Hyd man locks up wife for opposing 2nd marriage

Authorities have arrested a man who locked his wife in a room for three years and made her drink her own urine, after she opposed him taking a second wife, police said on Thursday.

China 'may see greater IMF role' - Why Not INDIA?

Four developing nations, including China, could see their power increased within the IMF, a report has said.

103 farmer suicides in Vidarbha in August

Reeling out statistics, Samiti, in a release here today, said from a "meagre" 16 suicides in June 2005, the figure shot up to 68 a year later and 90 last month, followed by 103 till August 29.

Akshaya, who was a father of a two-year-old daughter, was expecting a male child this time round, said Balaram.

A man in Orissa was so shocked after he heard that his wife had given birth to a girl child that he fell to the ground, hit his head against a wall and succumbed to his injuries.

Vande Mataram - To sing or not to sing? Thats ONLY we have to talk about????

The controversy started when Union Human Resource Minister Arjun Singh said that singing Vande Mataram would be made compulsory in all schools. However, he retracted later and made it 'optional'.


Muslim groups categorically objected to the suggestion.


Therefore, after asking tennis pinup Sania Mirza to get rid of her signature T-shirts and short skirts, Muslim clerics in Hyderabad issued fatwa against the National Song.

Man 'sacrifices' himself at temple in UP

"The temple has a history of people sacrificing their tongues on new moon nights to fulfil their desires. But even that has not been heard of in recent times," Sherpa said.

Patient's relatives attack doctors

Patient's relatives attack doctors: The relatives of one Srinivas Rao alleged that he died as the doctors did not provide timely and proper medical care and even demanded bribe from them. They held a sit-in demonstration at the hospital.

Five beheaded in Assam for 'witchcraft'

"Illiteracy is the main cause of such superstitious beliefs. At the same time, some people with vested interests also take advantage of this to settle personal rivalries," the officer went on to say.