The Cool Mints

Aizawl, Feb 20 (PTI) Believe it or not, a man in Mizoram has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren -- all living together under one roof in a picturesque village about 100 km from Baktawng in the north of the state. The head of the family and leader of the "Chana" sect -- which allows polygamy -- is 66-year-old Ziona Chana who lives with his family in a 100-room, four-storyed house named ''Chhuan That Run'' or the House of the New Generation. Though all of Ziona''s family members live in different rooms in the building, they all share the kitchen where they cook for the entire family. "Today I feel like God''s special child. He''s given me so many people to look after. I consider myself a lucky man to be the husband of 39 women and head of the world''s largest family," says Ziona. The sect believes in "Kum Sang Rorel" or the rule of 1,000 years by Jesus Christ on Earth as foretold in Bible''...

New York , Mar 16 (PTI) Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has been appointed as a director on board of Bank of America -- the first non-American on the board of the one of the largest financial institutions in the world. "BofA''s shareholders will benefit from the global perspective Ambani brings to our board. He has demonstrated expertise in risk management and strategic planning across a diverse range of businesses, including energy, information and communications technology, and retail networks," BofA Chairman Charles O Holliday Jr said in a statement. Ambani is a member of the Indian Prime Minister''s Council on Trade and Industry. Among others, he is a member of the Indo-US CEOs Forum, the co-chair of the Japan-India Business Leader''s Forum, and India-Russia CEO Council. The business tycoon also serves on the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum. "I am delighted to join the board of BofA. It is a privilege and a great h...

Every politician has an image — but most of them have no life story that would be worth writing down, or making into a movie, except maybe as a warning about special interests and the need for campaign finance reform. American Senators, Congressmen and governors began their careers long ago as president of the senior class. They won the American Legion's "I Speak for Democracy" contest, or, like Bill Clinton, shined in Boy's Nation and posed in the Rose Garden. Then — except maybe in the case of Jesse Ventura — there ensued nothing more colorful or original than the grind through law school and after that — ambition, elections, shoeshines, smiles. There are a few exceptions. John McCain has a story. But even McCain's record of war and imprisonment pales beside the story of Phoolan Devi — India's Bandit Queen and Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh, assassinated the other day outside her home in New Delhi. Devi was born, once upon a time — of a low-caste...