Russian miniaturist Anatoly Konenko engaged microminiature art for three decades. He came up with its own technology letters on rice, poppy seed, as well as human hair, and has recently created the world's smallest aquarium with live fish. This tiny tank is made of fiberglass on the bottom rising living algae, and fish in it too, very real - 5 danio rerio juveniles, whose size does not exceed 4 mm. Volume mikrorezervuara - 10 ml. That is 2 teaspoons.06 more images after the break...
Desperate to shed the tag of chokers which has haunted them for long, South Africa will be keen to launch their World Cup campaign on a positive note.
The Proteas have never won the World Cup and Graeme Smith's men will undoubtedly leave no stone unturned to lay their hands on the coveted trophy.
South Africa have never reached a final of the megaevent, having been the losing semifinalist in 1992, 1999 and 2007, and their tendency to choke in crunch situations has compounded their misery.
BANGALORE: Police on Thursday lathicharged frenzied cricket fans as chaos broke out during sale of tickets for the keenly awaited February 27 World Cup tie between India and England at the Chinnaswamy stadium, exemplifying another instance of ticketing mess.
Over 30,000 cricket fans had queued up since morning outside the stadium to buy tickets which went on sale yesterday, but chaos prevailed as a section of them tried to break the cordon when the counter opened a little late.
History
The tiny island was formed by the gradual erosion of the ocean tide over thousands of years. The temple of Tanah Lot is said to have been founded by the 16th-century priest Nirartha, one of the last priests to come to Bali from Java.
What to See
The temple of Tanah Lot stands on a rocky island just off the southwest coast of Bali. One of Bali's most sacred sea temples, Tanah Lot is dedicated to the guardian spirits of the sea. The temple itself is said to be guarded from evil by the sea snakes that inhabit the caves below.
Maruti's latest
The country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) launched the much awaited diesel variant of its SX4 sedan
The SX4 diesel is available at an introductory price of Rs 7.74-8.62 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Mumbai: Indian paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth is regularly in the firing line for his hot-headed approach to cricket but a countryman who is already a world champion has advised him against dousing that fire in his belly.
Viswanathan Anand is the polar opposite to Sreesanth who proved the one weak link in India's opening Cricket World Cup win over Bangladesh on Saturday with some extremely aggressive but wildly erratic bowling.
Whereas Sreesanth's emotions are there for all to see, the cool, calm and collected 41-year-old Anand is a master at keeping his in check. But then world chess champions in general are hardly noted for wearing their hearts on their sleeves.
Oops they did it again!
When it comes to faux pas, some of our Bollywood stars have their foot planted firmly in their mouth.
Yana's commando moment
At a recent event, the shutterbugs snapped former model-turned-actor Yana Gupta flashing her privates. The actor was attending a charity event and looked quite hot in a short black dress. The dress that showed off her ample cleavage apparently did little to hide her privates. Yana was photographed sitting cross-legged at the event and was also snapped while getting into her car.
New Delhi: The Central Burau of Investigation (CBI) last week questioned Essar CEO Prashant Ruia as the investigating agency probes into the invisible owners of 2G licences and tried to find out the link between Loop Telecom and Ruias of Essar.
The Enforcement Directorate is also investigating whether Essar group has fully funded Santa Trading which belongs to Kiran Khaitan, sister of Shashi and Ravi Ruia.The Enforcement Directorate is also investigating whether Essar group has fully funded Santa Trading which belongs to Kiran Khaitan, sister of Shashi and Ravi Ruia.The Enforcement Directorate is also investigating whether Essar group has fully funded Santa Trading which belongs to Kiran Khaitan, sister of Shashi and Ravi Ruia.
The Indian IT sector lost out on 250,000 jobs in 2010 to China and Philippines disclosed TV Mohandas Pai, Director, Human Resources and member of Infosys board.
In a candid chat with CNBC-TV18’s Latha Venkatesh and Sonia Shenoy, Pai said, the pain factor in doing business in India is long. “The government has just taken the eye off the ball and doesn’t seem to care anymore,” he pointed out.
New Delhi: The most malignant of diseases can be cured through his yogic postures, Baba Ramdev claimed. But his forey into politics to cleanse the system has got him into a tangle with the Congress. The party demanded that Ramdev make public details of his properties and enlit sources of income.
"He must understand that we are as much against the black money as he claims to be. My only request to him is that he should be fair, he should not be partisan," said Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh.
Mumbai: The Sensex was down by over 240 points in early trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday as investors booked profits and foreign funds continued to pull out their capital amid a mixed trend in global markets.
The 30-share Sensex was down by 248.23 points at 17930.10 at 1109 hours.
Mumbai: The Sensex was down by over 240 points in early trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday as investors booked profits and foreign funds continued to pull out their capital amid a mixed trend in global markets.
Some things don't change like the IT industry's budget wish list. Much like the last 5 years, this year's list also leads with an extension of the tax benefits under the software technology parks of India scheme.
The Indian IT industry has submitted a long list of demands to the finance minister and while this has a few new demands, most are ones that have been seen on the list in previous years like a plea to extend the tax SOPs for software technology parks for another year or till the direct tax code (DTC) is implemented.
New Delhi: Food inflation rose marginally to 11.49 per cent for the week ended February 12 from 11.05 per cent in the previous week, driven by rising prices of milk, egg, meat and vegetables.
The marginal rise in food inflation for the seven-day period ended February 12 snaps a fortnight of consecutive decline during the weeks ended January 29 and February 5.
New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government is likely to move a motion in the Lok Sabha for an investigation by a Joint Parlimentary Committee (JPC) into the 2G spectrum scam on Thursday. Congress is also holding a meeting to decide on its strategy.
Sources say Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will move the motion and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal will also speak on it.
Sources add that a consensus has almost been reached on the terms of references of the JPC. The JPC is likely to investigate telecom licensing policy from 2001 onwards, but the Left Front wants the probe to begin from 1998., which will also bring the then Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government under scrutiny as well.
Tripoli: Libya's powerful interior minister resigned in support of protesters who are demanding an end to Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year rule while a senior Libyan diplomat said he has information that "genocide" has started and the UN expressed concern over Gaddafi's call to his supporters to take to the streets.
Interior Minister Abdul Fattah Younis al Abidi quit on Monday after hearing that some 300 civilians have been killed in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. He accused Gaddafi of planning to attack civilians on a wide scale, CNN reported.
New York: Offering a vivid account of the Gaddafi clan's "lavish spending," US diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks show that one of the sons of the Libyan ruler paid singer Mariah Carey a whopping $1 million to sing just four songs at a bash on a Caribbean island.
"All of the (Muammar) Gaddafi children and favourites are supposed to have income streams from the National Oil Company and oil service subsidiaries," according to a cable from 2006 obtained by the whistle-blower website, 'The New York Times' reported.
Washington: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that the United States strongly condemns the use of violence on protesters in Libya and said a unified international response was forming.
"The suffering and bloodshed is outrageous and it is unacceptable," Obama said in his strongest and most direct statements to date on the unrest in Libya. "So are threats and orders to shoot peaceful protesters and further punish the people of Libya. These actions violate international norms and every standard of common decency. This violence must stop."
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ordered the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, a former Libyan cabinet minister was quoted as saying by a Swedish newspaper on Wednesday.
Former Justice Minister Mustafa Mohamed Abud Al Jeleil, reported to have resigned this week over the violence used by the government against protesters, told the tabloid Expressen he had evidence Gaddafi ordered the bombing that killed 270 people.
"I have proof that Gaddafi gave the order for (the) Lockerbie (bombing)," Expressen quoted Al Jeleil as saying in an interview at an undisclosed large town in Libya.
Christchurch: International rescue teams intensified their search for earthquake survivors in New Zealand on Thursday, with the death toll nearing 100 and police said they were gravely concerned about the more than 200 people still missing.
Teams from quake-prone countries such as Japan and the United States sent in sniffer dogs and lowered microphones into piles of rubble to probe for signs of life, two days after a 6.3 magnitude quake struck the tourist city of Christchurch.
Thiruvananthapuram: Political mudslinging is at an all-time high in Kerala with assembly elections slotted for this year.
Both the UDF and the ruling LDF were busy trading barbs, unfortunately, at the cost of the ongoing Assembly session.
So who will emerge the winner in this bitter fight?
The VS Achuthanandan-led LDF government has ensured cases were registered against top opposition leaders during its term - like Muslim League leader P K Kunhalikutty - accused in the Ice cream parlour sex scandal.
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council has slammed its own President Sharad Pawar for the mismanagement of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2011 in the sub-continent and have shot off a letter to him expressing their displeasure.
Pawar, who is also the chief of the World Cup organising committee, is facing flak for the manner in which ticketing for the World Cup final was handled. The Mumbai Cricket Association had earlier in the week made 4,000 tickets available to the general public for the final match to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2. The remaining 27,000 seats at the refurbished stadium will be shared by MCA members and ICC's commercial partners.
Walk The Talk with Sachin Tendulakar-The littleMaster-The master blaster
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Bangladesh have a huge home advantage, but experts say India have nothing to worry about.
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DMK leader Kanimozhi Spoke to NDTV about the raids on Kalaignar TV and said she has not received any summons from the CBI. She also said that channel authorities have explained everything and she has nothing more to add.
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New facts about the crucial meeting that cleared the ISRO-Devas deal are certain to raise some eyebrows.
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India seek revenge against Bangladesh in the tournament opener at 2pm IST. Who will win? We discuss with the experts.
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The Great Indian Tamasha: Upset over Bryan Adams show being cancelled? Well, there was a bigger show when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh decided to sing to the media. On The Great Indian Tamasha, the PM crooned on the scams that dominated the Winter of '10.
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The Bombay High Court will deliver its verdict on the fate of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab on Monday, nine months after he was pronounced guilty of perpetrating the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
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