The authorities of Gir sanctuary are bending rules a bit to ensure an eye-to-eye encounter for President Pratibha Patil with the king of the jungle at the only abode of the Asiatic lions.

London: Researches have found out that by just giving a cow a name and treating it as an individual, farmers can increase their milk yield substantially.

In a bizzare incident, the winner of the “Indian Women” category, Aruna Devi almost missed claiming her first prize.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh has started out on an aggressive note with American president elect Barack Obama by casually cutting his call on his mobile phone.

Trivandrum : The long running love affair of the Malayalee population with banana leaves appeared to have ended when a local ruling body banned the item.

Cairo : Sheikh Abdel Hamid al-Atrash, who heads Al-Azhar University’s committee for fatwas ruled that “A wife has the legitimate right to hit her husband in order to defend herself “

Theni, Tamil Nadu : At a crowded mass marriage, there was a power failure and two grooms missed their brides.

An elephant with a heroin addiction has kicked the habit after a three-year rehabilation stint on a Chinese island

Fifty cooks and helps have been engaged for Mamata Banerjee’s marathon dharna in Singur at the Tata Nano factory site.

Mysore : A seer has made an ominous prediction regarding the appearance of a white crow in Mysore