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Russian Court Rejects Gita Ban
A Russian court has dismissed a petition to ban the Bhagvad Gita as extremist.
Time for Murder
A Lancaster University student shot dead may have been murdered for failing to give the gunman the correct time.
Bikram Yoga Steams
The 65-year-old yoga guru has filed a federal lawsuit to block Yoga to the People.
The $1 Million Stain
The cleaning woman mistook it for a stain and scrubbed it clean. “It is now impossible to return it to its original state,” according to a museum spokesperson.
Hyperactive Robber Syndrome
A 20-year-old British robber was relieved from community service because he was too sleepy to work.
$400,000 Prayer Beads
A Mumbai company is hawking a $400,000 rudrakshas, or prayer bead, necklace made from seeds of the rudrashka (Elaeocarpus ganitrus) tree.
100,000 Marriages
An estimated 100,000 marriages are set to be held during November, which astrolgers consider an auspicious period, based on the position of Mars.
Earliest India Photos
The photographs belong to the estate of Lord Dalhousie, the seventh governor-general of India.
Dumb & Dumber
Katju said: “Unfortunatelymost people in India are of a very low intellectual level, steeped in casteism, communalism, superstitions and all kinds of feudal and backward ideas.”
Heavenly Marriages
According to a study by marriage portal Jeevansathi.com, over 60 percent of profiles posted on its site have identified the people under the manglik and non-manglik astrological categories.
800-lb Baigan ka Bharta Seeks to Make Bharta of Genetically Modified Eggplants
The cook-in was capped by a modest feast of piping hot organic chapatis (bread) and baingan ka bharta for all those present.
Trophy Wife
Dalwara Singh mixed the drugs into the meals of his wife of 17 years, but was caught by his teenage daughter, who tipped off her mother, who called police.
$ 4.5 Million Nano
The Tata Group has unveiled a Rs 22 crore Nano car made with gold and silver, and studded with precious stones.
Delhi Worst for Parking
New Delhi and Bangalore are the worst cities for parking, according to the IBM Parking Index, which ranks the emotional and economic toll of parking in 20 international cities.
Flying Rani
A UK based IT professional has driven a three-wheeled Indian auto rickshaw “Flying Rani” 10,000 kms from London to New Delhi
White House Gate Crasher Crushed
Whitehouse gatecrasher Michaele Salahi has dumped her husband Tareq Salahi and run off with Journey guitarist Neal Schon.
Here's For You Sir
A Bangladeshi housemaid fed-up with sexual harassment is accused of chopping off her 77-year-old Emirati sponsor’s penis
First Printed Taj
The first printed depiction of the Taj Mahal is expected to be auctioned for nearly $50,000
$22 Ferari
An Indian millionaire dentist was fined $3,300 for using a disabled badge to avoid $22 in daily parking charges for his Ferari.
Population Control Cell
India’s !DEA cell-phone carrier is marketing 3G service as a form of population control.
