What was expected to be a delight to the taste buds, turned out to be a horror for a 22-year-old solutions engineer, Saurav Sabharwal, working with Nokia-Siemens Network in Gurgaon, Haryana.
Saurav joined his colleagues on eating most pastry in least time on Wednesday afternoon. He won the bet but ultimately lost his life to asphyxiation. After the competition Saurav choked his throat due to eating three pastries in quick succession and collapsed in the washroom.
He was immediately transported to a hospital but could not be saved.
Endeavour astronauts Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Shane Kimbrough, completed the second spacewalk at 00:43 GMT. The spacewalk lasted 6 hours and 45 minutes, and started 45 minutes ahead of schedule. The Endeavour arrived at the ISS on Sunday on a 15-day 'home improvement' mission. It delivered 6,538 kg of supplies and equipment to upgrade the space station's living space and prepare it for more residents on longer-term assignments. To everyone's relief, the astronauts stepped through their work without any mishaps. 
It is learnt that ace Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan has deferred a contentious ceremony to award him a Malaysian "Knighthood" because he is too busy. 
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The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its consent for the setting up of a UNESCO regional centre for training and education in Biotechnology at Faridabad, on the outskirts of Delhi.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) bagged 44 out of total 45 oil and gas exploration blocks with its partner BHP Billiton and GVK Power. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, on Thursday, gave permission to start oil exploration. 
