Sunday 12 February 2012
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Special Features

‘Big Brother’ is not watching

George Orwell's birthplace at Mothihari in Bihar.
Taking advantage of the government apathy towards the monument, locals have taken away a huge chunk of bricks from there for their own use.

A peep into 300 years of food history

“Let them eat cake!” This infamous jibe often attributed to Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France in the 1790s when peasants had no bread even, may historically conceal more than it reveals.

It is definitely not ‘pea’nuts for farmers in eastern Rajasthan

A farmer in his farm at Kheria Lodha village
The spectacular view of lush green fields in the vast tracts of a non-descript village in Bharatpur district proves the immense potential of environmentally sustainable pea crop, which farmers have started harnessing after being adversely...

Movie Guide
A Scene from the movie AK 56

AK56 is a Kannada language film by action film director Om Prakash Rao. It is Siddanth's second[...]

Photo Gallery
Sonu Nigam performs at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore

Sonu Nigam performs at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore

A herd of elephants was spotted near Chikkahole

A herd of elephants was spotted near Chikkahole

Actor Ashok takes a look at pictures  at the Belli Hejje programme

Actor Ashok takes a look at pictures at the Belli Hejje programme

An Army man shoots a pot during a sky diving and fire power demonstration

An Army man shoots a pot during a sky diving and fire power demonstration

An actor, dressed up as TV character Chhota Bheem, entertains children at a school in Gurgaon

An actor, dressed up as TV character Chhota Bheem, entertains children at a school in Gurgaon

A white tigress plays with her newborn cub at the state zoological park in Guwahati

A white tigress plays with her newborn cub at the state zoological park in Guwahati

Women voters show their marked fingers...

Women voters show their marked fingers...

A paralyzed voter is carried by a relative...

A paralyzed voter is carried by a relative...

First time voters show their marked fingers after casting their votes...

First time voters show their marked fingers after casting their votes...

A polling official marks the index finger of a woman voter...

A polling official marks the index finger of a woman voter...