Youth kills father over Rs.20 (US$ 0.5)

In a weird incident, a 22-year-old unemployed man in Orissa state of India allegedly killed his father for refusing to shell out Rs 20 (US$ 0.5) for consuming liquor at Tamada village, about 80 km from Rourkela.

Souika Pond, an alcoholic, asked his father Sukuru Pond (45), to give him Rs 20(US$ 0.5) for purchasing liquor, the police said.

On being refused, Souika attacked his father with a sharp weapon, killing him on the spot.

Efforts were on to nab the son who was absconding, the police said.

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13-year-old girl married off for Rs 70,000

In a shocking incident, a A 13-year-old minor girl has been allegedly married off to a 35-year-old man in Moga district in Punjab state of India by her relatives who took Rs 70,000 for it.

Police on Thursday said they have filed a case against eight persons from Faridkot and Moga districts in this connection. Read more......................................Minor girl married off for Rs 70,000 in Punjab

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Aircraft hits Neelgai (Blue Bull)

As many as 47 passengers of Air India flight -- IC 7801 -- from Delhi to Kanpur -- had a miraculous escape after the aircraft hit a wild cow on the Kanpur airport runway on Thursday (February 28).

The Air India flight IC-7801 hit a Neelgai (blue bull) as it came down on the runway and suffered an extensive damage to its nose with about a 1 feet deep hole. One of the propellers of the aircraft, a 48-seater ATR, was damaged. All passengers have escaped unhurt and have been sent to Allahabad via taxi. Read more......................Aircraft hits Neelgai on Kanpur runway

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Herbal Samosas

Residents of Shubhkher Village of Simour District in Himachal Pradesh state of India are manufacturing herbal samosas, which they plan to export to the United States.

An Indian national favourite samosas are traditionally made with potato and vegetable fillings.

The item is now poised to get spiced up with a variety of fillings ranging from herbal to mushroom and cheese to cater to American taste buds. Read more.................Now, herbal samosas for health-conscious

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An Extortionist who is a Model & MBA-holder

BANGALORE: He was a model and has an MBA degree. And his expertise is to mobilize ‘professionals' — in a span of 3 years, he recruited 16 gangsters. The plans of Ajit Kumar Singh (27) to form a gang fell through after he was arrested by the CCB police on Tuesday, in connection with a extortion case. Read more.......................Model, MBA-holder and extortionist

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Miraculous Escape

A newborn baby girl survived an ignoble birth after slipping down the toilet bowl of a moving Indian train onto the rail tracks when a 33-year-old pregnant woman from a village in Rajasthan unexpectedly gave birth while relieving herself near Ahmedabad city in Gujarat state of India. Read more...................................Pregnant woman uses train toilet and baby slips out

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Monkey Wedding

A few days ago there was a story of a man who had Married a dog, then it was Children getting married to puppies & now here is marriage of two monkeys. It seems all weird sort of marriages happen only in India.

Thousands of villagers in east India attended an unusual wedding last week between two monkeys, local media said.

The two-year-old bride, known as Jhumuri, dressed in a five-meter long sari, tied the knot with her groom three-year-old Manu at a temple ceremony in full Hindu tradition complete with wedding presents, the main gift being the couple's freedom from captivity.

The monkey marriage which was held in Ghanteswara village in Orissa state was performed by a priest who said it was a "unique experience," and the first time he had conducted a ceremony between monkeys.

The newly weds had been living locally prior to the ceremony. Jhumuri was found by her owner at a temple in the village. Her owner, Mamina, pledged that her pet would marry two years later in the same place she had found her.

"I feel as if my own daughter is getting married," Mamina said.

The three-year-old groom was raised in a nearby village by a couple who found him in an orchard. His owners said that the marriage was a unique chance to set the animals free.

Marriages between humans and other creatures are fairly frequent in Indian villages, and are usually intended to ward off spells and curses.

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Love for Bars drives man to steal cars

In Mumbai City a man who stole four-wheelers, dismantled their accessories and sold the spare parts, was arrested on Monday. The money he used to earn from the sale was used to fund his frequent trips to bars. Read more...................Love for bars drives man to steal cars

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Shoaib, Salman’s mad, topless midnight dash

As per "Mumbai Mirror"

"Shoaib who harbours Bollywood aspirations and recently expressed a wish to live in the starry suburb, was a dinner guest at Salman’s house on Friday night. Warmed by sprit and camaraderie, the two men started ribbing each other about their respective physiques. As things got heated, Salman who is known to cycle to Karjat, challenged Shoaib to a race to see who was the fitter of the two.

The two men then slipped out and quietly walked to the head of the promenade where in a Sallu-esque gesture Shoaib took off his shirt and flung it on the ground to use as a starting block. Salman followed suit, and, as our source says, “before you could blink, the two men were off.” Past the sleepy autowallahs, past the genteel homes of various other stars and past the bungalow of Shoaib’s new employer Shah Rukh Khan, till Taj land’s end and then back to Salman’s house at Galaxy apartments, all in a matter of 15 minutes. "Neither of them raised any sweat because they both are very strong and muscular, and have very strong legs," says our source who did not wish to be identified."

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'Dead' man comes alive!

KOT AHMED KHAN(Gurdaspur - Punjab): Call it a miracle or diagnostic error on the part of the attending doctor, a 70-year-old man, who was declared dead, came alive while his body was being taken home for cremation. Read more...............'Dead' man comes alive!

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30,000 join tea party - record made

As more than 30,000 people raised their designer cups and took a sip of tea, Indore city of Madhya Pradesh state of India set a new record for hosting the largest tea party.

Citizens responded with enthusiasm to the novel event and started arriving at a stadium, the venue for the function, well ahead of the scheduled time of 3.30 p.m. and within an hour all seats were taken. Read more...................Indore breaks record as 30,000 join tea party

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Nonsense Club auctions Players like Cattle

India’s great 'Satirist Jaspal Bhatti had earlier floated the 'Nonsense Club' & his band of faithful friends have been successfully selling 'nonsense' for the last 25 years. Welcome to the mad world of the 'Nonsense Club' founded and run by satirist-actor-director-engineer Jaspal Bhatti who hails from Chandigarh.

Now recently Jaspal Bhatti and his Nonsense Club organised a sports “mandi” (marketplace) here in Chandigarh city to sell players like cattle. The sports mandi at the city’s main commercial hub in Sector 17 mocked the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) auction of cricket players.

Bhatti put players from sports like hockey, football, athletics and even kabaddi up for sale.

“The minimum bid for a hockey player will start at Rs.50, football player for Rs.30 and kabaddi player for Rs.20,” Bhatti announced to mock the millions of rupees splurged by corporates on cricket players.

Members of the Nonsense club even sang parodies of old Hindi film songs to highlight the state of commercial cricket.

“Now players should only be playing for the money they get and not for the pride of the nation or for remaining healthy. We want to auction players like cows and buffaloes,” Bhatti said.

He demanded that all sports, which were not contributing to the brand value of industrial goods, should be immediately banned in the country.

He said that gambling and auctioning should be introduced as subjects from primary classes so that children can learn early about such things. He said that auction halls should be set up in all districts and cities to sell players everywhere.

“Any player from any sport who is unable to sell himself should be barred from all international events. Also players should perform depending on what they have been paid,” he said.

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Driver roams with body in ambulance for five days

A driver with a private hospital roamed the city's roads in New Delhi the capital city of India for five days with the body of a domestic help packed in ice in his ambulance, for a princely sum of Rs 2,000 a day.

The domestic help, Shanti Devi, hailing from Jharkhand state of India and was working with Rani Bagh resident C. P. Sabharwal for the past five years, was said to have died on February 16 due to tuberculosis.

According to the police, she died February 16 and Sabharwal hired an ambulance from a private nursing home in Hari Nagar, west Delhi, to preserve her body in ice. He paid the driver Rajinder Rs 2,000 a day to take the body around in the ambulance. Sabharwal reportedly informed the woman's family of her death only February 19. Read more...................................Driver roams with body in ambulance for five days

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Woman sacrificed by Husband

A woman was sacrificed by her husband in a village in Jharkhand state of India as he claimed he wanted to achieve supernatural powers.

The incident took place in Hariyari village of Godda district, which is about 500km from Ranchi, according to reports in local media. Read more.............................Woman sacrificed by husband in Jharkhand

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Rags to Riches story of a Thief

From herding cattle to gambling in tony Goa casinos, most wanted thief Nadeem Yousuf's is the proverbial rags to riches story. Born in a family of several children in a Ghaziabad village, Nadeem had to herd cattles for survival as a teenager but went on to become a master thief, rivalled perhaps only by the legendary Bunty chor. Read more................................Master thief's rags to riches story

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Horse Diplomacy

With a gift of six horses worth a little over Rs.35 million ($850,000), New Delhi is attempting to build bridges with Bangladesh’s army chief in an attempt to persuade the eastern neighbour to cease support to anti-India insurgent groups operating from that country. The Indian Army chief, Gen. Deepak Kapoor, will present two stallions and four mares to Gen. Moeen U. Ahmed as he begins a six-day visit - the first by a Bangladesh army chief. Read more.............................With gift of six horses, India woos Bangladesh army chief

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`Shaman Witch' of India

Healing through a host of skills, including hypnosis, tarot reading, astrology and witchcraft are being accepted by a majority of people in Chandigarh, the twin capital of Punjab and Haryana.

"Claiming to be India's first Shaman Witch, Renu helps remove all negative energy surrounding a person through prayer and meditation. She claims that she receives the energy from Gods and Goddesses as also from the four elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

"Although this may not seem like a straight fight against superstition because what I am doing is very logical like the use of colours, use of fire,se of crystals all of which has been validated by everybody in all fields. This is just a concentrated form of using them and invocations of a Wiccan or a person like me used has a very scientific oath -"Do what will not harm anyone". We cannot harm anyone. If we even think of doing so we lose our energies," said Renu."

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Mob sets ablaze lorry driver

In a ghastly incident of mob justice, a driver who accidentally ran his lorry over a student was set ablaze in full public glare in a West Bengal town. Read more.........................Mob sets ablaze lorry driver in West Bengal

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Catch a Monkey & win Cash prize

Wanna earn some Extra money, Catch a Monkey!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes that is the way proposed to the public in Himachal Pradesh state of India.

"Catching a monkey in Himachal Pradesh would soon a become rewarding endeavour as wildlife officials here are thinking of involving the public and giving them a cash prize for catching the menacing simians.

"We are preparing a proposal to involve people in capturing monkeys by offering them monetary benefits," said Vinay Tandon, chief of the state wildlife department."

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She cried `Papa, Papa', yet parents abandoned her

Here is a bizzare story of parents who abandoned their 12-year-old girl on an unknown railway station to live on her own.

"She pleaded "Papa, Papa". But it failed to change the minds of her parents as they abandoned their 12-year-old girl at the Lalgarh station in Bikaner, local media reported. Sonu, a resident of Khetwali area in Bihar, was happy when her parents told her they were going to visit Rajasthan. "First I was taken to Ramdevra shrine near Pokhran in Jaisalmer district for prayers. Then my parents brought me to a temple in Bikaner. But at the railway station they told me that I would have to live here on my own," Sonu said with tears in her eyes."I pleaded again and again. I cried. But nothing stopped them from travelling back on the train," Sonu said.

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6 Persons Vanish in Mumbai every day

As per the figures given by government officials, more than 11,000 people get lost in Mumbai City every year, reveal police statistics, and around 20% of them are never found.

The fact that more than 2,000 people never get back home every year means that each day around six Mumbaikars are lost to their families and friends for ever. Read more............................6 persons vanish in Mumbai every day

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World Cricketers on Sale!!!! Auctioned in India

On Sale! Sale! Sale!........What's on Sale??????

Best of the cricketers of the world on Sale.

In India there is a saying that "Paisa Bolta Hai", Yes, "Money Speaks" & today Money Spoke, not only Spoke but bought the best of cricketers of the world in the open market. Yes, the Best of the world cricketers were openly auctioned & interestingly no cricketer of the world objected to this open auction of them in the market. So here below are the results of this open auction that was held at the Hilton Hotel in Mumbai city in India.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India attracted the highest bid in today's auction for cricket's Indian Premier League, while Andrew Symonds was the most expensive overseas player.

Chennai bid $1.5 million for Dhoni and Hyderabad paid $1.35 million for all-rounder Symonds and $700,000 for his Australian teammate Adam Gilchrist. Players will receive the amount annually over a three-year contract.

Eight teams did bidding for the players .

Chennai also paid $600,000 for Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, while Mumbai bid $850,000 for India's Harbhajan Singh and $975,000 for Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya. Bangalore paid $900,000 for South Africa's Jacques Kallis.

Mohali bid $475,000 for Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardena, Jaipur secured Shane Warne of Australia for $450,000 and Kolkata took Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar for $425,000.

The IPL designated some players as so-called ``icons'' to be team captains, getting 15 percent more than the highest-paid member of their team.

They include Yuvraj Singh for Mohali, Sourav Ganguly for Kolkata, Sachin Tendulkar for Bombay, Rahul Dravid for Bangalore and Virender Sehwag for Delhi. The Jaipur, Hyderabad and Chennai teams haven't been assigned icons yet.

The following table gives details of players, teams, ownership and bids after seven rounds:

Player- Country- Bid- Team

M.S. Dhoni- India- $1.5 Million- Chennai
Andrew Symonds-Australia- $1.35 Million-Hyderabad
Sanath Jayasuriya-Sri Lanka-$975,000- Mumbai
Brett Lee- Australia- $900,000- Mohali
Jacques Kallis- South Africa- $900,000- Bangalore
Harbhajan Singh- India- $850,000- Mumbai
Chris Gayle- West Indies- $800,000- Kolkata
Robin Uthappa- India- $800,000- Mumbai
Gautam Gambhir- India- $725,000- Delhi
Kumar Sangakkara- Sri Lanka- $700,000- Mohali
Adam Gilchrist- Australia- $700,000- Hyderabad
Brendan McCullum- New Zealand- $700,000- Kolkata
Manoj Tiwary- India- $675,000- Delhi
Jacob Oram- New Zealand- $675,000- Chennai
Shahid Afridi- Pakistan- $675,000- Hyderabad
Mohammad Kaif- India- $675,000- Jaipur
Mohammad Asif- Pakistan- $650,000- Delhi
Suresh Raina- India- $650,000- Chennai
Daniel Vettori- New Zealand- $625,000- Delhi
David Hussey- Victoria- $625,000- Kolkata
S. Sreesanth- India- $625,000- Mohali
Muttiah Muralitharan- Sri Lanka- $600,000- Chennai
Herschelle Gibbs- South Africa- $575,000- Hyderabad
Shaun Pollock- South Africa- $550,000- Mumbai
Dinesh Kartik- India- $525,000- Delhi
Anil Kumble- India- $500,000- Bangalore
Shoaib Malik- Pakistan- $500,000- Delhi
Cameron White- Australia- $500,000- Bangalore
Mahela Jayawardena- Sri Lanka- $475,000- Mohali
Graeme Smith- South Africa- $475,000- Jaipur
Shane Warne- Australia- $450,000- Jaipur
Mark Boucher- South Africa- $450,000- Bangalore
Zaheer Khan- India- $450,000- Bangalore
Shoaib Akhtar- Pakistan- $425,000- Kolkata
Ricky Ponting- Australia- $400,000- Kolkata
Matthew Hayden- Australia- $375,000- Chennai
V.V.S. Laxman- India- $375,000- Hyderabad
Stephen Fleming- New Zealand- $350,000- Chennai
Ajit Agarkar- India- $350,000- Kolkata
Parthiv Patel- India- $325,000- Chennai
A.B. de Villiers- South Africa- $300,000- Delhi
Younis Khan- Pakistan- $225,000- Jaipur
Joginder Sharma- India- $225,000- Chennai
Scott Styris- New Zealand- $171,000- Hyderabad
Wasim Jaffer- India- $150,000- Bangalore
Kamran Akmal- Pakistan- $150,000- Jaipur
Chamara Silva- Sri Lanka- $100,000- Hyderabad
Team- Owner - Icon
Bangalore- Vijay Mallya -Rahul Dravid
Kolkata- Shah Rukh Khan- Sourav Ganguly
Delhi- GMR Holdings- Virender Sehwag
Mumbai- Mukesh Ambani- Sachin Tendulkar
Mohali- Ness Wadia- Yuvraj Singh
Chennai- India Cements- N.A.
Hyderabad- Deccan Chronicle- N.A.
Jaipur- Emerging Media- N.A.

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Love song provokes woman to set herself ablaze

In Punjab state of India a woman set herself ablaze to prove her love to her husband after being influenced by a love song on a television channel.

Manju, a 23-year-old resident of Punjab's Banga town, 50 km from Jalandhar, was admitted to the civil hospital here with over 90 percent burns. Doctors said on Tuesday that her condition was critical and she had little chance of survival.

After watching the song on TV Saturday night, Manju told her husband Satnam Singh that she loved him very much. When Satnam asked what she could do for him, she suddenly brought kerosene, poured it on herself and set herself on fire. Read more........................................Love song provokes woman to set herself ablaze

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Angry People drive a Tigress up a tree

Angry residents of the Deulbari-Debipur area in South West Bengal's 24 Parganas District drove a wild tigress up a palm tree after it crossed a river.

A forest protection team later rescued the tigress, said Atanu Raha, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, West Bengal.

The team also provided a nylon covering to the tranquilized animal.

The tigress was taken to the Ajmalmani Forest and released.Read more..........................Angry Bengalis drive a tigress up a tree

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Newton, Hitler and Romeo to contest polls

What's in a name? Obviously a lot for the electorate of Meghalaya state of india where assembly polls are slated on March three.

From Adolf Hitler, Admiral, Frankenstein, Romeo to Newton - the 'name game' promises to turn the otherwise dull campaigning into a colourful one.

Not to be mistaken with the Nazi dictator, NCP's Adolf Hitler R Marak, has thrown the gauntlet to minister Zenith Sangma in Rangsakona constituency in Garo hills.

Another NCP candidate and sitting MLA Admiral Sangma is stewarding his party's 'ship' in Dalamgiri constituency in the same district.

Also in fray is Newton Barak to try his luck from Rongrenggri. Read more...........................Newton, Hitler and Romeo to contest Meghalaya polls

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Children marry Pups

Earlier there was a story from southern India where a 33-year-old man in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu had Married a dog in a bid to ward off the "curse" of a canine couple he had killed 15 years ago. Now here is a story of Children getting married to puppies!!!!

As per sify.com "Three boys and two girls were married to puppies in the superstition that it would ward off evil at this remote tribal-dominated village in Jharkhand's Saraikela-Kharswan district today.

Salu Banra, the mother of one of the girls, 15-year-old Puspa, a student of class seven in a government school, said, "This is a custom. We set the puppy free after the marriage."

The upper tooth appearing in either a girl or a boy is considered inauspicious by the Ho tribe which lives in this village. "Marriage to puppies of the opposite gender gets rid of the evil," said some of the other villagers.

They said that six marriages between puppies and boys and girls had taken place." Read more...................Children marry pups to keep evil at bay

Picture Credit: free-sk.t-com.hr (Puppies in the picture are not the one's who got married)

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Mallika Sherawat & Jesus Christ

"Mallika Sherawat" & "Jesus Christ"...........the two names seem not to gel together, as "Jesus Christ" taught all his life to lead a spiritual & moral life & what "Mallika Sherawat" seems to be preaching through her acts...........oops..........but it is true that both the names have come together & as per the news......................."Bold and Beautiful Mallika is again shining in the headlines everywhere - broadsheets, websites & news channels. And this time she is in the news as reported to star in an American film called THE AQUARIAN GOSPEL, playing the role of Saraswati, Jesus Christ's confidante, a loyal friend of Christ, whom he bonds while he travels through India." Read more......................................Mallika Sherawat in a film on Christ

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Marriage Lessons for Couples

Wanna get married? First take Marriage Lessons!!!!!!!!! Yes, Exactly that is happening in India's capital, New Delhi.

With young marriages in the city becoming increasingly fragile, the Delhi Commission for Women, plans to start an exclusive cell where young couples will be counselled about marriage before they tie the knot. Read more...............................Marriage lessons for Delhi couples

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Two 'Witches' beaten up

A sorcerer in the tribal-dominated district of Koraput in Orissa state of India beat two women mercilessly, accusing them of casting evil spells on their children. Read full story........................Two 'witches' beaten up in Orissa village

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Man makes hoax call to catch missed train

"Prajapati, a real estate broker and resident of Grant Road, and four of his family members had confirmed reservations for the Lok Shakti Express train. They missed the train at Bandra terminus from where it left at 7.40 pm. The next thing Prajapati did was to call up the police emergency number ‘100’ and tell them that a bomb had been planted on the train. The control room immediately informed the railway police and the train was brought to an unscheduled halt at Andheri station. Passengers were evacuated from both the station and platform while a squad carried out a search for explosives. "

Read the full story.......................................Man makes hoax call to catch missed train

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Son kills father for paltry sum

In Bihar state of India a son has killed his father for a paltry sum of Rs 7,500 (US$ 190) which he wanted to grab from the sale of a buffalo.

Sixty-year old Sudeshwar Ram was strangled to death allegedly by Lal Babu, one of his three sons, and his body dumped in the fodder yard, deputy superintendent of police (Fulwarisharif) Dilnawaz Ahmad said. Read more...................................Son kills father for Rs 7,500 in Patna

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97-year-old gets life term for murder

A 97-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh for a murder he committed in 1993, marking what is perhaps a first in legal history.

Kartar Singh, a resident of Mari Buchhian village in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, was on Thursday awarded a life term for the murder of his neighbour Surjit Kaur in their village following a minor dispute over a vegetable garden. Read more.......................97-year-old gets life term for murder

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On Valentine's Day Couple forced to get 'married'

In Bhopal city in Madhya Pradesh state of india, Hindu hardliners "Bajrang Dal" activists out to spoil celebration of love on Valentine's Day made a couple sitting in a Bhopal park tie the knot and blackened the face of a foreigner. It, however, emerged later that the saffron brigade had wrongly caught a married couple. Read more.........................On V-Day, Bajrang Dal men force couple to get 'married'

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A blind man's journey from peak to peak at 18,000 ft

A visually impaired 42-year-old man, Atul Ranjan Sahay is a mountaineer now preparing to take on a difficult terrain above 18,000 ft this mid-year. Last year he had taken up a treacherous 70-km Mangti-Adi Kailash (16,300 feet) trek in Uttarakhand. This year it would be above 18000 ft, Sahay said. Read more.........................A blind man's journey from peak to peak

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An Event where Participants are Run Over by Tractors

Indian villagers have been holding their own version of the Olympics, which includes an event where participants are run over by tractors. Popularly known as the rural Olympics, the games are held every year in Kila Raipur, 11 miles from Ludhiana city in the northern Indian state of Punjab.

The competition consists of 40 to 50 events and features a wide variety of rural games from tug-of-war to horse races and cock fighting.

But it is the unusual and dare devil stunts that are the biggest draw with the spectators - such as men being run over by tractors and a 100 metre sprint for the over 75s. See the event's video below.

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Couples beaten in Valentine's Day protests

Right-wing Hindu activists Thursday were beating young couples in India's northern Uttar Pradesh during Valentine's Day protests across the country, news reports said.

As per the Police activists from the Hindu hardline "Shiv Sena" group beat up couples in a public park in Bareilly town and made girls hold their ears and apologize for celebrating Valentine's Day.

Young men were forced to do sit-ups and crawl on the ground. Read more..........................Radical Hindus beat couples in Valentine's Day protests

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Cop held for withdrawing with fake ATM cards

A cop at Muzaffarnagar city in Uttar Pradesh state of india was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly withdrawing Rs 14 lakh rupees(US$ 35,500) from an ATM using fake cards. Read more..........................UP cop held for withdrawing with fake ATM cards

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'Mentally unsound' girl tops Mumbai University

A woman who is fighting allegations of being mentally unsound and practising black magic in the Bombay High Court has been honoured by the chief justice of the high court for topping the Masters course in Philosophy of the Mumbai University.

Justice Swatanter Kumar presented 27-year-old Setu Parikh with two gold medals during the university's annual convocation ceremony. Read more............................................'Mentally unsound' girl tops Mumbai University

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Call for interview after 11 years

Riyaz Saiyad has forgotten the year in which he had applied for job in the city sessions court, Ahmedabad. He has also forgotten the number of vacancies and whether his application was for the post of a clerk, or a peon. Not surprising, since he had applied way back in 1997.

A letter calling him for an interview served as a reminder, after 11 years, about six months back. Read more.....................Call for interview after 11 years

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World's Smallest Bodybuilder

Here is World's Smallest Bodybuilder. His name is Aditya "Romeo" Dev. His age is 19 & stands just 33 inches tall - but weighs an impressive 9.25kg (just under 1.5 stone), and has a chest measurement of 20 inches.

Aditya "Romeo" Dev belongs to Phagwara city in Punjab state of india where his trainer is club owner "Ranjit Pal" (also known as 'Mr. Punjab').

In 2006, after months of intense exercise, the Guinness Book of World Records named Romeo the smallest bodybuilder on the planet.

In addition to his bodybuilding, Romeo is also training to be a dancer.

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When Fishes rained from the Sky

Fishes raining from the Sky!!!!!!!!!!!!! It may seem weird but if a report from sify.com is to be believed then it actually happened at Kandanassery village in Kerala state of India. As per the report:

"Residents of Kandanassery village near here were quite surprised when small fish started raining down towards the end of a sudden downpour on Monday night.

The phenomenon was first noticed by two persons when the little slimy things started pattering on their body while they were returning home late in the night.

As they thought that people would reject this as a mere fantasy or concocted tale unless there was a tangible proof, they picked up some of the bubbling fish and kept them in a water-filled bucket near the village library.

Sivaraman, who first sighted the rare phenomenon, said he also saw some fish crushed by vehicles that drove on the road when it was raining."

Read more......................'Fish rain' takes Kerala villagers by surprise

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24-hr security for Roses

This Valentine's Day gardener Kamlakant at Delhi University has been entrusted with guarding the most precious outdoor exhibits in Delhi University's treasury — the roses in the V-C's garden.

As per Kamlakant the head-gardener of Jawahar Gulab Vatika, located right outside the V-C's office, "Every year around Valentine's Day, students insist on plucking the roses from the vatika. When we refuse permission, they steal the flowers. Now, we've been asked to keep constant guard on the flowers on February 13 and 14." Read more..............................This V-Day, 24-hr security for DU roses

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For sporting Moustache, Flight steward sacked

Can you be fired from your job if you sport a heavy Moustache? Exactly that had happenned with Indian Airlines steward "Victor Joynath De" who was grounded for sporting a big moustache. Now he has approached the Supreme Court of india for seeking his reinstatement as cabin crew.

Victor was grounded by the Indian Airlines in 2002 for refusing to shave off his Moustache.

The Indian Airline's explanation at the time was that Victor ’s moustache violated the Indian Airline's Personal Conduct Code of 1998, which does not allow the display of moustaches which could be unhygienic.

The Code also says that moustaches could not be droopy and long side-burns are not permitted.
The airline also argued that Victor's moustache was a health risk, especially since he frequently handled food.

Since June 2002, Victor has been doing a desk job at Calcutta airport and deals with passenger complaints.

Victor claimed he wore his long moustache in keeping with family tradition and his spiritual faith. He said he regularly trimmed it.

The moustache, Victor said, was “very much in keeping with the aviation tradition and drew attention to the Maharaja logo of Air India wherein a similar moustache was in view”.

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'Valentine's Day' gifts - Chocolate body paint and massage!!!!

Chocolate paint and edible chocolate massages as "Valentine's Day gifts"!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes Indian market is getting sporty & adventurous with all such stuff for the Valentine's Day.

'A jar of edible chocolate body paint is the perfect way to top off a romantic evening,' as per the Pawan Gadia, vice-president of Ferns 'N' Petals Group.

'Also, liquid chocolate can be used as body massage and is a fantastic fun gift for couples. It can be used on its own, with whipped cream, bits of fruit or anything edible that one would like. It is fully edible and washes off easily,' he added.

The chocolate body paint encompasses rich chocolate truffle sauce made from French dark chocolate. It is available in glass jars of 50 grams, each teamed with a brush capable of swirling designs.

Gadia is upbeat about the future of the initiative, which is specifically meant for Valentine's Day.

Read also.....................Valentine's Day protests in India

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Year-old 'Sacrificed'

The spectre of human sacrifice has struck panic in a Malda village in West Bengal state of India after a year-old girl's severed head was found in a field on Thursday morning. Police suspect the baby's father, who apparently blamed her for a string of misfortunes and had sought a tantrik's help. Read more.....................Year-old 'sacrificed' in Malda village

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2,500 years old city bigger than Athens found in Orissa in India

Archaeologists have made interesting findings at an ancient city Sisupalgarh in Orissa state of India, which is more than 2500 yrs old. They believe it is older and bigger than even Athens in Greece.

Situated on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, Sisupalgarh was once a thriving metropolis, with a population of over 25,000. That makes it even larger than the biggest city of classical Greece, Athens. Read more..........................................Archaeologists unearth 2500-yr-old city in Orissa

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Thieves stop Burglaries as Mercury dips

The long drawn chilly spell in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state of India may have a bright side to it after all. Burglars too are not venturing out.

Crime trends over the past few days record a phenomenon that could only be attributed to the chill-effect. There has been a drop by almost 40 per cent in the house break-ins and general crimes committed in late hours. Read more............................................Mercury dips, so do burglaries

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Nine Indian Cows bought with Nicole Kidman's swimsuit

Nicole, why don't you auction more of your swimsuits so that Indian poor can get more & more of cows to feed them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....................Read the story........................Nicole Kidman's swimsuit buys nine Indian cows

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Temple authorites to provide Helmets to Devotees

Temple authorities of Shree Saptshrungi Devi temple atop Nanduri hill in Nasik in Maharashtra state of India have decided to provide helmets to visiting devotees as a precautionary measure, keeping in view the recent landslide that injured three persons in the shrine. Read more..........................................Saptshrungi temple authorites to provide helmets to devotees

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In Kolkata trams, it's winter till March even if temperature is 30 degrees Celsius

Never mind if the mercury scaled 30 degrees Celsius and it felt like summer on Thursday. Calcutta Tramways Company insists it's still winter. Pleas from perspiring passengers to switch on fans in the first class compartment fell on deaf ears with conductors resolute that winter cannot be over till March.

"There is a notification against using fans during winter," said a conductor on a tram plying on route 25. When passengers pointed out it felt like mid-summer, he retorted: "It does not matter how hot you feel. Fans have always remained switched off between November 15 and February 28/29. It will continue to be that way."

Other conductors in trams across the city offered the same reason. "There's an order against switching on fans," was the stock reply. Read more..............In Kolkata trams, it's winter till March

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Nurse kills colleague's hubby

In a bizarre incident, a hospital nurse was arrested by the Vasai police in Mumbai City in Maharashtra state of India for stabbing her colleague's husband, because the latter took objection to the two women's proximity. Read more.....................Nurse kills colleague's hubby

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Oxygen masks down, Air India plane flies

Every time you board an aircraft, you hear the standard pre-takeoff announcement of overhead oxygen masks falling in case of fall in cabin pressure. Most passengers feel this will never happen and don’t pay attention to it, but a recent Air India flight from Delhi to Mumbai flew all the way with the masks hanging over the heads of passengers.

The bizarre incident, a serious breach of established safety procedures, took place on AI’s Boeing 747 as it winged its way from Delhi to Mumbai on February 4. The oxygen masks got deployed automatically once the aircraft was airborne. Read more...............................Oxygen masks down, AI plane flies

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Cow urine seen as disease cure including cancer in India

India's experts in the Ayurveda, an ancient system of medicine in South Asia, say cow urine contains properties to cure many diseases, including cancer.

In the northern state of Uttarakhand, officials have begun a program to buy about 1,300 gallons of cow urine every day to be used by Ayurvedic experts, reports Britain's Daily Telegraph.

The product will be collected from a network of 1,900 specially created milk cooperatives.

There are also plans to add 26 species of mountain cows to the program as yield from these animals reportedly has a "richer" herbal residue content compared to the one provided by those in the plains.

Ayurvedic chemist Rakesh Bhaguna told the newspaper cow urine has the same potential Western system medicines to fight diseases.

The state also has plans for a Cow Science and Technology Institute to conduct research in the medicinal values of cow urine and cow dung.

Ayurvedic products already are being marketed as a treatment and are used in face creams, shampoos and memory pills in a country where the cow is highly sacred for the Hindus.

Some modern doctors warn more research is needed on cow urine before it can be used as a curative medicine.

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Drunk man kills infant son

In a gruesome incident, a father allegedly killed his 15-month-old son under the influence of liquor in Dabri in southwest Delhi late on Wednesday night. The police have arrested the father of the boy and registered a case of murder. Read more.................................................Drunk man kills infant son, held

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No shuttlecocks! India cancel National Camp

India have scrapped a training camp for this month's Thomas and Uber Cup qualifiers because of a lack of shuttlecocks, as per the badminton officials.

The federation sent home over 30 players due to start training on Thursday, blaming the state-run Sports Authority of India (SAI) for not supplying the stock or allowing them to import.

The qualifiers are due to be staged in Vietnamese capital Ho Chi Minh from February 19-24. India, who qualified for the Thomas Cup finals last time, are in Group C with Japan and Pakistan.

"It is a very lackadaisical attitude," Badminton Association of India (BAI) president V.K.Verma told Reuters on Thursday. "They're supposed to provide shuttles, but are doing the game a great disfavour.

"We can't have our 30 best shuttlers, juniors and seniors, twiddling their thumbs with only five tournaments left to qualify for the Olympics."

Verma said the state agency had not even done the initial paperwork on a request forwarded six weeks ago.

The SAI chief Ratan Watal told the Times of India that supplies would be made soon and that bird flu in China were hindering imports.

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Coins used to make Pistols

In Bangalore city in Karnataka state of India, 20 paise coins and old Re 1 coins are in great demand. ‘Coin collectors’ pay an additional 50 paise to pick up old Re 1 coins and 30 paise extra for 20 paisa coins.

Where do the collected coins go?

They come back to you in the form of shaving blades, jewellery and sometimes even as bullets and pellets for country-made pistols and small fire arms. Read more....................................Old Re 1 coins used to make pistols

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Indians prefer to stash cash at home than invest

While the fear of meeting unforeseen expenses is forcing over 81% of Indian households to save, 36% of households still prefer to stash cash at home — which does not earn any returns — and 51% park their savings in banks. Read more....................................Indians would rather keep cash than invest

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Chewing gum may bring Harbhajan, Symonds together

Indian Cricketer "Harbhajan Singh" and Australian Cricketer "Andrew Symonds" may patch up soon - thanks to an Indian chewing gum manufacturer's offer to make a television advertisement in which the two warring players are supposed to say Gum Mein Hai Dum (This gum has power).

"An Indian chewing gum manufacturer could bring a quirky end to cricket's great racial spat by doing what the game's top officials couldn't ... It is understood initial feelers have already been sent out to the warring cricketers and they will examine the proposal in the coming weeks," Australia’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.

"The extraordinary proposal could cool tensions between Harbhajan and Symonds who have been at each others' throats since the combustible Sydney Test where Harbhajan allegedly called the Australian a monkey," it said.

Harbhajan, in a second hearing by a New Zealand High Court Judge, was let off with a 50 percent fine, instead of the three-Test suspension imposed by match referee Mike Proctor, after the charge could not be proved.

"Symonds has since told how his blood boiled when he had his integrity questioned after Harbhajan escaped with a fine for obscene language after a controversial appeal hearing in Adelaide," it wrote.

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A village called 'America' in India

America in India.......................Passengers need no longer face the rigours of a transcontinental flight or suffer a jetlag; all they have to do is board a bus in Jodhpur for Falodi and ask the conductor for a ticket to America.

A couple of hours later, say 140 km off Jodhpur in Rajasthan state of india, if you are in doubt whether you've reached your destination, just lean out of the window and ask, "Is this America?" A prompt reply will follow: "Of course! You are new here or what?"

India's own America is just a few kilometres from Falodi and Kheechan, famous for the migratory demoiselles crane. Its actual name happens to be Lordiyan, but, over the years, it has acquired the tag "America" - and each villager seems to have his own reason for calling it so.

Read more.......................A village called America

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She just love eating Paddy along with its Husk

Here is a teenage girl from Kushalpur village near Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh state of India who has developed a liking for paddy so much, that she must have five kilograms of raw paddy along with its husk to eat every day.

"I just love eating paddy. I don't recall the exact time when I started eating paddy. But today, I easily ingest five kilograms of paddy per day," says 18-year-old Pinky. Read more...................................5-kg paddy a day keep suitors away

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Two sisters married off to one man

A soothsayer's prediction led a father in a Bihar village to marry off his two daughters to a man at a village temple.

The groom, Sailendra Kumar alias Pintu, married two sisters - Aarti Kumari and Puja Kumari - at a Shiva temple in Phulwarisharif near Patna.

Sailendra, in his early 30s, walked around the holy fire seven times with both his brides simultaneously as priests chanted from the scriptures. He also applied vermilion on their foreheads, a Hindu mark of marriage.

The groom then signed an official document of the temple, declaring that he married the two sisters and would take care of them. Read more............................Two sisters married off to one man in Bihar

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Woman faces Bigamy trial after 28 yrs of marriage

It's another case of Judicial Delays or cases going on in Indian Courts for Yearsssssssssss together.

"A 50-plus woman will have to face criminal prosecution for bigamy after 28 years of her marriage as a court in New Delhi has refused to drop the charges against her. Additional Sessions Judge S P Garg, however, observed that there seemed to be an "ulterior" motive of her husband to claim, after being in relationship for over two decades, that she was not legally divorced from her first spouse."

Read more.............................. Bigamy trial after 28 yrs of marriage

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Denied 'right' to Cheat, Students go on rampage

These students of Bihar had thought it to be their Birth right to cheat & use unfair means in their exams & when denied them their right to do so, this happenned...............

"Hundreds of law students in Bihar went on the rampage on Saturday after being denied the use of unfair means in their law examination.

Angry students, appearing for LLB part III, went on the rampage in Patna, Gaya and Sasaram districts, when they were not allowed to use unfair means in the examination."

Read more.................................................Bihar: Not allowed to cheat in exams, students go on rampage

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Denied leave, Man kills Boss

In a Bizarre case a 'Central Reserve Police Force' jawan, "Raju" shot his boss, the Additional deputy inspector general (administration) S. S. A. Khan , just because his boss denied leave to him. Raju was taken into custody. Read more......................Denied leave, CRPF jawan kills DIG

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Student confesses after principal beat herself

Here is a case of a school principal at Idukki in Kerala state of India who beat herself before students to make them come clean on who stole prize money kept for winners at a sports meet.

"As soon as the theft was reported, she summoned senior boys and announced that she would beat herself as a punishment until the culprit came forward. On doing so, students pleaded with her not to punish herself for the misdeed of others. "

Read more..............................................Student confesses after principal canes herself

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