When passion overcomes poverty From a nondescript village called Nagadenahalli in Kolar, to Harvard, Siddappa Byrareddy has indeed, covered a long distance. This proud son (one among eight children) of Muniyamma and Byrareddy, who studied in a government Kannada school, is trying to find a solution to HIV/AIDS in a Harvard university laboratory.
Mollywoods late night showdown Late night film releases have become Mollywoods most happening thing these days, thanks to the perked-up rivalry between the fans clubs of superstars, Mammootty and Mohanlal. For the first time in the Malayalam film history, Mammoottys new movie Parunthu (Eagle) had its inaugural show at 00.01 hours on Friday in a cinema house at Thanur, Malappuram district.
A plant to heal wounds A backward tribe of Himachal Pradesh has helped scientists identify a plant, a bryophyte, which could treat burns, boils and blisters and heal wounds.
For Indias missile woman, its all about rocket science She has been dubbed as Indias missile woman, one among the team of Indias elite scientists behind the Agni III, Indias longest-range nuclear capable missile that can hit targets up to 3,000 km. But then Tessy Thomas is not called Agni Putri, or daughter of fire, for nothing.
