Defence study on ascetic\’s claim of surviving on air

GANDHINAGAR - An observational study is being carried out by defence scientists and doctors on an 82-year-old ascetic who claims to have survived without food and water for over seven decades. It seeks to evolve a survival regimen for soldiers in inhospitable terrain and for astronauts.

Dalai to inaugurate Buddha park in May

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will inaugurate the splendid Buddha Memorial Park in Bihar on May 27, officials said in Patna today.

Wakf amendment bill seeks representation of women

NEW DELHI - Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday introduced the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010, in the Lok Sabha that seeks to address the lapses in the Wakf Act, 1995, and also provides for representation of women, professionals and experts in the wakf councils.