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Street lighting changing insect ecosystems: Study

Groups of invertebrates living near artificial lights include more predators and scavengers, a study...

Tree planted in memory of Aarushi-Hemraj

An NGO, in joint collaboration of Students of the Government PG College, on Tuesday planted a tree o...

200 war criminals wander on British streets

There are over 200 suspected war criminals roaming around the streets of Britain, statistics have re...

America`s National Christmas Tree dead!

America`s National Christmas Tree planted near the White House has died due to complications from "t...

Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing

Hundreds of activists across the US joined the worldwide May Day protests, with Occupy Wall Street m...

Apple crushes Street targets, dispels iPhone fears

Apple Inc`s quarterly results beat Wall Street estimates on stronger-than-expected demand for the iP...

Google Street View comes to Israel

Google has launched its popular Street View service in the Israeli`s three largest cities.

Google fined $25,000 for impeding FCC investigation

Google Inc (GOOG.O) has been fined $25,000 for impeding a U.S. investigation into the Web search lea...

Mamata Banerjee defends transfer of police officer

IPS officer Damayanti Sen had differed with Mamata Banerjee on the genuineness of the Park Street ra...

Cop who cracked Park Street rape case shifted

Kolkata police crime wing`s first woman chief Damayanti Sen, the IPS officer who cracked the Park St...

Even trees can suffer jetlag

Trees have biological clocks and can be affected by jetlag just as humans, a new study has revealed.

Google charts a careful course through Asia`s maps

Google rushed out its panoramic Street View maps in Thailand on Friday as part of the country`s effo...

Trees may help generate electricity in air

Plants may play a role in electrifying the atmosphere, a new finding has suggested.

Occupy protest anniversary ends with police sweep

Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore made an appearance at Zuccotti Park, milling around with protest...

`Osama’s eldest wife called younger wife slut’

The brainy Khairiah was said to be jealous about Amal getting to sleep with Osama all the time.

CWG street lighting scam: Charges framed against 7

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges against seven accused,for their alleged role in the CWG stre...

Cherry trees planted as tsunami caution for future

Organizers believe that a lack of knowledge among local residents regarding tsunamis may have worse...

Scandinavian trees `survived the last Ice Age`

Contrary to widely held perception, a new study has claimed that a number of trees in Scandinavia su...

Tree lobster thought to be extinct found alive

The tree lobster insect that was thought to be extinct for 80 years was found alive on a rock in the...

‘Miracle tree’ could produce clean drinking water

Scientists have turned to Moringa oleifera, also called the “miracle tree” – a plant grown in equato...

My Park Street rape statement distorted: Mamata

West Bengal CM blamed a section of media for distorting her statement and said her initial response ...

Two arrested in Kolkata Park Street rape case

Two persons were arrested in connection with the alleged rape of an Anglo-Indian woman.

Woman claims rape by five persons on Park Street

An Anglo-Indian woman has filed a complaint with the police that she was allegedly raped while retu...

Giant trees face dire future

The world`s biggest and most magnificent trees face a dire future - thanks to logging, deforestation...

Tree rings may undervalue climate response to volacanic eruptions

Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructio...

Indian-American Preet Bharara on Time cover

Nominated by President Obama as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Bharara was u...

France convicts Google Maps for unfair competition

The court ordered Google to pay 500,000 euros in damages and interest to the plaintiff and a 15,000 ...

Wall Street puzzles over Google`s new direction

Google Inc (GOOG.O), which revolutionized Internet searches with an easy-to-use website, has itself ...

Occupy London campers told to leave cathedral

Dozens of activists from Occupy London have been camping outside St Paul`s cathedral since October.

68 Occupy protesters arrested in NYC

Authorities say dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested as they tore down the barrica...

Fire in Kolkata building, none injured

Panic gripped Kolkatans on the first day of the year after a fire broke out on the seventh floor of...

Ancient Chinese tree growth after transplantation

An over 4,000 years old cypress tree that was transplanted nine months ago in northwest China`s Shaa...

A prototype TV that helps you interact virtually!

A prototype television, which converts physical hands into virtual ones when users put them in the b...

Croaks help frogs locate mates with matching DNA

Female tree frogs select mates by picking out the one which shares the same DNA as them.

Nepal: Thousands throng to celebrate Christmas

Hindus and Buddhists also joined Christians, as people were also seen in restaurants and night clubs...

Govt proposes scheme for street vendors: Selja

Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja today said the Centre has proposed a scheme in the...

Vietnam store makes Christmas tree from cellphones

The glittering, cone-shaped creation has been on display for about two weeks outside the store in so...

Wall Street protesters halt operations at western

More than 1,000 Occupy Wall Street protesters blocked cargo trucks at busy West Coast ports, forcing...

Zimbabwe`s famed "hanging tree" falls

Many icons of the first uprising against white settlers were said to have been hanged from the tree ...

Occupy protests: US police arrest 62 people

Police arrested 62 protesters as supporters of Occupy Wall Street targeted lobbyists who promote t...

Delhi govt to take over 499 streets from MCD

Unhappy over the poor maintenance of roads by MCD, Delhi govt decided to take over 499 streets with ...

Greece okays austerity budget after street clashes

Greece`s coalition government on Wednesday passed an austerity 2012 budget aimed at shrinking its de...

Seven Israeli women held over right-wing violence

Seven young Israeli women have been arrested on suspicion of participating in the destruction of hu...

Obamas lights up National Christmas Tree in the US

US President Barack Obama and the first family lit up the National Christmas tree in a traditional c...

More than 200 arrested in Occupy LA raid

Police argued that the camping created health hazards and interfered with local commerce.

New Zealand chopper crashes putting up Xmas tree

The aircraft slammed into the ground, with the cockpit surviving in one piece and the pilot, walking...

UC Davis investigates pepper spray incident

Video footage of a policeman in riot gear using pepper spray on a group of student protesters spread...

Passive Occupy protesters take pepper spray blast

The incident was captured on cellphone video and spread virally across the Internet on Saturday.

Egypt’s Tahrir square burns as police, people clash

Egyptian soldiers and police set fire to protest tents in the middle of Cairo`s Tahrir Square.

‘Day of Action’ for Wall Street protesters

Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the US on Thursday. Hundred...

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