‘Escape’ to Naukuchiatal - where the music played on
May 23rd, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Naukuchiatal (Uttarakhand), May 23 (IANS) The hills of Naukuchiatal were alive with the sound of music with bands, painters and graffiti artists from all over the world gathering at the ... Read more...
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‘Due Date’ - old Hollywood wine in new bottle (IANS Movie Review - Rating: **)
November 5th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Film: "Due Date"; Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan and Jamie Foxx; Director: Todd Phillips; Rating: **In 1987 Steve Martin was desperately trying to get home before ... Read more...
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Filipino driver says he never wanted killer policeman on his Manila bus
September 7th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Sept. 7 (ANI): The driver of the tour bus that was held hostage by a dismissed policeman recounted Tuesday that he was not in favour of allowing Rolanda Mendoza into the ... Read more...
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How dangerous food-borne pathogen evades body’s defenses
May 14th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have deciphered how Listeria monocytogenes, a dangerous food-borne pathogen, slips through the intestine's defenses and causes disease.This bacterial strain thrives in salty ... Read more...
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Car pool your way through Europe, suggests travel writer (IANS Books/Travel) (With Image)
March 22nd, 2010 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Europe, for the first-time traveller, can be a teaser: the distances are vast, the stops too tempting and the costs mind-blowing. So how does one ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Road, Movie(2010)
March 8th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 8 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Road, Movie: A boring journeyRating: 1.5 out of 5*Starring: Abhay Deol, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Mohammed Faizal and Satish KaushikDirector: Dev BenegalRoad, Movie is about the journey of Vishnu ... Read more...
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‘Popcorn of the sea’ not missing, found in Galapagos Islands
March 3rd, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 3 (ANI): A research team has found that the barnacle, which is known as the 'popcorn of the sea', is not missing, and can be found in vertical upwelling zones ... Read more...
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Queen hitches a ride with cop after her Bentley breaks down!
February 25th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 25 (ANI): The underground appeared to be more reliable for Queen Elizabeth II than her Bentley after it broke down in the middle of her London royal tour.
The Royal's official ... Read more...
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1 cm craft could give early warning of fierce space storms
February 6th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 6 (ANI): A team of mechanical engineers has designed a 1-centimetre-square spacecraft that could give an early warning of dangerous space storms well before a conventional craft can.According to ... Read more...
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Moths can hitch a ride on jet streams to get to warmer climes
February 5th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): A new study has shown that migrating insects like moths can hitch a ride on favourable jet streams and adjust their flight direction to get to warmer climates.According ... Read more...
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The cycle rickshaw in London - it’s a ‘pedicab’ mate! (Feature with images)
September 15th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Cynthia Chandran
London, Sep 15 (IANS) For an outsider, it's a strange and pleasant sight to see the pedicab - akin to the cycle rickshaw in India - weave its way across ... Read more...
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‘Nano-sized assassins’ for bacterial infections in implant patients created
June 27th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 27 (ANI): Researchers have created what they call 'nano-sized assassins' to kill bacteria responsible for infections in implant patients.From catheters to prosthetics, the bacteria called Staphylococcus epidermidis are known to ... Read more...
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Scientists develop new cleaning protocol for future ’search for life’ missions
June 9th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 9 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new cleaning protocol for space hardware, such as the scoops of Mars rovers, which could be used on future "Search for Life" missions on ... Read more...
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Insulin chewing gum can help tackle diabetes epidemic
January 15th, 2009 - 11:35 am ICT by ANI
London, January 15 (ANI): Chewing gums can prove very helpful in delivering insulin in the blood stream of the diabetics, say researchers.
Robert Doyle, a chemist at Syracuse University in New ... Read more...
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Bacteria can make it rain by supercharging clouds
January 13th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 13 (ANI): A new research has suggested that surfactants secreted by many species of ground-based bacteria can influence the weather, by mixing in the clouds and making it rain.Previous ... Read more...
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Isha hitches bike rides with fitness trainer (Snippets)
July 3rd, 2008 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Actress Isha Koppikar nowadays hitches a ride on her fitness trainer's bike to attend her early morning physical training classes. Isha's driver met with an accident recently and ... Read more...
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Viruses hitch a ride to travel around cells
June 24th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): According to a new study by University of Zurich researchers, viruses can travel around cells they infect by hitching a ride on a microscopic transport system.Cells are ... Read more...
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Scientist develop microwave zapping system to fend off invasive species
May 13th, 2008 - 4:42 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 13 (ANI): Scientists in Louisiana have announced the development of a new cost-effective microwave zapping system that would kill unwanted plants and animals that hitch a ride to the ... Read more...
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