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Rajasthan rickshaw puller's newborn daughter strapped to his chest

2012-10-22T07:17:00.003-07:00

Rickshaw puller Babloo's wife died a month ago after childbirth due to anaemia. It left Babloo all alone with a small infant to take care for. With no close relatives on hand, Babloo decided to take his small daughter with him to work.

"She was born on September 15. Five days later her mother died. Since then I have been taking care of her all by myself. I can't leave her at home because nobody is there to take care of her, so I've been taking her with me to work every day," said Babloo.

"When she grows up, I will send her to school. I don't want her to grow up on the streets. I want proper upbringing for her," said the ambitious father.

In response to a story posted on ndtv.com on October 19, NDTV viewers and website's users have electronically transferred more than Rs. 9 lakhs to her father's account.

The Rajasthan government has offered to cover all her medical expenses. Baby Damini was admitted to a private hospital, Fortis, in Jaipur. She is severely malnourished, weighing just 1.4 kilos, and has been diagnosed with blood infection.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said, "Her father is a rickshaw puller, so we will look after him. It's a very sensitive case. First, we want the baby to survive and recover. "

70 year old twins in world's oldest profession

2012-10-07T05:01:00.000-07:00

Prostitution is the oldest profession in the world, and this two identical twins - Louise and Martine Fokken have been working more than 50 years in Amsterdam's Red Light District.

Louise and Martine Fokken began their careers working for a pimp, but they managed to free themselves from the control of their pimps, ran their own brothel in Amsterdam. They even helped found the first independent prostitutes union in Amsterdam.

A new documentary "Meet the Fokkens", directed by Gabriëlle Provaas and Rob Schröde, follows Louise and Martine, as they go about their daily lives in Amsterdam - eating dessert and seducing men, were shown at New York City’s Film Forum recently and planned for general distribution soon.

"I can't tell you how many tricks we've had," Louise says in a clip from the documentary. "Countless."

Though Louise is now retired due to arthritis, Martine is still very much active in the red-light community.

Spiderman Alain Robert conquers the Burj Khalifa

2011-03-30T08:06:00.000-07:00

Alain Robert known as the French Spider man climbs up Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Robert succeeded climbing the 2,717 feet Burj Khalifa on 28th March night in around six-hours.

Robert, a 48-year-old Frenchman already conquered more than 70 towers including Taipei 101, Empire State Building and Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Tower.

Thailand's Vagina Tree

2010-08-31T06:37:00.000-07:00

A 100-year-old tamarind tree with branches that look amazingly like the open legs of a naked woman became an Internet sensation after appearing on the Tabloid Prodigy website, quickly getting picked up by The Frisky and Jezebel, among other sites.

The tree, which is purportedly located at a police station in Thailand's northern province of Phayao, was said to not only resemble a woman's sex organ, but also has the numbers "008" printed mysteriously on the trunk.

In most cases, a tree that resembles a female's private parts would be amazing enough, but the story goes that locals who saw the mysterious numbers chose to play them in the lottery -- and won.

A Kiss From Charlize Theron Will Cost $140,000 — A woman paid $140,000 to kiss Charlize Theron...on the lips, just for 20 seconds!

2009-10-26T05:09:00.000-07:00

Charlize Theron auctioned off a kiss to a woman for the price of 140,000 dollars.

The South African-born actress took part in a live auction during a gala for the charity OneXOne in San Francisco.

She was initially selling a 2010 trip to South Africa that included World Cup tickets, a safari and a meet-and-greet with Nelson Mandela.

However, she raised the stakes after bidding stalled at 37,000 dollars, far less than the 280,000 dollars Jeremy Piven had just raised.

She told attendees: “For f*** sake! You can do better. There is no way I am leaving here with Jeremy Piven getting a higher bid. I’ve got t**** for God’s sake.”

To sweeten the deal, she offered up a seven-second kiss for 130,000 dollars to a male bidder. "Swine flu is going around. This is high risk kissing!" she told him. But a woman in the audience quickly bettered the deal with a 140,000 dollars bid.

The 34-year-old actress is in a long-term relationship with actor Stuart Townsend, 36. “My boyfriend is not here tonight,” she joked during the auction.

Tow truck drove into swimming pool while driver was texting

2009-08-01T00:06:00.000-07:00

Sgt. Kevin Locicero, left, and Capt. Bruce Elliot, of the Niagra County Sheriff's Department, examine a flatbed towing truck that drove into a swimming pool in Lockport, N.Y. on Thursday, July 30, 2009. Police said that the Buffalo-area tow truck driver was juggling two cell phones, texting on one and talking on another, when he slammed into a car and crashed into the swimming pool. (AP Photo)

5th Summit of the Americas

2009-04-19T04:44:00.001-07:00

President Barack Obama, left, pulls out the chair for Chile's President Michelle Bachelet during a dinner at the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Saturday, April 18, 2009.

(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)