86-year-old undergraduate sits for her final exams

Gokul Chattopadhyay got married at a very young age and could not continue her education after passing out from school. But now, at the age of 86, her dreams of pursuing higher studies have come true as she appears for an undergraduate examination. Read More................86-year-old undergraduate sits for her final exams

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10-yr-old tonsured, scalded for stealing egg

MUMBAI: Ten-year-old Vivek Singh did not know that he would be stripped, scalded, thrashed and tonsured as a punishment for stealing an egg, worth all of Rs 3. Read More................10-yr-old tonsured, scalded for stealing egg

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Man kills self, but aunt doesn't realise he's dead for two days

MUMBAI: In a bizarre incident, a 70-year-old woman lived under the same roof with her dead nephew for two days in their Goregaon (E) house, not realising that he had committed suicide. Read More................Man kills self, but aunt doesn't realise he's dead for two days

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A temple where the deity goes hic

This temple in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district doesn't have an idol or a priest and devotees don't make floral offering. They offer liquor to the deity -- a saint who lived in the area around 150 years ago and was said to enjoy his drink in the evening and had a knack of clairvoyance and curing people. Read More................A temple where the deity goes hic

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Virginity tests of Brides at mass Wedding

At a mass wedding in Madhya Pradesh just before the ceremony was to begin, a would-be bride developed labour pains, shocking those present. Virginity and pregnancy tests were ordered on the 152 prospective brides, of whom 14 were detected to be pregnant. Read More................Virginity tests of brides at mass wedding

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Holi With Cow Dung to Appease Rain Gods

Lucknow, July 9: It is not about colours, but cow dung and unseasonal Holi. Residents of a village in Uttar Pradesh daub cow dung on one another in this Holi that is believed to appease the rain gods.

Fervently praying for revival of monsoon, residents of the Naglarajan village in Farrukhabad district are daubing one another with cow dung, playing the "Gobar Holi". Read More................Holi with cow dung to appease rain gods

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Beggar earns Rs 1.4 mn in his career

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police in Kerala's Mavoor town found cash and receipts for nearly Rs 1.4 million in the bag of a beggar asking for alms outside a mosque, a newspaper report said on Wednesday. Police said Abdul Gali was carrying Rs 80,000 in cash and had receipts for post office deposits of Rs 1.3 million, the newspaper reported. Read More................Beggar earns Rs 1.4 mn in 30-yr career: Report

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Where a witch-doctor's word means death

The decision was made in the hot jungle night: Bhobesh Pahan and his two adult sons, Nirmal and Bimal, must die. Two weeks ago, the villagers of Poaltore, near the border with Bangladesh in India, had a meeting to decide what to do about the spate of illness gripping the village. A month before, a two-year-old, Sumon Pahan, no relation, had died of dysentery.

Several villagers had viral fever. The village witch doctor said the cause was simple. The 65-year-old Bhobesh Pahan and his sons were witches, and had placed a curse on the villagers. Read More................The dark side of India, where a witch-doctor's word means death

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Cop held for eve teasing

PATNA: Two days after a Bihar cop allegedly misbehaved with a young IAS officer and his wife in the AC-2 coach of the running Bangalore-Patna Sanghamitra Express, a BSF jawan was overpowered by fellow passengers as he misbehaved with a woman on the running Guwahati-New Delhi North East Express in the wee hours of Monday. Read More................BSF jawan held for eve teasing on running train

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Man Forces Wife To Dip Hands In Hot Oil

NEW DELHI (Bernama) -- A villager wanting to test his wife's fidelity decided to do a medieval test by dipping her hands in a pot of boiling oil.

Since her hands were badly burnt during the test, he concluded she was unfaithful and threw her out of the house in the middle of the night, the Indian Express newspaper reported. Read More................Man Forces Wife To Dip Hands In Hot Oil

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Parent turns cop every morning

CHENNAI: Spending 15 minutes in a traffic jam outside a school on Harrington Road every morning to make a U-turn spurred Yogita Uchil to stop being one of the many who honk and fume, and take directing traffic into her own hands. Read More................Parent turns cop every morning

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Dead man comes alive using RTI

AHMEDABAD: Sulochna Shah, 70, could not believe her eyes when a letter from the Records of Rights (RoR) of the revenue department in July 2006 declared her a widow and that Champaklal, her husband, had four more sons and daughters other than her six children! Read More................Dead man comes alive using RTI

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Antiques worth Rs 25 crore found in train toilet

Antiques worth Rs 25 crore found in train toilet. Read More................here

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4 held for feeding on half-cremated body

ROHTAK: In a gut-wrenching case, four persons in Palwal town were reportedly caught feeding on a partially-cremated human body. According to sources, horrified by what he saw in the night, a watchman of the cremation ground raised an alarm. Soon a crowd gathered and thrashed the cannibals before handing them over to the police. Read More................4 held in Haryana for feeding on half-cremated body

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Sweeper wields the scalpel in Madhya Pradesh

Sagar (M.P.) : A sweeper in a government hospital here performed a minor operation on a three-year-old boy “successfully” on Saturday.

R.C. Mishra, a doctor in the hospital said here that one Sanjeevan Mishra, a resident of Gulab Colony, brought his three-year-old son Arpit to him for treatment.Read More................Sweeper wields the scalpel in Madhya Pradesh

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Red hot chilli peppers come to India's defence

GUWAHATI, India – India's security forces are planning to mix one of the world's hottest chilli powders in hand grenades to control riots and durin g insurgency operations in the remote northeast, as per defence official. Read More................CORRECTED-Red hot chilli peppers come to India's defence

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In Ajmer, begging's Rs 10 cr biz

AJMER: The rate varies depending on the handicap. Someone without hands or legs can hope to pocket Rs 2,000 a day. The rate drops sharply to Rs 950 someone who still has the use of one eye, a hand and a leg. The rate also varies with age: an elderly woman is obviously preferred over a young, healthy one. Read More................In Ajmer, begging's Rs 10 cr biz

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TWO frogs 'married' to bring the rain

TWO frogs have been "married" in a ceremony in the western Indian state of Maharashtra to usher in the delayed monsoon rains, a report said today.

Residents in a suburb of Nagpur, 860km east of the state capital Mumbai, looked on as the groom, Raja, and bride, Rani, were joined in union in a solemn ritual at the weekend, the Times of India said. Read More................Hoppy couple to bring on rain

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Three arrested for shaving off Dalit's hair, moustache

Three people were arrested in this Kerala town Sunday evening for forcibly shaving off half the hair and half the moustache of a Dalit, police said. Read More................Three arrested for shaving off Dalit's hair, moustache

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Man beaten to death by in-laws

LUCKNOW: A 35-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his in-laws over a petty dispute in Thakurganj area of the city, police said on Thursday. Read More................Man beaten to death by in-laws

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