Cutting dog's tail can land you in jail

NEW DELHI: Just let your dog's tail be. Cutting it could land you behind bars, as the mutilation of pets for cosmetic reasons has been made an offence. Read More................Cutting dog's tail can land you in jail

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Man learns from Net, bombs neighbour

NEW DELHI: In a bizarre bid to murder his neighbour, a man in east Delhi watched 37 movies and online videos on making bombs before planting an explosive device in the man's car. The crude bomb assembled by Parvesh Kumar, a resident of Khichripur, managed to explode but didn't cause much damage. Read More................Man learns from Net, bombs neighbour

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'Molester' to polish shoes at Chandi mandir

BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa high court on Tuesday ordered a youth, arrested for allegedly molesting a girl, to clean devotees' shoes at Chandi mandir in Cuttack. Read More................'Molester' to polish shoes at Chandi mandir

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Woman attempts suicide for Salman Khan's 'Bodyguard'!

Ahmedabad: With the Bollywood superstar Salman Khan riding a high wave of success with his latest movie 'Bodyguard', little did he realise that a middle class woman would attempt suicide for the sake of the movie. Perplexed, then read on.

A 26-year-old woman took the extreme step when her husband refused to take her to the cinemas to watch the Salman Khan blockbuster. The movie has been touted as a runaway success raking in crores in the first week of release.Read More................Woman attempts suicide for Salman's 'Bodyguard'!

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Man commits suicide after cow’s death

Patna: A man in Bihar’s Purnea district committed suicide after the death of his cow, which he loved “like a human being”, police said Thursday.

Lakhi Kant Dutta, 45, a resident of Kushkibagh in the district, 350 km from here, committed suicide Wednesday, police said. Read More................Bihar man commits suicide after cow’s death

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Man arrested for robbing own house

Mumbai: Here's a crime with a twist: Dadar resident Parashuram Govind Kulye was arrested by the police for robbing his own house. To add to his woes, his bail was cancelled and he was left languishing behind bars for three months.

Kulye, now a free man, claims that his entire duress was due to one man's interest in usurping his home. Read More................Man arrested for robbing own house

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Indian train travelled hundreds of miles in the wrong direction before anyone noticed

A PACKED commuter train sped hundreds of miles across India in the wrong direction before passengers finally realised it was pulling into an unfamiliar station.
The locomotive left the southern town of Tirupati Tuesday for the eastern city of Bhubaneswar, where it was due to swing north to its eventual destination of Varanasi, a city in northeastern India.Read More................Indian train travelled hundreds of miles in the wrong direction before anyone noticed

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Dalit Queen sent jet to collect sandals?

NEW DELHI – A powerful Indian politician dubbed the Untouchables Queen once sent a jet to pick up her favorite brand of sandals, according to leaked U.S. diplomatic cables released by the WikiLeaks website.

Mayawati, head of India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, was described in the cables as "a first-rate egomaniac" who "is obsessed with becoming prime minister." Read More................"Dalit queen" sent jet to collect sandals?

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This village wants permission to kill itself

Palamu district, Jharkhand: Fed up of government apathy, over 150 farmers in a village in Jharkhand's Palamu district have decided to send a petition to Chief Minister Arjun Munda, asking for permission to take their lives. Read More................This village wants permission to kill itself

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Courts asks Cow & its Calf to be produced in Court

New Delhi: A legal issue became an obstacle between a cow and its calf when a Delhi Court Monday refused to pass an order on a plea seeking release of the cow from the custody of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to suckle the calf. The court also expressed shock over the death of 46,000 stray cattle held by the civic agency. Read More................Legal bind between cow, calf

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Cloud computing is unreliable in Rain & Storm

NEW DELHI: In a video gone viral on the internet, Vishwa Bandhu Gupta, a former additional commissioner of income-tax, makes it clear that he thinks cloud computing is about real clouds and how data can be lost if the cloud bursts into rain.

Gupta, now a vigorous anti-corruption campaigner, says, "Aaj poora technical system cloud system par aa gaya hai... jo aaj aap Google istemaal karte hain... cloud system pe aa gaya hai... Abhi tak yeh study nahin ki gayi hai jab andhad aata hai tab kya hoga... kisi garib ki UID banate waqt... cloud formatting galat aati hai... baarish aa gayi toh records galat aayenge aur woh garib aadmi arrest ho jayega..." Read More................Cloud computing is unreliable in a storm: Anti-graft crusader Vishwabandhu Gupta

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Indian Railways: Where commuters can travel on train roofs

The sight of fearless travellers hanging on the top of trains has become one of permanent images of India and compels us to think that is the country really developing.

AFTER MORE than six decades of independence, condition of trains in India are still in a pathetic state. Even today, people travel on the roof knowing that it is a punishable offense. One question that originates here is, do we people really care? Thousands are killed on India’s train network every year due to recklessness. For pilgrims travelling on the roof is a blessing in disguise whenever there is any festival. Read More................Indian Railways: Where commuters can travel on train roofs

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A 2,200 Kg laddu for this 52 ft Ganesha!

A sweetmaker from Tappeswaram in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh has offered a huge 'laddu' weighing over 2,000 kilogram to the 52-feet tall Ganesh idol at Khairatabad.

"The 2,200-kg laddu contains 150 kg dry fruits, 250 kg ghee,600 kg sugar and 400 kg of Chana dal. Prepared completely with Ghee it will remain fresh for a month," Mallikarjuna Rao Head of Suruchi Foods, Tappeswaram told mediapersons.Read More................A 2,200 Kg laddu for this 52 ft Ganesha!

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Anna Chalisa!

Lucknow: Inspired by Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption campaign, a budding music director has come up with an “Anna Chalisa”.

Sankalp Srivastava, 21, has composed and sung the five-minute “Anna Chalisa” in Awadhi language. He is distributing its CDs free to solicit support for the campaign against corruption.Read More................Now, an Anna Chalisa!

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Man had a fast atop coconut palm to support Hazare

Kottayam: Expressing support to Anna Hazare''s anti-corruption movement in a unique way, a 60-year-old man has launched a ''relay'' fast here atop a coconut palm tree.

The palm-top campaign launched by Rajendran of Veloor near here elicited instant response from fellow-villagers, who joined him by sitting near the tree.Read More................Man fasts atop coconut palm to support Hazare

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