Twin Sons named Narendra and Modi

As per one report:
Two twin brothers in Indore, Madhya Pradesh are named Narendra and Modi by a couple. They have named their new born twin sons after BJP leader and India's PM elect Narendra Modi. Read full story & see video here at......Twin Sons named Narendra and Modi 

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Write god’s name 125,000 times to repay this ‘loan’

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), In the eight decades of its existence, over 100,000 people have opened accounts here. Ram Ramapati Bank in this popular pilgrim city is a bank all right, but it doesn’t deal in money.
All that an account holder has to do is scribble Lord Ram’s name 125,000 times on paper and keep it as a ‘deposit’ with the bank in the hope that his or her prayers will be answered. Its ‘clientele’ is spread over the US, Canada, the West Indies and, of course, across India. Read More.......Write god’s name 125,000 times to repay this ‘loan’

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All share same name in this village

HUBLI: Visitors to Gunalli village in Koppal district had better know who they are going to meet. They are bound to face a hard time tracking down their acquaintance, and will be asked: Gyanappa who? Chikka Gyanappa or Dodda Gyanappa? The tea stall man, the cobbler, the petty shop man, or the landowner? For, at every corner and in every street, is a Gyanappa, or a Gyanavva.

In Gunnalli village, all men are Gyanappa, and all women are Gyanavva. When a male child is born, he is named Gyanappa, and a little girl is called Gyanavva, what else! Unique identity — no aliases, no surnames, not even pet names. Read more.............In Gunnalli village, all men are Gyanappa, all women are Gyanavva

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Village can shed its derogatory name

There is something to cheer about for the residents of a non-descript village in Rajasthan who have been struggling for the last 23 years to get its "derogatory" name changed.

Replying to a notice issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in this regard, the Ministry of Home Affairs has recently said that it had no objection if the name of the village 'Chamaron Ka Vas' (home of cobblers) is changed to its original name 'Kuwan Ka Vas' (home of wells). Read More................Rajasthan village can shed its derogatory name

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