After Nikunj Raychura died in April 2009, grieving family decided to help someone by donating his eyes

One-year-old Nikunj Raychura became the country’s youngest eye donor, when his corneas were handed over to an eye bank, after he passed away at a city hospital last month. In what is a sad but heartening trend, donors seem to be have gotten younger in the recent past. It was only last week that a Delhi-based couple donated the eyes, kidney and skin tissues of their 16-month-old daughter.

Chennai: Renilson Joseph, 34, lost his wife and daughter in a car accident. While the businessman himself sustained multiple fracture, his 3-year-old daughter was declared brain dead. But in his hour of greatest sadness, Renilson signed the papers for harvesting his daughter’s organs, bringing a ray of hope for a 21-month-old Ahmedabad boy, the youngest heart transplant patient undergoing treatment at Frontier Lifeline in Chennai.

Guwahati: An asteroid has been named after an 18-year old Indian-origin girl Nandini Sarma for winning the first place in a science project that advocates garlic as a replacement for synthetic chemical food preservatives.

A Sikh woman, who has lived in Britain for more than 40 years, received a surprise gift: a birthday card from Queen Elizabeth II on turning 105 years old.

Ravi Chekalia can converse in 10 languages. His grandmother, who is also a peacock quill seller, taught him. As part of a Republic Day celebration, Nirmal Nagar Ground in Mulund, Mumbai will see 16-year–old Ravi Chekaliya showcase his talents to thousands of students from 40 of the city’s schools.

Twelve-year-old Sahil Jinadani, a standard seven student from St Pius School in Mulund west appears like any other student who is fond of playing, dancing and watching movies. What makes him different from his peers is his love for the game of football. This football player recently represented Maharashtra state in the All India Football Federation (WIFF) tournament held at Jamshedpur from January 12-24.

Crying Pinki smiles again

New Delhi: Pinki Sonkar, the child protagonist of the Oscar-winning documentary Smile Pinki, had been crying all day of her film winning the award. Perched on her father’s arms, Pinki ducked shyly as photographers urged her to smile for them. But the smile was in evidence after Pinki met first lady Gursharan Kaur.

Chennai: Ever heard of flameless seal-maker? It is very much here in the state, invented by a teenager who had also been appreciated for her earlier inventions such as high-tech toilet train.

Seconds Theory On Evolution Of Mountains On Lunar Surface

Mumbai: The Indian moon mission, Chandrayaan-I, has confirmed an important theory relating to the evolution of the moon’s mountains which has been a subject of intense debate and discussion in scientific circles over the years.