Penguin

From the forests to the oceans, some creatures have evolved remarkably long tongues to thrive in their habitats. Discover ten fascinating animals whose tongues serve unique and surprising purposes in their daily survival.

‘Hindustani music is not Brahmanical like Carnatic, which became so after 18th century’: Navayana publisher S Anand

Anti-caste publisher S Anand on co-founding Navayana, re-printing the memoir of Adivasi leader-Olympic hockey player-Constituent Assembly member Jaipal Singh Munda, rejecting Carnatic music for Kabir songs & seeing Kabir through the prism of BR Ambedkar in his latest book 'The Notbook of Kabir'.

Raghuram Rajan recalls Princeton student pitching for free work. A decade later, this happened

Raghuram Rajan wrote, 'I met Dr. Rohit Lamba over a decade ago, when I was India's Chief Economic Advisor, and he wrote to me as a Ph.D student from Princeton, wanting to work for free in the Finance Ministry just to make a contribution to the nation.'

Our addiction to fossil fuels is killing baby Penguins

As polar sea ice melts, the fluffy chicks are drowning before they can learn to swim

This country is offering a Rs 3.5 lakh-salary job to protect rare species, get free helicopter rides

The successful candidate will have to work across remote, rugged areas, many of which are accessible only by helicopter or jetboat.

Original Pingu voice actor Carlo Bonomi dies at 85, tributes pour in

The children's show followed the cheeky penguin, whose light-hearted creativity often got him into trouble and then back on his feet. Voicing Pingu for the first four series earned Carlo Bonomi a global following.

Picky eaters: Penguins, otters reject cheaper food options as inflation hits Japan aquarium

Aquarium authorities said it made the switch after prices of horse mackerel, used to feed the penguin, rocketed up about 20-30 percent from last year.

Dream job alert: There's an opening in Antarctica. Employee has to count penguins

A UK-based charitable trust is hiring staff for its post office and museum where employees will spend five months on an Antarctic island, counting penguins.

Penguin snaps up Simon & Schuster, creating mega publisher

The German conglomerate, which was founded in 1835 and also owns a broad portfolio of broadcast, music and online businesses, has been the sole owner of Penguin Random House since April.

Chiki Sarkar said to quit Penguin India, may start own firm

The publisher of Penguin Random House India, Chiki Sarkar, has quit the company along with 4 top executives.

Pearson agrees $75 m settlement in US e-books case

Pearson has previously said that it did not believe it had done anything wrong with its e-book pricing, but that it had agreed to settle so that it could move ahead with the merger of Penguin with Random House, which it announced last October.

Boost to audiobooks business in India

Reado Audiobooks has inked a deal with leading audiobook publisher Simon & Schuster Audio to distribute and sell...

Birds, Beasts and Bandits': An adventure with Veerappan

Ever heard of hostages enjoying their kidnapping and that too by the dreaded Veerappan's gang? Well, two wildlife photographers have come out with an engaging account of the fortnight that they had to spend in the company of the bandit in 1997.

Beetel launches its first full touchscreen mobile phone, GD470

Beetel Teletech has entered an already overcrowded mobile market with the launch of GD470, its first full touchscreen mobile handset for India.

Penguin India gets Nokia and iPhone app

Penguin India gets Nokia and iPhone app