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It is so difficult not to make a dirty joke with this caption space. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) combination handout photo shows Jason Leon (L), who caught an 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python in southeast Miami-Dade County May 11, 2013. Whew. We did it.

College student snares record long Burmese python near Miami

An 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up residence.

Posted in Entertainment, News, Travel
Tagged Burmese python, China, Everglades, florida, hunting, India, IveGot1, Jason Leon, Miami
Indian statesman and activist Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 - 1948), circa 1940.  (Photo by Dinodia Photos/Getty Images)

Gandhi blood sample up for auction in London

Two microscope slides bearing the blood of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi are to go on sale in London on Tuesday and are expected to fetch from 10,000 pounds to 15,000 pounds ($15,200-$22,800).

Posted in International, News
Tagged appendectomy, auction, blood, India, Indian leader, London, Mahatma Gandhi, microscope slides
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VIDEO: Indian daredevil hangs motionless as river crossing stunt goes horribly wrong

Hundreds of spectators look on helplessly as a stuntman who tried to cross a river using the strength of his [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged hair, heart attack, India, Roy, stuntman, Teesta, zipwire | Reply
Anil Kapoor is the Indian Jack Bauer.

(Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Makers of Indian ’24′ series plot a TV show revolution

The Indian “24″ is a novel concept in an industry where daily soaps reign.

Posted in Entertainment, News, Television
Tagged 24, Anil Kapoor, Danny Boyle, India, Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland, Slumdog Millionaire, Television
The survey found that views on whether women should decide themselves if they should wear a headscarf vary greatly

Scandal of the ‘one-month’ Muslim wives, sold for illicit sex

The plight of a 17-year-old Indian girl has exposed the extent of Islamic sex tourism, as men flock to the [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged Hyderabad, India, islam, muslim, Nausheen, nausheen tobassum, one-month wives, Sudan, wives | Reply
PhilaU MBA students catch a ride in a rickshaw.

Philadelphia students have a taste of India

Three Philadelphia University students are continuing to explore new opportunities for food system business models in Philadelphia and India following a six-day trip to Delhi and Mumbai.

Posted in Education, Lifestyle
Tagged Haldiram's, India, mba, philadelphia university, PhilaU | Reply
A Swiss woman with her face covered is taken to a hospital by police for her medical examination at Gwalior in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Credit: Reuters

Six arrested for gang-raping Swiss tourist in India

Police have arrested six men accused of the gang-rape of a Swiss tourist who was camping with her husband in an Indian forest in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.

Posted in International, News
Tagged gang rape, India, International | Reply
Police sit inside the Ravi Das camp, the slum where four of the six accused in a rape case including Ram Singh reside at.
Credit: Reuters

Key suspect in India gang rape found dead in prison cell

The driver of the bus in which a young Indian woman was gang-raped and fatally injured in December hanged himself in his jail cell on Monday.

Posted in International, News
Tagged gang rape, India, International | Reply
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