Lake Vostok mystery

After decades of drilling, Russian scientists have pierced through 4 kilometres of ice to a unique sub-glacial Antarctic lake.
A conversation with eminent artist Surjit Akre, the only Indian to have pursued Post-Graduation from Russia, gives insights into her artistic journey, experiences as a student in St. Petersburg and pedagogy of the historic Repin Institute.
A band with an Indian name inspired by the Buddhist ideals of life presented its new, eponymous album that enthralled Russians.
In the pristine snow-covered Wrangel Island, it's sheer joy to see tiny, blind and defenceless cubs grow into the world's most feared predators.