The birth mother, a member of the he Leech Lake Band of the Ojibwe, changed her mind and tribal officials cited the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law designed to keep American Indian children with native families. The child will probably wind up in foster care, as the mother has been declared unfit as she is a drug addict. picked by suebe 12 months ago

The Indian businessman spent years evading authorities around the world, fleeing accusations that he'd run elaborate bank scams, investigators allege. When he lost an appeal in Germany against extradition to India, he came up with a novel scheme: He swallowed a knife. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A former nun's tell-all story which details illicit relationships, sexual harassment and bullying in the convent where she spent three decades is causing ructions in the Catholic Church in the south Indian state of Kerala. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Eating lots of curry may help you lose weight, research suggests.

Scientists believe that haldi, or turmeric, which is used in most Indian meals, has an active ingredient that can help fight obesity. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A woman revered as a snake goddess who could cure the ill was rescued by police after villagers agreed to her request to be buried alive in a north Indian village, police said on Monday. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

A replica of the specially-built mobile lavatory used by the father of Indian independence. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Scores of Indian children attending a school located in a graveyard were having recurring nightmares about ghosts and have appealed to authorities to shift them from the site. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Nearly all of today's Native Americans in North, Central, and South America can trace part of their ancestry to six women whose descendants immigrated around 20,000 years ago. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

A Chinese man due to be deported to face serious criminal charges at home is in a Sydney hospital after swallowing razor blades. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Indian reservation builds a Casino on land where gambling isn't legal....oops. picked by hailpurdue 3 years ago

Two of the world's worst natural disasters in recent years stemmed from different causes on opposite sides of the globe, but actually had much in common, according to researchers who are part of a large National Science Foundation-funded research initiative that has been studying both the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 and the Hurricane Katrina of 2005. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Steve Cooper's friends told him he looked like the goddess Bahucharaji - who according to legend castrated her husband because he preferred acting as a woman. Steve now lives among 80 eunuchs at an Indian temple and blesses people who come to visit... way to go Steve! picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

A record producer is planning the indian food party of his life for new artist Heather Park. He is paying $2500 to fly food from the Indie Spice restaurant from Belfast to New York. He even arranged for it to be ice packed for travel! picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

The rationale from Rana Vishnawatan, an Indian businessman: 'My kidney is failing and I don't want to be in there getting my blood changed like a car going for an oil change. This trade may seem horrendous to you, but it may not seem so bad when your family is starving in a gutter. One person is dying of hunger and the other has money... picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

A father chained and locked up his 19-year-old son for three weeks for marrying against the family's wishes in eastern India, a police officer said Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A father in eastern India gave away his teenage daughter to a fellow gambler after he lost a card game, with police launching a hunt to retrieve the girl. picked by kakana 2 months ago

Gives a whole new meaning to "drag" race. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

There were 160 such cases reported in Chhattisgarh last year alone. picked by tubs 2 years ago

The brothers' Fusion condoms are manufactured without any milk-based casein - unlike other brands - and have now been officially registered with Britain's Vegan Society. picked by kakana 7 months ago