DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
1. A 31-year old man in Assam spent more than six lakh rupees to modify his old Maruti Swift to look like a Lamborghini.
2. A survey found that 32 percent of Indian Americans identify closely with India’s BJP, while only 12 percent identify with the Congress Party
3. Two brothers riding a motorbike in Madhya Pradesh were chased by a leopard, but managed to get away by throwing a birthday cake at it.
4. A bride in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district called off her wedding after discovering that the groom could not read a newspaper without wearing glasses.
5. The groom’s family accused the bride’s family of being too myopic.
(1, 2, 3 and 4 really happened)
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Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
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