Man Climbs Tree to Escape Wife’s Medical Bill

Bhubaneswar: A tribal is living atop a tree in Orissa since Tuesday after he failed to pay his wife’s hospital fees, officials said Thursday.

Okil Munda, 26, a resident of Sansanadi village in Mayurbhanj district, admitted his pregnant wife in the government hospital at the district headquarter town of Baripada, some 270 km from here Monday. The 21-year-old woman gave birth to a girl after a caesarean operation. Read More................Man climbs tree to escape wife’s medical bill

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When Baraatis took BMWs, Solitaires home

CHANDIGARH: The big, fat Punjabi wedding has just got fatter, and if you are not one of the close relatives, then be assured of a heartburn!

Eleven solitaire rings costing Rs 1.5 lakh each, 7 BMW cars, 11 Tag Heuer watches, Raymonds' woollen suit lengths worth Rs 2 lakh each — this is not the inventory of any upscale store in a posh neighbourhood! These super-expensive status symbols are being lapped up by the rich and opulence-crazy Punjabi parents to be given as gifts to close relatives of the families of their daughters' inlaws. Read more..............When baraatis took BMWs, solitaires home

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Man with Diamond-packed stomach

Indian police detained a Sri Lankan at Chennai airport after he attempted to smuggle 2,060 diamonds and other precious stones by carrying them in his stomach, the Times of India newspaper reported.

The stones, valued at between $337,000 and 670,000, were packed in 42 condoms in the abdominal cavity of the detainee en route from Colombo to the south Indian city of Chennai. Read More................Smuggler with diamond-packed stomach detained in India

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Talaq joke on Skype ends marriage

LUCKNOW: Talaq is no joke. An e-savvy Qatar resident learnt this the hard way when he typed talaq thrice while chatting with his wife on Skype. He says he did not mean it but Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband has ruled that his nikah stands terminated. Read more...........Talaq joke on Skype ends marriage

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'Goddess English'

LUCKNOW: A temple dedicated to 'Goddess English' is coming up and mind you its not in an English county but in a nondescript village in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district with an aim of encouraging the local Dalits to learn the language. Read more..........'Dalit Goddess English' temple in UP's Banka village

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Boy freed from Cage

Nagaon: Kapil Saikia (7) the youngest son of Babul Saikia and Shewali Saikia of Samdhara Village under Kaliabor sub division in Nagaon district of Assam, India was rescued by NSUI activists recently who had been confined to a bamboo made cage for more than 4 years. According to a source, Kapil Bora has been suffering from some mental disease since his hildhood after an epileptic attack at the age of 3 years. Read More................Boy free from Cage

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Where First Invitee in Village is Well, not Relatives

Lucknow: Not the elders or close relatives who head the list of guests at weddings, birthday celebrations or social events in an Uttar Pradesh village, but it’s the village well that gets the first invitation for any function. Read More................First invitee in Uttar Pradesh village is well, not relatives

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Simians make a Monkey out of Bihar elections

SAHARSA (Bihar): It's all about monkeys in Bihar's Saharsa constituency where many who voted in the first round of the assembly elections on Thursday admitted candidly that the candidate who promised to trap the simians would also catch their votes. Read more............Simians make a monkey out of Bihar elections in Saharsa

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Woman slices girl’s tongue to attain wealth

Lucknow: A woman in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh allegedly sliced off the tongue of her neighbour’s four-month-old daughter Wednesday after a godman told her it would make her rich. Read More................Woman slices girl’s tongue to attain wealth

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Some come in Cars to take Free Color TVs

CHENNAI: The long queue snaking along Vembuli Amman Koil Street in KK Nagar looked like a symbol of social equality: crumpled lungis blended with branded trousers, tattered saris mixed freely with designer wear. Unmindful of the heat and dust, Chennai's affluent waited patiently alongside the city's poor for their turn to receive free colour TV sets distributed by the Tamil Nadu government. Read more..............Some come in cars to take DMK’s free CTVs

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When Ravan refused to die

Agra: For the first time in the history of the more than 100-year-old Ram Lila on the grounds opposite Agra Fort, Ravan simply refused to die!

All hell broke loose Sunday night when the Ram Lila - a dramatic enactment of the epic Ramayana - had reached its tail end. As thousands of highly amused spectators watched, Raju, the actor playing Ravana, decided he was loving the limelight and could not leave the stage so soon. Read More................At this Ram Lila, squabbling Ravan refuses to die

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Goat sacrifice fight kills 10 people in India

PATNA, India — An argument over sacrificing goats during a Hindu festival triggered a stampede that killed 10 people Sunday in a packed temple in northern India, officials said.

More than 40,000 people, many inebriated, had taken their goats to the Tildiha village temple in Bihar state to offer sacrifice and prayers to the goddess Durga on the last day of the Navratri festival.

As the worshippers lined up before the butcher, a scuffle broke out and some people were trampled, Banka district spokesman Gupdeshwar Kumar said. Read More................Goat sacrifice fight spurs fatal stampede in India

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Indian village gets electricity 63 years after independence

Nearly 63 years after Independence, a village situated on a hillock near Indore, got its first ever electricity connection. Koparwel, a tiny village with 20 households, broke into jubilation with the lighting of a bulb in one of its huts this Friday. Ambaram is the first villager to get the electricity connection.

No sooner was his house brightened by a CFL bulb, villagers worshipped the instrument, distributed "prasad" and burst firecrackers. Read More..............MP village gets electricity 63 years after independence

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Where devotees hurl children from height for good health

Jalna (Maharashtra): As part of a ritual in a temple in Maharashtra's Jalna town, children were hurled from a height of 40 feet in the belief that it would enhance the kids' physical health and stamina.

Buzz up!The temples in Jalna town have witnessed the tradition of hurling young children for two centuries, but now, the height from which they were thrown has been decreased to five feet.Read More................In Maharashtra devotees hurl children from height for good health

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Where hunger has killed 65 children in three months

Bhopal: Savitri sits in her hut with her two young sons. Till recently, she had another child. The two-year-old died last month. In local parlance, he died of "sukhni"-which literally means a child shrivelling from hunger.Read more...........Where hunger has killed 65 children in three months

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India’s oldest student at 100… still going strong

Guwahati: A teacher, a lawyer, a judge and now back to being a student - 100-year-old Bholaram Das has just enrolled for his doctorate, perhaps becoming India’s oldest university student.Read More................India’s oldest student at 100… still going strong

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Divorce for wife of dead man

MUMBAI: Can a divorce be granted to a woman whose husband is dead? The Pune family court certainly thought so and passed just such an order recently. But finding the Pune order nothing short of "preposterous, a bench of Justices B H Marlapalle and U D Salvi of the Bombay high court set it aside on Monday.

A Pune-based woman who was married for almost 20 years through a love match and had two minor teenagers was going through a divorce battle when a freak accident took her husband's life. Read more.......HC sets aside divorce for wife of dead man

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Rabri Devi's assets - 62 cows and 42 calves

Not too many Indian politicians boast of such assets. Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi is the proud owner of 62 cows and 42 calves worth Rs.17.8 lakh (over $40,000) - and has declared so ahead of the assembly elections.

She has revealed this in the affidavit submitted Saturday along with her nomination papers for the Raghopur and Sonepur assembly seats. Raghopur is in Vaishali district and Sonepur in Chapra district. Read More................Rabri Devi's assets - 62 cows and 42 calves

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3 of a family die at Ajmer dargah after 40-day fast on 'Khwaja orders'

AJMER: Three members of a family from Allahabad died of starvation while observing chilla kashi — a 40-day fast — to "ward off black magic" at 14th century saint Khwaja Moinudeen Chishti's mausoleum in Ajmer on Monday. Read more........3 of a family die at Ajmer dargah after 40-day fast on 'Khwaja orders'

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Woman Makes Crores Snatching Chains

MADURAI: Neighbours knew her as a successful businesswoman, who made her riches by dint of sheer hardwork. But, on Tuesday, police ripped the veil of 48-year-old Panchavarnam, exposing her as a thief, who made millions snatching gold jewellery from unsuspecting devotees at temple festivals in Tamil Nadu's southern districts. Read more........Tamil Nadu woman makes crores snatching chains

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In India, even Indians can be 'Foreigners'

Mumbai: Akhilesh Rao has found the closest thing he can to a stable job and a home – deep inside the monsoon-soaked mud lanes of one of India's largest slums. But it has been a long and arduous journey. It's taken him almost 18 years. Read More................In India, even Indians can be 'foreigners'

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'Munni Badnam Hui' tune a hit at Jagratas

CHANDIGARH: This year jagrata parties in the region are going to be livelier, thanks to the catchy tune of 'Munni badnam hui darling tere liye'. The song from Bollywood movie 'Dabanng', with raunchy dance steps by Bollywood's original item number queen Malaika Arora, has not just taken the nation by storm. It has also caught the fancy of jagrata party organizers, who have lifted the tune and changed the words to uplift the religious mood of people.

So, we are going to have a racy bhajan, "Bhakat phire maara maara maiya tere liye, maiya ne aa ke us ko dukhon se ubaara..." Read more..................'Munni' tune a hit at jagratas

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Where Donkeys Earn More Than Computer Operators

PANCHKULA: Who said donkeys can not earn well? Here's something that would make animal rights activists smile but cheese off many hard working employees. The much-flogged beast of burden is paid a handsome Rs 250 per day in Panchkula, Haryana. This is better than what many state government contract employees, such as a patwari, nurse or a computer operator, get. Read more...............Even donkeys paid more than guards, nurses in Haryana!

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