, the city of lakes in India's desert state of Rajasthan, who takes classes on snakes, their habits, their habitats and even how to catch them!!!!!!!!

Everything and anything on snakes is taught in his class - their identification, their ways, antidotes to their bites and also anecdotes associated with the slithering beings.

Chauhan, a snake lover, has been taking these classes for nearly four years now at his home in Udaipur and that too free of cost. His classes on snakes attracts 10-15 people each session. And his students could be anywhere between 9 years old and 25 years old.

While his theory classes look like any normal tuition session, his practical lessons - complete with live snakes for demonstration - could give anyone a fright. Snakes are caught for imparting knowledge to students and they are later released in the nearby forest area, he clarified.

'I tell my students that in Rajasthan over 250 species of snakes are found and of these only four are poisonous. Cobra and viper are the most poisonous and most of the snakes do not come near human territory,' explained Chauhan, who is considered an encyclopedia on snakes.

'We have a lot of misconceptions about snakes. Most of the snakes are man's friend as they save crops in the field by eating rats and other rodents,' he pointed out.

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Ticketless passenger thrown out of train - dies

Surath Pandey aged 26 died when he was thrown out of a running train allegedly by four Travelling Ticket Examiners (TTEs) after he failed to produce his ticket near Katwa railway station in Bardhaman district in West Bengal State of India. Read more.......Ticketless passenger thrown out of train

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Miracle peepal tree is oozing water

In India there is no dearth of miracle believers. Sometimes they see Lord Ganesha on a tree trunk & sometimes they see the Lord on a wall. Sometimes sea water becomes sweet & sometimes honey starts dripping from the picture of "Sai Ram". In the same line of those believers here is another miracle.

People of Gopalpur in Behala in West Bengal state of India are suddenly astonished with a 'miracle'. Over here a peepal tree adjacent to Behala Flying Club is oozing water for the last five days. A similar phenomenon had recently taken place in Madhya Pradesh state of India also, where people queued up to drink water from a 'miracle tree'. Read full story here......Hundreds flock to 'miracle tree'

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A village where houses have no doors

Recently Sanjay Dutt, the famous bollywood star visited the “Shingnapur Shani Temple”. He has been facing the legal problems from sometime and had to stay in jail. He visited the temple to pray for getting relieved from his problems. Now here below is about the “Shingnapur Shani Temple” where the temple is without a roof & the villagers of Shingnapur have their houses without doors and without any glass panes on the windows.


In today’s scientific world, the inexplicable events of God Shani in Shingnapur in Maharashtra state of India leave his devotees bewildered. No matter how much staunch an atheist one is, in the presence of Shani, one’s head automatically bows in reverence. Though there are many sacred places in Maharashtra devoted to God Shani, Shingnapur holds a unique significance. Shingnapur is situated on the Pune-Aurangabad Highway, about 70 kms far from Shirdi. Its unusual qualities make it a distinct place of pilgrimage any where in the world; one can realize it only after a personal visit.

Over here women are not allowed to worship the deity. Women are not allowed to touch the deity but they can have darshan from some distance.

God without a dwelling:

The swayambhu (natural-formed) idol of Lord Shani is of a natural black color. Standing eternally open on an altar for around 150 years, it is 5'-9" high and 1'-6" broad. Lord Shani never accepts any chhatra (shelter). This abode of Shani Dev is a massive roofless structure built on a square platform. It is open from all sides. This can well be witnessed as even in hot sun, whirlwind, rain, heat or cold, whatever the weather the deity stands here without a shelter. Many people in the past and even in the present have tried to raise a temple for the deity but in vain. "Lord Shani has invariably appeared in the dreams telling them, ‘I do not need any shelter’. He prefers to stay in the open and protects his devotees", believes a member of the Trust. It is an irony that even though Shingnapur is a very popular and important place of pilgrimage, it has to date no temple to house the unusual deity and to enhance its beauty.

Village having houses without doors:

Shingnapur, a sleepy village of around 3000 people, has no doors and no glass panes on the windows of the local houses. One uses either wooden planks or curtains on the doors just to ward off stray animals. The practice of bolting or locking the houses is conspicuous by its absence. And this all is reportedly done at the "command of Lord Shani". No theft ever occurs here, as the Lord Shani, the guardian deity of the village is always there to mete out instant punishment” so claim the residents of Shani-Shinganapur and this claim has become its claim to fame.

As per the villagers: "We don’t find this practice strange anyway. We have been doing it for thousands of years. We keep our money and valuables in a bag or a box; they are never stolen. Even the devotees who come here for darshan are told not to lock their vehicles. There are no thieves. If anyone steals he will have to pay for his misdeed by the miracle of God Shani."

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Twins marry same woman

Till now you might have heard of twins having the same face, habits and likings, but have you ever heard of twins falling in love with the same woman and marrying her. Yes here are twins from Palia Gujar village in Uttar Pradesh state of India who loved & married the same woman.................Read Full Story........Twins marry same woman

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Traffic Cop slapped by impatient mother

An impatient mother when got stuck at a traffic stop & was running late for her son’s school, slapped a cop in Kolkatta city in West Bengal State of India.

Susmita Chandra (33) was taking her son to school when she got stuck at Cossipore crossing on BT Road at 10.30 am. After fuming for a while, she decided to investigate the reason for the jam. At the head of the bumper-to-bumper gridlock stood a taxi driver and a motorcyclist, fighting over a minor collision. Traffic constable Abdul Mannan Mullick stood some distance away.

Susmita went up to Mullick and allegedly shouted at him for "standing mute in the middle of the road". The constable also said something in reply, after which she slapped him across the face.

As per one eyewitness, Susmita seemed "extremely agitated" at being stuck in the jam and shouted at Mullick. "The cop was initially stunned by the slap. On seeing the woman rush across to the other side of the road, he blocked her way and contacted the traffic guard," he said.

This act of her's has landed her in jail for four days.

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3 year old reads newspapers and books

Here is this three-year old prodigy Arjya Niskam from the steel city of Rourkela in Orissa state of India who surprised everybody when he started reading newspapers and books and the fact is he is yet to start his schooling.

Arjya was born on May 14, 2004 in Rourkela and started reading newspaper headlines when he turned two years and seven months old. Arjya surprised many by reading election papers and slogans for mass education movement all written in Oriya language with clear pronunciation.

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Love Story of two Elephants

Here is the Love Story of two elephants where a wild tusker broke through the fence of a circus and eloped with a female circus elephant.

The incident occurred at Kumarbazar in Raniganj in West Bengal state of India, where the Olympic Circus had put up a tent 10 days ago.

Drawn by calls of the four female elephants in the circus, the 26-year-old tusker raided the circus, broke the tin barricade and barged into the stable where the female elephants were kept, reports said.

After scanning the four pachyderms, he finally settled for Savitri - four years older than him - and coaxed her into fleeing with him into the jungle. It didn't take long for Savitri to give in to his wild charms. Despite entreaties from her keeper, the female elephant broke free of her shackles and went with him into the jungle, where the residents spotted the two frolicking near a pond.

The tale of love and passion has shocked Savitri's manager Chandranath Banerjee, who has sought the Forest Department's help to trace the female elephant. "I have never seen anything like this. Savitri's loss could be huge as she was one of our prized elephants," he said.

The elephants were finally spotted moving from Badam Bagan to Nepali Para in Raniganj by a district Forest officer in Durgapur, Kumar Bimal.

When a team of Forest Department officials along with her keeper Kalimuddin Sheikh tried cajoling Savitri to come back, she entwined her trunk around her lover's leg in a show of defiance.

A crestfallen Kalimuddin said this was the first time she had disobeyed him.

"I have raised Savitri since childhood and she has always been obedient. But the tusker seems to have won her affection," he said.

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