70-Year-Old Woman Gives Birth to Her First Child
At an age when most women are either busy playing with their grandchildren or are long past thinking about having children, a 70-year-old Indian woman just gave birth to her first child. Jivuben Valabhai Rabari and her husband had been trying to conceive ever since they got married, 45 years ago, but their every attempt […]
This Indian Temple Is Home to a ‘Vegetarian’ Crocodile
Sri Ananthapura temple in north Kerala’s Kasaragod district is allegedly home to a vegetarian crocodile named ‘Babiya’ who has been living there for over 70 years. Pictures of a large crocodile inside the Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy Lake Temple made international news headlines last year, boosting the small Hindu temple’s popularity. But in reality, this was […]
Man Rents Poisonous Snake to Kill His Wife And Marry Another Woman
An Indian man was found guilty of murdering his wife by renting a cobra to bite her and make it look like an accident, so he could take her jewelry and marry another woman. In what has been described as a modern murder mystery, a young man from the Kollam District of the Indian state […]
Would-Be Teachers Use Bluetooth-Connected Flip-Flops to Cheat on Exam
Over two dozen people taking a national exam that could lead to a career in teaching were caught cheating Bluetooth-enabled flip flops to get an edge over the stiff competition. Cheating has always been a big problem in India, especially during potentially life-changing exams. I remember watching surreal scenes of people climbing the walls of […]
Teen Girl Has Allegedly Been Crying Stone Tears for Over Two Months
A 15-yer-old girl in rural India has reportedly been pumping out small stones out of her eyes every day for the past two months, and doctors don’t have any medical explanation for it. According to the girl’s family, small stones started falling from her eyes on July 17, and she has been crying between 10 […]
Indian Man Seeks Divorce From Wife Because She Doesn’t Bathe Daily
A Muslim man from India’s Uttar Pradesh reportedly tried to divorce his wife of two years because she doesn’t bathe daily, and they fight every time he asks her to. Personal hygiene is an important part of a relationship, and in some cases, it can become a serious enough issue to warrant the end of […]
Woman Builds Temple to Late Husband, Prays to Marble Idol of Him
An Indian woman who lost her husband in a tragic car accident years ago has built a small temple in his honor, and worships a marble bust of him. Padmavathi, a woman living in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district has been getting a lot of attention in her home country of India after it was reported […]
Ram Kand Mool – The Mysterious Plant Snack That Has Intrigued Scientists For Decades
Ram Kand Mool, a drum-shaped tuber that has been sold as a hearty snack on Indian street corners for at least several decades remains a mystery to scientists, as no one can figure out what plant produces it. Indian botanists developed an interest in ram kand mool in the 1980s, after trying and failing to […]
Rare Condition Causes Man to Sleep 300 Days a Year
A 42-year-man in India recently made international headlines for suffering from a condition that causes him to sleep 300 days a year. Indian media recently reported the bizarre case of Purkharam, a middle-aged resident of Bhadwa village, in Rajasthan, who allegedly suffers from “HPA axis hypersomnia”, a rare condition that causes him to sleep for […]
Man Sues In-Laws After Finding Out His Wife of Two Months Was Transgender
An Indian man has filed a complaint against his wife, her family and their marriage mediator for allegedly tricking him into marrying a transgender person. A resident of Kanpur City, in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, recently visited a local police station to file a First Information report (FIR) against his wife of nearly two months, […]
Woman Missing For 11 Years Found Secretly Living in Neighbor’s House
An Indian woman who had left her family home in 2010 and hadn’t been seen since was recently found living just 500 meters from her parent’s home, in the house of a man she had fallen in love with. Sajitha’s family had given up home of ever finding her, after she simply walked out of […]
Bride Tragically Dies During Wedding, Groom Marries Her Sister on the Same Day
In what can probably described as the weirdest wedding ceremony of 2021, so far, an Indian man ended up marrying the bride’s sister, after his betrothed succumbed to a heart attack during the wedding. The bizarre incident took place last week, in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district. The young bride, Surabhi, suddenly fell unconscious right next […]
Covid Sufferer Allegedly Denied Leave, Goes to Work With Oxygen Support
A bank employee in India, who was recovering from the coronavirus disease wreaking havoc through his country, was allegedly denied leave and forced to come in to work while hooked up to an oxygen tank. Arvind Kumar works as a manager at a Bokaro branch of Punjab National Bank, in the state of Jharkhand, recently […]
Numerologist Wants to Cure the World of Coronavirus With Bad Spelling
Scientists the world over have been struggling to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus for almost two years, but one Indian numerologist believes we can cure the world of this pandemic just with the help of bad spelling. SV Annandd Rao, a stenographer and numerology hobbyist from Ananthapuram, in India’s Andrash Pradesh state, believes […]
Man Helps His Wife Marry Her Lover
An Indian man recently left an entire country confused after helping his wife of seven years marry the man she had been having an affair with for years. Uttam Mandal and Sapna Kumari, from Bhagalpur, in India’s Bihar state, got married in 2014, and had two children together. They were happy together for a while, […]