Plastic pollution in sea reaches alarming levels
July 5th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 5 (IANS) Plastic pollution is reaching alarming levels off the coast of Pacific Northwest, which is just as bad as the notoriously polluted North Sea.University of British Columbia ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Imprisoned Rapper, T.I., Chastised For Getting Excessively ‘Frisky’ With His Wife, Tiny, During Her Visit To The Jail
January 7th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
January 7, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): 30-year-old T.I. is the imprisoned American rapper, film producer and recording artist, who has only just provided a fully fresh connotation to his famous single, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Key gene helps virus sabotage immune system
January 6th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 6 (IANS) A key gene helps viruses sabotage the immune system by making them 'invisible' and spreading infections.Immunologists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Australia with the University ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Army chief inaugurates Assam Rifles war memorial (With Image)
July 20th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 20 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff General V.K. Singh Tuesday inaugurated a war memorial in Meghalaya commemorating 1,088 troopers of Assam Rifles who have made the supreme sacrifice in the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
CBI Director to journos: Be whistle blowers of corruption cases
April 24th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Apr 24 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Aswani Kumar on Saturday urged media professionals to be whistle blowers in incidents of corruption.Inaugurating a four-day training module for correspondents jointly ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Empire State Building Sentinels Couldn’t Prevent Yale Jumper From Ending His Life
April 3rd, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 3, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Picture falling down from a 1,050ft high observation deck! This is one terrifying experience a 21 year-old student of Yale University cannot divide up with ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Cornell University Confirms Suicide Tally to be 6 Confirms
March 22nd, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Two alleged cases of suicide at Cornell University have been confirmed. The authorized pronouncement has transported the overall amount of suicides perpetrated in this educational ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Assam Rifles set for UN mission in quake-hit Haiti
March 11th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 11 (IANS) Troopers of the Assam Rifles, India's oldest paramilitary force, will join the UN mission in Haiti next month to provide relief and aid to the quake-hit nation, an ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Method to detect contaminants in water has broader applications than previously reported
August 30th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 30 (ANI): A new research has shown that the method to detect contaminants in municipal water supplies that uses algae as sentinels has broader applications than previously reported. The research ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
India raises scope for cooperation with US by frisking N.Korean freighter
August 21st, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
Sonepat (Haryana), Aug.21 (ANI): By taking the bull by the horns and not releasing the North Korean ship nearly two weeks after it was seized, New Delhi has opened new possibilities for ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Now read ‘R.K. Laxman - The Uncommon Man’ (With Images)
August 4th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) If newspapers are the sentinels of democracy, cartoonists are the torch-bearers of freedom of speech and expression, Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir said Tuesday while releasing the biography ... Read more...
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Ancient drought and rapid cooling drastically altered climate 4500 yrs ago
June 19th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Scientists are analyzing two abrupt and drastic climate events, 700 years apart and more than 45 centuries ago, which drastically altered the climate.The events - one, a massive, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Aphids emerging as sentinels of climate change
August 7th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 7 (ANI): A new research has shown that aphids are emerging as sentinels of climate change.
The scientists, who carried out the research, are from the BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Older adults can play significant role in protecting environment
July 23rd, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): Retired older adults can play a significant role in environmental conservation by volunteering for programs run by various environmental organizations.For elderly willing to work for community after ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Emergency detainees true sentinels of democracy: Chouhan
June 26th, 2008 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 25 (IANS) Describing those detained under the now-defunct Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) as true sentinels of democracy, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Wednesday said that an ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Talking cars to save each other from theft
June 25th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , June 25 (ANI): Stealing a car wont be easy for thieves anymore, thanks to a new type of car alarm that enables the vehicles to look after each others ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Hillary’s Remarks at the AIPAC Conference, Washington, DC
June 5th, 2008 - 10:07 am ICT by admin
Thank you all very, very much. Thank you. It is wonderful being here with all of you, among so many friends and I feel like this is a giant family reunion. The ... Read more...
Posted in Politics, Press Release, World, World News |
Birds too stand sentry when flock forages for food
April 18th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Bristol have found that birds stand sentry to help other members of their group hunt for food, and sing a special song ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Skeleton could help unlock Stonehenge’s mysterious past
March 6th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 6 (ANI): A skeleton discovered at Stonehenge in 1978, and on display at the Salisbury Museum for nearly a decade may hold the secret to the prehistoric monuments mysterious past.According ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
BSF fights malaria in an innovative way
January 22nd, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin
By Pinaki Das
Agartala, Jan 22 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has initiated an innovative plan, called "Intensified Malaria Action Plan," in the wake of increasing number of jawans falling ill due ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Indian Army organizes ‘Know your army exhibition’ ahead of Army day
January 13th, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by admin
By Farooq Ganai
Jammu, (India) Jan 13 : As part of the Army Day which is celebrated on 15 January every year, a two day exhibition, aptly titled "Know Your Army" was organized ... Read more...