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Singing the name of the Lord, for 44 years
It is not everyday that one hears of a temple where the name of Lord Ram is being chanted, continuously, for the last 44 years.
Germans, Polish go to 'naked' war
Decades after the Second World War, Germans and Polish are at war again -- and this time they are "naked".
Letter sent 60 years ago lands in local mailbox
A letter sent 60 years ago detailing the mood of the people after Harry S Truman was elected US president has recently turned up in the mailbox of a Lawrence resident.
Toddler run over by train survives in Russia
An 18-month-old girl who crawled onto a rail track in Russia's East Siberian region survived between the rails as a freight train passed over her
Former NASA moon-walker claims alien cover-up
Former NASA astronaut and moon-walker Dr Edgar Mitchell – a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission – has stunningly claimed aliens exist.
Woman jumps from tenth floor, survives fall
A 23-year-old woman on Tuesday survived an alleged suicide attempt after she jumped from the tenth floor of a building in east Delhi
A 162-gram egg!
A 162-gram egg laid by a Lohman-breed hen has drawn lot of attention from curious people even as a poultry expert said it is an unusual phenomenon.
At 135, is he really world's oldest person?
At age 135, the world's oldest person might well be a citizen of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
When a vibrating mobile turned out to be a bat in a bra
Bats roost anywhere that appears dark and safe, including inside a bra, a British woman has found from personal experience.
Doctors remove whistle from boy's throat
A team of doctors from the Government General Hospital here removed a whistle which was stuck in the throat of a 14-year-old boy for about two years.
'Pregnant man' gives birth baby girl: Report
A transsexual who became known as the "pregnant man" has given birth to a baby girl, US broadcaster ABC News has reported.
Man kills father, eats heart and kidneys
In a gruesome act of murder and cannibalism, an Argentine man killed his father, removed the heart and kidneys, cooked them in a pot mixing garlic and parsley and ate them.
70-year-old gives birth to twins
A 70-year-old woman has given birth to twins here in this district of Uttar Pradesh, hospital sources said.
Crocodile for a drinking buddy!
Buffaloes, horses, frogs and even cane toads have propped up at a dusty outback highway pub in Australia's Northern Territory
Man who got job of deceased wife dies
In a quirk of fate, a 40-year-old man who got a government job in place of his deceased wife collapsed and died on the first day in office at Vizhinjam.
Man jailed for keeping bear at home
A tribal man in Orissa has been jailed for keeping a sloth bear at his home although he pleaded that he did so simply because the animal refused to embrace the jungle.
Over 300 varieties of mangoes on one tree!
Toss the word 'mango man' in Malihabad, it would refer to Haji Kalimullah Khan.
Lord Hanuman 'appointed' chairman of college
A technology college near here has an unusual chairman with literally high connections - Lord Hanuman.
Now chimpanzees hit by Facebook bug
After humans, the bug of social networking online has hit chimpanzees, it appears.
Three months later a second delivery
In a rare case, a woman in a village gave birth to a girl, only three months after she delievered two pair of twins.