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Italian cat inherits over $15m fortune
London: An Italian cat has turned world’s third richest animal by inheriting her owner’s fortune of almost £ 10 million (over $ 15 million) after the wealthy lady died aged 94. Maria Assunta, the cat’s owner, died last month aged 94 and according to lawyers entrusted with her estate, she left the fortune in property to Tommasino, a stray cat she had found and looked after because of her love for animals, the Daily Mail reported. Assunta had a large property portfolio with homes and villas across the country, as well as several bulging bank accounts and share portfolios but no living relatives. The world’s richest animal is thought to be Gunter, a German shepherd with over 90 million pounds. In 1988, British recluse Ben Rea left his fortune of 9 million pounds to his cat Blackie. Lawyers Anna Orecchioni and Giacinto Canzona say Assunta left the fortune to Tommasino in a will she wrote and deposited with them in their office in Rome in October 2009.
Food is right – Shape is wrong
London: An Islamic cleric in Britain has banned women from touching ‘penis-shaped’ foods such as bananas or cucumber, in order to avoid any ‘sexual thoughts’. According to a report by el-Sawsana news, the unnamed Sheikh said that if women wish to eat these food items, a third party, preferably male relative, should cut the items into small pieces and serve. In a story reported on Egyptian news website Bikya Masr, the cleric said that these fruits and vegetables ‘resemble the male penis’ and could arouse women or ‘make them think of sex’. Carrots and courgette are also added to the list of forbidden foods for women, the Daily Mail reports. When asked ‘how to control women when they are out shopping for groceries and if holding these items at the market would be bad for them,’ the Sheikh said that this matter is between them and God. Answering another question about what to do if women in the family like these foods, the Sheikh advised the interviewer to take the food and cut it for them in a hidden place so they cannot see it. According to the report, the opinion has stirred a storm of anger among Muslims online, with hundreds mocking the cleric. One reader said that these religious ‘leaders’ give Islam ‘a bad name’ and another saying he should quit his post immediately.
What a stomach!
Raipur: It took S.N. Yadav a few moments to make sense of what he saw in the operation theatre.
After all, it isn’t every day a doctor sees a patient carrying six kg of metal – 421 coins, dozen of nuts and bolts and three key rings – in his stomach!
Though the doctor in Chhattisgarh’s industrial town Korba successfully completed the two-hour surgery on Kaleshwar Singh, a question is still hovering in his mind: "How was he carrying six kg of iron-made items for several months?"
The patient, however, died as his condition suddenly deteriorated.
The 26-year-old Singh was brought to Shristi Institute of Medical Research in acute pain. After serious blockage was found in his stomach in a sonography, Yadav decided to conduct an immediate surgery.
"I was stunned to find 421 coins, dozens of nuts and bolts and three key rings in his stomach.
The patient who survived the operation and showed signs of improvement for the first two days, died as his condition deteriorated all of sudden and efforts to save him went in vain," Yadav told IANS over phone from Korba, located some 220km north from Raipur.
Yadav said Kaleshwar was in acute pain for about three months and had consulted a few doctors in his village Korkoma, about 20 km from Korba, but his problem was not detected.
Kaleshwar’s family members thought he was suffering from some mania, which made him eat every thing he found.
London: An Italian cat has turned world’s third richest animal by inheriting her owner’s fortune of almost £ 10 million (over $ 15 million) after the wealthy lady died aged 94. Maria Assunta, the cat’s owner, died last month aged 94 and according to lawyers entrusted with her estate, she left the fortune in property to Tommasino, a stray cat she had found and looked after because of her love for animals, the Daily Mail reported. Assunta had a large property portfolio with homes and villas across the country, as well as several bulging bank accounts and share portfolios but no living relatives. The world’s richest animal is thought to be Gunter, a German shepherd with over 90 million pounds. In 1988, British recluse Ben Rea left his fortune of 9 million pounds to his cat Blackie. Lawyers Anna Orecchioni and Giacinto Canzona say Assunta left the fortune to Tommasino in a will she wrote and deposited with them in their office in Rome in October 2009.
Food is right – Shape is wrong
London: An Islamic cleric in Britain has banned women from touching ‘penis-shaped’ foods such as bananas or cucumber, in order to avoid any ‘sexual thoughts’. According to a report by el-Sawsana news, the unnamed Sheikh said that if women wish to eat these food items, a third party, preferably male relative, should cut the items into small pieces and serve. In a story reported on Egyptian news website Bikya Masr, the cleric said that these fruits and vegetables ‘resemble the male penis’ and could arouse women or ‘make them think of sex’. Carrots and courgette are also added to the list of forbidden foods for women, the Daily Mail reports. When asked ‘how to control women when they are out shopping for groceries and if holding these items at the market would be bad for them,’ the Sheikh said that this matter is between them and God. Answering another question about what to do if women in the family like these foods, the Sheikh advised the interviewer to take the food and cut it for them in a hidden place so they cannot see it. According to the report, the opinion has stirred a storm of anger among Muslims online, with hundreds mocking the cleric. One reader said that these religious ‘leaders’ give Islam ‘a bad name’ and another saying he should quit his post immediately.
What a stomach!
Raipur: It took S.N. Yadav a few moments to make sense of what he saw in the operation theatre.
After all, it isn’t every day a doctor sees a patient carrying six kg of metal – 421 coins, dozen of nuts and bolts and three key rings – in his stomach!
Though the doctor in Chhattisgarh’s industrial town Korba successfully completed the two-hour surgery on Kaleshwar Singh, a question is still hovering in his mind: "How was he carrying six kg of iron-made items for several months?"
The patient, however, died as his condition suddenly deteriorated.
The 26-year-old Singh was brought to Shristi Institute of Medical Research in acute pain. After serious blockage was found in his stomach in a sonography, Yadav decided to conduct an immediate surgery.
"I was stunned to find 421 coins, dozens of nuts and bolts and three key rings in his stomach.
The patient who survived the operation and showed signs of improvement for the first two days, died as his condition deteriorated all of sudden and efforts to save him went in vain," Yadav told IANS over phone from Korba, located some 220km north from Raipur.
Yadav said Kaleshwar was in acute pain for about three months and had consulted a few doctors in his village Korkoma, about 20 km from Korba, but his problem was not detected.
Kaleshwar’s family members thought he was suffering from some mania, which made him eat every thing he found.
1400 kids missing
Thane: A total of 1,480 underage children have been missing since 2006 from the satellite township of Vasai-Vihar in Thane district. Out of these, 962 children have gone missing from Nalasopara alone, Thane rural police told newsmen. Shockingly, the crime graph in Vasai-Vihar has been increasing for the past five years, sources from Thane rural police said. Criminals and other miscreants are finding Nalasopara a safe heaven for hiding. Many of the criminals who were externed from Mumbai and other places have taken shelter in the infamous slum areas of Santosh Bhuvan in Nalasopara (East), the police said.
It’s official : Mr Perfect does not exist!
London: Most women rank their partner as only 69 percent perfect, a new poll has found.
According to the poll of 2,000 women commissioned by Remington, not even one woman was found to be completely happy with her man.
When asked what would make the perfect man, a good personality came top, followed by a sense of humour and looks. "the average guy may not be able to compete with the image of a David Beckham, but there are still a number of small changes they can do to make a big difference," the Daily Mail quoted Nikki McReynolds, the marketing director for Remington as saying. When asked about the imperfections in men, failing to make an effort with their partner’s friends, criticizing their driving and the inability to multi-task were included in a list of 20 common shortfalls. Other male failings included leaving the toilet door open, watching too much sport and poor personal grooming. "It seems women are quite realistic on what they look for from their partner".
"While they might happily overlook a few common flaws, there are certain behaviours that men just won’t get away with," she said.
Leaving out nail clippings, growing a scruffy beard or being too much of mummy’s boy are other sure fire ways to guarantee ‘imperfection’.
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