Burning rage and disbelief - In one week, my kids have changed

HE LOST HIS WIFE Subhashish Chakraborty, whose wife Munmun (below) died in the fire, outside AMRI Hospitals, Dhakuria, on Friday morning. Picture by Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya Subhashish Chakraborty, 42, can still hear wife Munmun’s voice over the phone — 4.21am it was, he remembers precisely to a second. He can still relate to her sense of foreboding when she told him she would die if he didn’t come and save her. He can still feel his heart pounding as he sat in the speeding taxi that appeared to him slower than anything he had boarded before. He can still see his hand shaking as his thumb searched for Munmun’s number on his cellphone keypad. He can still feel his spirit sinking as her phone continued ringing. He can still recall her incessant coughing in that last call she took. He can still hear the gasps around him as they brought her down through a broken window, lifeless.

Rig Veda to particle physics

New Delhi, Dec. 13: Physicist Vivek Sharma who was born in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, and now leads an international group hunting for the Higgs boson sees the search as an attempt to seek out answers to questions posed in the Rig Veda.

Ekta To launch Sara Khan in film

 Ekta Kapoor is all set to launch TV actress Sara Khan in a film called 'Dark Rainbow'

'Soap queen' Ekta Kapoor is known to make careers for her friends. After Prachi Desai, it is TV actress Sara Khan’s turn to be in the limelight. Ekta is all set to launch Sara on the silver screen with her film 'Dark Rainbow'. No wonder Ekta was at the muhurat of the film despite partying hard the night before. In the film, she will be reportedly playing a band member and has been paired opposite Mayur, a newcomer who will play her love interest. The film is about a band called Rainbow and how after the death of their lead singer, the rest of the bandmates take the band forward.

Indian batting comes good in drawn Oz warm-up tie

Sachin Tendulkar hit a quickfire 92 before retiring as India's first warm-up match on their tour of Australia against a Chairman's XI ended in a draw after rain forced end of play on Friday.

Sharma spins mystery at Manuka

One to watch: Ishant Sharma delivered some rippers at Manuka Oval yesterday.Photo: Getty Images

THIS city has seen its share of political intrigue, and yesterday it was Indian paceman Ishant Sharma who was shrouded in a cloak and dagger mystery as baffling as some of the backroom dealings at Capital Hill.