China Southern Airlines Co, the country's largest carrier by fleet size, said Sunday that its first-quarter profit soared 523 percent year-on-year on the stronger yuan and greater passenger numbers

 A fish that crawls into crevices rather than swim may be able to see like humans, perhaps representing an entirely unknown family of fishes, according to a new study.

Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards, or gifting candy

Russia's election committee Tuesday softened restrictions imposed on Europe's main poll-monitoring body in emergency talks held in Moscow to avert a boycott by observers of the March 2 presidential vote

List of awards honoured to Padma Shri Bharat Gopi.

He is known for his performances in almost all the films he did (Kodiyettam, Ormakkayi, Yavanika, Panchavadippalam, Aadaminte vaariyell, Peruvazhiyambalam, Kallan Pavitran, Sandhya mayangum neram, Kaattaththe kilikkooodu, Aaghat, Satah se udtha aadmi, Chidambaram, ..to name a few)

Makar Sankranti: Celebrating Nature`s abundance

2008 Calendar - Soft Copy ( PDF and Excel)

A tribal man married a hill in a symbolic gesture to end Maoist insurgency in Jamshedpur district of Jharkhand. The man is already married with two children

Book: "Words, Words, Words - Adventures in Diplomacy"; Author: T.P. Sreenivasan; Publisher: Pearson Longman; Price: Rs.600.

World's oldest living person Grigoriy Nestor, who had witnessed both the World Wars, has died at the age of 116 in western Ukraine

t is a tale of three religions... four if you call Good Samaritanism and Humanity as a religion.
On a New York subway train, a group of anti-Semitic Christians attack some Jews, who are rescued by a Muslim student

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 Medical Entrance Application invited for Post Graduation. Website. www.ceekerala.org

 

Vallari Karmarkar, 34, has cerebral palsy - a non-progressive disorder that causes disability in movement - from birth. She started sitting at the age of six and stood with support when she was 10. But what she has is iron will

 A silk sari bejewelled with precious stones and the replicated paintings of Raja Ravi Varma is creating ripples in Tamil Nadu after it was showcased here Tuesday

 A person who was declared dead by doctors  after he met with a serious road accident, cried aloud for life as he was administered postmortem in a hospital

 With the festival of lights round the corner, designer Deepika Govind Wednesday showcased her collection, 'A Medley of Silks', that aims to add to the joy of Diwali.

Asexual micro organisms continue to display an amazingly diverse ability to adapt to their ever-changing environment as they have over the past 100 million years, according to scientists who are baffled by these creatures' non-sexual evolutionary chang

Three youths from Kannur, driven by a passion for bike riding, are participating in the Raid de Himalaya Rally 2007 to experience the adventure of riding in the mountainous Himalayan terrain

Book: "Once Upon A Time in the Doon... Writings From The Green Valley"; edited by Ruskin Bond; publisher: Rupa; price: Rs.295

  Iran, Uganda, Egypt, Pakistan...storytellers from across the world, some even dressed in colourful costumes to enthral their young audiences, got together for the first day of the International Conference on Storytelling here Monday.

 Over 4,000 Hindus living in different parts of Britain came together in Essex over the weekend to celebrate Ganesh festival, complete with traditional rituals, singing and dancing.

Mother Teresa has done unparalleled service to India. Could she also have benefited from the unparalleled spiritual wealth of India? Yes, definitely

Members of an Indian cultural club in Malaysia have made the country's largest veena, a stringed classical music instrument, which is now on display at a university.

  Under the soothing shade of an old Chinar tree in this north Kashmir village, three peasants are discussing the prospects of their paddy crop, and the political future of troubled Jammu and Kashmir