Bleeding Jesus Christ Picture

MUMBAI: Thousands of Mumbaikars queued up outside the St Michael's Church in Mahim to catch a glimpse of the framed picture of Jesus Christ with a red stain on his heart, being considered by devotees a miracle. Read more & Watch the video here.........................Christ 'bleeds', but church says it's only moisture

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Bribe that India's poor paid

As per one Zee News report the level of corruption is "alarming" in Indian states of Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, says a new survey based on experience of Below Poverty Line (BPL) households in availing various public services last year.

The 'India Corruption Study 2007', brought out by NGOs Transparency International India (TII) and Centre for Media Studies (CMS), found that about one-third of Below Poverty Line (BPL) households in the country bribed officials to avail a total of 11 services -- from police to PDS.

According to the survey, which covered 22,728 households in all states and Union Territories, Rs 8,830 million, in all, was estimated to be paid as bribe by BPL households last year. Read more here........................`India`s poor paid over Rs 8000 mn as bribe in 2007`

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'Friend' kidnaps friend for Rs 2,000 (US$ 47)

NAGPUR: A sum of Rs 2,000(US$ 47)may be too small an amount for kidnapping someone. But imagine someone being kidnapped for this frugal amount that by one's own 'friend'! Read full story at TOI...........................'Friend' kidnaps friend for Rs 2,000

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Get insured against terrorist attacks for free!

BANGALORE: Insurance portal click2insure.in has launched a free policy to provide a cover of Rs 1 lakh in the event of death in a terrorist attack. Read more here.........................Get insured against terrorist attacks for free!

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70-Year-Old Gives Birth to Twins

A 70-year-old woman from Muzaffarnagar from Uttar Pradesh state of India has given birth to twins, hospital sources said.

Omkari aged 70, a resident of Doghat village in Muzaffarnagar district and a mother of two daughters gave birth to a boy and girl on Friday, the sources said.

Both the mother and the babies are fine, the sources added.

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This Thief gets Loan on Stolen Cars

Ahmedabad - Gujarat: Here is a thief who not only steals Cars but also gets Loan on his stolen cars. This car thief Liyaqat Ali Saiyad actually managed to get loan on one of his stolen cars before selling it to somebody else. Read more....................................................This thief gets loan on stolen cars

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What's in my Shoes? It's a Snake

CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu: It's virtually a jungle out there. Karthikeyan, a resident of Selvavinayagar Koil Street in West Mogappair, had a brush with death on Wednesday night when he reached out to pick up a shoe in his house. To his shock, he found a snake popping its head out. He called up the Velachery animal rescue and rehabilitation centre which rushed its personnel to the house. What they recovered was a 3.5-feet-long female adult krait (Bungarus fasciatus), the most poisonous land snake found in India. Read more.................................What's in my shoes? It's a snake

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Smelly camels to keep marauding India elephants away

RANCHI - Jharkhand: Forget mice -- Indian villagers have recruited camels to protect their farmlands and homes from marauding elephants, saying the beasts' stink was enough to keep the pachyderms at bay.

Officials said on Thursday that villagers in Jharkhand state had earlier this month hired two camels for 2,000 rupees ($46) a month each and were using them for patrolling.

"The elephants do not roam where camels are found," said Jugesh Oraon, a local village leader. Read more...............................Smelly camels to keep marauding India elephants away

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Underground Mine Fires mar Marriage prospects

Jharia (Jharkhand): Jitendra Agrawal is good looking, in his 30s and desperate to get married. But sadly, there are no takers for this eminently suitable groom in this Jharkhand town. The reason - smouldering underground fires in the vast reserves of coal below the township that has claimed several lives. Read more...................................Underground mine fires mar marriage prospects in Jharkhand town

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Reaching pension office costs more than Royal pension

To get Rs.1.06 to Rs.600 royal pension, descendants of the erstwhile Awadh rulers settled abroad do not mind spending thousands of rupees to come here just to collect their royal pension, or wasiqa in Urdu, of a few hundred rupees. They say it is a mark of their royal legacy.

"All the way from Britain, the United States and other countries, the descendants come to Lucknow to collect their wasiqa," as per "Shikoh Azad", general secretary of the Royal Family of Awadh (RFA). Read more..............................Reaching pension office costs more than royal pension

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When both the Pilots went to Sleep & Plane overshoot Mumbai

An Air India Jaipur-Mumbai flight flew well past its destination with both its pilots fatigued and fast asleep in the cockpit. When the pilots were finally woken up by anxious Mumbai air traffic controllers, the plane was about half way to Goa. Read more at TOI.................................Plane overshoots Mumbai as both pilots go to sleep

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Where Travellers pay Toll Tax to Elephant

No trucker plying on the Haatgamria-Baraiburu road at Chaibasa in Jharkhand state of India can escape giving him toll tax.

He is not a toll agent but an Elephant that has got detached from its herd and stands for hours along the road waiting for food-laden trucks to give him its daily fill.

“We don’t mind giving it a bunch of fruits or rice or other eatables. This is his toll tax,” a trucker on the road says.

The tusker, fondly called Ramu Haathi, is not always friendly, though. When it cannot spot a food-laden truck the whole day, it raids road-side hotels. Read more..................................Travellers on this tribal track pay tusker toll

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Man arrested after fleeing with Bear

A man from Orissa state of India has been arrested after he allegedly went on the run with his pet bear after local officials threatened to take it, police said. Read more.....................Man arrested after fleeing with bear

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Corruption Index

Whenever there is a Cricket match between India & Pakistan, the whole thing becomes so emotional that Cricket fans of both countries get involved with their team's performance so much, as if it is not a Cricket match but an Indo-Pakistan War. It's do or die situation for both the teams & players know that they shall have to face the wrath of their countrymen if they lose the game. In game, sometimes one team wins, sometimes it lose too & it goes on.

But this time India has surely won over Pakistan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just think........ in what thing.............Heh, in "Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)............As per the CPI, though India is among one of the most Corrupt nations, Pakistan is much worse. As per one Independent international agency -Transparency International, India has been ranked a lowly 74, two steps down since last year among 180 countries of the world in Corruption, while Pakistan occupies 140th place.

Anyway it's no Pride for India, rather Shame to be so lowly at 74 among 180 countries of the world. Our Government & other social machinery in India need to clean itself to purge itself of this scourge of Corruption.

Read more on Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) here at TOI.......................India ranked 74 on corruption index

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The dead tell no tale; in India they do

Uttar Pradesh, India:

Two wanted criminals of Uttar Pradesh were arrested recently, years after they were declared dead by their family members.

These are not rare instances in the state . There are over 200 people accused in various cases who the police believe are alive though they have been taken to be dead. Read more at India eNews.................................The dead tell no tale; in Uttar Pradesh they do

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Mahatma Gandhi asked to appear for a Training program

Mahatma Gandhi, was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was born on 2 October 1869 & was shot dead by a Hindu fanatic on 30 January 1948. Though around 60 years have passed since he passed away, here is an interesting episode in which "State Bank of India" in a letter sent at his "Sabarmati Ashram" asked Mahatma Gandhi for a pre-examination training program for a Bank Exam!!!!!!!!!

This was no case of snail mail. The letter was from State Bank of India's central recruitment and promotion department in Mumbai asking Mahatma Gandhi to report for this training camp for bank clerks at AG Teacher's college in Navrangpura between June 16-21. Incredible - it happens only in India. Read more here at TOI.............................SBI to test Bapu as bank babu!

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Tippler Indian Pilots

It seems that many of the Indian Pilots are very fond of booze. As per one report of Indian civil aviation authorities, around 50 pilots each year in India are being grounded because they had consumed alcohol before taking a flight!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), a body controlling airline operations in India, said dozens of pilots are found to have consumed alcohol during routine pre-medical tests every year. Read more...............................Pilots in India often fail alcohol tests

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Blogging - Amitabh Bachchan Style

Just think if I write on my Blog that today I am having Cold or I write that I am having acute pain in my tooth.............................what shall be your reaction.........................I can easily think that many of you shall say that I have started posting "Bull Shit" on my Blog, as you expect me to post some relevant stuff or stories of interest to you. But if it is "Amitabh Bachchan", the Great Super Star of Indian Bollywood, then people shall have different reactions.

For the knowledge of my readers, let me cite over here (who do not know) that India's Great Super Star "Mr. Amitabh Bachchan" started Blogging around two months back & from last few weeks I am regularly going through his Blog.

Though it is interesting for me also to go through a celebrity blog but here are few entries from his Blog (these were posted by him through his mobile) on "MoBlog" at his Blog.

Jun 20, 2008: The cold persists. But must push the body. Got work to do. Shooting and travel and blog. Tonight Lucknow for SR yatra. More later.

Interestingly, hundreds of his fans got worried for him after reading that & hundreds commented for that on his Blog enquiring his health (read cold)..................

Yes, for a celebrity like "Amitabh Bachchan"......"Sab Jayaj Hai (Everything is valid)" & if his fans get worried for him for that, it is his celebrity status & I am with their feelings for the Living God called "Amitabh Bachchan". Below is another entry on his MoBlog.

Jun 22, 2008: Horror. . Its my tooth now. .acute pain on right side. . Just been to dentist. . Taking medication and running to studio. Late. . So annoying. .

Dear Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, now you must have come to know, how your cold & acute pain in your tooth start worrying your Mad Fans & I can imagine well that many of them might have been praying to the God whole day to get rid of you of your cold & toothache!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thieves Steal Cop's Bike

NEW DELHI: It seems that vehicle thieves in the Capital do not even spare cops. A policeman got a taste of how brazen vehicle thieves have become when a brand-new yellow Pulsar motorcycle, introduced to boost the PCR fleet, went missing from outside a guesthouse in Lajpat Nagar. The vehicle was later found — in a badly burnt state — near Chirag Dilli flyover. Read more at TOI.........................Cop's bike not safe from crooks

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No electricity, No marriage

LUCKNOW (Uttar Pradesh): Most of the men at Anmolpur village near here are unmarried no, not by choice or for any religious reason but due to the lack of power supply.

No one wants to marry off their daughters to youths from the village, about 20 kms from the Uttar Pradesh capital, as it remains non-electrified even after 60 years of independence, villagers say. Read more............................No electricity, no marriage for men in UP village

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'Dead' newborn breathes again

MUMBAI: A premature newborn baby delivered at the civic-run Sion Hospital was declared stillborn on Monday night—only to gasp to life five hours later while relatives were carrying her towards a cemetery. The hospital authorities have, prima facie, found evidence of negligence and an independent inquiry will be conducted. Read more.............................'Dead' newborn breathes again

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Indian Toilet Cleaners to strut down Catwalk

NEW DELHI - A year ago, Vimla Atwal eked a living by cleaning outdoor pits used as toilets in a western Indian village. Next month, she will sashay down a New York catwalk with top Indian models.

Atwal, and 29 other female toilet cleaners who now have other jobs thanks to a rehabilitation program run by a local firm, will participate in a series of events by the United Nations to mark the International Year of Sanitation. Read more................................Indian toilet cleaners to strut down U.N. catwalk

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Grandma clears matriculation exams!

Ludhiana (Punjab): Showcasing why it is said there is no age to learn, an elderly woman has cleared the Punjab Secondary Board examination for standard X at the age to 70 along with her granddaughter here.

Apart from playing the role of a guardian grandmother to her grandchildren at home, Malkit Kaur wanted to complete her matriculation. And, she realized her long cherished dream after her granddaughter Mandip Kaur encouraged her. Read more............................Ludhianas grandma clears matriculation exams!

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Denied birthday party, 20-yr-old girl hangs self

KOLKATA: A wannabe air hostess with a brilliant academic record killed herself on her 20th birthday, simply because she was not allowed to throw a party for her friends at a star hotel. Read more.................................Denied birthday party, 20-yr-old girl hangs self

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Seven Astrologers select a TV Actor

New Delhi: Television tycoon Ekta Kapoor is in no mood to take any risk for her biggest project "Kahani Hamare Mahabharat Ki". She has had seven astrologers flown in to zero in on a suitable infant to play young Lord Krishna in the series. Read more.................................Seven astrologers selected Ekta's Krishna

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Man beaten to death by Lover's dad

Pajarian, (Jalandhar - Punjab) : A 22-year-old man was brutally beaten to death early on Tuesday by his girlfriend's father and brother in yet another horrific incident of honour killing in Punjab. The girl's father Gurpal Singh and brother Jasdeep have been charged with the murder of Paramjit, a plumber from Pachharian village, who had apparently come to meet the girl at her house in Pajarian village near Jalandhar. While Gurpal has been arrested, Jasdeep is absconding, police said. Read more............................................................Man beaten to death by lover's dad

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World record for Movie-Viewing

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh): Ashish Sharma of Uttar Pradesh's Mathura city has created a new world record by viewing movies non-stop for almost five days, breaking an earlier record of 117 hours four minutes set by a German woman. Read more..........................Mathura resident sets world record for movie-viewing

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61-year-old files Dowry case

BANGALORE: You would think a woman who is 60 plus would not be harassed for dowry. That too a woman whose husband had deserted her years ago. In namma Bengaluru, a 61-year-old woman has filed a case against her 65-year-old husband, his second wife and nine others of harassing her for dowry. The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court has referred the case to JC Nagar police and directed them to investigate. Read more......................................................61-year-old files dowry case

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Fighting Crows halt Trains

PATNA (Bihar State of India) - Train services were disrupted in parts of eastern India for three hours after flocks of agitated crows snapped overhead powerlines when railway workers tried to clear their nests, as per the officials.

They said crows and ravens often flapped their wings so hard while fighting that they tripped railway powerlines in eastern Bihar state. To solve the problem, rail staff tried to clear nests built on overhead wires.

But this agitated the birds so much and they flapped their wings so furiously that it caused a short-circuit. Read more......................................Fighting crows halt trains

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Naming ceremony for Lion Cubs

Raipur: (Chhattisgarh State of India): About a hundred villagers hosted a feast on the outskirts of state capital to NAME three lion cubs at a government zoo, as per one official.

Residents from Hathband, Atari and Gomti villages, which surround the Nandan Van Zoo here, hosted a lunch to welcome the three cubs to the world.

Forest department officials have been struggling for decades to increase the number of lions in the zoo. Finally, two lionesses gave birth to three cubs March 14. Read more.............................Chhattisgarh villagers host naming ceremony for lion cubs

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Man kills Wife over property fight, presents head to Cops

RAIPUR: Infuriated by his wife's stand to support their sons in a property dispute, a 70-year-old farmer from Chhattisgarh State of India beheaded her with a sickle, carried the severed head to the police station 5 km away and presented it to the horrified cops. Read more.....................Man kills wife over property fight, presents head to cops

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India is the murder capital of the world

A survey by the National Crime Records Bureau has said that India witnessed 32,719 murders -- roughly three people killed every hour -- placing it in the top of the list of countries with the highest number of murders.

In terms of number of murders worldwide, India is followed by Russia (28,904), Colombia (26,539), South Africa (21,995), Mexico (13,829) and the United States (12,658). Read more...............................India is the murder capital of the world

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Son conducts Father's Wedding

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Andri Kannambuzha, a Christian priest in Kerala's Thrissur district, conducted the most special wedding ceremony of his lifetime. He administered the wedding vows to his 64-year-old father, Antony. Read more..................................Son conducts father's wedding

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Villagers perform Tree 'Wedding'

Puri: The pomp and splendour was all there when the bride and groom tied the nuptial knot in a village in Orissa - not a marriage of human beings but of two trees in a gesture aimed at preserving the green cover.

Villagers performed this unusual 'marriage' at Jimiti in the coastal district of Puri, some 60 km from here, in the hope that the gods will help them to preserve all trees in their locality. Read more......................................Villagers perform tree 'wedding' to send green message

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Manhole cover thefts: BMC blames Olympics

MUMBAI: USA advisory may have warned American citizens of Mumbai's open manholes, but the BMC on its part is blaming the Chinese dragon for its woes.

Civic officials say the massive construction activity undertaken for the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing has increased demand for iron ore globally. As a result, they claim, organised gangs are now operating in Kurla, Bandra, Mankhurd and parts of Byculla to systematically steal the manhole covers. A staggering 1,500 covers have been stolen in the past few months—each costing a handsome Rs 5,500 in the grey market. Read more................................Manhole cover thefts: BMC blames Olympics

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Lizards and kites hold up flights in New Delhi

NEW DELHI - Around 100 flights were delayed in India's capital city after monitor lizards, jackals and birds strayed onto the runway, a day after the monsoon hit, The Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday. Read more........................................Lizards and kites hold up flights in New Delhi

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This MLA picks up garbage, cleans drains

PUDUCHERRY: N Anand, fondly called "Bussy" Anand, is a busy man. A first-time MLA, he was elected from the Bussy assembly constituency in the Union territory in 2006 and hence the prefix.

And when the 44-year-old legislator of Puducherry Munnetra Congress is not pushing for schemes, meeting voters or discussing local politics over a cuppa, he's clearing garbage, cleaning clogged drains and spraying mosquito repellent across the town. Read more.................................This MLA picks up garbage, cleans drains

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Back pain drives woman to poison self, three kids

Raipur: A woman suffering from recurring back pain attempted to end her life in Chhattisgarh state of India after poisoning her three minor children, two of who died, the police said Thursday.

Radha Bai, 30, a resident of village Patora in Durg district, first offered poison to her two daughters and a son and then consumed it herself. Read more.............................Back pain drives woman to poison self, three kids

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Dad sells teen daughter to repay debt

Chandigarh : Mohan Lal couldn't repay a debt of Rs 35,000. So he sold off his 13-year-old daughter. Thankfully for the aghast teenager, though, her elder sister got whiff of the deal and rushed to her rescue. The police, too, acted swiftly on the complaint and rounded up Mohan Lal, a Yamunanager resident, on Thursday. The man to whom the girl had been sold in marriage was also arrested under the Child Marriage Act as was his father and mother who bitterly complained that they had paid a lot of money for the child. Read more.......................Dad sells teen daughter in Punjab

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Burglar who cleans & weighs his Loot

CHENNAI: Gopi is a smart burglar. The Kerala-born, converted Christian targets only houses owned by NRIs. He enters each home armed with three priceless items a jewellers weighing scale, a bottle of water and a piece of sponge.

Why, of all things, a weighing scale? As soon as he strikes gold, Gopi spreads it out and meticulously weighs his haul. He notes the exact weight of the loot Burglar who weighs his every move so that tomorrow, when I am caught, police do not under-declare the recovery and pocket a portion of my booty.

As for the bottle and sponge, both are integral to his operation Gopi wipes clean the scene of crime once he finishes, ensuring that he does not leave behind any finger or footprint. Read more.........................Burglar who weighs his every move

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Manhole memo prompts Mumbai municipal mutterings

MUMBAI - Mumbai city officials are upset by an American warning about the risks of falling into manholes in India's commercial capital during the monsoon season.

An item posted on the U.S. consulate website said that municipal workers in Mumbai sometimes open manhole covers at times of heavy flooding and then leave them unattended and unmarked.

"It's possible that you could inadvertently step into an open manhole," said the warning, issued after the monsoon rains arrived at the weekend. Read more......................Manhole memo prompts Mumbai municipal mutterings

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Unable to Pay Loan, Man Mortgages Wife

Behrampore - West Bengal: You could call it Bengal’s heart of darkness. Unable to repay a loan he had taken for his wedding, a Murshidabad man ‘mortgaged’ his wife and vanished. For two years, the woman was allegedly raped and kept confined in the moneylender’s house.

When she went to police, they allegedly did nothing. Every time she sought help, they ignored her, she says.

The shocking incident took place at Jhikra village in Murshidabad’s Bharatpur area. When the woman married tailor Toton Sheikh five years ago, he borrowed some money from Rahamani Sheikh, a rich businessman from neighbouring Surpara village. The couple was finding it difficult to pay back the Rs 5,000 (at a hefty interest) when they had to borrow money again for their son’s birth. Read more.............................Unable to pay loan, man mortgages wife

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IT cost cutting enters the loo

BANGALORE: Tough times ahead for techies in India. Pretty soon, they may have to carry tissue paper to office, for the US recession seems to have entered even the toilets of Indian software firms. Read more..................................................IT cost cutting enters the loo

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Women Cops dress up as College Girls & catch Roadside Romeos

CHENNAI: The city police have laid honey traps for roadside Romeos. And, with 50 of them in the net in two days, it wasn't a bad catch.

Faced with an increasing number of eve teasing incidents in the city, four teams of women sub inspectors and constables dressed as college girls spread out across the city. In two days, 50 of the miscreants have been arrested from the vicinity of colleges, schools and buses. Some of them, teenagers, were let off with stern warnings. Read more...........................50 Romeos land in police honey trap

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Tigers spill out of Indian sanctuary

NEW DELHI - Tigers are doing so well in one of India's top reserves that authorities have agreed to expand its boundary to give them a bigger area to roam, a rare piece of good news for a country struggling to save its big cat. Read more..........................Tigers spill out of Indian sanctuary

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Pension after 43 years

KOLKATA: How long does one have to wait for family pension? It took 46 years for Madhubala Saha, who is in her eighties, to get hers this year. And, Renubala Saha, came a close second, getting her pension after 43 years. Read more..............................Pension after four decades

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Motorbike wall of death...India style!!!

This Wall of death is really crazy & INSANE too!!!

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Short Mayawati demands taller Statue

LUCKNOW, India - She may be diminutive, but the fiery leader of India's most populous state has no patience for short statues of herself.

Mayawati, the 5-foot tall chief minister of the northern India state of Uttar Pradesh, ordered officials to replace a 12-foot bronze statue of herself with a larger one because it was 3 feet shorter than nearby statues of other leaders.

"Her statue was just a mismatch, so it was replaced with a bigger and a heavier statue," Diwakar Tripathi, as per a government spokesman. Read more.............................Short Indian leeader demands taller statue

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Fortune-tellers play Career counsellor

PUNE: As if talent, temperament and interests were not enough, more and more students are queuing up at the offices of numerologists and astrologers to help them select the right career.

Parents and students approach them to know the inclination of their wards and select the field accordingly. The number goes up following results and psychologists term the tendency as “anxiety tolerance". Read more..........................................Fortune-tellers play career counsellor

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Medicines may soon contain Cow Urine

BANGALORE: Cow urine, a major component of traditional Indian medicine, may soon be used in therapeutic applications. A study has shown that cattle urine has anti-diabetic properties. Read more..................................................................Medicines may soon contain cow urine

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Drunk cops tease women, get arrested

New Delhi: In another case of keepers of the law breaking the law, two uniformed Punjab Police constables created a spectacle in Jalandhar on Monday after getting high on liquor.

An embarrassed police force has now arrested the drunken duo after bystanders called them up and complained. Read more.....................................................Drunk cops tease women, get arrested

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A courier service that runs on faith

Bhubaneswar: Holding a coconut wrapped in a piece of red cloth, a man shows it to a fast running passenger bus on the outskirts of the city. The vehicle stops at a distance and its helper comes near the man in a hurry to collect the fruit. It is carrying coconut to Ghatagaon Tarini, a free courier service which runs on faith.

Thousands of Hindus involve themselves in a network that collects coconuts from devotees from the devotees from almost all partsof the country and deliver them to a temple situated in a mineral hinterland of interior Orissa, about 200 km from the state capital.

The network is spread almost all over the country. Make-shift collection boxes and at a few places small temples have been set up to collect the coconuts. Passenger buses and other vehicles plying on the route to Ghatagaon in Orissa's Keonjhar district carry the fruits and hand it over there.

On an average, over 20,000 coconuts reach the temple for offering before the presiding deity Maa Tarini Thakurani every day through this amazing network. Read more................................................A courier service of Orissa that runs on faith

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In India, one ethnic group fights to be lower on the social ladder

SIKANDARA, Rajasthan, India - Sitting in the middle of a highway under a baking hot sun is not Mansingh Burja's idea of a good time. But it's the best way, he says, for him and hundreds of fellow protesters to vent their anger over being classified by the government as a "backward" class near the bottom of India's social ladder.

They want to be lower.

The demonstrators, members of an ethnic group known as Gujjars, have blocked traffic for two weeks here on the road leading to the famed Taj Mahal, ever since dozens from their ranks were killed in a hail of bullets during clashes with state police. They vow to remain where they are until the government reclassifies them, putting them at the bottom of the official social hierarchy.

Such a move would in essence drop the Gujjars to a level similar to that of India's former "untouchables," who were pariahs under the ancient caste system. But it also would entitle them to more favorable quotas in education and public-sector jobs that the government has set aside for the nation's most oppressed and least modernized groups in an effort to redress historic wrongs. Read more.................................In India, one ethnic group fights to be lower on the social ladder

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Monkey God becomes Chairman of Indian Business School

His name is Lord Hanuman. In India He's a revered Hindu monkey god. And now, he's the Chairman of an Indian Business School.

Hanuman, the popular Hindu God known for his strength and valor, has been named official chairman of the recently opened Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in northern India, as per a school official.

The position comes with an incense-filled office, a desk and a laptop computer. Four chairs will be placed facing the empty seat reserved for the chairman and all visitors must enter the office barefoot, said Vivek Kangdi, the school's vice chairman.

"It is our belief that any job that has the blessings of Lord Hanuman is bound to be a success," said Kangdi. Read more..........................Indian school names monkey god as its chairman

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To find place in Heaven - Widow throws a party

PATNA - A rich 80-year-old widow in Bihar state of India has spent thousands of dollars on a feast for 100,000 people in the hope it would please the gods and open the doors of heaven for her, local officials said.

People from surrounding villages and towns were fed lunch over two consecutive days by Phuljharia Kunwar, who lives in the eastern state of Bihar and has no family or relatives.

Kunwar spent $37,500 on the feast. Read more........................Widow throws party to find place in heaven

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With Lady Love - Ape returns to the wild

A male hoolock gibbon wandered from the wild into a national park in Assam in search of a mate - and has now returned with her to his natural habitat.

The first recorded case of a wild gibbon falling in love with a captive mate at the Kaziranga reserve has delighted wildlife experts. Read more.....................................Ape returns to the wild - with lady love

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Cash reward to find runaway Groom

A poor villager of Chhattisgarh has announced a cash reward for anyone providing any information about his son who is missing since April 21, minutes after he was married to a girl against his wishes.

Though police had registered a case of 'missing' and still looking for the runaway groom, the family members of the bride as well as of the groom strongly believe that the groom was 'carried away' by ghosts or some evil forces. Read more..........................Cash reward to find runaway groom

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Groom tricked, gets older Bride for new

SIRSA: Sukhdev Singh received the shock of his life when he found that the bride at his wedding was not the girl the go-betweens had introduced him to a few days back. Read more..............................................Groom tricked, gets old for new

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Red chilly marker pen & Papaya mosquito repellent

How about a marker pen with red chilly or turmeric ink? Or a mosquito repellent produced from papaya leaves? Budding scientists from Maharashtra and Gujarat have come up with these products, receiving recognition at an international science fair. Read more.......................Go green with chilly marker pen, papaya mosquito repellent

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Man orders father murdered to get his job

A man in Bihar state of India after getting frustrated at failing to find employment, ordered the murder of his father to get his government job, a day before the victim was to retire. Read more.......................Man orders father murdered to get his job

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Couple "divorced without knowledge"

A happily married couple in northern India got the shock of their lives when they learnt they had divorced 10 years ago. Read more.........................Couple "divorced without knowledge"

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Barbers to give AIDS education

Barbers in Bihar state of India will henceforth not only trim hair, but also educate people on AIDS. Read more.....................Patna: Barbers to give AIDS education

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A 143-page Love Letter

Harish Kondakkuli (30) of Kavalakki village in Uttara Kannada district has written a love letter — 143 pages long — to an imaginary lover to enter the Guinness Book of Records. Read more.................A 143-page love letter for record

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Overweight air hostesses to be grounded

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the policy of Indian Airlines to ground overweight air hostesses.

A bench headed by Justice AK Sikri dismissed the petition filed by some Indian Airlines air hostesses, who were grounded due to putting on weight excessive to the limit fixed by the airlines. Read more.............................HC upholds policy to ground overweight air hostesses

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Love-struck driver kisses girl in public

This incident happenned in Chennai city in Tamil Nadu state of India. His was a love at first sight. But when it went unrequited, autorickshaw driver Murugan (28) tried something cinematic — he stopped the 20-year-old girl in the middle of the road near Madipakkam and kissed her in full public glare. Read more....................................Love-struck driver kisses girl in public, held

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Disabled girls confined to room for years hoping for miracle

In Bhubaneswar city in Orissa state of India two handicapped sisters in Sambalpur district have been confined to a room for the past four years, praying for a miracle to cure them.

Hastina Majhi, 21, and her sister Binita, 15, have been living in a small room in their village Gudhrapada, some 400 km from here, after they developed skeletal deformities, suspected to be polio affliction. Read more.....................................Disabled girls confined to room for years hoping for miracle

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Sewage, worms flow out of taps

In Indian Silicon Valley Bangalore, residents of Armstrong Road, Bharathinagar, woke up to what is already a routine horror in many parts of the city: sewage and worms flowing out of taps. Read more..............................................................Sewage, worms flow out of taps

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'Divine help' sought to check powercuts

In Assam state of India, representatives from several communities not only prayed for uninterrupted power supply but also wanted that the "Almighty" guides the Assam State Electricity Board to become more efficient.

"I pray to Allah that let there be light in Assam forever. Let, ASEB prospers and flourishes. I pray that people do not misuse electricity," said Alamgir Hussain, maulana of Paltanbazar during an all-religion prayer meet. Read more..........................'Divine help' sought to check powercuts

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Rogue 'Osama' gets death warrant

Ranchi (IANS): A rogue tusker, which had killed 11 people and was called Osama bin Laden by villagers, was shot by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers in Jharkhand Friday night, officials said here. The death warrant was issued by the forest department Thursday. The elephant was killed near Dungriyatar village of Bokaro district, around 160 km from here. Read more.................................................Rogue tusker killed in Jharkhand

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When Mercury was transformed into Gold

As per one TOI report:

"On 27 May 1942 AD (Jyaistha Shukla 1 Samvat 1998) in Birla House, New Delhi Shri Pandit Krishnapal Sharma made approximately 1 tola of gold from 1 tola of mercury in front of us. The mercury was put inside a shell of reetha. In the mercury was mixed about 1 or 11/2 ratti of a white powder of some herb (jari-buti) and another yellow powder. Then the reetha shell was closed by clay and the whole thing put into the hollow of an earthen lamp and put on fire. For about 45 minutes, the fire was stoked by a fan till the coal got burnt completely to ashes. The lamp was then put into water to remove the contents. From the hollow of the earthen lamp a lump of gold was extracted. On weighing it was found to be one or two ratti less than 1 tola.

Read more..........................The curious case of an experiment with alchemy

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