Queen’s Baton unveiled as a prelude to Commonwealth Games 2010NEW DELHI - The countdown to the Commonwealth Games in 2010 has officially begun. The prototype of Queen’s Baton was unveiled at a spectacular show here last evening. Bevy of beauties at ‘Billu’ premiere in South AfricaDURBAN - Priyadarshan’s comedy ‘Billu’, which features a large number of top-notch Bollywood actresses, saw bevy of Indian origin beauties from 25 countries at its premiere here. Kamalesh Sharma heads to India on 60th anniversary of CommonwealthLONDON - Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma is to visit India Feb 4-11 for discussions on the current global economic scenario on the 60th anniversary of the grouping, his office announced Monday. 18 tableaux to showcase India’s diversity on Republic DayNEW DELHI - Be it the folk culture of Mithila, the Gair dance of Rajasthan or the fauna of the Kaziranga and Ranthambore national parks — all this and more will be on display as 18 tableaux roll down Rajpath during the Jan 26 Republic Day parade to showcase vibrant India’s rich cultural diversity. Indian publishing in focus at London Book FairNEEMRANA - The Indian publishing industry will be the focus of the 2009 London Book Fair this April, with 40 Indian writers being invited to the event, and Amartya Sen being the keynote speaker at the opening. New deep-sea denizens found in AustraliaSYDNEY - Marine biologists working off Australia’s south coast were astounded when the cameras on their submersible spotted millions of anemones and sea spiders living in a trench 4 kilometres below the surface. Pune school to take on UK ‘Debating Matters’ finalist in LondonNEW DELHI - Pune school students, who proved to be a formidable force in the first-ever indigenous edition of the popular British school debate series ‘Debating Matters’, will now take on the competition’s Britain finalists in London in July. Scientist unravels invisibility cloak of creaturesWASHINGTON - Cuttlefish and chameleons could teach Harry Potter a thing or two about becoming invisible, either as predator or as prey. |