Genetically speaking, moms can be male too
A regular bonny baby was delivered in Jaipur through the In-Vitro Fertilisation and Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET) or "test-tube" technique -- only that the mother turned out to be a woman with a genetically male constitution. This rare incident of medical history occurred on February 16 at the Jaipur Fertility Centre.
Sect waits for founder to rise from the dead
Thousands of followers of "Neel Panth", a sect of Sikhism, believe that the founder of the mission, Sant Harnam Singh who died in 1980, will come back to life. Sant Harnam Singh's mummified body has been lying in a crypt of the Gurdwara for the last 18 years.
Time for dolphins to swim easy, with sanctuary coming up in UP
A 160-km stretch in the upper part of the Ganga between Bijnor and Narora Barrage in Uttar Pradesh is soon to be declared as a dolphin sanctuary. According to the World Wild Life Fund for Nature (WWF), almost all the paper work in this regard is over and the new government at the Centre will only have to issue the notification.
Site Insight
Any investment in a restaurant means investments in the related agricultural segments. A site which illustrates this very well, is ironically a site for kids. A visit to www.pizzafarm.org explains how the food processing business leads to backward linkages and growth in agricultural products. The site is about a pizza farm which exists in California.
Cry for me Argentina
Indian TV producers have begun to venture beyond the map of India, in search of new TV serial ideas. For instance, Masaum, appearing on Doordarshan, is about NRIs in USA. If you think that is unusual, consider a Russian serial which is the saga of an Argentinian woman who is more like Eva Peron than Eva Peron!
The little big man
Liliput surfs contradictions effortlessly. Look at him in the serial Woh (Zee). He plays a clown who spreads terror (instead of laughter) in the hearts of his antagonists. The task is especially demanding as his face is covered with a static mask of make-up, leaving him with only his eyes and voice to evoke chills.
