The festivals are over and some places have strange rituals. In a village in Tamil Nadu, 2000 women were given severe blood-oozing lashings to drive away spirits in them; in a village in Madhya Pradesh, Ravana’s men pelt stones. And there is more – on how to woo girls, catching liars and how Sodoku can sometimes make you fat. Read on..

An autorick driver returns a Delhi businesswoman’s laptop and gets a reward; a troublesome granny and the problem of men’s boobs or `moobs’ – all in today’s column

Today’s column has a strange mix – seven star loos, reservation in death and sexless marriages. Read on..

An Indian has used thousands of photographs posted by tourists to build Rome and other cities. And there is more – of Putin’s watch and a book that can make you smart. All in today’s column. Read on....

Today’s offtrack has a strange relationship of Munabhai, a bus driver in Ahmedabad and Dev Anand. And there is more – a strange swayamvar and a story of a teen who fell asleep on a rail track and survived as a high speed train went over him. And Britons keep 90 million unused phones home. Read on..

Today’s column has a brainy porn star, Facebook break of 10 minutes, a costly hat and a woman who died while hunting a ghost

Want to become a comedian? There is a new college coming up and one could end up getting a degree in Bachelor of Comedies! There is more on Sowa-Ringa ad Ninza. Puzzled? Read on..

This edition has the story of a man you is so scared of the sun that he never comes out of his house. And there is more – of record number of marriages and Hitler in a sex ad.

Stay tuned to a unique time of the day at 9 am, 9 minutes. And there is more -- of a runaway couple and Indian sounds that are a rage in the US.

Monday’s off-track has a look at a strange Swayamvar, a record number of marriages and more..

The law considers them out-laws, the society treats them with suspicion and for the TV soaps, they are the eternal vamps. We are speaking of the mother-in-law. But the real picture is different, says a new association for harassed mothers-in-law. And there is more -- of crying and a python who made the toilet its home.

The Chinese are fuming at a building that has sex content loaded in it, help for SRK comes from a Pak hypnotist, Anil Ambani throws open his purse and more...

A herbal drug for flu and genderless toilets

India is not new to amazing events and happenings. Some events make us laugh, some make us wonder and others leave us flummoxed and dumb. Here is a new column on such strange and unique incidents that often go unreported or buried somewhere:

Today's strange events are plenty. First Dhoni hits the dirt track and yelps in delight; then some sweet smelling dhotis; but heard of getting glued in the loo? Read on.

Today we have all about Facebook in Paksitan, a massive statue of Shivaji that will dwarf Statue of Liberty and a nagging wife

Today’s off track is more about food. Infosys mentor’s daughter’s wedding will have some traditional menu. And there is more about a hallucinating chef and an owl that is giving a CM sleepless night