Man to Fight his 159th Election against Narendra Modi

As per a report:

A 55-year-old man has come to VADODARA all the way from Tamil Nadu to fight elections against Narendra Modi, with not an aim for winning but to set a record. Read more here at..........Man to Fight his 159th Election against Narendra Modi

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Couples disown girl, fight over baby boy

JAIPUR/JODHPUR: A newborn girl has been abandoned in Jodhpur's Umaid Hospital since her birth seven days ago, and is waiting for a DNA test to identify her biological parents. Read More................Couples disown girl, fight over baby boy

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A stone fight every Diwali, never to the finish

Badaun (Utar Pradesh): For residents of two villages in this district, Diwali festivities are not only about fireworks, lighting lamps and distributing sweets. They celebrate the festival also by throwing stones at one another.

It's called Pattharmar Diwali, which has become a tradition for the residents of Faizganj and Behta villages in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district, 280 km from state capital Lucknow. Read More................A fight every Diwali, never to the finish

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Couple fights at airport for 6 hours

KOLKATA: A six-hour drama unfolded at Kolkata airport on Sunday afternoon as a married couple screamed, swore and scuffled in front of hundreds of onlookers. The woman ended up missing her flight, which led to more trouble with her in-laws.

The woman, a South African, had married an NRI from Kolkata in Cape Town recently. She arrived in the city on Sunday morning, her first trip to visit her in-laws. But within hours, a quarrel broke out and she decided to leave the city. Read More................Couple fights at airport for 6 hours

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Fight over shoes leaves teenager dead

Moga (Punjab): A quarrel over a pair of shoes between two teenaged friends left one of them dead in this Punjab town Monday, the police said.

The victim, Gurlagan Singh, 16, was allegedly shot in his face from point blank range with a .32 bore revolver by his friend Gurvinder Singh in a village here, 200 km from Chandigarh. Read more......................Fight over shoes leaves teenager dead in Punjab

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Man punches leopard in the eye

A 68-year-old man survived a fight with a leopard in a West Bengal tiger reserve after he injured the animal with a rain of blows on its face and forced it to retreat. The incident took place at Dalsingpara range of Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal when Buddhiman Mangar was returning home with his cow through the forest. Read more...........................................Man punches leopard in the eye in Bengal forest

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Man fights tigress using a bicycle

NAGPUR: Ever heard of a man putting up a fight against a tiger.

This 21st century 'Tarzan' put up a brave face by using his bicycle as a shield to save himself from a tigress that attacked him on Monday evening near Mangrud village, 12 km from Sonapur.

According to official sources, the victim, Balaji Vithoba Kohde (35) was on his way to Mangrud from Talodi on his bicycle when he was attacked by the animal at 4.45 pm near a water canal. Read more.........Man fights tigress using a bicycle

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Court to decide, Cremation or burial?

In West Bengal State of India, a 70-year-old woman's body has been lying in a Kolkata morgue for the past one week as her children have approached the Calcutta High Court to decide whether she should be buried or cremated.

A Hindu by birth, Pari Mallik, a resident of Chhoto Mallikpara in Howrah, had married a Muslim after the death of her first husband -- a Hindu.

Pari died on Oct 30 and her children from her first marriage want her last rites to be performed according to Hindu rituals while her second husband and daughter want a burial, local reports said.

Both the families have now approached the Calcutta High Court seeking to perform her last rites according to their own religious practices.

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