1. Geologists have discovered hot water from geothermal sources in the Siachen Glacier which is nearly 15 degrees warm in plunging -40 degree Celsius weather.

2. Chief minister of Meghalaya Mukul Sangma has demanded a more thorough investigation, “stringent follow-up”, integration of the nation and finally, fresh legislation to deal with “instances of discrimination and cases of atrocities” against students of the northeast.

3. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has given the clearance for using the frequency from KU band for using the satellite for Internet in trains.

4. Humaima Malick recently won the award in the Best Actress category at the London Asian Film Festival (LAFF) 2012, for her film “Bol”.

5. Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei, will deploy and manage Bharti Airtel’s 4G network in Karnataka.