Tipsy bridegroom gets no bride

Jaipur: His wedding ended even before it began. This bridegroom from Dausa district of Rajasthan began celebrating his marriage a little too early and arrived tipsy at the venue of the nuptials, where his bride refused to marry him, police said Monday.

The bridegroom and his father were drunk, and got into a scuffle with guests from the bride’s family. According to the police, the wedding was to take place Sunday night at Sainthal town, some 150 km from Jaipur. Read more.........Tipsy bridegroom gets no bride

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Girl shot dead for telling man not to urinate in public

NEW DELHI: An argument over lack of civic sense again ended in murder in the capital late on Wednesday night. A 17-year-old girl was shot dead and her mother shot at in Nizamuddin in south Delhi by their apparently-inebriated, former tenant for asking him to stop urinating near the staircase of their house. Read more.........Girl shot dead for telling man not to urinate in public

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Milking Calf

Mysore -- The residents of K.G.Koppal in city yesterday were a shocked lot as a nine-day-old calf belonging to milkman Devappa was seen giving milk.

Born with a comparatively bigger size udder unlike other newborns, the calf is giving milk though meager in quantity and is now the cynosure of all eyes of the people of the surrounding area. Read more.........MILKING CALF MESMERISES MYSOREANS.

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Woman hits 'like' on Facebook, gets arrested in India

The police in Mumbai arrested Monday a 21-year-old college student Shaheen Dhada for a Facebook status update and her friend Renu Srinivasan for clicking "Like" on the update. The case is the latest in a string of recent crackdowns on Internet speech in India. Read more.........Woman hits 'like' on Facebook, gets arrested in India

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'Love Guru' professor to open 'Love School'

A university professor from Patna, affectionately called 'Love Guru' by youngsters, is setting up a school at his native village Jayrampur in Bihar's Bhagalpur district to teach students lessons in love.

"Immortal love drives us towards creation... Love means sacrifice; there is no place for selfishness in it," Gulf News quoted Patna University professor of Hindi, Matuk Nath Chaudhary as saying on Sunday. Read more.........Bihar 'Love Guru' professor to open 'Love School'

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Land row: Farmers sit on pyres, threaten mass suicide

Bhopal: Twenty farmers in Bujbuja village of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh sit every day on funeral pyres, with kerosene and match sticks at arm's reach. This is a relay protest against acquisition of land by the government for a thermal power plant in the area. Read more.........Madhya Pradesh land row: Farmers sit on pyres, threaten mass suicide

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Dubious Deal:K'taka medical colleges buy patients for Rs 500

Bangalore: Malpractices in private medical colleges in Karnataka has crossed all its limits. Apparently, most of the private medical colleges in Karnataka 'buy' patients. This shocking piece of information was revealed by none other than state medical education minister SA Ramadas himself. Read more.........Dubious Deal:K'taka medical colleges buy patients for Rs 500

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Non-vegetarians lie, cheat and commit crimes, textbook says

New Delhi: Yet another textbook in a CBSE school has sparked a controversy by allegedly insinuating that non-vegetarians lie, cheat and commit crimes, with the Government terming it as "unfortunate" and asking state bodies to remain alert about such content and monitor them.

"Sensitivities of communities have to be kept in mind. I think its unfortunate, an occasional aberration happens. But what I would request is that the state body should always be on alert just like how NCERT is on alert and monitor the content... That is what we can advocate from this Ministry," HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju told reporters while replying to queries on the Class VI textbook. Read more.........Non-vegetarians lie, cheat and commit crimes, textbook says

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Uttar Pradesh: Where cops need protection

Even as Uttar Pradesh Police Thursday launched a helpline (1090) meant to serve women in need of protection, people wondered whether a helpline for cops in distress might not be a good idea.

In the eight months that Akhilesh Yadav has been chief minister of the state, one sub-inspector was shot dead, a home guard escaped an attempt on his life, three police officials had their weapons looted, and more than half a dozen police stations have been attacked, vandalized or set on fire. Read more.........Uttar Pradesh: Where cops need protection

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130 litres of milk for Rs 4.52 lakh!

>>>>>Thus, the monthly milk production is around 130 litres, whereas the farm is spending a huge sum of Rs 4.52 lakh per month on the salary of 23 employees posted there. Of the 23 employees, 19 are exclusively for looking after the cattle, while the rest six are either drivers or office peons. Read more.........130 litres of milk for Rs 4.52 lakh!

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Ujjain residents get trampled by cows during traditional ritual of Ekadashi

Tradition once again took centre stage in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, when people were trampled by cows on the occasion of Ekadashi.
The event was observed in the village of Bhidawad and neighbouring hamlets.

Residents said that they have been practising this bizarre ritual for centuries.

Ekadashi is an event that takes place a day after Diwali. Read more.........Ujjain residents get trampled by cows during traditional ritual of Ekadashi

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Stones pelting fairs to appease Goddess

Shimla, Immediately after Diwali festival is over, a unique stone pelting fair was organised today as part of an annual ritual in the former princely state of Dhami in Himachal Pradesh to appease clan goddess.
Dhami Police post in-charge ASI Kundan Lal told UNI 'Fair of Stones' being called " Pattharon ka mella" in local parlance, was ended peacefully this time as two people got minor stones injuries, including a camera person of a news agency. Read more.........Stones pelting fairs to appease Goddess

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Catch monkeys at railway station, win Rs 20,000

CHITTORGARH: Authorities at Rajasthan's Chittorgarh railway station on Tuesday declared a cash reward of Rs 20,000 for anyone who can outsmart about 15 monkeys who have made the railway station their home.
The reward was announced as the railway authorities had tried to "evict" the monkeys, but failed. At their wits' end, and with no help from the forest department, the authorities decided to "outsource" the job.
Read more.........Catch monkeys at Rajasthan's Chittorgarh railway station, win Rs 20,000

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Man marries sister-in-law in the presence of the dead body of his wife

Patna: A man in Bihar married his sister-in-law in the presence of the dead body of his wife, who lay in a postmortem room of a government hospital.

His deceased wife committed suicide after hanging herself from a ceiling fan on Wednesday.

The incident took place at Biharsharif town in Nalanda district of Bihar, 80km south of Patna, capital of Bihar state, local media reported on Thursday. Read more.........Man marries sister-in-law in hospital

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Indian artists hope images of gods will save trees

PATNA - Dozens of artists in the eastern Indian state of Bihar are painting roadside trees and their leaves with colourful stories from Hindu epics, hoping to save the region's already critically sparse greenery.

The unusual campaign, using coats of paint and brushes, has been launched in Madhubani, a northern Bihar district known for its religious and cultural awareness, resulting in hundreds of otherwise untended roadside trees covered in elaborate artwork. Read more.........Indian artists hope images of gods will save trees

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The four-year-old boy with 25 fingers and toes including double thumbs

Children often learn to count to ten using their fingers or toes, but that wouldn't help one four-year-old boy in India who has 25 digits.

Arpan Saxena from Bhopal, India, suffers from two rare genetic disorders called Polydactyl, a disorder that gives rise to excess digits being formed, and Syndactyly, which leads to fingers and toes being fused together.

Arpan, who has 13 fingers and 12 toes, enjoys celebrity status in Bhopal, with his picture plastered on city walls. Read More...........The four-year-old boy with 25 fingers and toes including double thumbs

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Mix-up over moms sparks battle for baby boy in hospital

GUNTUR: Confusion reigned at the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Guntur with two mothers staking claim to the same baby boy following the death of another newborn boy soon after delivery. Read More...........Mix-up over moms sparks battle for baby boy in Guntur govt hospital

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