Four kids die playing with bomb in Vietnam
byHanoi: At least four children died when the bomb from the Vietnam War they were playing with blew up, police said Monday. The accident occurred…
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Fish ear bones can reveal past climates
bySydney: Fish ear bones and their distinctive growth rings can offer clues to climate change impact in aquatic environments, says a latest finding. The ear…
Talibani Dictat: 3 Haryana families face social boycott
byRohtak (Haryana): The families of three youths, who eloped with a girl of the same gotra (lineage) and village, are being socially boycotted in Haryana…
Bihar village bans women from using mobiles
byPatna: A village panchayat in Bihar has prohibited women from using mobile phones and imposed heavy fines on them if they violated the diktat, an…
Palace found inside Chinese emperor’s tomb
byBeijing: A large palace complex has been discovered inside the tomb of China’s first feudal emperor at the site made world-famous by the 1974 discovery…
Corruption in Uttarakhand: electric poles lose weight in transit
byDehradun : It has been 12 years that Uttarakhand achieved statehood, a period where the state coffers have been literally ‘looted’ by the babudom….
A strange medical condition: 100 Orgasms in a day
byLondon: A British woman has a strange medical condition following which she has up to 100 orgasms a day. Kim Ramsey, 44, from Hertfordshire, feels…
New compound boosts efficacy of HIV, flu vaccine
byLondon: Scientists have discovered a compound that boosts the effect of vaccines against the flu, HIV and herpes virus in mice. Research by an…
Uttarakhand sports minister challenged to run 100 metres dash
byDehradun : Chief minister Vijay Bahuguna has found himself in a piquant situation on more than one occasion and more often than not that…
Weather Turns Birds Into More Flexible Singers
bySydney: Songbirds exposed to fluctuating weather for a long time become more flexible singers, suggests a new study. Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU)…