PETA to snake charmers: Use fake snakes on Nag Panchami
July 20th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) As Hindus gear up to celebrate the Nag Panchami festival Monday, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Friday urged snake charmers to ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Does Kashmir’s ‘residual militancy’ still have fangs in uniform? (News Analysis)
June 19th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) The arrest of three policemen, reportedly for their links with separatist guerrillas, has come as an embarrassment for the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the intelligence ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Art, drama and poetry meet on Karmapa’s creative canvas (With Image)
December 28th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) When Ogyen Trinley Dorje is not busy managing his 900-year-old religious order, the 17th Karmapa likes to do more human and colourful things - ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Bigger, scarier spiders always get the girl
December 13th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) Size does matter in scaring away rivals and getting the girl -- especially if you are redheaded with eight bulging eyes.The bigger a male jumping spider's ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Twitter reveals top subjects of 2011
December 7th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 7 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter has revealed the most popular topics for tweets in 2011 -- #egypt and #tigerblood. The first refers to the unrest in Egypt and ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Tigers never changed much even in two million years?
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 3 (IANS) The discovery of a skull of the oldest tiger ever found has indicated that the beasts never changed much in two million years except turning bigger ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Vampires are not attractive: Pattinson
November 23rd, 2011 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson thinks his "Twilight Saga" character, Edward Cullen, is "flawed" and "ugly" and said he does not understand why people are attracted to vampires.The ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Save snakes from atrocities on Nag Panchami: PETA
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) As Hindus gear up to celebrate the Nag Panchami festival Thursday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Tuesday urged them to discourage atrocities ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Blood-sucking beast’ attacking animals worldwide
July 29th, 2011 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) A "supernatural, blood-sucking beast" is out in the wild and is attacking livestock in many countries, farmers across the world claim.Disturbed farmers in Russia's third ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
WWE Smackdown: Randy Orton and Christian Contract Signing
July 2nd, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As Christian and Randy Orton took their places in the ring to sign their contract for the upcoming 'Money in the Bank' pay per view event, a lawyer ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Lohan turns vampire
May 9th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 9 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan turned into a vampire for a photographer friend's photo exhibition.The snaps taken by Tyler Shields for his exhibit 'Life Is Not ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Cop pulls woman from jaws of her 8-foot pet python in US
April 17th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 17 (ANI): A police officer in Kansas is being honoured for his bravery after pulling the jaws of an 8-foot python off its owner.According to the Hutchinson News, the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Vampire woman gets ‘horns’ implanted
April 5th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, April 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Mexican woman who says she suffered years of abuse has undergone an operation to have a titanium ‘horns’ implanted in her skull. 35-year-old Maria Hose ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Snake dies after biting silicone breast
March 15th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) A huge snake died of silicone poisoning after it bit the enhanced breast of a model during a photoshoot.Israeli Orit Fox was at a photoshoot in ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Just 8 hrs after breakup, Charlie Sheen’s porn star lover returns
March 6th, 2011 - 11:00 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6 (ANI): It may be the shortest breakup in history - Charlie Sheen, who apparently broke up with his porn star lover Rachel Oberlin, is back with her again just ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Brad Womack Deserves A Second Chance?
January 4th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Much to the surprise of many people, the former, and perhaps the most hated bachelor of America, returned to the overrated dating reality show, "The Bachelor" ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
287mn-yr-old pre-dino era predator found with fangs intact
December 7th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): A rare skull-complete with fangs-of a pre-dinosaur era predator that lived 287 million years ago has been found in a Texas dig.Paleontologists from the Houston Museum of Natural ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How animals handle fear to obtain food
November 30th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): Like humans, animals too are capable of making instinctive safety decisions and judge when is it safe to move out of their safety zones to get food, suggests ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Did Justin Bieber Drive Demi Lovato To Rehab?
November 4th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):The news of being in the rehab had hit the unsuspecting public pretty hard. There has been a spate of rumors linking her to the teenage sensation ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Katy Perry bit by spider on honeymoon
November 3rd, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) A tropical spider played spoilsport during singer Katy Perry's honeymoon by biting her, following which she was put on a course of medication.The singer went to the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Mallika’s Revealing Scenes On Youtube
October 29th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Mallika Sherawat, the hot babe with the fangs quite out like the snake she plays on screen, is quite a gal, as she has managed to ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Hisss Crosses 6 Crore Mark In Opening Weekend!
October 28th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Naagin avatar of Mallika Sherawat has finally shown her magic during the weekend. Hisss opened with rave reviews from the critics and no one expected the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Robert Pattinson: ‘Numero Uno’ Vampire On Screen
October 22nd, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Robert Pattinson, the hot hunk who has enthralled audiences the world over with his sexy vampire role in the Twilight series, has once again managed to ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Review Of Hisss: Mallika, The Sexiest ‘Ichchadhari Naagin’
October 22nd, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Film: HisssCast: Malika Sherawat, Divya Dutta, Priyanka Rawat, Irrfan Khan, Jeff DoucetteDirector: Jennifer LynchGenre: ThrillerRating: 2.5 out of 5Mallika Sherawat has sizzled on screen again with ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘Goatsucker’ chupacabras monster ‘is as much victim as villain’
October 22nd, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): For a long time, chupacabras - a hairless, fanged animal - has been labelled as a monster that attacked and drank the blood of livestock.But University of Michigan ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jessica Buston discovers green fanged spiders in her Devon House
October 5th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
13-year-old Jessica Buston found eight green-fanged creepy spiders in her Devon house. The creepy spiders are considered as the arachnophobias’ worst nightmare.The spiders with giant green fangs wait till sky is dark ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
‘Boardwalk Empire’ Begins On HBO
September 20th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 'Boardwalk Empire' - a much coveted gangster/drama series was premiered this Sunday on HBO. This series on HBO comes after True Blood which had made ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘Tiger Dance’ performed in Kerala
August 27th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelThrissur (Kerala), Aug 27 (ANI): The 10-day long Onam festival of Kerala came to an end, with the traditional tiger dance, or Pulikali, being performed by villagers of Thrissur district.The ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
The Humane Society condemns the practice of beer baying
August 24th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
South Carolina, Aug 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In South Carolina, an exercise called bear baying is used to make hunters have an easy shot at bears during hunting. During the training for such ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
German scientists identify world’s oldest dog bone
August 3rd, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Tuebingen (Germany), Aug 3 (DPA) German scientists have identified the world's oldest dog bone, proving that humans kept dogs more than 14,000 years ago, Tuebingen University said Tuesday.
The canine jaw was found ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Trendy and colourful ‘Silly Bandz’ a rage in UK
July 12th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): They are stretchy, colourful and have even caught the fancy of Sarah Jessica Parker-the new 'Silly Bandz'.Made of colourful bits of silicone, Silly Bandz are set to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Dracula wasn’t bloodthirsty, just a victim of bad propaganda
July 12th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): A new exhibition has claimed that Vlad the Impaler, the medieval Romanian prince, was not a bloodthirsty dictator but was just a misunderstood prey of bad Western European ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Bizarre, prehistoric carnivore remains found in Australian forest
July 10th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 10 (ANI): Scientists have unearthed the remains of a bizarre, prehistoric, carnivore in an ancient former rainforest."It may be that it's a type of bandicoot or a marsupial related to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sabertooth tigers were powerful animals
July 3rd, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 3 (IANS) Saber-toothed tigers, which existed 10,000 years ago, had exceptionally strong forelimbs to pin down their prey compared to the present day cat family.
The now extinct cat roamed North ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Vampires not bloodsucking monsters, but sexy and kind creatures
June 30th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, June 30 (ANI): Vampires are no more scary and evil bloodsucking creatures, but are sexy - even kind hearted, so says a researcher.Massey University Albany School of Management lecturer Andrew Cardow ... Read more...
Posted in World |