If Earth becomes a no-conflict zone all of us will be happy

PEACE AND order are necessary, not just in our country but also at the international level. If we are to secure national progress and development. Different countries in the world are coming closer today due to faster means of transport and communications.

 

Economically, they are becoming increasingly inter-dependent, if peace is disturbed in one part of the world, it has adverse effect on other parts of the world as well. Nuclear weapons have already threatened the world with nuclear war.

 

If the conflicts between different nations are not settled in time, they might culminate in a nuclear

Good Friday - the definitive date in Christianity

CHRISTIANS ALL over the world spend Good Friday in praying, fasting, in repentence and in thinking about the agony and suffering of the son of God Jesus Christ who suffered when he was crucified on a cross by the Romans.

According to the New Testament of the Bible, Christ died to absolve all humanity of all sins. In this way he's supposed to have encouraged and asked people to be inspired by his example by asking for forgiveness and allowing Christ in their lives.

Therefore, Good Friday is also day marked for redemption.

Christian experts say that the holiday

Knight Riders vs Kochi Tuskers IPL 2011 match tonight at Eden Gardens

IN THE 22nd Indian Premier League 2011 match tonight, April 20, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, host Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The Kolkata Knight Riders team who has never reached the semi final of the Indian Premier League so far, is at the top of the points table in IPL 2011.

Kolkata Knight Riders, with a complete new look team under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir, has won three matches and lost one in the IPL 2011. Riders lost the inaugural match of the IPL this session against defending champion Chennai Super Kings by a

New movies basing some old classical hits can help shape minds

NEW MOVIES basing some old classical hits could help in shaping the minds of the youth for the better, while being declared a ‘hit’ for the producers.

 

The story line of an old hit movie titled, “Dil Ek Mandir” (Heart is a temple) produced under Gemini Productions with three lead actors of yesteryear, Rajendra Kumar, Raj Kumar and Meena Kumari, can help in reshaping the minds of the youth for the better.

 

For those who have not seen this movie, this movie begins with Raj Kumar unveiling the statue of Rajendra Kumar as a memorium in front of a

Uttarkashi emerging as tourist hotspot

UTTARKASHI IS a town in the state of Uttarakhand, located on the banks of the river Bhagirathi (one of the source of the Ganges) at an altitude of 1352 metres above sea level.

Uttarkashi is a small town but it hums with local life and culture. Uttarkashi is cold during winters and pleasant during summers. The main languages spoken there are Garhwali, Hindi and English.

On October 20, 1991, an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit this region killing thousands of people and caused extensive damage to property. This occurred within the main thrust system of the Himalayas.

The

Parliament is supreme accepts Hazare

MAKING IT clear that the Parliament was supreme institution in the country, social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday that if the Lokpal Bill is rejected by it, then he would accept the decision.

In an apparent bid to bring in some flexibility on the stand he is taking vis a vis the Lokpal Bill, Hazare said that he was also amenable to extending the August 15 deadline, he had set for the passage of the bill by the Parliament.

Replying to a question as to what would be his response, if the Parliament decided to reject the Bill, the social activist

Round one of Lokpal Bill talks end on an unsatisfactory note

THE NEW Jan Lokpal Bill would not be able to suspend corrupt judges and ministers. This is the latest news coming out after the first rounds of talks got over in the North block in New Delhi between the members of civil society represented by Anna Hazare and the members of government headed by Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee looking after the proposed clauses to be put in the draft of Lokpal Bill, which will be put before the Parliament in the Monsoon session.

 

Now if the Lokpal will not be able to nail down corrupt judges and ministers, then for

NASA's spacecraft snaps the first photo of planet Mercury

THE SPACECRAFT sent to take a closer look at the neighbouring planet Mercury captured the first close snapshot of the planet. The historic image is the first image ever taken by a spacecraft in the orbit of the planet. The photograph was released by NASA and is already gaining popularity on the internet.

NASA’s Messenger probe is the first mission ever to research on planet mercury. The spacecraft Messenger clicked the image on march 29th 2011 at 5:20p.m ET i.e, 0920 hours in Grand Meridian Time(GMT).

Mercury is a small, rocky planet with its crust pinched with numerous craters. The photograph shows the region around the southern

Now a mobile phone in India for senior citizens

IN THIS modern techno-freak world our senior citizens are also modern. They also need a cell phone, even they want to search, they also say 'baccha google it!'

 

Technoloy has transformed everybody and everyone in this world - including our senior citizens. Catering to their needs Munoth Communications, based out of Chennai, has come out with cell phones especially for senior citizens. The features of this phone are designed keeping in mind the safety and emergency requirements of the elderly.

 

The cell phone for the elderly has a custom-built SOS button positioned behind the phone.

Airtel all set to launch iPhone 4 in India soon

INDIA'S BIGGEST telecom company Bharti Airtel has revealed that in just a few months it would be launching iPhone 4 here in India. The company did not reveal rest of the details but it has surely made the users happy. A special feature of this highly awaited iPhone 4 is that it will come with a special multi-tasking feature, which will ensure running of more than one program me simultaneously.

 

The handset is going to be a sleek 4.5 x 2.3 x 0.37 inches, with 3.5 inch display with 640 X 960 pixel resolution. The cell phone will have

NGO highlights homosexuality through documentaries

A SERIES of films were recently screened in Bengaluru by a non-governmental organisation called SVABHAVA, which spreads awareness on various sexualities. The screening focused on Southeast Asian short films, documentaries and experimental films that engaged with ideas of sexuality.

 

SVABHAVA, which primarily addresses LGBT issues believes that films communicate emotions and ideas best and hence a series of short films are constantly screened to create awareness. The series of 12 odd international films were screened but Locust, Sea in the Blood and The Matchmaker stood out greatly.

Though completely different films, one can still draw a relationship between