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J&K massacre has negative impact on Amarnath yatra
Jammu: Thousands of Hindus have been put off the annual pilgrimage to Amarnath cave in Northern Kashmir by the weekend massacre of Hindus in a Kashmiri slum, organisers said on July 16, but devout ascetics vowed they would not be deterred.
First in China: Blind take varsity entrance tests
Shanghai: Four blind students in China last week broke through decades of official prejudice by taking university entrance exams, opening the door to careers beyond the country's usual blind ghettos of massage, fortune-telling or folk music.
Krishna propitiates 'Mahalakshmi' in private ceremony
Bangalore: A high-profile public figure, Karnataka's tech-savvy Chief Minister S M Krishna has a private facade too. Dogged by dissidence from his own men in the party and pressure from Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa on the Cauvery river water issue, Krishna and his wife Prema propitiated Goddess Mahalakshmi at a temple in JP Nagar first phase in a very private ceremony on July 14.
Jordan's royal car museum: Homage to King Hussein
Amman: At 10 the young Hussein who would later become king of Jordan received his first wheels, a bicycle, that he sold reluctantly a year later to help raise money for the cash-strapped family.
How best to go about buying a used automobile
What enables people to be on time for a scheduled appointment, attend a favourite social event or recreational activity, or just drive on a pleasant summer day? What machine do many people get to know as if it were almost a member of the family? What enables drivers to experience greater freedom? Of course, what else but the automobile. Or in today's terms, the automobile, sport-utility vehicle, or minivan.
Hitler's home: Austrian town weighs cost of memory
Vienna: A humble abode built more than a century ago by a postmaster sits empty, facing the town cemetery, devoid of any remarkable trait but for six years of its existence, which have now returned to haunt the Austrian town where it calmly stands.
Madumalai to be declared buffer zone to protect eco
Udhagamandalam: The Madumalai Wildlife Sanctuary in the hilly Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu would soon be declared a "buffer zone" to protect its fragile ecology.
Govt to set up e-libraries across country soon
New Delhi: As part of government's efforts to initiate a library movement, the Tourism and Culture Ministry announced on July 12 plans to set up e-libraries across the country including in rural areas.
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