Anecdotes and laughter peppered the launch of Renu Kurien Balakrishnan debut novel, Four Aleys.

Decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikrant's voyage came to an end on Friday as workers at the Darukhana ship-breaking yard in Mazgaon docks in Mumbai began scrapping down the warship.

According to statistics released by Facebook, the Indian government topped the list of nations seeking removal of specific content from the social networking site.

Standing amid the bombed ruins of their lives, these weary people are residents of the Yarmouk Refugee Camp awaiting food packets from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.