Commonwealth Games bosses praying to rain gods

After the deluge of corruption and inefficiency charges, it is the unexpected bout of rain that is giving Commonwealth Games organisers nightmares. Special pujas are being held to pray for a "fair-weather" event!

"We are praying to the rain gods to stop pouring in Delhi," said a worried member of the organising committee.

The continuing heavy downpour in Delhi has further delayed preparatory works for the Oct 3-14 event. The organising committee reportedly used the heavy rains to justify the delay when Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennel met them. Read More................Games bosses praying to rain gods

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Men Dress up as Women to Pray at Temple

Kollam (Kerala): Every year for two days men make a beeline for a temple in Kerala for a festival carrying lamps - and dressed up as women.

The 19-day-long festival concludes Thursday at the Kottankulangara Devi temple at Chavara near here. And the last two days see thousands of men dressed up in saris, ‘churidars’ and skirts arriving to pay obeisance. Read More................Men dress up as women to pray at Kerala temple

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Widow garlanded with shoes for praying at a temple

In Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state of India a widow was forced to wear a garland made of shoes and her face was blackened after she defied a ban on her to offer prayer at a temple. How weird?????????? Read more..................................Widow garlanded with shoes for praying at a temple

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BJP did 'havans' to pray for my Death: Manmohan Singh

It seems Indian politics is stooping to another low. As per Indian TV channels report, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accused that opposition party's BJP leaders had wished death for him because of his resolve to sign the nuclear deal. He has said this in an interview to the India Today news magazine.

Speaking on the attitude of Opposition party, the Prime Minister said: "It requires a big leap in approach and the attitude of the BJP is disappointing. They didn’t even believe I would last as the Prime Minister and some leaders even did havans(special spiritual prayers) that I should die on a certain day."

"But I have faith on higher force. I believe it was my destiny to be PM. I have the courage of conviction," he said.

The revelation came in the context of remarks made by NDA convenor George Fernandes against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in which he reportedly said if it was China, they would have shot him in the head by a bullet.

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