This is a map with the countries distorted to reflect their relative populations. Pretty interesting.

Quoted: India, China and Japan appear large on the map because they have large populations. Panama, Namibia and Guinea-Bissau have small populations so are barely visible on the map.

This is apparently a big deal. My Indian friends' have updated their Facebook and MSN Messenger statuses saying how excited they are:)

Quoted: India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.

Quoted: The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh tries to set a world record by planting 10 million trees in a single day.

redotting my mom. how cute.

Quoted: Bao Xishun, a 56 year-old herdsman from Inner Mongolia, is the world's tallest man and measures 2.36m (7ft 9) tall. Meanwhile, He Pingping is applying to be entered in the Guinness World Record as the world's shortest adult, standing at a mere 73cm (2ft 4).

redotted from: magicg

Quoted: The Virginia native and son of Indian immigrants changed history with a camcorder and introduced Sen. George Allen -- and the rest of us -- to the real America.