‘Chak de’ moment: Hockey as passion (Feature) (With Images)
July 1st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) With a swift flick of the hockey stick, the ball whizzes past the padded up goalie. The victors let out a loud cheer, and even ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Asteroid may yield clues about Earth’s formation
October 31st, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 31 (IANS) A half-km wide asteroid which streaks past the Earth next week could provide clues about how the planet was formed.
The space rock, which is known ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Dogs compete for status ‘peeing over pee’
April 28th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 28 (ANI): A new study has found that both female and male dogs compete for status using the height, leg-lift angle, location and quality of their pee.The study also found ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Taliban ‘commander’ negotiating peace with Afghan NATO chiefs was Pak ’shopkeeper’
November 24th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 24 (ANI): NATO chiefs in Afghanistan have been severely embarrassed after being let down by a Pakistani shopkeeper who disguised himself as a Taliban commander during secret peace negotiations, ... Read more...
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Music is Anjaana Anjaani’s Highlight
May 25th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sajid Nadiadwala's forthcoming movie Anjaana Anjaani is seemingly scheduled to release this year on September 24. The movie starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra is directed ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Flies’ extremely quick eyesight may inspire ultimate vision for robots
August 1st, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 1 (ANI): Inspired by how the blow fly's extremely quick eyesight helps to keep it from losing orientation as it makes "lightning-fast" movements to and fro, scientists in Germany have ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
They risk their lives to clean your drains (Feature)
May 24th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Nikita Balasubramanian and Shweta Srinivasan
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Sukh Ram strips to his bare minimum and slithers into a stinky manhole as traffic whizzes above him. With no face masks ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soon, a tsunami invisibility cloak to protect ocean structures from destruction
September 30th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 30 (ANI): Scientists have shown that its possible to make oil rigs or other ocean structures invisible to tsunami waves, with the help of an invisibility cloak.Invisibility cloaks ... Read more...
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