Speeding train kills elephant in West Bengal
June 1st, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), June 1 (ANI): The speeding NJP-Bamundanga Intercity Express knocked down a female elephant in the Diana region of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District on Monday night.The jumbo, whose body was ... Read more...
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50 Elephants go on rampage and kill one in West Bengal
May 26th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
West Midnapore (West Bengal), May 26 (ANI): A herd of 50 elephants went on a rampage, destroying standing crops and killing a farmer at Nayagram village in West Bengal's West Midnapore District ... Read more...
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Evidence of ‘missing social knowledge’ in non-human primates found
May 23rd, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 23 (ANI): A new American research has found the first known evidence of "missing social knowledge" in non-human primates.For the study, Thore Bergman, an assistant professor of psychology and ecology ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Internet banking preferred due to benefits
April 27th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 27 (IANS) People prefer to use internet banking either because of its benefits or because of peer pressure but rarely because of perceived prestige or celebrity endorsement, a new study ... Read more...
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Celeb endorsements play almost no role in fuelling internet banking trend
April 27th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): People use internet banking either because of its benefits or peer pressure but very rarely due to perceived prestige or celebrity endorsement, a new study has found.Understanding what ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Taliban fighters are ‘conditioned’ to die in battle, says former insurgent
March 28th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.28 (ANI): A former insurgent in Afghanistan has claimed that Taliban fighters are conditioned to die in battle.In what is believed to be the first ever interview given by a ... Read more...
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Scientists try to decipher “secret language” of elephants
February 23rd, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): By using a microphone sensitive to low frequencies and a GPS tracking system, a team of researchers at San Diego Zoo has been studying what has been described ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh village panics as jumbos run amok
February 18th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 18 (IANS) Residents of a village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh are panic stricken after a herd of wild elephants demolished eight houses and have been camping there ever ... Read more...
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Cows outnumber New Zealand’s total population!
February 9th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): The number of cows in New Zealand has exceeded the country's total population, according to new figures.Statistics New Zealand revealed that record 5.8 million dairy cattle were counted ... Read more...
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Jumbos stray in Orissa villages, create panic
January 16th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Angul (Orissa), Jan 16 (ANI): A herd of around 22 elephants strayed into the hamlets in Angul region here creating panic among the people.It was reported that these elephants came from the ... Read more...
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Wild elephants trample man to death
January 5th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 5 (IANS) A herd of five wild elephants trampled a disabled man to death and brought down six houses in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, a forest department official said Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Wild elephants damage tea garden in Siliguri
December 13th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri, (West Bengal), Dec 13 (ANI): A herd of 20 wild elephants damaged a tea garden in the Dooars region here on Saturday.The jumbos were first sighted by tealeaf pluckers on ... Read more...
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Cops run for cover as wild jumbos enter police station
December 7th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 7 (IANS) About a dozen cops on duty at a police station in Chhattisgarh ran for cover when they found a herd of wild jumbos roaming in the complex, authorities ... Read more...
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Only 80 wild elephants left in Vietnam
November 27th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Nov 27 (DPA) There are only 80 elephants left in the wild in Vietnam and they are in danger due to illegal hunting and deforestation, state media reported Friday.
The state-run ... Read more...
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MINU Indicting Vajpayee ‘outrightly illegal’: former Liberhan counsel
November 24th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 24 (IANS) The former counsel to the Liberhan Commission alleged Tuesday that the indictment of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for the Babri mosque razing was "outrightly illegal".
Hours ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Zimbabwe plane crashes after run-in with pigs
November 5th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Harare, Nov 5 (DPA) Two people were slightly injured after a passenger aircraft of Zimbabwe's state-owned airline crashed on take-off after colliding with a herd of wild pigs, officials said Thursday.
Transport Minister ... Read more...
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Mugabe’s secret farming empire out of land seized revealed
September 26th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 26 (ANI): Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has set up a secret farming empire out of the land seized from more than 4,000 white commercial farmers.The disclosure about the 10,000-acre ... Read more...
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Salman finally speaks on Black Buck Hunting and Hitting Aishwarya Rai!
September 7th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, actor Salman Khan for the first time gives his version of events on what happened in the infamous Jodhpur Black Buck Hunting case. The actor ... Read more...
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Elephants wreak havoc in Jalpaiguri
August 28th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Jalpaiguri, Aug 28 (ANI): A herd of wild elephants wreaked havoc in a village in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.Around 50 elephants had strayed into the Diana forest region of the ... Read more...
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Sick baby elephant dies in West Bengal
August 16th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) A four-month-old sick elephant calf, which was rescued from a riverside in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district last month, died Sunday at a wildlife camp, a senior state forest ... Read more...
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When birds stopped chirping and tigers slept
July 22nd, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Lions and tigers retired to sleep, deer stood still, birds suddenly stopped chirping while young animals rushed back to their shelters - no ... Read more...
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Blur rocker Alex James to make Royal cheese
July 19th, 2009 - 11:15 am ICT by ANI
Washington, July 19 (ANI): Blur rocker Alex James has inked a lucrative deal to supply cheese for Prince Charles' luxury food brand.The 40-year-old English musician had bought a farm in the countryside ... Read more...
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Man dies at Spanish bull-run event
July 10th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Pamplona (Spain), July 10 (DPA) A man was killed Friday at the annual running of the bulls festival in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona, medical services said.
It is the first time ... Read more...
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Wild jumbos kill one, demolish houses in Chhattisgarh
June 16th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 16 (IANS) A herd of wild tuskers trampled an elderly person to death and demolished about a dozen houses in a forested stretch of Chhattisgarh, forest officials said Tuesday.
The wild ... Read more...
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Canada reports sixth swine flu death
June 15th, 2009 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 15 (IANS) Canada reported yet another death from the influenza A (H1N1) virus Sunday, taking the nationwide toll to six. The country has reported more than 3,500 cases of the ... Read more...
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Life on earth literally fell from space!
June 3rd, 2009 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 3 (IANS) Life on earth literally fell from space, according to new Canadian research.
Analysis of a meteorite that fell from space on the frozen Tagish Lake in Canada in 2000 ... Read more...
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Fallow deer turn hoarse in search for mate
May 20th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): When trying to woo a mate fallow deer become hoarse, say scientists.These animals can call for a mate more than 3000 times per hour during the peak mating ... Read more...
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Cannes Film Festival goers get nude cyclists treat!
May 18th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 18 (ANI): Cannes Film Festival goers had their heads turned from the red carpet to a bunch of nude Belgian cyclists riding by.Movie buffs, hoping to catch a glimpse of ... Read more...
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Largest herd of gazelles sighted in Mongolia
May 13th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 13 (ANI): A mega-herd of a quarter of a million Mongolian gazelles has been seen gathering on the country's steppes, which is estimated to be the largest herd of ... Read more...
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Israeli technology may help detect swine flu
May 3rd, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, May 3 (ANI): An Israeli company has come up with a technology, entitled Bull Connect, to detect swine flu and other animal diseases before they spread.The revolutionary technology can distantly screen ... Read more...
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25 wild jumbos create terror in Chhattisgarh villages
April 22nd, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 22 (IANS) About 2,000 residents were placed under house arrest after a herd of 25 wild elephants created terror in at least 10 villages of Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, an official ... Read more...
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Last respects paid to an elephant in Tamil Nadu
March 15th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Mudumalai (Tamil Nadu), Mar 15 (ANI): The death of Subramani, a dedicated elephant that was the strength of the Forest Department in Mudumalai Range of Tamil Nadu, has not only shocked ... Read more...
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Wild elephants enter Chhattisgarh village, tribals seek help
February 2nd, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 2 (IANS) A herd of wild elephants entered a forested village in Chhattisgarh early Monday and frightened tribals have now sought urgent help from forest department officials to drive the ... Read more...
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Want more milk, just give your cow a name
January 28th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) By just giving a cow a name and treating it as an individual, farmers can increase their milk yield substantially. The study by Catherine Douglas and Peter Rowlinson ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh families migrate after jumbos kill two
January 17th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 17 (IANS) Dozens of poverty-hit families of a forested Chhattisgarh village have migrated to safer areas after a herd of wild elephants killed two elderly women and demolished about 28 ... Read more...
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