Political Party in India Launching Line of Cow Urine Soft Drinks

Nothing says refreshing like an ice cold soda. I don't think urine would have the same effect, but India apparently never got the memo. The Cow Protection Department of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh…

India Intends to Implement Iris Scanning Technology to Track Its Citizens

Remember when the idea of national identification cards arose in the United States and everyone pretty much flipped out? Imagine what we would do if the United States government implemented iris scann…

Indian Women Can Now Chant in Public

The public chanting of Vedic Mantras has been reserved for men for many centuries. This unspoken and unbroken tradition arose out of the ancient and ignorant fear that the power of the religiou…

Indian Man Refuses to Move into $1 Billion Home Due to Superstition

Giant homes are generally a waste of money and, in some cases, massive eyesores. But in poverty-stricken India, you can't help but feel a twinge of utter anger at the story of a Mumbai man who bui…

The World’s Largest Family: 181 Live in 100-Room House

For those who may remember the fairy tale that featured that old woman who “lived in a shoe and had so many children that she didn’t know what to do,” here comes a real-life sequel. Meet …

India Offers Cars and Other Goodies in Exchange for Sterilization

Not attached to your fertility? Indian health officials are offering cars, motorcycles, and televisions in exchange for sterilization. The chief medical office of Rajasthan's Jhunjunu Sitaram Shar…

Half-dead Snaked Advised ‘Complete Bed Rest’ after Operation

When most people stumble upon a snake, their natural inclination is to run in the opposite direction. If it's dead, you typically shrug your shoulders and go about your day-to-day activities. If it's …

Imams and Ulemas Boycotting DJs at Indian Weddings

One of the cornerstones of the wedding that's not an eventual divorce is the wedding DJ. Playing every cliched song known to man, the DJ is responsible for ensuring that someone at the wedding will re…

Two Boys Risk Death with Indian Train Stunt

Taking the idea of “nothing to do” up too many dangerous notches, two young men in India have thrown caution (and the better part of their brain matter) to the wind as they get their kicks jumping…

Slut Walk in Mumbai Slated For October 2

Things are not always what they seem and the concept of freedom is no exception. It is sometimes an ideal that is just out of reach, like that brass ring on the whirling carousel of life. At other tim…

Paralyzed Dogs in India Gets Special Wheelchair

In India’s southern Chennai city, there live a few lucky and very well-loved dogs. Sam, a ten-year old Pomeranian, and Julie a one-year old mixed breed, both lost use of their hind legs and their ow…

Two Healthy Baby Boys Born From Woman With Two Wombs

In the northern Indian city of Patna, a woman with two wombs has given birth to two healthy babies. One child was born from each uterus, amazing doctors who rarely see this type of birth, which occurs…

Indian Man Breaks Limca Record for Cracking Coconuts

In India’s eastern state of Orissa, Keshab Swain of Bhubaneswar city, broke the Limca Record for breaking 250 green coconuts with his elbow within a period of 8 minutes and 58 seconds. Oddly, he bro…

Indian Baby Born Without An Anus

No parent wants a baby born with a birth defect. It's a terrifying prospect, so one can only imagine the fear going through the minds of Abdul Rohim and his wife Neneng, residents of Kali Paten Kampun…