The marathon is the ultimate Olympic race and has captured the popular imagination from the outset.

As an investment class, equity funds posted average returns of 93.50 per cent in 2003, much better than the 72.89 per cent recorded by the Sensex.

Madhavan's first comedy, the Tamil film Nala Damayanti, is a big hit. The actor couldn't be happier.

The claim of the Raelians, however, could not be independently confirmed.