‘Punish Thane man for illegally possessing snakes’
April 11th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, April 11 (IANS) An animal protection group Wednesday demanded action against a snake rescuer and trainer in Maharashtra's Thane district for what it called illegal possession of reptiles, one ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Robot squirrels battle rattlesnakes
April 5th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) Robot squirrels have been sent into the wilds of California to battle against rattlesnakes, it was reported here Wednesday.The robo-rodents will bravely endure the bites of ... Read more...
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Media cannot be a judge, say politicians
January 29th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi feel the media should not play the role of a judge -- because it ... Read more...
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Israeli toddler bites off snake’s head
January 27th, 2012 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An 18-month Israeli boy bit off the head of a snake that crawled into his bedroom in Haifa, the Ynet News portal said.The mother, who ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Sharon Stone spotted with young man
January 8th, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 8 (IANS) Actress Sharon Stone, who looks much younger than her age, was spotted with a young man in California.While the 53-year-old star was dressed perfectly in ... Read more...
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100 snakes, 70 tortoises found in German hotel
December 12th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police found 100 snakes, 70 tortoises and 20 frogs in a hotel room in the western German city of Cologne, local media said Sunday.The discovery ... Read more...
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Witherspoon gives up snakeskin bag
November 5th, 2011 - 3:56 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 5 (IANS) After People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) condemned Reese Witherspoon for carrying a snakeskin bag, the actress has given up on the python skin ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Jonathan McGowan lives off roadkill for the last 30 years
October 18th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Oct 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A British man believes it is “wicked” to let roadkills go waste. 44-year-old Jonathan McGowan says he has lived on animals found dead along the road and ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Mamata announces compensation for Bengal flood deaths
August 17th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs.2 lakh to the families of each of those who have died in the ... Read more...
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Snake expert dies of cobra bite
July 2nd, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (IANS) A snake expert who only a few days ago wished to die of a cobra's bite, has died in just this way, Daily Express reported.Luke Yeomans ... Read more...
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Camper loses his pet boa constrictor at County Park
June 21st, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Addison Oaks County, Mich., June 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Park officials at the Addison Oaks County Park are on the lookout for a 5-foot boa constrictor. The animal escaped from its owner last ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Snake stolen from Mumbai zoo
May 29th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) For the first time in its 150-year history, the Mumbai zoo has recorded a daring theft -- a live Red Sand Boa snake, which some wrongly ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Gurgaon government hospital gets ICU
May 22nd, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Gurgaon, May 22 (IANS) The general hospital in Gurgaon, adjoining the national capital, has been equipped with an intensive care unit (ICU), making it the first government hospital in Haryana ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Buy vodka for $740K and get an SUV and a designer vibrator for free!
April 29th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 29 (ANI): A Russian car maker is offering an SUV along with a designer vibrator for free on purchase of a bottle of vodka worth 740,000 dollars.This particular bottle of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Male snake choose to ‘abandon food source than losing their penis’
April 19th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 19 (ANI): A new research has suggested that fight or flee Snakes on a small Taiwanese island would rather abandon a food source than risk losing their twin penis.In their ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
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 |
WWE Wrestlemania XXVII: Orton Vs Punk
April 4th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The match between these two men at Wrestlemania XXVII in the Georgia Dome started more as a street brawl than a wrestling match. The injury to Orton's leg ... Read more...
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Egyptian cobra escapes from Bronx zoo
March 29th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bronx, Mar 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials at the Bronx Zoo have closed an exhibition after an Egyptian cobra escaped from its enclosure. The animal is highly poisonous and officials took the first ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Snake that bit model did not die from silicone poisoning
March 19th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): After Israeli model Orit Fox was bitten on her surgically enhanced breast by a snake, rumours began to spread that the serpent died because it was poisoned by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
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 |
Snake dies of silicone poisoning after biting model’s ‘enhanced’ breast
March 15th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
London, March 15 (ANI): A snake attacked an Israeli model during a sexy photoshoot by biting into her surgically enhanced breast and later died from silicone poisoning.Orit Fox, a B-list model and ... Read more...
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New pics of English Loch Ness monster or ‘Bownessie’ hailed as best ever
February 19th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): New pictures of a long humpbacked creature surfacing from Lake Windermere have been hailed as the best ever taken of the English Loch Ness monster or "Bownessie".The photograph, ... Read more...
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Cambodian snake wedding attracts hundreds of villagers
January 4th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): A wedding ceremony in Cambodia has attracted nearly 1,000 people - reason - the bride and groom are snakes.The marriage of Chamreun, a 16-foot, 200-pound female pet python ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Levytator - the moving staircase that can glide round corners!
December 26th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 26 (ANI): For escalators, it's no longer just up and down. A newly invented moving staircase, called Levytator, will be able to twist, bend, spiral and even snake around sharp ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ethnic Indian Singaporean loses 67 kg, wins $100,000
December 15th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 15 (IANS) Singapore's ethnic Indian Viveganandam Deveraj was crowned the winner of The Biggest Loser Asia 2, a popular weight-loss reality TV series, it was reported here.The 24-year-old walked ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man wins $100K for being the ‘Biggest Loser’
December 15th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 15 (ANI): An Indian-origin man in Singapore has won 100,000 US dollars after he was crowed as the winner of 'The Biggest Loser Asia 2', a popular weight-loss reality ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Saudi Arabia distances itself from WikiLeaks expose
December 1st, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Dec 1 (IANS) The US cables exposed by WikiLeaks "do not concern the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", an official said after communications showed Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region ... Read more...
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Injured 12-foot long python retrieved in Purulia
November 22nd, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
By Amjad KaziPurulia (West Bengal), Nov.22 (ANI): A 12 foot-long python has been retrieved from Barundih village in West Bengal's Purulia District.Villagers discovered the injured python and informed forest offcials officials about ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Eco friendly crackers on high demand in Jaipur
November 5th, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Nov 5 (ANI): The demand for pollution free crackers is at rise in Jaipur on the auspicious occasion of Diwali.The local manufacturers of Jaipur have decided to make it a less ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Mallika Sherawat: The Tight Serpent Body Suit Made Her Still For Six Hours At A Stretch
October 22nd, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): After seeing Big B in the Auro make up, for the film Paa, and hearing about him having to sit for hours at a stretch without ... Read more...
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Did Mallika Use A Body Double For The Nude Scenes Of Hisss?
October 20th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Mallika Sherwat has given her best to turn into an international ‘naagin’ for her upcoming Hollywood flick Hisss. As per the international viewpoint, clothes obstructs one’s ... Read more...
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Whakatane bakers’ world-record cake aim
October 17th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Oct 17 (ANI): A group of Whakatane bakers have apparently set a record for the biggest cake ever baked.The cake is in the shape of a snake, measuring 62.34 metres.The cake ... Read more...
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South African swimmer finds a bat
October 6th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Gues what ace South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh found in his room in the Commonwealth Games Village? A bat! And he put up a photo ... Read more...
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South Africa optimistic of a ‘memorable’ Commonwealth Games
September 27th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): With less than a week left for the Commonwealth Games, South African High Commissioner to India Harris Mbulelo Majeke on Monday expressing confidence said India will host ... Read more...
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Weightlifting coach Harnam Singh gives thumbs up to conditions at Games Village
September 27th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.27 (ANI): National weightlifting chief coach Harnam Singh on Monday described the Games Village meant for Commmonwealth Games as "fine" and said he had no problems in the rooms."We are ... Read more...
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