By tukoji r. Pandit     
New Delhi (Syndicate Features): Early in January this year the world was shaken when crude oil touched $100 a barrel. The frightening prospect of oil prices hitting $200 a barrel looms large. That dreadful day was not expected before 2010. But when oil prices crossed $ 135 a barrel in May it began to look as though the $200 a barrel ceiling will be hit much earlier--perhaps before the year ends.

London, May 27 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the builders of the Stonehenge had a sophisticated knowledge of geometry to rival that of even Pythagoras, the ancient Greek mathematician.

Varanasi, May 27 (ANI): About 40 Japanese have come together to construct a school for destitute children in Varanasi.

By Shiv Shankar Sarathi
Korba (Chhattisgarh), May 24 (ANI): The snake charmers' community in Chhattisgarh's Korba District observes an ancient bizarre ritual of making the bride carry nine different species of snakes as dowry.