Meet the human magnet

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A Bosnian man has claimed that he has the ability to stick just anything to his body.

Muhibija Buljubasic claims that he can stick anything to his body, including stick forks, spoons and all manner of kitchen utensils to his body and face, by radiating a special energy, the Mirrorreported.

Buljubasic said that he discovered the special ability of his about five years ago.

He said that he is also able to stick objects like mobile phones and TV remote controls to his face too.

Why Dubai doesn't want the poor to own cars

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In a land where supercars like the Ferrari Enzo are often abandoned at the roadside or in police impound lots and the police cruise around in supercars of their own, it might be hard to imagine that there are actually folks who have more normal levels of income.

But Dubai's director general, Hussain Lootah, wants to keep these average folks off the road -- to clear away the traffic that's frustrating the obscenely wealthy

Lootah told The National, "Everybody has their luxury life, but the capacity of our roads cannot take all of these cars without ownership laws."

He feels that this problem can be tackled by increasing parking fees, increasing fuel costs, and increasing insurance prices--as well as a strict salary threshold that would require a minimum amount of income to allow a person to own a car.

Lootah thinks a reduction in the number of drivers permitted to use the roads would increase use of mass transit, which, in Dubai, includes "luxury buses," taxis, and, Lootah says, a soon-to-be-expanded metro train system.

This could be the next teen reading obsession

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A book that tells the tale of an alien invasion The 5th Wave has won children's book award.

The 5th Wave, which has been hailed as a "modern sci-fi masterpiece" by US critics, was honoured with the only British book award voted for by kids, after it became an under-the-radar hit with young readers in the UK, the Independent reported.

The novel, which is the first in a planned trilogy, is already lined up as a major Hollywood film franchise with Material Pictures.

The book, written by author, Rick Yancey, has partly been inspired by the leading physicist Stephen Hawking, who once said that if aliens visit Earth, the outcome is going to be much like when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans.

The novel won the overall prize in The Red House Children's Book Awards, after more than 15,000 younger readers voted through the Federation of Children's Book Groups and online.

Now you know why they cry!! :)

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140225.htm#9

Revealed: Why babies cry

Crying is the only way of communication for babies. All babies cry at times, which is normal as they express their emotions -- anger, anxiety, frustration, boredom and discomfort -- by crying.

But, parents often do not search for the reason that is making their baby cry. Experts have revealed few reasons that possibly make a baby cry.

The most common reason that makes a baby cry is hunger. For the initial few days, your baby may cry more frequently because of insufficient milk supply. If the baby is on formula feeds, he may sleep a little longer than those who are breastfed.

Another common reason that is probably making your baby cry is the irritability due to soiled diapers. Some babies don't feel uncomfortable even if the diaper is full and continue their play. But some babies feel the burden and start creating a havoc by crying full throttle. In this case, simply remove the wet diaper and your baby will be happy again.

Crying is normal for a baby, but excessive inconsolable cry or not crying at all can be a sign of sick newborn. It is one amongst the danger signs for newborns. So, look for the other danger signs like decreased frequency of urination, fever, cold extremities, vomiting and breathing difficulty. Babies feel discomfort because of bladder distention before passing urine, but their discomfort gets relieved once they pass urine.

World's most extraordinary hotel is in INDIA

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Mihir Gahr in Rajasthan has topped Lonely Planet's list of top ten places to stay in the world.

Lonely Planet's writer James Kay said that few hotels are created without compromise and Mihir Gahr is a rare example as this is not just a unique place to stay, but a shrine to the artistic and architectural traditions of Rajasthan in general and Jodhpur in particular, News.com.au reported.

Planet Baobab in Gweta, Botswana and Prendiparte B 'n' B in Bologna, Italy concluded the top three hotels.

You need to be 18+ to have this burger

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A Scottish brewery has teamed up with a UK restaurant to create a one-of-a-kind burger that is so boozy that people hoping to enjoy the treat will have to show an ID to prove they are over 18.

BrewDog founder James Watt and restaurant boss Tom Barton are offering the BrewBurger, which is a 150g beef patty glazed in 5 percent amber ale, with a special beer dubbed Bourbon Baby, theDaily Star reported.

The 15-pound worth dish will be accompanied by fried onions soaked in BrewDog's flagship Punk IPA and a barbecue sauce made from their Paradox 10 percent whisky cask-aged imperial stout.

Watt said that pairing beers with food has become an art form in the craft beer movement, but this was a unique challenge.

He added that the fact their burger has come with an ABV rating is pretty cool.

This is the world's costliest bike

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140225.htm#1

Lauge Jensen has unveiled gold-plated Harley-Davidson which is the world's most expensive motorcycle.

The Danish motorcycle manufacturer has revealed that the customized motorcycle is the world's most expensive motorcycle priced at 535,000 pounds, Metro.co.uk reported.

The special edition Harley-Davidson is on show at the Hamburg Motorcycle Days expo

Too drunk!! :)

An obnoxious drunk stumbles into the front door of a bar and orders a drink, the bartender says,

"No way, buddy, you're too drunk."

A few minutes later, the drunk comes in though the bathroom. Again he slurs, "Give me a drink," and the bartender says, "No, man, I told you last time -- you're too drunk"

Five minutes later the guy comes in though the back door and orders a drink, again the bartender says, "You're too drunk"

The drunk scratches his head and says "Dang, I must be. The last two places said the same thing." 

Amazing facts about humans revealed!

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20131022.htm#7

An average human being eats approximately 35 tons of food and grow 590 miles of hair in their lifetime, it has been revealed.

The new book Numberland by Mitchell Symons has revealed that 19 percent of British people have never visited a McDonald's and10 percent of British adults admit to wearing the same item of underwear three days in a row, the Daily Express.

The book published by Michael O'Mara Books disclosed some fascinating facts and statistics about humans which shows that a person who smokes 20 cigarettes a day, on an average loses 2 teeth every 10 years and a person will walk 3 times around the world in the average lifetime.

The book also uncovered that an average human could lift 25 tons if all 600 muscles in the body pulled in one direction and a person can go without sleep for 10 days before dying.

Some interesting facts about human body as revealed in the book are that an individual sheds 121 litres of tears in a lifetime; human sneeze travels 100 miles per hour and that the human brain is capable of recording 86,000,000 bits of information per day.

Oreo cookies 'just as addictive as cocaine'

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20131022.htm#5

American researchers have revealed that Oreo cookies are just as addictive as cocaine since both of them give the brain the same amount of pleasure.

For the Connecticut College study, scientists studied the brainwaves of rats, when they were fed the sugary biscuit, and found that neurons triggered in the pleasure points of the rodents' brains matched those switched on by cocaine, the Daily Star reported.

Professor Joseph Schroeder explained that the research supports the notion that high-fat and high-sugar foods stimulate the brain in the same way that drugs do.

Do aliens exist? 44% Britons feel so

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About 44 per cent Britishers believe we are not alone in the Universe and the aliens do exist, according to a new survey.

The survey also revealed that 45 percent said that the British government had covered up paranormal activity's evidence.

Almost 33 percent Brits believed in ghosts, while 10 percent said that they had been confronted by a spooky being, the Daily Star reported.

About quarter of women believe that dogs possess telepathic powers, while nearly 25 percent people are convinced that humans would be able to converse with dogs in future.

More than 1,000 people took part in the poll to launch a new ITV show, Mystery Map, which will be delving into the UK's top myths and mysteries.

This is longest married pair in the US!

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20131127.htm#3

A US couple recently celebrated their 81st marriage anniversary, making them the longest married pair in the country.

While revealing the secret behind their long term marriage, Ann Betar, who was 17-year-old when she married John Betar, said that if things feel wrong than they either straighten it out or just try to go along with it, Fox News reported.

Ann, now 97, asserted that 81-year long marriage hasn't been a lovey-dovey thing, but they have learnt to accept each other's way of life, agreements and disagreements.

The couple, who had eloped to evade Ann's father's plans to have her marry a man 20 years her senior, has 5 children, 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

The smelliest man on Earth

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140129.htm#3

World's most 'ineligible bachelor'

Hermit Amou Haji has not washed in 60 years and smokes a pipe packed with dried animal dung.

The 80-year-old man, who has been dubbed as the ‘world's most ineligible bachelor’, had moved to the wilderness near the village of Dejgah in the Iranian desert after an unsuccessful attempt at wooing a woman he wanted to marry, the Mirrorreported.

According to the Tehran Times, he burns his hair off with a stick from his fire and uses an old car wing-mirror to groom himself.

Haji, who believes that being clean would make him sick, sleeps in a grave-like hole in the ground and drinks rainfall from a rusty oil can.

Want to buy this Hotel?

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World's 'dirtiest hotel' up for sale for $170 million

The hotel which has been named world's dirtiest three times is now up for sale at $170 million (about Rs 1025.95 crore).

Hotel Carter, in New York City, which had been considered to be infested with cockroaches, bedbugs, terrible smells, has 600 rooms and was owned by Vietnamese migrant Tran Dinh Truong from 1977 until his death in 2012, News.com.aureported.

Two dead bodies were also found in the rooms in the past and the hotel had 15 outstanding building code violations.

With inputs from ANI

Lightning does strike twice!

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140425.htm#3

A woman has penned a book detailing the horrifying incidents when she was struck by lightning, not once but twice.

Not only was Beth Peterson hit twice, but the second strike came one year to the day after the first - and only three miles away, according to KGAN.

Now Peterson has written a book, "Life After Lightning," which chronicles the highs and lows of her recovery.

She lost toes, had to relearn how to walk and read and write, and still feels electricity surging through her body, but says every day is now a blessing.

Poptimus Prime

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140509.htm#15

This is the largest balloon sculpture ever

A New York-based artist has broken the world record 'for the largest balloon sculpture ever made by a single person' by making an implausible sculpture of Transformers robot Optimus Prime.

John Reid took 42 hours to create the 50ft tall Transformers character statute from 4,302 balloons at the 2014 Salt Lake Comic Con in Utah and named the art Poptimus Prime, the Daily Star reported.

The artist revealed that he wants someone to challenge his feat by building an even bigger piece.

Now, machine that makes drinking water from thin air

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140509.htm#13

An Israeli company has developed a new and inexpensive technology that produces drinking water from thin air, an advance that can address the problem of water scarcity in developing countries such as India.

Using the technology, a litre of water can be produced for a mere 1.5 rupees, as compared to 15 rupees for a litre of bottled water, the company claims.

The Atmospheric Water-Generation Units created by Water-Gen use a "GENius" heat exchanger to chill air and condense water vapour.

The clean air is passed through the heat exchanger system where it gets dehumidified.

The water is then removed from the air and collected in a tank inside the unit, CNN reported.

"From there the water is passed through an extensive water filtration system which cleans it from possible chemical
and microbiological contaminations," co-CEO Arye Kohavi said.

"We believe that the products can be sold to developing countries in different civilian applications. For example in India, (drinking) water for homes is not available and will also be rare in the future. The Atmospheric Water-Generation Unit can be built as a residential unit and serve as a perfect water supply solution for homes in India," said Kohavi.

The system can produces 250-800 litres of potable water a day depending on temperature and humidity conditions.

According to Kohavi, it only uses two cents' worth of electricity to produce a litre of water.

Now, charge your phone with your body!

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140509.htm#10

Researchers have created a device that generates electricity from our own body heat, and helps us to recharge electronic devices on the go.

The small and flexible generator, made from glass and fabric, can be used to power up heart monitors, smart glasses and other wearable tech,Daily Express reported.

According to the company, they are looking to develop it so that it can be used for devices such as Apple iPhone, Samsung Galaxy and the HTC range of smart phones.

Professor Byung Jin Cho from the KAIST University in South Korea, who is leading the team working on the thermoelectric (TE) generator, said the tech minimises thermal energy loss but maximises power output.

Why we can't just eat one potato chip

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140509.htm#9

Researchers have shown that impulsive behaviour is a risk factor for food addiction.

The research was led by Boston University School of Medicine and conducted in collaboration with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. It also points out the common mechanisms involved between drug and food addiction.

Research has shown that people with eating disorders and obesity are known to be more impulsive than healthy people. For example, they may be more likely to blurt out something that they later regret saying or to start an activity without thinking through the consequences. However, it was unclear whether the impulsivity existed before the dysfunctional eating behavior or if developed as a result of it.

BUSM researchers attempted to answer this question by measuring the inability to withhold an impulsive response in experimental models that were exposed to a diet high in sugar daily for one hour.

Models shown to be more impulsive rapidly developed binge eating, showing heightened cravings and the loss of control over the junk diet (measured as inability to properly evaluate the negative consequences associated with ingestion of the sugary diet). Conversely, models shown to be less impulsive demonstrated the ability to appropriately control impulsive behavior and did not show abnormal eating behavior when exposed to the sugary diet.

Interestingly, the impulsive models showed increased expression of a transcription factor called Delta-FosB in the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain involved in reward evaluation and impulsive behavior, indicating a potential biological component to this behaviour.

Iran 'bans' WhatsApp because Zuckerberg is 'a Jew'

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140509.htm#8

The Iranian censor board has reportedly banned WhatsApp because of Mark Zuckerberg, whom they have dubbed as an "American Zionist".

According to CNET and as reported by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, certain Iranian officials have pushed for the WhatsApp ban since the company was bought by Facebook in February.

Secretary of the Committee for Determining Criminal Web Content Abdolsamad Khorramabadi said that the reason for this is the adoption of WhatsApp by the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who is an American Zionist.

While the ban is backed by certain officials and censors, the move has been criticized by the Iranian government, which has become more moderate since the election of president Hassan Rouhani , the report added.

A cup of coffee a day prevents blindness?

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140509.htm#7

Researchers have said that one cup of coffee could help prevent deteriorating eyesight and possible blindness from retinal degeneration due to glaucoma, aging and diabetes.

Raw coffee is, on average, just 1 percent caffeine, but it contains 7 to 9 percent chlorogenic acid, a strong antioxidant that prevents retinal degeneration in mice, according to the Cornell study.

The retina is a thin tissue layer on the inside, back wall of the eye with millions of light-sensitive cells and other nerve cells that receive and organize visual information.

It is also one of the most metabolically active tissues, demanding high levels of oxygen and making it prone to oxidative stress. The lack of oxygen and production of free radicals leads to tissue damage and loss of sight.

Chang Y. Lee, professor of food science and the study's senior author, said coffee is the most popular drink in the world, and we are understanding what benefit we can get from that.

The study has been published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

This restaurant 'parachutes' meals to customers

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140509.htm#1

A Melbourne pop-up eatery has come up with a new way of delivering meals to their customers, by parachuting it.

Jafflechutes delivers their grilled cheese sandwiches to patrons waiting at the landing zone, which is marked with an X mark and hungry customers can pay in advance through PayPal,Metro.co.uk reported.

Adam Grant, who is one of the creators of the restaurant, claims they came up with the idea during a weekend in the countryside and their venture has raised enough money for them to potentially open a branch in New York as well.

An expensive dog bite

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140520.htm#9

A New York man has filed a lawsuit demanding what is believed to be the largest amount of compensation ever after he was bitten by a dog. Anton Purisima, 62, is suing a long list of defendants including the City of New York, Au Bon Pain and Kmart, for $2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That’s 2 followed by 36 zeroes.

Over the course of his 22-page lawsuit, Purisima claims that his middle finger was bitten off by a ‘rabies-infected’ dog on a city bus; before a Chinese couple took unauthorised photos of him as he was being treated at a local hospital. Also in the rambling and often incoherent lawsuit, Purisima complains that he is routinely overcharged for coffee at LaGuardiaAirport. The suit claims the pain and other additional damages he suffered ‘cannot be repaired by money’ and are ‘therefore priceless'.

Aliens can be Catholics too: Pope

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140520.htm#1

Little green men from outer space can be Catholics too! Pope Francis joked that he’d welcome Martians into the fold and baptise them. Asking Catholics to be open, he said, “If, for example, tomorrow an expedition of Martians came to us here and one said ‘I want to be baptised!’, what would happen?” Clarifying that he really was talking about aliens, the Pope said: “Martians, right? Green, with long noses and big ears, like in children’s drawings.”

Bodybuilder of the day: Dexter "The Blade" Jackson

A former Mr Olympia and tough competitor in the Mr Olympia Contest. You can see his bio by Clicking Here

Here are some of his pics :)

Wives don't leave you that easy!! ;)

An elderly woman decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist” Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets, a ruby broach, and gold Rolex." "But you are not wearing any of those things" replied the artist.

"I know," she said. "It's in case I should die before my husband. I'm sure

he will remarry right away, and I want his new wife to go crazy looking for

the jewelry."

Source: www.ajokeaday.com

You wouldn't have expected this at the end of the story!! :D

Rabbit resuscitation... A man was driving along the highway, and saw a rabbit hopping across the middle of the road. He swerved to avoid hitting the rabbit, but unfortunately the rabbit jumped in front of the car and was hit. The driver, being a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulled over to the side of the road and got out to see what had become of the rabbit. Much to his dismay, the rabbit was dead. The driver felt so awful he began to cry. A woman driving down the highway saw the man crying on the side of the road and pulled over. She stepped out of her car and asked the man what was wrong. "I feel terrible," he explained. "I accidentally hit this rabbit and killed it." The woman told the man not to worry. She knew what to do. She went to he car trunk and pulled out a spray can. She walked over to the limp, dead rabbit, and sprayed the contents of the can onto the rabbit. Miraculously, the rabbit came to life, jumped up, waved its paw at the two humans and hopped down the road. 50 meters away the rabbit stopped, turned around, waved at the two again, hopped down the road another 50 meters, turned, waved, and hopped another 50 meters. The man was astonished. He couldn't figure out what substance could be in the woman's spray can! He ran over to the woman and demanded, " What was in your spray can? What did you spray onto that rabbit?" The woman turned the can around so that the man could read the label. It said: " 'Hare Spray' Restores Life to Dead Hare. Ads Permanent Wave."


Source: www.ajokeaday.com

The day Einstein feared has come

Smart phones: Making people dumber and distant.

To be honest with you I use a Smart Phone too, specially for apps and being connected via mail. But as the time passes by a phone has changed into much more than a device for making and receiving calls. It has become a:

• A mini computer
• A Music player and recorder
• A camera
• A video player and recorder
• A game station

I use each and every one of the features listed above but not to the extend that I forget what is going on around me, who's talking to me, who's near me........I haven't yet (thank god for that!!) replaced my fellow human beings with my Smart Phone. 

I have seen people travelling with their friends or loved ones and constantly engrossed in their phones. To top it all off mobile companies have made it it a point to increase the battery life of the device so that people can stay on it for hours without shutting it off. Well they aren't..............the only thing they are shutting off is themselves from the world around. 

Human interaction face to face is decreasing since they have video chats, and voice chats. People take the world in their phones and leave the real world of people. 

Smart Phones are becoming smarter and people are becoming more dependent on them. 

A Sad truth. 

What do you think?!

Right back at u "BOSS" ;)

The boss was concerned that his employees weren't giving him enough respect, so he tried and old fashioned method of persuasion: He brought in a sign that said “I’m the Boss” and taped it to his door. After lunch, he noticed someone had taped another note under his. “Your wife called. She wants her sign back!” 

Source: www.ajokeaday.com 

Meet world's first monster sized burger

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140509.htm#5

A 5ft 4inches tall tower sized burger filled with bacon buttes, sausages, steak pies, pizzas and spaghetti Bolognese has been named the world's biggest burger.

John Clarkson and his wife Corinne have created a super-sized beast that has 11 and a half pounds of beef with a cheeseburger in-between each layer and has been named 'Pie-scrapper', the Daily Starreported.

The tall tower of fast food, which contains 30,000 calories, stands on show at Mister Eater's Eating Emporium, in Preston and the owners are eyeing a Guinness World Record for the burger as they believe that nobody else has done it yet.

Table for one? Stuffed toys become eating companions

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140520.htm#5

Diners wanting a cheap date, who is also a great listener, should look no further than this Japanese restaurant --which gives lonely diners a free stuffed toy. The Moomin House Café offers solo customers the company of a fictional Moomin animal while they eat. There are a selection of toys available to keep diners company. A similar cafe is also opened in New York, United States. 

It's unbee-lievable

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140520.htm#3

Chinese beekeeper Ruan Liangming set a new world record, allowing himself to be coated in bees for a whopping 53 minutes and 34 seconds. Liangming, who wasn’t even stung during the stunt, shattered the old mark by over 30 minutes. He is now the owner of multiple bee-related world records, having set the mark for wearing the heaviest mantle of bees (136 pounds) a few years ago. Ruan says he has become immune to bee venom during his 19 years as a beekeeper, and that his feat only left him feeling tired and itchy.

China erects dome over stinky factory

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140529.htm#11

A Chinese company in the eastern city of Hangzhou has constructed a massive inflatable dome over the site of a closed down pesticide factory. While it covers an area the size of roughly three soccer fields, the 20,000-square-meter polyester dome still covers less that half the contaminated zone. The factory was shut in 2009, but the stench emitted by the soil still forces nearby residents to cover their mouths and noses. 

South Korea creates parking spots for women only

Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-wtf-news-its-weird-true-and-funny/20140529.htm#6

The South Korean government has said it is adding “a female touch” for car users in the capital Seoul – by creating women-only parking spaces which are longer, wider and marked with pink outlines and mini-skirted logos . Though it seems they will only promote further the stereotype that women are worse drivers, the so-called “she-spots” come as part of a programme to make the city more female-friendly.

What exactly is the Article 370 and why is it so important to J&K?

Source: https://in.news.yahoo.com/what-exactly-is-the-article-370-and-why-is-it-so-important-to-j-k-074215152.html

BANGALORE: The row over article 370 escalated with Jammu and Kashmir's political parties as well as Congress opposing any move to revoke the constitutional provision guaranteeing special status to the state and the RSS stressing that the state would remain an integral part of India while simultaneously attacking Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for suggesting otherwise.

The state's ruling National Conference and its coalition partner, the Congress, as well as the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) reacted strongly to Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh's statement that talks had been started with stakeholders to begin the revocation process.

Abdullah asked the central government to come clean on the "stakeholders" it was talking to on the contentious issue.

"We will oppose the move tooth and nail. Since it is the minister of state in the PMO talking, it is a policy matter. They (central government) must come clean and share who are the stakeholders they have talked to," he told journalists in Srinagar.

Soon after Jitendra Singh's statement, Abdullah said: "Jammu and Kashmir would not be part of India if Article 370, which grants special status to the state, is revoked."

"Mark my words & save this tweet - long after Modi Govt is a distant memory either J&K won't be part of India or Art 370 will still exist," he had tweeted.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh hit back at Abdullah, saying the state would remain an integral part of India irrespective of Article 370 being repealed or not.

"J&K won't be part of India? Is Omar thinking it's his parental estate? (Article) 370 or no 370, J&K has been and will always be an integral part of India," RSS spokesman Ram Madhav tweeted.

So what exactly is the Article 370 and why is it so important to Jammu and Kashmir?

#According to the Constitution of India, Article 370 provides temporary provisions to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, granting it special autonomy. 

#The article says that the provisions of Article 238, which was omitted from the Constitution in 1956 when Indian states were reorganised, shall not apply to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

#Dr BR Ambedkar, the principal drafter of the Indian Constitution, had refused to draft Article 370.

#In 1949, the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had directed Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdullah to consult Ambedkar (then law minister) to prepare the draft of a suitable article to be included in the Constitution.

#Except for defence, foreign affairs, finance and communication, all other laws passed by Indian Parliament need to be okayed by the state government before they are made applicable. This was specified in the Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh when he agreed to join the Union of India in 1947, instead of going with Pakistan.

#As a result of this, the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir are governed by state-specific laws which come under the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, instead of those for the rest of India, especially where citizenship, ownership of property and some fundamental rights are concerned.

#This article, along with Article 5 that defines the contours of jurisdiction of Indian Parliament regarding lawmaking for the state, cannot be amended.

#The 1952 Delhi Agreement also specified that the state should have its own flag in addition to the Union flag and they should have the same status.

#This arrangement was further ratified by the 1974 agreement between the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the then J&K Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah (appointed by Hari Singh).

#It was agreed that head of state called Sadar-i-Riyasat (or the Prime Minister) was to be elected by the state legislature.

#The agreement opposed imposition of Article 352, empowering the President to proclaim general emergency in the state

#The state legislature has a six-year term, unlike other elected bodies, which have a five-year period, including our Parliament.

In a nutshell

#The Indian Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in J&K.

#Disrespecting the Tricolour and other national symbols is not a crime in the state.

#J&K residents enjoy dual citizenship. They will lose their J&K citizenship if they marry residents of other states.

#A Pakistani resident gains J&K citizenship if he marries a J&K citizen.

#RTE, RTI, CAG and majority of Indian laws are not applicable in the state.

#Because of Article 370, no outsider (anyone who is not a native Kashmiri) can purchase land in J&K. 

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Be Careful!!

A married couple were going out for the evening and called in a teenage babysitter to take care of their three children. When she arrived they told her they probably wouldn't be back until late, and that the kids were already asleep so she needn't disturb them.

The babysitter starts doing her homework while awaiting a call from her boyfriend. After awhile the phone rings. She answers it, but hears no one on the other end — just silence, then whoever it is hangs up. After a few more minutes the phone rings again. She answers, and this time there's a man on the line who says, in a chilling voice, "Have you checked the children?"

Click.

At first she thinks it might have been the father calling to check up and he got interrupted, so she decides to ignore it. She goes back to her homework, then the phone rings again. "Have you checked the children?" says the creepy voice on the other end.

"Mr. Murphy?" she asks, but the caller hangs up again.

She decides to phone the restaurant where the parents said they'd be dining, but when she asks for Mr. Murphy she is told that he and his wife had left the restaurant 45 minutes earlier. So she calls the police and reports that a stranger has been calling her and hanging up. "Has he threatened you?" the dispatcher asks. No, she says. "Well, there's nothing we can really do about it. You could try reporting the prank caller to the phone company."

A few minutes go by and she gets another call. "Why haven't you checked the children?" the voice says.

"Who is this?" she asks, but he hangs up again. She dials 911 again and says, "I'm scared. I know he's out there, he's watching me."

"Have you seen him?" the dispatcher asks. She says no. "Well, there isn't much we can do about it," the dispatcher says. The babysitter goes into panic mode and pleads with him to help her. "Now, now, it'll be okay," he says. "Give me your number and street address, and if you can keep this guy on the phone for at least a minute we'll try to trace the call. What was your name again?"

"Linda."

"Okay, Linda, if he calls back we'll do our best to trace the call, but just keep calm. Can you do that for me?"

"Yes," she says, and hangs up. She decides to turn the lights down so she can see if anyone's outside, and that's when she gets another call.

"It's me," the familiar voice says. "Why did you turn the lights down?"

"Can you see me?" she asks, panicking.

"Yes," he says after a long pause.

"Look, you've scared me," she says. "I'm shaking. Are you happy? Is that what you wanted?"

"No."

"Then what do you want?" she asks.

Another long pause. "Your blood. All over me."

She slams the phone down, terrified. Almost immediately it rings again. "Leave me alone!" she screams, but it's the dispatcher calling back. His voice is urgent.

"Linda, we've traced that call. It's coming from another room inside the house. Get out of there! Now!!!"

She tears to the front door, attempting to unlock it and dash outside, only to find the chain at the top still latched. In the time it takes her to unhook it she sees a door open at the top of the stairs. Light streams from the children's bedroom, revealing the profile of a man standing just inside.

She finally gets the door open and bursts outside, only to find a cop standing on the doorstep with his gun drawn. At this point she's safe, of course, but when they capture the intruder and drag him downstairs in handcuffs, she sees he is covered in blood. Come to find out, all three children have all been murdered.

Source: http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/horrors/a/The-Babysitter-And-The-Man-Upstairs.htm

If you have a large house.........be careful for unknown clown statues!!

So-and-so's friend, a girl in her teens, is babysitting for a family in Newport Beach, Ca. The family is wealthy and has a very large house — you know the sort, with a ridiculous amount of rooms. Anyways, the parents are going out for a late dinner/movie. The father tells the babysitter that once the children are in bed she should go into this specific room (he doesn't really want her wandering around the house) and watch TV there.

The parents take off and soon she gets the kids into bed and goes to the room to watch TV. She tries watching TV, but she is disturbed by a clown statue in the corner of the room. She tries to ignore it for as long as possible, but it starts freaking her out so much that she can't handle it.

She resorts to calling the father and asks, "Hey, the kids are in bed, but is it okay if I switch rooms? This clown statue is really creeping me out."

The father says seriously, "Get the kids, go next door and call 911."

She asks, "What's going on?"

He responds, "Just go next door and once you call the police, call me back."

She gets the kids, goes next door, and calls the police. When the police are on the way, she calls the father back and asks, "So, really, what's going on?"

He responds, "We don't HAVE a clown statue." He then further explains that the children have been complaining about a clown watching them as they sleep. He and his wife had just blown it off, assuming that they were having nightmares.

The police arrive and apprehend the "clown," who turns out to be a midget. A midget clown! I guess he was some homeless person dressed as a clown, who somehow got into the house and had been living there for several weeks. He would come into the kids' rooms at nights and watch them while they slept. As the house was so large, he was able to avoid detection, surviving off their food, etc. He had been in the TV room right before the babysitter right came in there. When she entered he didn't have enough time to hide, so he just froze in place and pretended to be a statue.

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This is a creepy one!!

Andreas sighed. It was Saturday, and he hated having to go into the office on weekends.

Why now, of all times? It was his daughter's birthday. There was a party that afternoon, one where he'd be the master of ceremonies for Sally. He had to be there.

But the call had been insistent: extra work had been sent in from head office. His second in command, falling ill with a cold, had begged off sick and told Andreas that he'd have to leave soon, and then who'd be in charge?

Ah, the joys of being the boss. It was nice having a team who had to listen to you, do as you said, but it came with a price at times. If he didn't step in and make sure the order was dealt with promptly, it’d be his head that HQ would want. They were always prompt and efficient, and they expected branch offices to be the same.

He started up his car and eased out into the road. The motorway was running smoothly at this time of the day, the traffic always light on a weekend.

It was going to be a lovely day for a birthday party. The sun was out, the early afternoon warm but not too hot. It was already getting on past lunch time, and Sally's guests, mostly her friends from school and her pony club, would be arriving soon. What a waste, to be stuck inside.

Andreas jammed on the horn as a car cut sharply in front, let it sound out long and loud. It didn't make the other driver look around, but at least it gave him the chance to vent his frustration.

He sighed and turned off at the side ramp leading to his office. Andreas drove on and it gradually came into sight: an ugly building with thick walls, few windows and no particular distinguishing features, sitting in the middle of a big empty lot, just part of one more industrial estate. He'd seen plenty of these in the course of his career.

He thought once more about his daughter. Sally was a lovely kid, just about to turn twelve. A little too talkative at times, usually polite and quietly spoken, but just starting to grow up - to realise what the world was really like, and, occasionally, to question what was going on around her and ask why it was so.

She idolized him, and he her. She'd be disappointed if her father wasn't there for such a big day.

Still, work was work. A government job was a good one in these times: stable, safe, well paid, and generally regular hours. Without it, he'd never been able to afford to give his wife her long lunches, or his daughter her riding lessons and expensive private school education.

And besides, he noted wryly, he'd had the chance to meet a lot of people from many different walks of life, talk to them and hear their stories.

Andreas stepped into the office. As was to be expected, the building was largely quiet, which always made his job easier. He spoke briefly to his deputy and gave him some lozenges for his throat; they jointly signed the necessary paperwork, and then Andreas told him to go home and rest up. He stepped into the reception area and introduced himself to the newly arrived delivery parcel.

It was a vicar, his wife and their daughter. The good pastor had been just a little too outspoken in his last few sermons, and one of the parishioners had taken it upon herself to ring up and advise the police. So here they stood now, facing Andreas, confusion and the first elements of some panic creeping into their faces.

He tried to calm them down. "If you co-operate with us, follow instructions, answer all our questions, then I'm sure we can get this finished for you soon enough."

The reverend was in his mid-thirties, earnest but confused. So was his wife. Both of them firmly denied any problem, which in itself was a problem: it would probably take time to extract an admission and public retraction.

Andreas sighed again. “I guess I’ll have to talk to your daughter first.”

He called over two of the junior clerks, young enthusiastic recruits just starting out. "If you could be so kind as to escort our guests to their new accommodation." The wife to one cell, the pastor in another far away. He'd found over the years that a quiet, calm tone was often more effective than any threats or bluster.

He watched them walk off down the hall, then turned to the girl. "What's your name?"

"Rebecca, sir," she said quietly, looking down at the ground, a little shy and certainly scared.

"And how old are you?"

"I’ve just turned twelve, sir." She looked up hopefully. "It was my birthday this week."

He smiled warmly at her. “That must have been nice for you.” She nodded back, warily.

Twelve. Just starting to grow up - to realise what the world was really like, and, occasionally, to question what was going on around her and ask why it was so.

He'd have to make sure she learnt not to ask too many questions.

Andrea felt a surge of pity for her as he picked up the electrodes and ordered her handcuffed.

"Well, I'll make this quick for you, then."

He looked on benignly as his staff marched her to a nearby cell, and hoped she’d not try to outlast the pain that was coming. She certainly didn’t look like the resistant type.

Early Saturday afternoon, and he was back in the office, once more at work. At least he was getting some overtime – and maybe, just maybe, he thought, I might still get back in time for the party.

Source: http://short-story.me/