|The government has gone ahead and banned the release of all films
containing songs, dances and jokes in India, as they may offend some
group of people or the other in different parts of the country.
|In a major breakthrough, Iran has just sent a monkey into space. The smart simian, sources said, underwent intensive training before making the giant leap. He also rejected a role in the sequel to the remake of the film Planet of the Apes and chose to help the Iranian space programme instead.
|A delegation of Chinese officials is in Palghar this week to attend a training workshop titled "Social Media Muzzling" to be conducted by suspended Thane Superintendent of Police (Rural) Ravindra Sengaonkar and Senior Police Inspector of Palghar police station Srikant Pingale.
|The Maharashtra police have arrested a five-year-old child for allegedly making disparaging remarks about Spider-Man on Facebook. Apparently, the child posted a question on his wall: "There is no zipper in Spider-Man's suit. Where does he pee from?"
|India has recently lodged a complaint with the United Nations against China, accusing the Communist country of siphoning off from the Indian airspace Rs 1.76 lakh crore from the 2G scam and Rs 1.86 lakh crore from the coalgate scam.
|Days after it was revealed that chowmein can lead to rape, a new textbook for Class VI says non-vegetarian “food causes you to easily cheat, tell lies, forget promises, be dishonest, steal and commit sex crimes”. In other words, consuming non-veg turns you into a politician.
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