Fatwa Issued on Use of Aayat as Ringtone

In this fast-paced world, many of us keep religious hymns and music as ringtones on our mobile phones, maybe as a small gesture towards remembering God.

However, according to recent reports, a Muslim organization has issued a fatwa over using verses from the Koran as ringtones, saying that answering the call while the aayat (verses from the Koran) is going on is a sin.

The panel of clerics in Kanpur also said that taking a cellphone to the toilet as it rings is a sin because aayat cannot be heard in a toilet. They also condemned the habit that people have of keeping cell phones on vibration mode while attending prayer services. Read More................Fatwa Issued on Use of Aayat as Ringtone

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Mobile Ringtone sings 'Condom, Condom!!!!'

NEW DELHI: A cell phone ring tone that sings "Condom, condom!" has been launched to promote safe sex in India, where condoms carry a strong social stigma and HIV and AIDS are growing problems, health experts said Tuesday.

The a cappella ring tone features a professional singer chanting the word condom more than 50 times, a playful approach that public health activists hope will spark discussion and make condoms more socially acceptable. Read more.........................Safe sex ring tone sings "Condom, condom!"

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Cops to arrest Students using Mobiles Phones

Twelve special police teams have been set up in Chennai state of India to keep watch on students who use mobile phones in schools despite the government’s ban.

The police had also warned that it would arrest those students who were found using camera mobiles on the school premises.Read more............No ring tones in schools, colleges

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Mooing' Ringtones used to catch Leopards

Ringtones are favorites of any Mobile phone user. Every user downloads & wants to listen to their choicest Ringtones, whenever, their Mobile Phone rings up. But can Ringtones of Mobile be used to catch the Leopards!!!! Sounds strange but Forest guards in Gujarat state of India have made it possible to lure Leopards with the help of Mobile phone Ringtones.

Forest guards in Gujarat are actually using Cell phones with Ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract the leopards & they are falling in the trap also. Earlier they have been using methods such as live bait like goats tied to trees to lure the leopards, which then fall into large pits dug by the guards.

Leopards often roam into the nearby villages of the forests in search of food & that often results in attacks on the people of villages.

As per one forest official in Gujarat state of India, Mr. D. Vasani,"The moos of a cow, bleating of a goat from the phone has proved effective to trap leopards & this trick works"

As per Mr. Vasani , forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as Ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix it behind a cage.

Then they play the Ringtone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.

Till now Five Leopards have been lured from nearby villages since the new Ringtone method was introduced a month ago.

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