The explosion of nuclear bombSet the jungles on the fireBrunt up the riversTurns the mountain in the sand

Nashville: In 1930, Albert Einstein was asked for his opinion about the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe. “Other beings, perhaps, but not men,” he answered. Then he was asked whether science and religion conflict. “Not really, though it depends, of course, on your religious views.”

Agra: Journalist and poet Kamta Prasad Sahu known as ‘Udit’ Sahu died Thursday night in the city. He was 80. (Read in Hindi: लेखक, पत्रकार और गीतकार ‘उदित’ साहू नहीं रहे)

New Delhi: The Minister for Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar conferred the Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards for the years 2011 and 2012. Speaking on the occasion, Javadekar said that while the prize money of Bhartendu Awards would be enhanced, a special category of awards to promote original writings focusing on all round development of adolescent girls would be instituted from next time.

New Delhi: India’s first and highest ranking Women Police officer Kiran Bedi is all set to launch her first ever audio book - ‘As I See’. She is all set to join other leading Indian authors like Amish, Rashmi Bansal, Chetan Bhagat, Devdutt Pattanaik, Ravinder Singh and others to release their audio books.

New Delhi: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a biography of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Braille.

The world was on edge... Superpowers were locked in a standoff of monumental proportions, causing a crisis so large it threatened nuclear destruction. It was a tense time - and it was about to get worse.

Montreal: Canadian thriller author, Russell Brooks, has found an innovative way to promote his upcoming spy/thriller, The Demeter Code. He'll perform serialized dramatic readings of the first three chapters with a music score composed by Jeremy Vajko. Brooks's other works in the same series include, Pandora's Succession and Unsavory Delicacies. His previous thriller, Chill Run, is a standalone.

We may think of timeAdvancing in a straight lineFrom the beginning to end of timeInterpreting death as end of life!

New Delhi: Journalist, Writer Khushwant Singh, 99, passed away on Thursday in New Delhi.