Society

BEIJING - A piano used at the Shanghai World Expo will go under the hammer in an auction in Beijing, proceeds from which will be donated to a group of disabled performers.

PANAJI - Lives have become so stressed and rushed that even clowns believe making grownups laugh is no joke. But that doesn't mean they'll stop trying.

BEIJING - A Chinese charity will donate home-made sweaters to abandoned and disabled children in six African countries - South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

GIRIDIH - While the entire Giridih district is celebrating Rahat Taslim's victory in "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC), it is women who seem to be the happiest.

KOLKATA - Proving grit and determination can overcome physical disability, a team of 13 disabled people rowed their bamboo rafts up the Hooghly river from Haldia in East Midnapore to Kolkata -- a distance of more than 100 km.