One-fingered dinosaur unearthed in China
January 25th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) A dinosaur fossil with a single large claw on each hand has been unearthed in China.Scientists believe the two-foot tall Linhenykus monodactylus, weighing as much as a large ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
First parrot-sized dino with only one finger discovered in China
January 25th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new species of parrot-sized dinosaur that has only one finger, in China.It belongs to the Alvarezsauroidea, a branch of the carnivorous dinosaur group Theropods ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Vibram Fivefingers Creates Waves
August 20th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Aug 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) For all those who like to run barefoot, the Vibram FiveFingers may just be the most coveted footwear to hit the market recently. Reports, however, indicate ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Prayer really is capable of healing the sick
August 5th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 5 (ANI): The power of prayer really can help cure the sick, according to a new study.A US team from Indiana University, led by religious studies professor Candy Gunther Brown, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Shooting of ‘8′ launched in Hyderabad
March 19th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Shooting of "8' with eight separate stories was formally launched in Hyderabad recently. Five Fingers Entertainments is producing the film. State Minister DK Aruna gave the clap, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Study: Women have a better sense of touch
January 2nd, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was a study done by the McMaster University, women have a much better sense of touch than their male counterparts. The study says that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Women Have Better Sense Of Touch: Says Study
December 29th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri,
Dec 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A study conducted recently tells us that the women are much more sensitive to the feeling of a touch than their male counterparts. The study carried ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
PM -Have five fingers, clean nails? Gaming school needs you!
September 1st, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Sep 1 (IANS) Hollywood actor Benicio Del Toro's cameo as Franky Four Fingers - a lovable rogue of a gambling addict - in the cult film "Snatch" may have ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Duet Duel: Allan gets ready to challenge Remo with Go Goa!
August 24th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Allan Vaz is a Mumbai based Goan singer who has come up with an album called GO GOA. Allan Vaz, who has been working as Senior Manager, Talent and Artiste Relations ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
American mum gives birth to boy with 12 toes and 12 fingers
February 4th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Californian doctors were left stunned by the birth of a boy with 24 fingers and toes.The digits on Kamani Hubbard were so perfectly formed that they do ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Now, learn math with magic squares and dogs legs
January 20th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): Iranian born Stella Baruk has devised a unique way of teaching mathematics that involves magic squares, fingers and dogs legs.Initially attracting criticism for her teaching methods, Baruk ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iraqi journalist hurls his shoes at `Dog Bush in Baghdad
December 15th, 2008 - 11:25 am ICT by ANI
Baghdad (Iraq), Dec.15 (ANI): Outgoing UD President George W. Bush was pelted with two shoes on Sunday during a press conference here, but managed to duck both.
According to The Sun, an ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Election Commission serves notice to Navjot Sidhu
November 25th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Election Commission of India Tuesday issued a notice to cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for making an offensive statement during an ... Read more...
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Gene expression in alligators suggests birds have thumbs
October 4th, 2008 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 4 (ANI): By examining the expression of a particular gene in alligators, biologists have found that birds also have thumbs.The research was conducted by Alexander Vargas and colleagues ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Scientists shed light on Maths dyslexia
September 25th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 25 (ANI): Children who find it difficult to solve mathematical questions may be suffering from developmental dyscalculia, a syndrome that is similar to the reading disorder dyslexia, according to ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Sikhs throng Pakistan shrine for Baisakhi
April 12th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Hasanabdal (Pakistan), April 12 (IANS) More than 20,000 Sikh pilgrims from all over the world, including India, have started arriving at Panja Sahib in Hasanabdal, some 60 km from Islamabad, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
IIT alumnus finds what gives us fingertip dexterity
February 8th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by admin
Washington, February 8 (ANI): An Indian Institute of Technology, Madras alumnus has discovered that humans ability to use their fingertips for performing various tasks is the result of a complex neuro-motor-mechanical process ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |