Shahrukh Khan surprised by his Bride

At a five-star hotel in Ahmadabad where Shahrukh Khan was present for a promotion event for “My Name Is Khan’, he was in for a shock. A 20 year old fan of his came there, dressed as a bride, who wanted to marry him. Read More................Shahrukh Khan surprised by his bride

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Elephant killed, then eaten in Assam

On the same day when a rhino carcass was discovered in Kaziranga National Park, villagers of Murpholuni forest beat stumbled upon an elephant carcass in the Kaziranga Karbianglong Elephant Reserve which covers an area of 1881.51 sq km of which an estimated 596 sq km has been encroached.

Poaching of elephants has rarely been reported. Elephant deaths were either due to speeding trains or vehicles and the it's the phenomenon of man-elephant conflict which had engaged wild life experts. Read More................Elephant killed, then eaten in Assam

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Lord Krishna in Tricolour

Jaipur: Scores of devotees thronged to a temple in Jaipur to have a glimpse of Lord Krishna dressed in the national flag, to mark India's 61st Republic Day.

Buzz up!Amazed at the new attire of lord Krishna, locally known as Thakurjee, devotees said it was the perfect way of celebrating the Republic Day. Read More................Jaipur temple dresses-up lord Krishna in tricolour to mark Republic Day

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Preity Zinta jumps off toilet wall at Delhi airport

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta pulled off a stunt by jumping off the wall of a toilet at the Delhi airport after she got stuck inside for more than 10 minutes.Read More................Preity Zinta jumps off toilet wall at Delhi airport

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Devotees protect temple deities from severe cold

Jaipur: Devotees in Jaipur are protecting their deities in various temples of the city by offering woolen blankets and warm clothes apart from arranging hot water and hot foods for the presiding deity.

The devotees consider it to be their duty to protect their idols from the biting cold prevailing in the city during the winter season. Read More................Devotees protect temple deities from severe cold in Jaipur

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Woman lies near son’s body for over four days

Bhubaneswar, An ailing elderly woman in Orissa's Rourkela town lay next to her dead son's body for over four days before the police recovered the corpse. The neighbours complained of a foul smell.

Gauri Mishra, who is almost immobile and partially blind due to old age, had been sleeping beside her son Babuli Mishra's body for more than four days. The matter came to light when neighbours in Chend Colony complained of a smell. Read More...............Woman lies near son’s body for over four days

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Tiger killed, eaten by villagers

A full grown Royal Bengal Tiger was hunted down by villagers of Numuk in Arunachal Pradesh's West Siang district.

Villagers gathered around the tiger after the kill. The meat was then consumed by the people but even more disturbing is the information of a possible wild life trade racket flourishing in that area.

The skin of the tiger was allegedly sold to a certain businessman from Assam for 1.5 lakh rupees. Read More................Tiger killed, eaten by villagers in Arunachal Pradesh

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Man killed for failing to repay Rs.200 loan

A 36-year-old man was arrested for killing another man who was unable to repay him a loan of Rs.200, police said.

Anil Kumar was arrested Saturday for beating Ravi to death with a stick in Nabi Karim area of old Delhi Nov 10. Read More................Man killed for failing to repay Rs.200 loan, attacker arrested

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Robbers carry away ATM with Rs 32 lakh inside

GREATER NOIDA: Three armed assailants didn’t just loot an ATM of its contents, but the entire ATM in Greater Noida. They uprooted the ATM from the floor, transported it — with Rs 32 lakh inside — to their getaway vehicle using a refrigerator carrier and fled the scene. They also beat up the unarmed guard, 55-year-old Omkar Singh, tied his hands and legs and and left him dazed and senseless inside the room which housed the ATM. Read More................Robbers carry away ATM with Rs 32 lakh inside

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Woman injured in Chapati blast

Lucknow: In a bizarre incident, a woman in Uttar Pradesh suffered burn injuries on her face, hands and midriff when the chapati she was making exploded, police said Thursday.

The incident took place Wednesday in Ramgarh of Ferozabad district, some 300 km from Lucknow, when Rubina was making chapatis in her kitchen. Read More................Uttar Pradesh woman injured in chapati blast

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Uttar Pradesh panchayat forces woman to ill-treat her lover

Unwilling to accept their love affair, an Uttar Pradesh village panchayat forced a woman to slap her lover with shoes and tonsure his head. Later, after blackening the man's face, the panchayat paraded him semi-naked through various localities in the village, police said Thursday.

The order came Wednesday from the panchayat of Aaldi village in Muzaffarnagar, about 350 km from Lucknow, where the 22-year-old woman was forced to abuse her 26-year-old lover in full public view. Read More................Uttar Pradesh panchayat forces woman to ill-treat her lover

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Combating climate change, with help from Lord Ram

Sonbhadra/Lucknow: Ram, Ramayana and global warming - the association may sound odd, until you realise how the religious context helped an NGO in Uttar Pradesh combat the ill effects of climate change.

The NGO Raunak Evam Jagruk Samaj Sanstha (REJSS) in Sonbhadra district, some 250 km from Lucknow, conducts recitation of the Ramayana epic in parts of Uttar Pradesh, holds prayers for Lord Ram and distributes saplings as prasad (consecrated offering) among the devotees. Read More................Combating climate change, with help from Lord Ram

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Moral police against Lingerie ads, window display

BHOPAL: Hindu rightwing activists are parading the streets of Bhopal asking storekeepers to tear down hoardings advertising lingerie and cover up mannequins showcasing women’s undergarments.

Activists of a newly floated Sanskriti Bachao Manch on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to shopkeepers and traders dealing in lingerie asking them ‘‘not to display lingerie in public.’’ Read More................In MP, moral police against lingerie ads, window display

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Man cuts off tongue before deity to have son

Lucknow: A childless man sliced off his tongue and offered it to the deity in an Uttar Pradesh temple to be 'blessed with a son', police said Tuesday.

Mukesh Kumar, 28, a resident of Banthari village in Banda district, some 200 km from Lucknow, cut off his tongue late Monday evening with a razor blade at the Mahesh temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, situated in the same village, officials added. Read More................Man cuts off tongue before deity to have son

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A temple where devotees offer Crabs to Lord Shiva

While devotees are generally known for offering flowers, incense sticks, fruits, and milk to deities at temples, the devotees at a Lord Shiva temple in Gujarat offer crabs.

On the occasion of Makar Sankranti season that usually falls in mid-January, hundreds of devotees make a beeline at this temple with their offerings of live crabs. Read More................A temple where devotees offer crabs to Lord Shiva

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Graduates line up to be Coolies

MUMBAI: BCom student Ganesh Sanap is now busy applying for jobs. The latest job the 21-year-old third year student — who has also finished a course in computer hardware — has applied for is that of the post of a licensed porter in Central Railway. Read More................Graduates line up to be coolies

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Airlines sacks overweight air hostess, court asks why?

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to Indian Airlines for sacking an air hostess for being overweight. Indian Airlines had last year terminated the services of Sangita Garb along with 10 other air hostesses, citing they were medically unfit. Read More................Indian Airlines sacks overweight air hostess, court asks why?

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The Indian girl who cries blood

A 14-year-old Indian girl who literally cries tears of blood is set to appear on television.

The Girl Who Cries Blood will show Twinkle Dwivedi shed blood from her eyes on C4, Tuesday.

Twinkle's strange disorder has baffled medical experts as well. Read More................The Indian girl who cries blood to appear on TV

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Air passenger left stranded, as pilot's duty hours were over!

Vishakhapatanam: At least 70 passengers of a Mumbai-bound Spicejet flight were left stranded at the Vishakhapatnam airport on Sunday after their flight failed to take off.

Buzz up! After issuing boarding passes to the passengers, the Spicejet officials announced that the plane would not be able to take off in the absence of the pilot, who reportedly said his duty hours were over. Read More................Air passenger left stranded, as pilot's duty hours were over!

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Child worker found chained in Delhi eatery, rescued

New Delhi: A child labourer, who was trafficked from his home in Bihar to Delhi, was found chained and working in a roadside restaurant here. He was later rescued by the labour department and a child rights NGO.

R.S. Chaurasia of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), the NGO that assisted the rescue mission, Thursday said in a statement that the boy went missing from his native village in Katihar district of Bihar in August 2009 before being found at an eatery in central Delhi this month. Read More................Child worker found chained in Delhi eatery, rescued

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The simplest musical instrument

Rajeev Kumar of Calcutta, India, is well-known locally for playing the harmonica, specifically, using only his right nostril. For added show, Kumar plays two harmonicas simultaneously, with nostril and mouth.Read More................The simplest musical instrument

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Rape, Murder and Corruption of Unimaginable Proportions are a Pastime for the High and Mighty in India

Brazen corruption, crime of mindboggling proportions, massive land-grabbing, sexual perversions and aberrations of every hue in India! All of these have one thing in common -- you can get away with it all if you have political clout. That is the curse of democracy in India.

Such depressing situations came to haunt me even during a short 10-day stay in Chennai recently. Nothing, not even widespread coverage on televisions and newspapers, deters our influential criminals. Perhaps capital punishment will.

Read More................Rape, Murder and Corruption of Unimaginable Proportions are a Pastime for the High and Mighty in India

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Mumbai city hit by condom thefts

Petty criminals who break into condom vending machines are causing concern among Aids and HIV-prevention activists in the Indian city of Mumbai.

Over 3,000 condom vending machines have been installed in the city as a part of an HIV Aids prevention programme.

However, more than 500 of the machines have been damaged by petty criminals who break into them for fun, for small change or for free condoms. Read More................Indian city of Mumbai hit by condom thefts

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59-year-old woman passes higher secondary exam

Kolkata: She is 59 but her enthusiasm towards studying is as fresh as any teenage student. Nurjahan Begum from Cooch Behar passed her higher secondary examination this year from Rabindra Open School in the district.Squeezing time out of domestic preoccupations, Nurjahan managed to appear for the exam to fulfil her long-cherished dream. She had passed her secondary exam in 1969 and then had to leave school after her marriage to Saidul Haq. Read More................59-year-old woman passes higher secondary exam

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Man wakes up after being declared dead

A man who had been declared dead woke up when doctors began to conduct his post-mortem examination in Jajpur district of Orissa, a media report said Monday.

Manas Deo was critically injured after a vehicle hit him Dec 25 near Baragadia village in Jajpur, Oriya daily Sambad quoted Manas's wife Tiki Deo as saying. Read More................Orissa man wakes up after being declared dead

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Scissors taken out from man’s stomach after two years

Raipur: A small pair of scissors left in a 60-year-old farmer's stomach two years ago during an operation, leaving him in chronic pain, has finally been removed by doctors.

The latest surgery took three long hours and was conducted late Friday at a government hospital in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, about 40 km from here, senior surgeon D.C. Jain told IANS. Read More................Scissors taken out from man’s stomach after two years

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Poverty drives mum to sell infant for Rs 500

BHUBANESWAR/KORAPUT: Close on the heels of the death of five members of a poor tribal family within two months in Khaprakhol block of Bolangir district, an alleged case of child sale in Dhenkanal and suicide of a woman in Rayagada have come as a rude shock for the Naveen Patnaik government. Read More................Poverty drives mum to sell infant for Rs 500

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Ramalinga Raju made gardeners, drivers kings

HYDERABAD: In disgraced Satyam boss Ramalinga Raju’s land, even gardeners were made maharajas! Several gardeners, truck drivers and others, who were working in the mango gardens and orchards, belonging to Raju brothers, for meagre salaries of Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000 per month, have been found to possess more than 50 acres of land worth crores of rupees. Read More................Ramalinga Raju made gardeners, drivers kings

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Speeding train runs over four elephants

A speeding freight train mowed down four wild Asiatic elephants, including two calves, amid dense fog in Assam Saturday, the authorities said.

A railway spokesperson said the incident occurred near Walingdisa railway station in Karbi Anglong district, about 270 km east of Assam's main city Guwahati. The train was carrying petroleum products. Read More................Speeding train runs over four elephants

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