Betting-on-IPL is Passe!!! Now it's Betting-on-Corpses!!!!!!

VARANASI: Recently, some news channels had aired report in which some individuals in masks made these allegations of large-scale betting on the number of corpses arriving at the ghat for cremation on daily basis at Manikarnika Ghat.

There was no cremation during the hour-long protest against delay in arrest of persons who had alleged that betting, running into crores of rupees on the number of corpses arriving at the ghat, had become a flourishing business in the ancient city of salvation. Read more at Time of India......Betting-on-corpses protest brings Manikarnika to a halt

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Man Critically Injured as Mobile Phone Explodes in His Mouth

A young man from Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh was critically injured after his mobile phone exploded while he was holding it in his mouth.

Mithlesh, 22, was holding the mobile in his mouth and switched on the torch facility in the phone so as to search for a sugar packet stored beneath the thatched roof of his settlement at Ghurwada village of Seoni district. The mobile phone burst causing severe injury to his jaws and nasal pipeline. The explosion also caused damage to a portion of the thatched roof. Read more.........MP Man Critically Injured as Mobile Phone Explodes in His Mouth

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Prospective Grooms Pose with a Toilet to Ensure Their Marriage

BHOPAL: Prospective grooms in Sehore district are posing along side toilets at their homes. This picture would be one of the most important proofs in ensuring their marriage at mass marriages organized by the government in the district. Read more.........Pose with a toilet to get hitched in MP district

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Doctor found running his own operation theatre in Govt. Hospital

BANGALORE: In a statewide raid on 10 corrupt officials , Lokayukta police on Friday discovered this shocker at a government doctor was running his own operation theatre in a government hospital. Read more.........Doctor found running his own operation theatre in govt hospital

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Man arrested for letting 9-yr-old Son drive Ferrari

NEW DELHI Police on Monday arrested a man who allowed his 9-year-old son to drive his Ferrari in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

Mohammed Nisham was arrested on charges of endangering the life of a child and allowing a minor to drive, said Inspector Biju Kumar.

He was later released after posting bail of 5,000 rupees ($92), Kumar said. Read more.........Indian dad arrested for letting 9-yr-old drive Ferrari

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Daredevil Stunt kills man while zip-lining by his Hair

Kolkata: A daredevil Indian who held the Guinness World Record for covering the longest distance on a zip-line while hanging by his hair has died while performing a stunt, officials said on Monday.

Sailendra Nath Roy, a 49-year-old police officer, was attempting to cross the turbulent River Teesta on Sunday in the state of West Bengal on a 180-metre (594-foot) wire above the water.

After attaching his shoulder-length hair to a pulley on the wire, Mr Roy had completed about half of the distance but he then became entangled and found himself unable to move, an AFP photographer at the scene said. Read more.........Daredevil stunt kills man while zip-lining by his hair

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Man tosses over Rs. 1 crore in the air at a programme in India

Junagarh, Gujarat: A diamond trader tossed notes worth over a crore rupees into the air at a popular folk song programme organised by the BJP in the Talala village in Gujarat's Junagarh district on Saturday.

The programme, called Daira, was organised by some builders to raise fund for cow protection. The builders from Surat, Rajkot and Ahmedabad organised the event to raise funds in view of water scarcity in the region. Read more.........Diamond trader tosses over Rs. 1 crore in the air at BJP-organised programme in Gujarat

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'Most Unsuccessful Candidate' in Indian Elections

Hubli: He has found a slot in the 'Limca Book of Records' as the "Most Unsuccessful Candidate" fielding himself against political bigwigs in the past but this time, his attempt to even enter the fray has failed.

Dr K Padmarajan wanted to contest against Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar as an independent candidate from Hubli-Dharwad central constituency for the Karnataka Assembly polls scheduled for May 5, but his papers were rejected as he was not listed among the voters in the constituency. Read more.........Meet the 'most unsuccessful candidate' with a penchant for polls

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