A cosmic one-two punch of colossal volcanic eruptions and meteorite strikes likely caused the mass-extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period that is famous for killing the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

By Andrew Buncombe Delhi Notebook TWO YEARS ago, the Indian town of Shillong broke the record for the largest numbers of rock drummers to play together. Last year it won a similar record for the most guitarists, when 1,730 picked up their instruments and strummed.

By Somini Sengupta SHILLONG: Lou Majaw wore his signature skin-tight shorts. His long gray hair hung like dirty threads around his face. Eyes closed in prayer, a guitar cupped in arms, he strummed the chords to 'Blowin' in the wind'.

Text of unattributed report headlined "Meghalaya no to n-plant" published by Indian newspaper The Telegraph website on 10 May Shillong [Meghalaya], 9 May: Meghalaya deputy chief minister in charge of home H. S.

Text of report by special correspondent headlined "Feasibility of nuclear plant in north-east to be studied" published by Indian newspaper The Hindu website on 4 May Guwahati [Assam]: Union [federal] Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh on Saturday [3 May] said the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) would form a committee to study the techno-economic feasibility of setting up a nuclear power plant in the North-East [Northeast].