IN PICS: It's an odd, crazy world out there

We bring you a collection of some of the odd moments from around the world in recent weeks. A reveller, dressed as a unicorn, celebrates the sunrise during the winter solstice at Stonehenge on......

'NO DOOMSDAY, December 21 will be another normal day'

Noted astronomer D P Durai has dismissed the prediction of the world ending on December 21 as a mere rumour, saying next Friday would be like any other day. Duari, a NASA educator and director of......

Maha Kumbh: 3.5 crore seers, devotees take Amrit Snan

Seers from various 'akharas' took the first 'Amrit Snan' at the Maha Kumbh on Makar Sankranti on Tuesday as an unbroken stream of people converged at the Triveni Sangam on the occasion with around......

A rare celestial treat after 372 years

After a wait of 372 years, sky gazers are in for a special celestial treat as winter solstice coincides with total lunar eclipse on Tuesday. The last time the two astronomical events coincided was......