Kids strangle friend, nail him to wall

GHAZIABAD: Two teenagers aged 14 and 15 years allegedly strangled their 13-yearold friend with a copper wire and then pinned his body to a wall using iron nails.The children were paid Rs 20,000 by a 35-year-old woman,Sabroon,to commit the murder.She was angry with the victim as she suspected he was stealing from her shop and wanted to get rid of him.The two kids have been arrested by the Vijay Nagar police on Monday.The woman is on the run. Read More................Kids strangle friend, nail him to wall

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Lady-killer Tusker

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India — Wildlife experts in southern India are hunting a rogue bull elephant who is thought to have gored 12 female tuskers to death because.....................Read More...............Lady-killer Tusker

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Man who has not eaten for several decades - lives without food or water

Prahlad Jani grew in Charod village in Mehsana district in India. He claims to have been blessed by a goddess at the age of 8. He says he has survived several decades without food or water because of a hole in his palate. Drops of water filter through this hole, he says, sustaining him. He wears a red garment, nose ring, and gold bracelets. He also sports a ‘tikka’ on his forehead. His followers call him ‘mataji’or goddess.

Prahlad Jani, who has not eaten food or drunk water for 74 years of his 82-year-old life, will be kept under observation by the a wing of the defence ministry for 15 days. The members of Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Science (DIPAS) want to understand if this process can be replicated in others’ bodies. The observation is being undertaken at the Sterling hospital.

Jani says he was blessed by the mother goddess when he was eight and began living in a cave in Gabbar hills at Ambaji, to be called 'Mataji'. He has willingly accepted to be a subject of this exhaustive project where he will undergo a battery of advance tests, including MRIs, scans and blood studies. Jani, dressed in a red sari, nose ring and sindoor, spends his time in hospital meditating, offering prayers, keeping silence and giving blessings.

Mention of such ‘miracle men/women’ are there in the "Autobiography Of A Yogi” by Sri Paramahansa Yogananda in which he describes about such persons who have not eaten for years together. It is all possible for persons who are blessed by God. In their case they get divine energy from subtle space in their spine. Read More................Man who lives on air undergoes defence tests

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Children made to walk on fire, glass for ‘confidence’

SURAT: This could be an extreme lesson in testing the endurance of children as young as 10-14 years. A city school on Tuesday night made the kids walk on burning coal and broken glass pieces as their parents watched. Read More................Children made to walk on fire, glass for ‘confidence’

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Woman sacrificed to appease tribal god

Ranchi - A priest and three others have been arrested for allegedly sacrificing an old woman to appease a tribal god in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said.

Budhani Devi, 60, a resident of Khaira Jagir village, was abducted April 9 by Bhuneshwar Baiga, the priest, and his accomplices -- Balram Mistry, Basuwa Oraon and Mahendra Singh. Read More................Woman sacrificed to appease tribal god

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Woman commits suicide after kids fail in exams

A 32-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping before a train in this Uttar Pradesh district after three of her school-going children failed in their exams, police said Sunday.

Anjana, a resident of Arjun Nagar, killed herself Saturday afternoon near Madia Katra close to Raja ki Mandi station here. Read More................Woman commits suicide after kids fail in exams

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White ants ‘ate’ 24 kg charas (cannabis): Prosecution tells court

Panaji: White ants ‘ate’ 24 kg charas (cannabis) from the official godown, the state prosecution department told the Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court, while opposing the bail of several Goa policemen charged with links to the narcotics mafia.
This was stated by the state prosecution to the court earlier this week.

Home Minister Ravi Naik Wednesday told reporters that heads of senior police officials would roll for their negligence in safe-keeping of drugs and narcotics seized during raids and later stored in the official godown. Read More................White ants ‘ate’ 24 kg charas: Prosecution tells court

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People build a Temple for Dog

It happens only in India.

A community in Karnataka has established an unconventional temple to pay respects to the epitome of faithfulness - the dog.

Buzz up!The common dog has been raised to the status of God in Channapatna's Ramanagar district, where the people not only have built a temple for the animal but are also conducting poojas to the dog-God. Read More................People build a temple for dog in Karnataka

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Devotees walk on embers & pierce their body to appease deity

As part of an age-old ritual, hundreds of religious-minded walked over embers in a pit and pierced their body parts with iron rods here as part of an annual thanksgiving festival to appease deities in Chennai. Read More................Devotees walk on embers to appease deity in Tamil Nadu

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Devotees perform rituals with fire pots on their heads and hands at Bibi-Mata temple

Devotees perform rituals with fire pots on their heads and hands at Bibi-Mata temple

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Man found innocent after 14 years in jail!!!!!

Innocent until proven guilty, is that so? Imagine the trauma of a man and his family whose son spent a decade-and-a-half in jail on charges a court found recently didn't stand. Mohammad Shah is now a free man, but his family has died waiting for their boy to return. All he now has are memories. Read More................Man found innocent after 14 years in jail

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Animals fed Ice-Cream in Zoo to beat the heat

Coimbatore: Animals residing in the Coimbatore zoo being fed ice creams, watermelons, and other citrus fruits to help them beat the heat.

"We are facing so may problems regarding heat stroke...for that...to maintain the animals and also the birds...to keep them cool, we are, instead of giving them regular feed; we are concentrating on giving ice cream as well as watermelon ", said Perumalsamy, the director of the zoo at Voc Park in Coimbatore. Read More................Animals fed ice-cream in Zoo to beat the heat

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Unique festival for early marriage of bachelors

Jodhpur: Jodhpur celebrated the fortnight long unique 'Deenga Gawar' festival that culminated on Thursday in which married women in traditional attire take out a procession, beating up unmarried men with the belief this would herald their early marriage! During the procession, the women sing folk and devotional songs. Read More................Jodhpur hails a unique festival for early marriage of bachelors

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Hanging upside down he prays for world peace

Haridwar: As millions of religious-minded are visiting the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' or, the biggest religious bathing fair in Haridwar city of Uttarakhand, many holy men have become a major draw here for the unusual feats or the meditation methods. Read More................Hanging upside down he prays for world peace at Maha Kumbh

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A Taj Mahal that you can eat

New Delhi: Want a piece of Taj Mahal? just dig into master chocolatier Adelbert Bucher’s replica made of white chocolate. Read More................A Taj Mahal that you can eat

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Sorry kids, we destroyed your schools: Maoists

Maoist guerrillas have apologised to students in Bihar for damaging their school buildings and affecting their education.

"Hundreds of copies of the apology have been distributed among schoolchildren. We told them that we were sorry for targeting their schools. We also told them what forced us to target their schools," a Maoist leader told IANS on condition of anonymity. Read More................Sorry kids, we destroyed your schools: Maoists

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Security guards to prevent water theft

Bikaner: Acute water shortage in Rajasthan is forcing residents of a village near Bikaner to maintain a tight vigil on village water bodies to prevent water theft.

Buzz up!Four security guards have been appointed to protect the pond round the clock from both outsiders and animals. Read More................Rajasthan villagers appoint security guards to prevent water theft

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Drunken woman pulls autodriver's hair, assaults cops

BANGALORE: Close on the heels of two Iranian girls beating up a traffic policeman in an inebriated state, a drunken woman created a scene at Vasanthnagar in the heart of the city. Read More................Drunken woman pulls autodriver's hair, assaults cops

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