Not choppers or limos, Groom’s party travels on rickshaws

Chandigarh: Flaunting designer clothes, loads of jewellery and expensive accessories, a London-based NRI family chose a rather different way to travel to the wedding venue - pedal-rickshaws and horse carts. NRI Murli Vohra’s son Pawan ignored the usual mode of chartered aircraft, helicopters and limousines that rich people travel in to make a style statement on weddings.

Pawan, who was getting married at a gurudwara (Sikh temple) in Sector 11 here Saturday, hired 35 pedal rickshaws and half a dozen horse carts instead of luxury cars to drive the nearly 100 NRI ‘baraatis’ (groom’s party) to the wedding venue. Read more...........................Not choppers or limos, NRI groom’s party travels on rickshaws

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Rs 20,000 dispute is settled after 33 years

MUMBAI: The sum in dispute was a mere Rs 20,000 but the matter dragged on in courts for more than three decades. Read more......................Rs 20,000 dispute is settled after 33 years

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Where Brothers Share Wife as Family Tradition

HIMACHAL PRADESH, India: Amar and Kundan Singh Pundir are brothers. Both aged in their forties, the two brothers have lived together nearly their whole lives. They are poor and share just about everything: Their home, their work and a wife.

"See we have a tradition from the beginning to have a family of five to 10 people. Two brothers and one wife." Kundan says.

They practice what is known as fraternal polyandry - where the brothers of one family marry the same woman. Why? Tradition and economics.
Life is hard here. The village is precariously perched on the side of a very steep hill about 6,000ft up. Most of the villagers survive off tiny plots of cropland.

In this difficult terrain there isn't enough land to go around. So, instead of finding separate wives and splitting up their inherited property, the brothers marry the same woman and keep their land together. Read more..............Brothers share wife to secure family land

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13-year-old dragged around village for holding girl's hand

KANPUR: In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old Dalit boy was chained to a tractor and dragged around Basaura village under the Shrinagar police station in Mahoba district for allegedly holding a minor girl’s hand. Read more....................13-year-old dragged around village for holding girl's hand

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Divine intervention sought for global economic recovery

BHUBANESWAR, India – Hundreds of people gathered for a Hindu religious rite in a town in eastern India, seeking divine intervention into the global economic crisis as stocks plummeted worldwide, organisers said.

The rite was performed on the same day as the Indian rupee hit a record low of 50.15 per dollar, and the Indian share market dropped 11 percent to three-year lows.

More than three hundred people watched the rite being performed by 131 priests in a temple in the beach city of Puri in Orissa state. Read more.................Hundreds in India pray for global economic recovery

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Laptops being used inside jail cells

AHMEDABAD: After 700 cellphones surfaced in Sabarmati Central Jail, police sources now have information of laptops being used inside the cells.

Top sources told TOI that the crime branch has information of at least two laptops with internet connectivity cards being used inside the jail. Read more.....................Now, laptops working in Sabarmati jail cells

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India's only Gorilla alone despite search for mate

MUMBAI, India – India's only gorilla is lonely. Even though Polo is 6 feet tall, dark-haired, bilingual and good-natured, the 36-year-old silverback gorilla is still single after a fruitless eight-year search.

"We have written to all major zoos in the world. We have tried everything," said Vijay Ranjan Singh, the director of the zoo in Mysore, a city in southern India about 525 miles southeast of Mumbai.

Polo, who was sent to Mysore from Ireland's Dublin Zoo in 1995, has been alone since 2000 when his mate, 46-year-old Sumathi, died. Read more....................India's only gorilla alone despite search for mate

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5-yr-old student tied with ropes & dragged

LUCKNOW: A five-year-old child was tied with ropes and dragged for nearly 50 metres by his school authorities in Uttar Pradesh for not attending school regularly, an official said on Thursday. Read more......................5-yr-old student tied with ropes, dragged for 50 metres

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Hey Indians, Drive Safely

Mortality rates on Indian roads are 14 per 10,000 vehicles, compared to less than two per 10,000 in developed countries, the World Bank has said. Read more..........................Good luck needed as Indians drive themselves to death

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Cop dismissed for losing gun in drunken state

SANT KABIR NAGAR: A police sub-inspector was on Wednesday dismissed on charges of negligence after he lost his service rifle in an alleged inebriated state.
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Man gambles away his wife

Patna: In a story akin to the Pandavas' tale in the epic Mahabharata, a Muslim man allegedly staked his wife in gambling after he had lost his money and possessions to some people, police said Sunday.

Mohd. Mokhtar, in his 40s, of Shekhpura town, about 150 km from here, gambled his wife Shabnam, 35, to four of his friends Friday. Read more...................In modern Mahabharata, Muslim man gambles away wife

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Passing out parade of dogs held

TIRUCHI: The passing out parade of 229 men recruit police constables was held at the Temporary Police Recruit School (TPRS) Armed Reserve, Subramaniapuram, on Monday.

The Inspector General of Police, Central Zone, Tiruchi, Karan Singha, inspected the guard of honour presented by the Grade II Recruit Police Constables and took the salute as they marched in column of platoons. Honouring prize-winners on the occasion, the IG appreciated the parade as “excellent”.

The parade was followed by an impressive display of efficiency of sniffer dogs Lucky and Jack in detecting explosives and identifying culprits with the smell of sweat. Read more...............................Passing out parade of dogs held

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Cutting Hair, Blindfolded with Fire

Have you ever seen hair stylist cutting hair with Fire & Blindfolded or Glass or a paper-cutter? Imagine, Stylist burning your hair with fire, and sometimes that too blindfolded? Read full story here............................Hair Stylist - Record Holder

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Cops by day and Thieves by night

BANGALORE: This duo suffered from the Jekyll-and-Hyde syndrome. Rizwan (32) and Syed Kareemulla (35), who were cops by day, finished duty and joined a gang that kidnapped businessmen for ransom and committed dacoities by night. Read more....................Cops by day and thieves by night

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Most Haunted Places Of India

Wanna know which are the most haunted places in India where there is a good chance of finding a ghost........Read here..............HAUNTED PLACES OF INDIA

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Deities under 'House Arrest'

Two important local deities of Himachal Pradesh have been placed under 'house arrest' to prevent their followers from participating in the finale of the centuries-old Kullu Dussehra festival because every year the two sides clash with each other. Read more............................Deities under 'house arrest' for Kullu Dussehra finale.

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Doctor to pay Rs 50k for leaving cotton in patient's foot

NEW DELHI: A surgeon's negligent act of leaving cotton and broken bone chips inside a patient's foot has landed him in trouble with the Delhi Consumer Commission directing him to pay Rs 50,000 to the hapless man who was forced to undergo another operation two years later. Read more......................Delhi doctor to pay Rs 50k for leaving cotton in patient's foot

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Woman, mother-in-law commit suicide for new clothes

Kolkata: A motor mechanic’s wife and mother committed suicide in a West Bengal town after he failed to buy them new clothes for the Durga Puja festival, the police said Sunday.The incident took place in South Dinajpur district’s Balughat town. Read more.........................Woman, mother-in-law commit suicide for new clothes

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Stolen car market working in India

NEW DELHI: There is a new professional in town. And he is ready to steal for you. Why go to a showroom when you can sit at home and order the car of your choice, and that too at almost half the price? Ask police officials and they say that on demand theft is the latest trend in the stolen car market. Whether it’s a Maruti Suzuki SX4, a Mahindra Scorpio or a Ford Fiesta, you name it and they can get it for you. And colour? You have that option too! Read more....................Get your favourite car at half the price in the grey market

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People throng to 'Witches' for cure to AIDS, cancer

Raipur: In a bizarre ritual that took place midnight last on the outskirts of Raipur, three women known as the 'Navratri witches' and claiming to be blessed by goddess Durga, slapped people while chanting the names of the goddess to rid them of dreaded diseases like AIDS and cancer.

On the banks of a pond at New Purena locality, poor people suffering from serious ailments came to be 'cured' by the three 'witches' who claimed to adept in witchcraft. Read more........................People throng to 'Navratri witches' for cure to AIDS, cancer

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Branded witch, tribal woman forced to dip hands in hot oil

JAIPUR: A 32-year-old tribal woman was severely beaten up and forced to pick a silver coin from a vessel filled with boiling oil after a village panchayat in Sirohi district accused her of practising witchcraft. The woman, who was later thrown out of her house by own family, is now undergoing treatment in a hospital for serious injuries. Read more..........................Branded witch, tribal woman forced to dip hands in hot oil

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Man sacrifices son, sister and niece

BARIPADA (Orissa): A tribal man allegedly killed his son, sister and niece to sacrifice them during a puja at Anibajada, about 35 km from here in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district, police said on Saturday. Read more....................Tribal man sacrifices son, sister and niece in Orissa

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'Swayamvar' for senior citizens

AHMEDABAD: Nearly 500 candidates from across country and even abroad are expected to come to Ahmedabad for participating in the first-ever All India Senior Citizen's Marriage Mela to find their partner in twilight of their life. Read more....................'Swayamvar' for senior citizens today

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Woman jumps onto husband's pyre, commits sati

Raipur: A 71-year-old woman in a Chhattisgarh village jumped onto her husband's funeral pyre and committed suicide, creating a sensation as hundreds thronged to view the place of the alleged 'sati', a banned Hindu custom, police said Sunday. Read more..........................Chhattisgarh woman jumps onto husband's pyre, commits sati

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Children stab themselves in this bizarre ritual

COIMBATORE: In a bizarre ritual called "parakathi" here in western Tamil Nadu, little boys and men stab their arms, back and belly and offer their thanks to the Goddess Sakthi every year on Vijayadasami, the last day of the Navarathri festival. Read more.............................Children stab themselves in this bizarre TN ritual

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Cataract operations for dogs and cats

Cataract operations for dogs and cats? Well, it is nothing new but doctors in Madurai say it is fast catching up in this ancient Tamil city which is known for its eye care facilities.

S Jagannathan, a city doctor, was worried about his 13-year-old pet dog, Tommy, which was stumbling frequently while walking. His vet advised him to get Tommy operated for cataract, which in Madurai has become very common these days.

Veterinary surgeon, Dr Pothy, a retired Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry department, sought the help of G Bhaskararajan, a leading ophthalmologist in the city who operated on Tommy and fixed an intra ocular lens. Read more..........................Cataract operations for dogs and cats

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A girl who spontaneously bleeds without being cut

Twinkle Dwivedi, 13, has a strange disorder which means she loses blood through her skin without being cut or scratched.

She has even undergone transfusions after pints of it seeped through her eyes, nose, hairline, neck and the soles of her feet.

Sometimes her condition is so bad she wakes up with her entire body covered in dried blood.

Villagers near her home in Uttar Pradesh, India, believe she must be cursed and shout cruel things in the street. Read more...........................................A girl who spontaneously bleeds from her pores is baffling doctors.

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Tusker attacks homes of those who damaged Ganesha temple

Ranchi: An elephant attacked houses of people allegedly involved in damaging a temple of Lord Ganesha in Jharkhand and ensured their arrest.

According to media reports, a wild elephant attacked houses of around 10 people who on August 16 had damaged the temple of elephant-headed god Ganesha situated in Mahudi hills of Hazaribagh district, around 120 km from here.

Later the police arrested those allegedly involved in the incident. The villagers point that the elephant did not hurt anyone else. Read more..............................Tusker attacks homes of those who damaged Ganesha temple

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Dog donates blood, saves colleague

Patna (Bihar): Three-year-old Bishan donated blood to save Jyoti, who was suffering from high fever and acute anaemia. Both are members of Bihar's police dog squad.

'It is true ... Bishan donated blood to save Jyoti's life. If blood was not given to her on time, she would have died,' Om Prakash, a trainer of police dogs, told IANS here Tuesday. Read more.......................Police dog donates blood, saves colleague

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Son-in-law gets In-laws house burgled

BANGALORE: When it came to his son-in-law Selvam, things couldn’t have been worse for Jayaprakash of Fraser Town. First, Selvam eloped with his daughter and after the family accepted him, he got their house burgled. Selvam is behind bars now. Read more.......................Son-in-law gets house burgled

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Where weapons are worshipped

During the Navratri festival different forms of idols of goddess Durga are worshipped. But there is a place in Jharkhand where weapons are worshipped instead of goddess Durga.

If you want to see a different form of prayers come to the campus of the Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) at Ranchi. Here weapons are worshipped. The prayer system is almost similar except placing the idol goddess Durga. Read more...............................Where weapons are worshipped instead of Durga

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Burglars flee with carpets from house

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member and noted criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani's Akbar Road home was burgled last week and the miscreants made away with some rather unusual valuables two carpets reportedly worth lakhs of rupees. Read more...............................Burglars strike at Jethmalani house, flee with carpets

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Largest 'Jalebi' for Guiness Book of World Records

Jalebi (Hindi: जलेबी; Urdu: جلیبی ) is a fried sweet made from maida flour, commonly prepared in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Jalebi is thought to have originated in the northern India, most likely in the Punjab region. It is made by deep-frying batter in a pretzel shape, instead of the funnel cake shape common in the U.S., then soaked in syrup.

Now Meghalaya Tourism Development Forum in India is preparing to make the largest "jalebi" to feature in Guiness Book of World Records.

The attempt of frying the jelebi (75 inch diameter), large enough to cover a human being, will be made by a local confectionary - Delhi Mistan Bhandar - during the festival that starts on November 1.

MTDF Chairman R G Lyngdoh said the jelebi would weigh around 20 kg and would be fried in a pan of six feet three inches diameter.

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English-speaking Beggars

They come to you dressed in rags but will take you by surprise with their perfect accent and mastery of the Queen's language as you walk through Connaught Place in the heart of the national capital.

They are the modern English-speaking beggars who would not ask for money or food but will hit at your conscience by asking you to buy them medicines which they "badly need". Read more...............................................English-speaking beggars on prowl in Delhi streets

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Foetus found in Month-old boy’s body

Kolkata: Junaid Alam, barely above a month old, was finding it difficult to breathe because of his increasing abdominal swelling. But no one knew that the infant was actually carrying the foetus of his sibling inside him.

One of the world’s bizarre medical conditions, a fetus-in-fetu - that is, a partly formed foetus inside a fully developed human body - was successfully removed after an operation at a hospital in Kolkata. Read more.......................Foetus found in month-old boy’s body

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Religio-Mania

Recently 147 people died in temple stampede in Jodhpur in Rajasthan state of India. Incident happened at Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur’s Mehrangarh Fort for a darshan of the goddess.

In fact it is such a Religious madness in India that in 2008, stampedes have killed 360 while, blasts have killed 156 people.

In fact in India, religious and cultural pilgrimages where gatherings running into lakhs of people on days of special religious or spiritual significance are a regular feature. Large congregations are institutionalised in Hinduism — like the ageless tradition of Kumbha Melas. Apart from the Kumbha Melas, there are major temples like Tirupati and Guruvayoor in the south, Vaishno Devi in the north and Kamakhya in the northeast, as also lesser known ones like Naina Devi in Himachal Pradesh and Chamunda Devi in Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

My view is that God resides in everyone's own heart. If a person wants to worship the God then he/she can do worship while sitting in his/her home & silently praying within oneself only.

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Dirty Jobs

I don't think anywhere else in the world such a large population does these DIRTY JOBS or do it at all.

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