Bengal Tiger gets new home
August 13th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Guadalajara, Aug 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Guadalajara, the capital city of the western Mexican State of Jalisco has been home to the 6month old Bengal tiger cub called Albert for the past 3 ... Read more...
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Preity Zinta to be honoured at Venice Film Festival
September 3rd, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta will be honoured at the Venice Film Festival for bringing cultural harmony through her work.The actress will be awarded the "World Diamond ... Read more...
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Vanessa Hudgens hated her ‘tree-trunk legs’
March 16th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Vanessa Hudgens has revealed that she once hated her 'tree-trunk legs'."I grew up dancing a lot, so I was self-conscious of what I would call my 'tree ... Read more...
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Brit couple find image of E.T. ingrained on chopped tree trunk
March 1st, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 1 (ANI): A retired couple in Britain were surprised when while chopping firewood they discovered the image of E.T. etched on the tree trunk.Pete Burford, 72, was chopping a poplar ... Read more...
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‘Floating leaf’ skyscraper coming up in Taiwan
November 21st, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) It could have been straight out of a "Star Wars" film or science fiction video game, but is actually a design for a futuristic skyscraper that will come ... Read more...
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Taiwanese tech-tree skyscraper complete with floating ‘leaf’ observatories
November 20th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): At first, it looks like a scene straight out off a Star Wars film, but the futuristic new Taiwanese skyscraper is set to dominate the skyline soon.The 1000 ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Bangalore; one killed as tree falls
August 21st, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 21 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed this garden city of Karnataka for over two hours Saturday afternoon and claimed the life of an autorickshaw driver whose vehicle came under a huge ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Britain’s earliest house discovered in North Yorkshire
August 11th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): University of Manchester and York researchers have uncovered the earliest surviving house of Britain at a site in North Yorkshire.The house dates to at least 8,500 BC - ... Read more...
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New Treehotel in Sweden features room shaped like a UFO
July 17th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 17 (ANI): A new hotel in Sweden is set to offer guests the chance to stay in rooms shaped like a UFO, birds nest and a "mirrorcube".The Treehotel, which ... Read more...
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Ant communities have suicide bombers too!
July 14th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): Self-bombing terrorists don't just exist among humans, as ants too commit suicide in a very dramatic way while taking others out with them, according to an ecologist.In a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Like humans, mongooses too pass on traditions to their young
June 4th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 4 (ANI): Just like humans, mongooses too carry out traditions that are passed down from one generation to the next, a new study has found.Mongooses do have some features that ... Read more...
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Chimpanzee death due to liver, lung injuries
April 9th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The chimpanzee, which died after falling from a tree trunk at Alipur zoological garden here, succumbed to liver and lung injuries, an expert said after the post-mortem examination ... Read more...
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Chimpanzee dies at Kolkata zoo
April 8th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) A full-grown chimpanzee died after falling from a tree trunk at Alipur zoological garden in the West Bengal capital Thursday, an official said.
According to sources, the incident took ... Read more...
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Brit man breaks world record for catching the biggest ever carp
January 11th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): A Brit man is said to have broken the world record for catching the biggest ever carp, which is the same weight as Aussie singer Kylie Minogue.Angler ... Read more...
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Security forces advance into Maoist-held Lalgarh (Lead)
June 18th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 18 (IANS) Advancing security forces lobbed tear gas shells and made a baton charge to break a 'human wall' put up by Maoist cadres, armed with bows ... Read more...
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Jessica Rasdall Speaks on Teen Drinking and Driving
June 6th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by GD
Laura Gorman was killed in a drink and drive car crash that took place on February 2006. The 18-year-old girl was traveling in the car which was being driven by her best ... Read more...
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Landslides disrupt toy train service in West Bengal
May 28th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri, May 28 (ANI): Landslides in West Bengal have disrupted the movement of the world famous toy train, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.The famous Darjeeling toy train runs ... Read more...
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Six die as tourist bus falls into a gorge near Mussorie
May 24th, 2009 - 10:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashish GoelBhatta Fall (Uttarakhand), May 24 (ANI): At least six persons, including a child, died after a tourist bus fell into a gorge here in the early hours of Sunday. Thirty-five ... Read more...
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Disney animators ‘recycled’ old scenes
April 21st, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 21 (ANI): Many classic Disney films contain scenes that were copied from the studio's earlier hits, a new study has found.The clip, which revealed the astonishing finding, shows how backgrounds ... Read more...
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Witherspoon had to be picked up by Vaughn in new flick to solve height disparity!
November 18th, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): The height difference between Reese Witherspoon and her co-star Vince Vaughn in the new festive film Four Christmases was so much that he had to pick the ... Read more...
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Witherspoon too short for Vaughn
November 18th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 18 (IANS) Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon was too short for her co-star Vince Vaughn in the movie "Four Christmases", as became clear when he had to pick her up ... Read more...
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