Posted by Unknown | Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
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Wonder Women
Why is being homosexual considered 'criminal'? At least the government suggested so, after reopening Chapter XVI, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code on December 11, 2013. It effectively criminalised sexual activities "against the order of nature", including homosexuality.
This was a setback for the LGBT rights movement. The government called homosexuals a 'miniscule minority' and this has only spurred on a community that's been fighting for their rights for decades.
While addressing the obvious hurdle that was the recent ruling, Cosmopolitan also tries to debunk common lesbian myths and setting things (that need it) straight once and for all.
If your goal is to get your soon-to-be-husband to reconsider the whole marriage thing, this is a good way to start.
A video (that we can only hope is fake) made the rounds on Reddit Wednesday titled "Bride checks her phone during her wedding ceremony" and it really lives up to its name. The bride literally whips her phone out of her dress to text while her cringing future husband shoots her some "Really? You're really going to do this now?" glances. You have to see it to believe it.
The video is from 2011 and made the rounds back then too, but it was just too good (or bad) not to share. Plus, whether it's real or not, we finally got to see this Someecard come to life.
Kochi: There’s no place like home. And when “home” happens to be a picturesque farmhouse in Kerala, with a river running alongside and swans flocking the property — we know just why Asin is so crazy about spending as much time as she can there. The Ready actress personally looks into the maintenance of her farmhouse, which is located in the hill station of Vagamon.
Many of her friends from the film industry have been welcomed there as guests as well. “Rohit Shetty, who recently stayed over at Asin’s farmhouse said he’d never feel like returning to Mumbai had that been his home,” our source reports. With organic food, fresh milk and plenty of inspiration for Asin to paint as well as quiet nooks to read, is it any wonder that the actress thinks of her little getaway as her “little piece of heaven”?
South Africa: Tom, a ten-day-old baby elephant, made its way into a living room after running away from its mother and travelling for 30 miles.
Francoise Maldy Anthony, the owner of Thula Thula Private Game Reserve in Zululand, was surprised to find Tom stumbling in her garden on a regular Tuesday evening.
"I have owned this ranch for 15 years but I have never experienced anything like this," Anthony was quoted by the Express as saying.
The baby elephant had separated from her herd in Zululand, South Africa, and travelled for 18 hours before she reached the game reserve.
"She had walked kilometres to get here and was quite distressed when she arrived - she looked tired, thirsty and hungry," said Anthony.
Anthony and her colleagues "helped her into the living room and just left her free to roam" for a few hours.
The game keepers then located Tom's herd and baby was reunited with her family early Wednesday morning.
But even as they safely delivered Tom to her mother, Anthony said the ten-day-old "tried to run after the van as we pulled away."
New Delhi: This awesome 'prank' gave American waitress Chelsea Roff the best shift ever. Chelsea, who is pretty awesome herself, had no idea what was in store when she arrived at work waiting tables in a Los Angeles eatery but everybody else did. Before she arrived, Break.com filled the restaurant with accomplices and installed hidden cameras.
It seemed just like any other day to the unsuspecting Chelsea, who raised her little sister on her own, overcame an eating disorder and taught others with eating disorders yoga in her spare time.
The surprise begins with the first 'customer' Chelsea serves - he leaves her a $1,000 tip. She's taken aback and tries to share it with her colleagues - which is exactly the sort of thing she would do, they say. Next, two 'travel agents' finishing up their meal tell her they don't have cash but would like to tip her two tickets to Hawaii.
It's already the best day she's had at work but there's more - her dream job and a gift-wrapped car!
A thrilled Chelsea later tweeted: Can't wipe this silly smile off my face. :) My face muscles are stuck in happy mode.
Chelsea's best shift is also raising money for charity with every view and share on the video contributing to a donation to non-profit organization DoSomething. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
It is a unique ritual. Devotees chase an elephant for one hundred metres to catch its tail. The ritual is held in the Malayalam month of Meenam at the Umayanallur Sree Bala Subrahmanya Swamy Temple in Kollam. The ritual itself is named ‘catching the elephant’s tail’ (aanavaal pidi).
Cheered by hundreds of onlookers, including a good number of foreign tourists, the ritual was held in the precincts of the temple here on Tuesday. Temple authorities say the ritual has been in place for the past 1,500 years.
It is symbolic of the beliefs about the childhood pranks of the god-siblings Ganesha and Balasubramanyan.
Devotees take part in the ritual with utmost devotion by running after a tusker, trying to catch its tail. The elephant races, with its tail raised, for about 100 metres. Many of its pursuers manage to get hold of the tail. Those participating in the ritual say they attain some kind of spiritual bliss. The ritual gets over in less that a minute. This year, tusker Kadavur Sivaraju was selected for the ritual.
By 10 a.m., it was prepared for the ceremony by giving a bath. The unfettered tusker was brought in procession to the aanaakottil (kraal) and fed ‘nivedyam’ (devotional offering). It kneeled before the presiding deity, trumpeted and then began the ritual run.
Posted by Trueline Radio | Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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Kollam: V M Sudheeran, KPCC President, alleged that the independent CPM candidate in Idukki, Joice George, had created an understanding with the Left leadership much earlier.
Sudheeran said that Joice was the legal advisor of the High Range Protection Committee and now people have understood why he used to oppose any proposal from the government right from the onset.
While a Western Ghat Protection Committee had been created in Malabar, they withdrew from agitations once the government explained its stance to them. Sudheeran claimed that even though the government had succeeded in ensuring that the Kasturirangan report did not affect farmers, the agitation in Idukki has not abated. Now everyone knows the reason, why the agitation is being kept alive, he said.
Mumbai: The release date of "Mary Kom", the much-awaited biopic on Olympic medal-winning boxer M.C. Mary Kom, has been locked. It will come out Oct 2, celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti across the country every year.
Viacom18 Motion Pictures Wednesday announced the release date of the film, which stars Priyanka Chopra in the title role. The project is directed by Omung Kumar.
Taking forward the phenomenal success of "Queen", the studio has also announced that its action thriller "Gabbar", co-starring Akshay Kumar and Shruti Hassan and directed by Krish, will release Jan 23, 2015, co-inciding with the Republic Day weekend.
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has bagged the "Best Green Destination" prize at India's Best Awards for 2013, officials said Wednesday.
Kerala also picked up the "Best Indian State" prize at the awards presented by the Travel Leisure South Asia magazine for the world's top tourism and travel destinations and services. The awards were presented by Portugal's ambassador to India Jorge Roza de Oliveira in New Delhi Monday.
In its third year, India's Best Awards are given on the basis of an online readers' poll conducted over five months. In January, Kerala Tourism had won the UN World Tourism Organisation's (UNWTO) Ulysses Prize for sustainable tourism, the first such prize for an Indian tourism board.
Last month, Kerala Tourism bagged the Golden City Gate gold award of ITB-Berlin, the world's leading tourism and travel trade event, for its print media campaign on the backwaters. Kerala had also won four top prizes at the National Tourism Awards for 2012-13.
"It is a significant award for Kerala because we are committed to preserving nature and respecting our cultural heritage and local communities," said Kerala Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar.
"'Responsible Tourism' is the guiding philosophy and policy of Kerala Tourism," said Kerala Tourism Secretary Suman Billa, who received the two awards.
Thrissur: Renowned litterateur Unnikrishnan Puthoor (81) breathed his last owing to age-related ailments at a private hospital here on Wednesday evening.
Born to Kallath Chulliparambil Sankunni Nair and Puthur Janaki Amma at Engandiyoor in Thrissur district in 1933, Unnikrishnan completed his education from Chavakkad Borad School and Palakkad Government Victoria College.
He was active in politics and was also trade union leader. He retired from service while serving as head of the Guruvayoor Devaswom Library Establishment Department. He also donned a number of roles as Guruvayoor Devaswom Governing council member, Kerala Sahitya Akademi general council member and so.
Unnikrishnan has penned around 700 stories and has won accolades including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, G Memorial Award, Padma Prabha Award.
He is survived by wife Thankamani Amma and sons Shaju and Biju.
