You Can Now Buy “Virginity Pills” to Fake It on Wedding Night
Retail giant Amazon recently found itself at the center of controversy in India, after it was reported that it is selling virginity pills that help women fake their virginity on wedding night. Called “i-virgin”, the controversial product consists of small capsules containing a mysterious “blood-powder” that allegedly imitates human blood. All the user has to […]
Thousands of Birds Found Dead Near Indian Lake And No One Knows What Killed Them
Wildlife experts in India are trying to make sens of the mysterious deaths of thousands of birds near the country’s largest inland lake. While the reported death toll is currently around 2,000, locals claimed that it could reach 5,000, as carcasses allegedly cover an area stretching from 12 to 15 km around the lake. Sambhar […]
Indian Office Workers Wear Bike Helmets to Work to Prevent Head Injuries
Government office workers in the Indian city of Banda, Uttar Pradesh state, recently drew a lot of attention online for wearing motorcycle helmets indoors to prevent head injuries in case the roof collapsed on them. Photos of electricity department employees working at their office in Banda while wearing these large motorcycle helmets on their heads […]
Man Dies Trying to Eat 50 Boiled Eggs for Stupid Bet
A 42-year-old man in India’s Uttar Pradesh state lost his life trying to eat 50 boiled eggs in one go, as part of a stupid bet he made with a friend. On Monday, November 3rd, Subhash Yadav, 42, and a friend sat down to at get a bite to eat at the Bibiganj market in […]
Indian Man Claims He Has Been Harassed by Crows for Almost Two Years
They say crows have great memory and never forget those who have wronged them, and the story of an Indian tractor driver who claims to have been constantly attacked by crows ever since they saw him pick up some of their hatchlings, a year and a half ago. Mohanan, a tractor driver from Ambalavayal, a […]
College Allegedly Makes Students Wear Cardboard Boxes on Heads to Prevent Cheating
A private college in the Indian state of Karnataka has sparked controversy after photos of its students wearing cardboard boxes during a chemistry exam went viral on social media. After photos of the students wearing cardboard boxes on their heads to prevent cheating started doing the rounds online, regional officials in Karnataka rushed to Bhagat […]
Man Claims to Be Oldest Person to Have Ever Lived, Sparks Controversy
An Indian man recently shocked airport staff in Abu Dhabi, because his passport showed he was born in 1896, which would make him 123, the oldest human to have ever lived. Swami Sivananda’s passport shows him to be a year older than France’s Jeanne Louise Calment , who holds the Guinness Record for the oldest […]
Indian Man, 32, Poses as 81-Year-Old to Fly to U.S. with Fake Visa
Looking at the gray-haired, frail looking man in the picture below, you’d never guess he was only 32. Well, don’t worry about it, his disguise managed to fool security at Delhi airport as well, and they’re paid to spot these things. 32-year-old Jayesh Patel was arrested at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport by India’s Central […]
Murder of Crows Has Attacked Man for Three Years After One of Their Young Died in His Hands
For the last three years, a man in India’s Madhya Pradesh state has been living a real-life daily nightmare inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Birds’. Every time he walks out of his house, he gets attacked by a murder of crows. The strange thing is the birds only target him. Shiva Kewat, a daily wage labourer […]
74-Year-Old Woman Becomes World’s Oldest Ever to Give Birth
Mangayamma, a 74-year-old woman in India’s Anthar Pradesh state, recently became the oldest woman in history to give birth, after successfully delivering twin baby girls following an IVF procedure. The Indian woman had married Yaramati Sitarama Rajarao, a farmer from Nelaparthipudi village, back in 1962, but despite visiting countless doctors and temples, the couple were […]
Artist Puts On Astronaut Costume to Highlight Crater-Size Road Potholes
An Indian artist has come up with an ingenious and hilarious way of showcasing the poor state of roads in the city of Bangalore – he put on a realistic astronaut costume and filmed himself walking trough the craters that made a local road look like the surface of the moon. Baadal Nanjundaswamy is well […]
Woman Seeks Divorce from Husband Too Busy Studying for Career Exam
An Indian woman recently made national news headlines for seeking divorce from her husband on grounds that he is so busy studying for the nationwide UPSC examination that he spends almost no time with her. The unnamed woman, who hails from the city of Bhopal, has alleged in family court that her husband spends all […]
Youth Unhappy with Brand of Luxury Birthday Car Throws It in the River
An Indian youth allegedly expected to receive a Jaguar sports car as a birthday present from his parents only to receive a brand new BMW instead, was so angry with his present that he decided to throw in in a river. The name and age of the angry teen who couldn’t come to terms with […]
Doctors Pull Over 500 Teeth from 7-Year-Old Boy’s Mouth
Dentists at a hospital in Chennai, India, were shocked to find over 520 teeth growing in the mouth of a seven-year-old boy who occasionally complained of toothaches. 7-year-old P. Ravindran was taken to Saveetha Dental College and Hospital in Chennai to have a swelling on his lower right jaw looked at. Dentists ordered an X-Ray […]
Parents Refuse to Donate Kidney to Their Dying Child Because She Is a Girl
A 16-year-old Indian girl is haplessly awaiting her death after suffering acute kidney failure, because her parents refuse to donate one of their kidneys to her because she is a girl. Kanchan Kumari, from Avgil village, in Sheikhpura, fell seriously ill two months ago and was rushed to the hospital after complaining of intense pain […]