Good Samaritan: Ajit Kulkarni grew up in rural environs. After reading books about Baba Amte he went to meet the social worker and inspired by Amte's work, Ajit decided to dedicate his life to social work - a decision that has today brought succour to many poor, destitute, deprived and differently-abled children. Ajit was recently conferred an award instituted by an educational group of institutes for his contributions to the society. Read more .....
Science: NASA's car-sized rover, Curiosity, has taken significant steps toward understanding how Mars may have lost much of its original atmosphere.Read more ....
A mother's willingness to sacrifice her own health and safety for the sake of her children is a common narrative across cultures - and by no means unique to humans alone. Female polar bears starve, dolphin mothers stop sleeping and some spider moms give themselves as lunch for their crawly babies' first meal.Read more ....
Three members of the Expedition 33 crew undocked from the International Space Station and returned safely to Earth on November 19, wrapping up a mission lasting more than four months. Read more ....
Fiction: The Government has sent notices and Harshabardhan and his brother Gobardhan have also received them. The country is facing hostilities at the borders and the prospect of a war is looming large. The Government has, therefore, sent notices to all men, urging them to enroll in the military services. Will Harshabardhan go to the war? Find out by reading the crude translation of a story by Bengali humourist Shibram Chakraborty. Read the full story .....
Colours: For the youth, life is a splash of colours. Whether on or off the campus, living is sheer fun, joy and laughter. Share some light moments here .....
Brain Teaser: During Diwali, a fair was organised near my house. One of the chief attractions in the fair was a contest.In this contest, four kinds of sweets - a "laddoo", a "barfi", a "gulab jamoon" and a "pedha" - were placed on a table in full view of the participants. A curtain was then dropped blocking the participants' view and the sweets were rearranged and inverted cups were placed over each of them. The curtain was raised. The participants had to correctly guess as to which sweet lay covered by which cup. Can you tell how many participants guessed three sweets correctly? Please help .....
Indian Festivals: Although Diwali was celebrated on November 13 across the country, a few odd houses are yet to remove the colourful sky lanterns as if unable to come to terms with the fact that the festival of lights has indeed ended this calender year. Read more .....
