Shiv Charan, a 72-year-old man, who has been taking the secondary examination (10th standard) for the last 37 years, failed again this year. The man living in the Kohari village of India's desert state of Rajasthan, pledged not to marry until he passes secondary examination, IANS reported.

In an informal radio survey, half of the Namibians have voted in favor of a national holiday as Angelina Jolie gives birth to her baby due this month. The honor is usually reserved for kings, queens and national heroes.

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Indian police charges a Finnish tourist for bathing naked in a holy lake in a Hindu pilgrim town. Police say the tourist walked to her hotel in the nude after bathing in a lake in Pushkar located in the desert state of Rajasthan. The act has angered several local residents and priests.

An Indian court fines an Israeli couple 1,000 rupees after finding them guilty of obscenity for kissing during their marriage ceremony in a Hindu pilgrim town, according to Reuters. The couple decided to have a traditional Hindu marriage while visiting Pushkar town earlier this month in the temple-studded desert state of Rajasthan, The Times of India reports.