late B G Verghese, the widely known Ramon Magsaysay Award winner journalist besides being a prolific political writer.

Abandoned dogs are new headach at the Kabul airport. It is said that 51 working dogs re found abandond in cages.

The Pulitzer Board awarded a special citation to journalists of Afghanistan who have dedicated themselves at great personal risk.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri received the Sikh holy book of Shri Guru Granth Sahib, brought from Kabul in Afghanistan.

Onam is being celebrated by all Keralaites irrespective of religion symbolising secularism and harmony.

Four more Indian sites have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.