British author J K Rowling's latest offering
will appeal to readers on two different levels -- for fairytale lovers, it
comes as a simple collection of moral fables but for the 'Pottermaniacs' it
brings back the memories of the world of the boy wizard.
He came, he saw and he left but not before
donating Rs 12,36,000 -- the proceeds of Diego Maradona's auctioned memorabilia
for the Maheshtala-locatedIndianFootballSchool, the foundation
stone of which was laid by the legendary Argentine himself on his arrival last
week.
Better late than never! A septuagenarian Haryana
woman, married for the last 50 years, has become perhaps the world's oldest
mother -- she has been blessed with a daughter, thanks to IVF treatment.
The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the
Maharashtra government and the Centre to give their say on a petition filed by
an advocate regarding the setting up of a commission to probe into the recent
terrorist strikes in Mumbai.
In a startling disclosure, BJP Lok Sabha member from
Arunachal Pradesh K Rijju on Sunday said that the Chinese army had demolished a
Buddha statue at Bumla in Indian territory using mortar shells in October last
year.
Multi-religious prayers were held in different
parts of the UK
in the memory of the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks, which killed nearly
200 people.
"Our prayers go out to family members of those who were caught up in these
attacks and either died or seriously injured," said Dr Shiv Pande, MBE,
Honorary Secretary, Indo-British Association (North), who organised a prayer
meeting in Liverpool.
Writer Gregory David Roberts, who immortalised
Mumbai and Leopold Cafe in his book 'Shantaram', has appealed to foreign
tourists to keep their faith in the country and in the "chaotic
beauty" of Mumbai.
