When Airline Flyer Guzzled Honey

NEW DELHI: The security officials at the IGI Airport found themselves in a rather sticky situation on Sunday morning. They detained a passenger for carrying what they initially claimed were explosives, but which eventually turned out to be honey. Read more.........................................At IGI, flyer guzzles honey to defuse explosive charges

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When Women Thieves Stripped!!!

MUMBAI: In a bizarre incident, three women suspected of stealing mobile phones, stripped to the buff on Tuesday to escape the wrath of angry people here, the police said. Read more..................................................Women thieves strip to escape public wrath

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Win Rs 0 for catching 10 wanted men

NEW DELHI: Believe it or not, catching Delhi Police’s 10 ‘most wanted criminals’ will not fetch you any cash reward while nabbing two others will make you richer by Rs10 and Rs20.

The city police has declared ‘Rs0’ as cash reward for catching 10 out of the over 80 persons described as ‘most wanted’ on the website of zonal integrated police network (ZIPNET). Read more.........................Win Rs 0 for catching 10 wanted men

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India's "Hari Puttar" caught in Harry Potter spell

MUMBAI - Hollywood's Warner Bros., which owns the rights to the Harry Potter movies, is suing an Indian production company whose new film is called "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors," the studio said on Wednesday. Read more..................India's "Hari Puttar" caught in Harry Potter spell

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Teen kills dad for pocket money

DARBHANGA: In a bizarre incident, a teenager killed his father in Bihar's Darbhanga district for not providing adequate pocket money to him, police said. Read more...............................Teen kills dad for pocket money

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Baby boy born on airliner en route to Australia

An Indian woman gave birth to a healthy boy aboard a jet airliner while flying to Australia to reunite with her husband. Read more...........................Baby boy born on airliner en route to Australia

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When Barbers refused to give Haircut or Shave to Politicians

AKOLA/NAGPUR: Politicians in the state can keep their hair on. They may soon face Gandhigiri with a startling twist. Maharashtra’s barber community has decided not to give them a haircut or a shave because they have not done anything about the barbers’ demand for scheduled caste status.

Not only will the barbers refuse services to politicians but they will also not vote in either state or parliamentary elections as a mark of protest. Speaking to TOI, Gajanan Kathale, leader of Maharashtra Nabhik Yuvak Sena said, “Ours is a long pending demand but nobody is giving any thought to it. Those who belong to caste and sub-castes in Nabhik Samaj are backward and poor. Also, the education level of our members is also not that high. Hence, we need to be included in the SC category.”
Read more.................................Nagpur barbers split hair over SC status

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One-third of world's poor is Indian

In spite of all the hype of the great growth story post-liberalisation period, about one-third of the all the poor people in the world lives in India. It means the fruit of economic benefits failed to trickle down to the poor, as India possesses a very high proportion of its population living on less than US$ 2 per day. Read more...........................................One-third of world's poor is Indian

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When rich hired gamblers to win money during religious festival

AHMEDABAD: James Bond didn't gamble with his own money in the latest flick, Casino Royale. Yet, he won. The gambling frenzy all over Gujarat during Janmashtami festival led to a new breed of professional gamblers who are hired by moneyed businessmen to make money. Read more.................................................Gamblers on hire to win money for you

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Om Kali versus Angelina Jolie

Doghat (Uttar Pradesh) - At a time when Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have received $14 million from a magazine for photographs of their newborn twins, in far away rural India, Om Kali and Chander Singh, both in their 70s, are cashing in on being the oldest couple to give birth - that too to twins! Read more........................................Om Kali versus Angelina Jolie

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Man marries ex-girl friend and present lover simultaneously

Ramesh, a life insurance agent aged 24 married both his ex-girl friend and present lover simultaneously in a temple in G Ariyur village in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu state of India.

He married his former lover Sathya (19) and also with his present girl friend Avarampoo (20) after his relationship with the two became public. Read more...........................Man marries lover, ex-girl friend on same stage

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Mass Dog Wedding

Pegged as the first mass dog wedding in India, the venue will have 500 dogs, clad in snazzy bridal outfits, bond with partners for life. The event, scheduled to take place at the Amphitheatre in Ansal Plaza, will also feature speed-dating for pooches. Read more..................................................................Next Saturday, 500 canines set to say ‘I do’ at mass dog wedding event

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New shirt denied, boy hangs self

KOLKATA: Rebuked by his father who had repeatedly turned down his request for a shirt for Durga Puja, a 12-year-old boy hanged himself in his home at Saheb Colony in Kanchrapara on Sunday. Read more.........................New shirt denied, boy hangs self

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Dog waits for justice since 2003

PURNIA: Dogged by judicial delays, Chhotu, an eight-year-old mongrel condemned to death by an SDO court in Purnia, Bihar, in 2003, is still fighting for justice. The cur was only three when he was ordered to be shot dead by the SDO for biting a man, Jagdish Das. Read more............................Judicial agony: A dog waits for justice since 2003

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Girl beats up bus conductor

PUNE: A girl was arrested for assaulting a bus conductor and fellow passengers following an argument over money. Read more..............................Pune: Girl beats up bus conductor

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City residents lose sleep over rumours of death in sleep

PUNE: It was a sleepless night for many citizens in the Pimpri-Chinchwad township and some Pune suburbs, following a rumour that people were dying in their sleep. The ‘reasons’ for the rumoured deaths were many - planetary effect, fast spreading illness and earthquake. Read more..............................Pune residents lose sleep over rumours

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100-year-old says - I don't need a pension, I can work

According to official records Bandhu Das is 100 years old, though he claims he is older. However old he may be, age has not been a deterrent for Das who leads an active life and refuses to take old age pension from the government.

Das is poor but he says he says he needs no help from the government and is strong enough to earn his bread and butter.

"The government should help the disabled, those in distress and the weaker sections of the society but not able persons," says Das. Read more................................I don't need a pension, I can work: 100-year-old

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Woman throws Son out of Train

A husband-wife domestic spat over heating of food for lunch ballooned into a blazing row at Malad. What followed was a shocking and bizarre incident in which the woman flung her two-year-old son out of a running train between Vasai and Naigaon, resulting in the tot’s death.

What’s more, the distressed woman would have hurled her other two children out of the train too, had she not been forcibly prevented from doing so by fellow women passengers who overpowered her. Read more......................................Mumbai: Woman throws son out of train

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Edible Cutlery: You can eat after use

Oh God, today food was tasteless but Spoon was tasty, I think Plate was much tastier................ let me taste this Fork.......................Yes, now, whether you like your food or not but there are great chances that you may find taste of your cutlery much better.............................Read here...............Edible cutlery: You can eat after use

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Mobile Ringtone sings 'Condom, Condom!!!!'

NEW DELHI: A cell phone ring tone that sings "Condom, condom!" has been launched to promote safe sex in India, where condoms carry a strong social stigma and HIV and AIDS are growing problems, health experts said Tuesday.

The a cappella ring tone features a professional singer chanting the word condom more than 50 times, a playful approach that public health activists hope will spark discussion and make condoms more socially acceptable. Read more.........................Safe sex ring tone sings "Condom, condom!"

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Rapist offers flowers to girl

KOLKATA: A man who raped a minor was forced to offer flowers at her feet before a Howrah court in West Bengal state of India. Read more......................Kolkata: Rapist offers flowers to girl

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Cash in a Sack lands at High Court judge's house

CHANDIGARH: A sackful of crisp notes, in neat bundles adding up to Rs 15 lakh, which was delivered at the door of a high court judge has the judiciary and the government in a tizzy. The "courier" was none other than a munshi working with Haryana's additional advocate general. Read more......................................Cash in a sack lands at HC judge's house

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Chilli twist to robbery

Two robbers armed with a country-made firearm, a sharp weapon and a packet of chilli powder robbed Rs 3.45 lakh from two employees of a petrol pump station on the Mahanadi bridge today.

The incident took place when Nrusingha Bhatta and Kanhu Sahu of IBP petrol pump in Chatia were taking the cash to Bhubaneswar. The two were travelling on a motorcycle. The robbery took place under Jagatpur police station area, while they were crossing the bridge around 11.30am. The two armed men in a motorcycle stopped them.

One of them threw chilli powder on the faces of the employee while the other snatched the bag. The duo then fled with the cash said Pravat Pradhan, the officer in charge of Jagatpur police station. “Investigation is on,” he added. Read more................................Chilli twist to 3.5-lakh robbery

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Boy murders nine-year-old girl for I-pod

A 14-year-old boy killed a nine-year-old girl for an I-pod in a West Bengal town. The girl's body was recovered by the police Monday afternoon. Read more.................................14-year-old boy murders nine-year-old girl for I-pod

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Vintage one rupee coin auctioned for Rs 220,000

It may sound unbelievable, but a vintage one rupee coin fetched Rs.220,000 at a numismatic auction in India's IT hub on the country's 62nd Independence Day. Read more.........................................Vintage one rupee coin auctioned for Rs 220,000

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Youth loses life over Rs-10 note

PHAGWARA: Temptation to collect coins and small-denomination currency notes being thrown by people passing over the bridge across the Chitti Bein cost a youth his life as he lost control and slipped into the high-current water of the river. Read more................................................Youth loses life over Rs-10 note

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Bewakoof Hotel

"Bewakoof'" word translates into English as "Fool" or "Dumb". Calling somebody a 'bewakoof' is degenerating, but at Kacheri Chowk town in Giridih in Jharkhand state of India, it spells class when it comes to food.

Don't feel like a bewakoof if you are referred to the 'Bewakoof hotel' for good food while on a visit to the place famous for its salubrious climate with the Parasnath hills in the backdrop.

And its reputation for serving delicious food is corroborated by none others than two former Jharkhand ministers - Ravindra Rai and Chandra Mohan Prasad - who frequented it in the 70s. Read more................................................................'Bewakoofs' doing good business in Jharkhand town

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Eating Rats Can Solve World Food Price Crisis: Indian official

Oh! what a suggestion to solve world food price crisis!!!!!!

As per Vijay Prakash, secretary of the state's welfare department in Bihar state of India :

"Eating rats is the best way for rich and poor people to solve the global crisis of rising food prices, an Indian official said Wednesday as he unveiled his plan to put rodents on menus.

Regular rat snacks would translate into fewer rodents eating precious grain stocks -- 50 percent of which are lost in the northeastern state of Bihar every year to the animals, said Vijay Prakash, secretary of the state's welfare department.

"This will help in mitigating the global food crisis. We are sure that it will work wonders," Prakash told AFP. "It will save half our grain, and will also reduce villagers' dependence on food stock." Read more...........................................................Rat snacks can solve world food price crisis: Indian official

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Shahrukh Khan's firm sued for Re 1

MUMBAI: Yesteryear Bollywood patriotic hero Manoj Kumar has filed a case of defamation and cheating against actor Shahrukh Khan, his wife Gauri and director Farah Khan & has demanded Re 1 (2.4 US cents) as damages.

Veteran actor Manoj Kumar had been unhappy with his portrayal in the film, Om Shanti Om, which was produced by Shahrukh and Gauri's production company. Read more......................................Manoj Kumar sues SRK's firm for Re 1

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'Astrology Mall'

Now you call it superstition or faith of masses in astrologers, numerologists, palmists, tarot-card readers, horoscope etc. etc. but here is good news for all of them.

Soon Bangalore city in Karnataka state of India will boast of an exclusive supermarket, perhaps the first of its kind in the country which shall house soothsayers: astrologers, numerologists, palmists, tarot-card readers, horoscope specialists - all under one roof. Read more..............................................Bangalore to get 'astrology mall'

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Aircraft is too heavy for lift off, Volunteers required to deboard

NEW DELHI: Denial of boarding on a flight due to overbooking or for operational reasons may be a common occurrence at Indian airports. However, imagine the plight of passengers, seated inside a plane, waiting for final takeoff call, who instead hear a cabin announcement, asking for volunteers to deboard.

Why? Because the aircraft is too heavy for lift off. This is precisely what happened at Amritsar on Sunday when passengers of a private airliner were seated inside an ATR and waiting to be flown to Delhi. Read more...........................Fliers offloaded to lighten plane

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Monkeys ransack Cop's Office

AGRA: Policemen in the office of their senior superintendent collected loose sheets, torn files and valuable documents here Monday after a group of monkeys ransacked it and damaged virtually everything. Read more.....................................................Monkeys ransack police officer's office

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Lovers Steal Debit Card to Fund Wedding

NEW DELHI: She came from a middle-class home. He used to come to deliver milk at her house. They fell in love and planned a decent wedding. Only, they have now landed in jail.

Police on Saturday arrested the couple for using a stolen debit card for buying goods - luxury items for the wedding, even pictures to adorn their new home - worth Rs 1.40 lakh. Read more..........................Lovers steal debit card to fund wedding

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Marriage or Jail? Judge asks rapist

In a rare incident at Orissa, Justice Laxmi Kant Mishra, while granting bail to Maheswar Naik asked him in "no uncertain terms to either languish in jail without bail or marry the victim and enjoy the freedom." Read more......................................Shaadi or Jail? Judge asks rapist

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Chanting Lord's name for 44 years

AHMEDABAD: One hears the name of the Lord when one steps into any place of religious worship. It is however not everyday that one hears of a temple where the name of Lord Ram is being chanted, continuously, for the last 44 years.

Jamnagar's Shri Bala Hanuman temple located near Lakhota Lake in the city has set a new record in chanting Lord Ram's name.

The chanting began on Aug 1, 1964, when the temple was constructed by the late Sant Prembhikshuji Maharaj. It was the Maharaj and his handful of devotees who first uttered the Ram chant "Shri Ram Jay Ram Jay Jay Ram". In an unbelievable record the chant entered its 45th year last Friday.

The details of the Ram chant are amazing. It has until the end of Thursday completed 16,070 days non-stop. That translates into 385,680 hours and 23,140,800 minutes in the long journey of 44 years. Read more........................................Singing the name of the Lord, for 44 years

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Techi Jumps to death from Seven-Floor Building

PUNE: Unable to cope with the work pressure in the software world, an IIT alumnus committed suicide on Wednesday night by jumping from the terrace of the seven-floor building where he was working. Read more.............................IIT alumnus jumps to death from office

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When the Body in the Morgue Wakes up........

An Indian pilgrim knocked unconscious in a stampede that killed 150 people woke up in a morgue as doctors prepared to perform a postmortem examination on him, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

Mange Ram, 19, lost consciousness in the stampede triggered by rumours of a landslide that caused panic among thousands of people climbing a steep mountain path, the report said.

Ram told the Times of India he awoke in a hospital morgue after Sunday's tragedy at the Naina Devi shrine in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

"When I woke up, I was in the middle of a row of bodies waiting for postmortem," he said. Read more.................................When the body in the morgue wakes up...

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Indian Couple can now contend for Guinness Book with 22 Kids!

Lakhanpur Village (Gwalior): A village couple in Madhya Pradesh is well on its way to etching their names in the record-books for being the biological parents of 22 off spring.

Whereas the Government of India harps on the two children per couple for a happy family, this family in Lakhanpur village near Gwalior seems to be ignorant of this dictum, and takes pride in their 22 children. Read more.......................................Gwalior couple can now contend for Guinness Book with 22 kids!

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Divorce Dilemma over Hired-Womb Baby

Jaipur: An infant born of a surrogate mother has been left in the lurch as her biological parents, a Japanese couple, divorced after conception.

The Japanese lady is unwilling to take responsibility for the baby. The father, Yukufusi Yamada, an orthopaedic surgeon, wants to take the 10-day-old girl to Japan, but is facing problems as Indian adoption laws prevent him from doing so. Read more....................................Divorce dilemma over hired-womb baby - Japanese father wants to take infant with him but laws stand in the way

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Indian Leader to intall more of her Statues

LUCKNOW: Undaunted by all the criticism from her adversaries, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is set to get three more of her statues installed in the state capital where two imposing bronze memorials are already in place. Read more.......................Mayawati to intall more of her statues

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Where Trees too get Rakhis

Patan (Palamau) Jharkhand: Ahead of the upcoming siblings' festival "Rakhi", scores of people are tying Rakhis (the sacred thread) around trees as part of their attempt to preserve trees from being felled down in the forest-rich Jharkhand state.

These people hope that the sacred Rakhis, which are tied by sisters on their brothers' wrists, will deter the timber traders and mafia from using saw and axe considering the love and affection involve in that gesture. Read more......................................In Jharkhand, trees too get Rakhis

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Stone pelting over love marriage

VIJAYAWADA: People belonging to two communities clashed over a love marriage here, leading the police to use batons to disperse them, police said on Wednesday. Read more....................Stone pelting over love marriage

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Woof! Woof! Wanna Auto-rickshaw?

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Kallumooti the Dog is a real favourite among auto-rickshaw drivers at the railway station and the adjoining bus stop in the Kerala capital. The dog is good at soliciting passengers for them, especially at night.

Everyday the five-year-old stray dog arrives in front of the railway station around dusk and is on duty till early morning, barking to attract the attention of those alighting from trains and buses.

At night, when passengers may find it difficult to find the auto-rickshaw stand in the darkness, Kallumooti lends a helping hand, signalling that there are vehicles waiting to be hired. Read more.............................Woof! Auto-rickshaw anybody?

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For 12 years, He Pilgrimages with aged Mother on His Shoulders

Ranchi: Tales of people ill-treating their old parents are not hard to come by, but Kailash Giri Brahmachari's story is refreshingly different. Like a character in the epic Ramayana, he has been carrying his aged, blind mother on his shoulders to various pilgrim spots for the last 12 years.

Kailash, 36, is a resident of Wargi village in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh. His incredible journey of physical endurance and moral courage began in January 1996. He has so far covered over 3,000 km and reached Jharkhand. Read more..........................................For 12 years, he pilgrimages with aged mother on his shoulders

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When Prisoners Spy for Extra Chicken!!

CHENNAI: At Puzhal prison in Tamil Nadu state of India, officials are using “well-behaved inmates” as decoys to keep tabs on other prisoners. The bait: extra chicken dishes.

Based on the information provided by these inmates, prison officials have been secretly monitoring the movements of several suspects. “We have placed at least 20 inmates — Prakash, an accused in the Kurangu Kumar murder case, notorious gangster Nagendran and Somu, an accused in the murder of MLA MK Balan — under shadow-watch. We suspect they have been using mobiles and smuggling contraband with the help of some prison officials,” as per R Duraisamy, deputy inspector general of police, prisons. Read more............................Prisoners spy for extra chicken

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World's longest Flag

What may perhaps be the longest flag ever made by a religious group, for the Ambaji temple here, is ready. It's a mammoth 415 feet long. When erected, it stands as high as 20 feet. Read more..........................................................Ahmedabad group claims to have made world's longest flag

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When Kites tripped power in city

If you face long outages this Independence Day or Raksha Bandhan, blame it on kite flying. Though incidents of kites getting entangled in high-tension wires are more common in mid-August, Delhiites are facing this problem early this year. In July itself, supply from two power stations was hit due to falling kites, leading to long outages in many parts of the city. Read more.............................Trouble hovers over city as kites trip power

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Bridge built to save monkeys

In Haveri district's Makanur village in Karnataka state of India, a modern Ramayana was scripted on Saturday evening when the villagers built a sethu (bridge) across the rising river Tungabhadra to save 30 monkeys stranded on the other side of the riverbank. The vanara sena (monkey army) was finally rescued. Read more.......................................Villagers build sethu to save monkeys

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VIP Dog Treatment

It seems Dog's days have changed but not of human beings:

“Soon, there will be a Rs 10-crore five star clinic for your pets where they will be looked after. Owners will also be provided accommodation,” read a hoarding. Read interesting article at TOI..............................WILD THINGS: Dog Day Afternoon

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Male Minister gets voter card with Woman's photo

Raipur(Chhattisgarh): Amar Agrawal, who is a cabinet rank minister in the Chhattisgarh government, was surprised when he received his voter identity card - every detail was perfect except for the photograph that showed a married woman wearing a coloured sari. Read more.........................................Male minister gets voter card with woman's photo

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For tying Goat in Neighbour's Compound, Man killed

New Delhi: A 65-year-old man was beaten to death by his neighbours for tying his goat in their compound in south Delhi, as per the police. Read more...........................Man killed for tying goat in neighbour's compound

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