Weird Names...'High Court', 'Military', 'Coffee', 'English' etc.

BIDADI: If you visit Bhadrapura village and ask for coffee, you won't get a drink. If you ask them if they know English, the entire village will say yes. If you think they don't know who Raj Kapoor or Shashi Kapoor is, you can't be more wrong. And you will be surprised to know that the village boasts of a High Court.

For, Coffee, English, High Court, Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor are names of persons in this village, located on the outskirts of Bangalore. You also have a Congress and Janata. Read more: This village boasts of a 'High Court' & 'Military'

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Man writes lost love's name on postcards 1.4 mn times

Ranchi: A man in Jharkhand has written the name of his lost love 1.4 million times since 1997 and wants to continue till he reaches the figure of 10 million as penance for not having had the courage to ask for her hand in marriage as well as to inspire other lovers. Read more..............Jharkhand man writes lost love's name on postcards 1.4 mn times

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Changing name for good luck

NEW DELHI: Fussing over naming a child is old hat, as is the jugglery with names of K tele-serials. What is grabbing attention, and raising some eyebrows, is the growing number of adults wanting to dig into the alphabet soup and cook up new names in the belief that it may change a person's fortunes. Read more................Changing name for a fresh start in life

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Goat with marks of names of the Prophet and Allah

Here is a unique goat & its owner demanded over Rs five lakh for it and its pound of flesh. Owner of the goat, Faiz Mohammed claims the 45-kg-goat has marks resembling the names of the Prophet and Allah on its body. Also, behind its ear, the marks resemble the word Mecca, he said....................Read more..........................Man seeks Rs 5 lakh for goat

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His name is Mr (A -1+ 5)

Here is an artiste from Mumbai formerly known as Prince, who changed his name to Aminusone Plusfive (A-1+5) two years ago. His earlier name was Jawed Shaikh Nawab.

As per him the seemingly random numerals have a deep significance, explains the 45-year-old. On April 1, 2005, the man formerly known as Nawab opened a restaurant and called it A-1+5 Snack and Juice Centre, after the date on which it began operations. The minus and plus signs were included because as Mr Plusfive says, "Our life is full of minuses and pluses. When we sleep at night, we are as good as dead and when we wake up a new day unfolds and new additions are made." Read more..........Meet Mr (A-1+5) from Mumbai

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