Is China going to eat up the whole world?
Whole species in India are disappearing and their parts fetching up in China. From scorpions to sharks and tigers, our neighbour is poaching our wild life furiously. Our border states have not even a single crow left. Our plants are under threat. All this in the name of traditional medicine.... read more »
Seemandhra lawmakers tear, burn copies of Telangana bill
Hyderabad – Tension prevailed in the Andhra assembly premises Monday when legislators from coastal Andhra and Rayalseema regions tore off and set fire to copies of the bill for formation of a separate Telangana state. Soon after Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2013, was tabled in the... read more »
Nepal’s CPN-Maoist party demands roundtable conference
Kathmandu – The Communist Party of Nepal, Maoist (CPN-Maoist), which boycotted the Nov 19 national elections, has reiterated its demand for holding a roundtable conference to end the political deadlock in the country, the party said Monday. After concluding its week-long central committee... read more »
Bill to form Telangana tabled in Andhra assembly
Hyderabad – The bill for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was Monday tabled in the state assembly amid protests by legislators from Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions. Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2013, for formation of separate Telangana was moved in the house, following which... read more »
Monitor lizard breathes in mysterious way like birds, alligators and dinos
Washington – A new study has revealed that air flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards- a breathing method shared by birds, alligators and most probably... read more »
‘Osama doc’ Afridi’s lawyer flees Pak after life threats from militants
Peshawar – The lawyer for Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped the United States track down al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has fled Pakistan after receiving threats from militants. Lawyer... read more »
Sebastian Vettel’s F1 helmet fetches eye-popping $118,000 in charity auction
Washington – Four-time Formula One world champion, Sebastian Vettel’s race helmet reportedly fetched a whopping 118,000 dollars at a charity auction in London. A race helmet, worn... read more »
Dortmund’s late goal against 10-man Marseille propels them to last 16 of Champions L...
Johannesburg – Borussia Dortmund has made it through to the last 16 of the Champions League. Dortmund scored a late win against 10-man Marseille to triumph 2-1 in Group F. Defender... read more »
Ozone hole still not on path of recovery
Washington – NASA scientists have found that declining chlorine in the stratosphere has not yet caused a recovery of the ozone hole – formed annually over Antarctica. Two new studies... read more »
