Special edition Limca Book of Records released at India@60 in NY
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath released the limited edition Limca Book of Records India Extraordinaire Sixty Years: Sixty Luminaries today at New York as part of the ongoing Incredible India@60 celebrations. ANI
Hearing of President Musharrafs dual offices case adjourned again
Pakistans Supreme Court today adjourned hearing of the constitutional petitions against the presidents dual offices for Thursday. ANI
WFP, UNICEF to provide relief to 5,000 displaced by Nepal violence
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) in Nepal will provide urgently needed humanitarian food aid and non-food items to 5,000 people displaced by communal violence across two districts in western Nepal. ANI
Greenland snow melting hit record high in high places, says NASA study
A new NASA-supported study has reported that 2007 marked an overall rise in the melting trend over the entire Greenland ice sheet. ANI
High Court acquits Baloch leader of treason charges
The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has acquitted Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) President Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal in a treason case. ANI
Pak fears rise in suicide attacks before presidential polls
There are threats of increase in suicide attacks in Pakistan before the October 6 presidential polls, Interior Ministry spokesperson Brigadier (retired) Javed Iqbal Cheema has said. ANI
Musharraf likely to secure two-thirds majority in Punjab Assembly
President Pervez Musharraf is likely to secure a two-thirds majority in the Punjab Assembly in the presidential election on October 6. ANI
Speed of the sperm depends on the competition
A study led by researchers at UC San Diego and UC Irvine has uncovered evidence that supports the theory that sperm swim much faster when faced with competition. ANI
The Clintons display their muscle!
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton possesses a ruthless streak too, and she wont hesitate to use her clout to exhibit it. ANI
1920s science kit named top smart toy of 2007
The Science Museum in London has named a retro science kit that reinvents the tradition of 1920s kits the top smart toy of 2007. ANI
Islamist leader wants revolution against the West
A mysterious sheik behind the Australian chapter of the Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir has revealed the organisations support for military coups and revolutions to overthrow non-Muslim governments worldwide. ANI
Israeli, Jordanian scientists grow artificial reefs to heal natural ones
Israeli and Jordanian scientists have constructed a string of artificial coral reefs in the Red Sea with the aim of weaning away divers and snorkelers from natural reefs, allowing them time to heal. ANI
Baked beans diet helps man shed 38 kilos!
A Brit man weighing a massive 133 kilos lost 38 kilos when he went on a baked beans diet, and ate nothing but that for six whole months. ANI
Manners, not looks, matter to women looking for Mr Right
When it comes to choosing Mr Right, its not so much a mans killer looks or IQ that matters to a woman, but his manners. ANI
Sothebys to auction Edward Is Magna Carta in December
A version of Magna Carta endorsed by Edward I in 1297 will be put up for sale at an auction later this year by Sothebys. ANI
Researchers set new record for brightness of quantum dots
Researchers at the University of Illinois have by placing quantum dots on a specially designed photonic crystal, demonstrated enhanced fluorescence intensity by a factor of up to 108. ANI
Pakistan defends arrest of opposition leaders
The Pakistan Government has defended the arrests of opposition activists opposing the re-election of President Pervez Musharraf in the wake of an unusually harsh statement by the US over the developments. ANI
No legal bar on Benazirs return: US
The US State Department has said that it is not aware of any legal bar on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttos return to Pakistan. ANI
Saltwater crocs navigate back to their homes several hundred kilometres away
Large estuarine crocodile can navigate back to their homes hundreds of kilometres away, a new study by a team of Australian researchers has revealed. ANI
Increase in international activity in J-K to strengthen Indias stand
Increasing activities and involvement of other countries in Jammu and Kashmir would strengthen Indias stance on the longstanding dispute over the Himalayan region, said Pakistan Foreign Office officials. ANI
If SC disqualifies Musharraf, Fahim will be the PPPs presidential candidate
If the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualifies President Pervez Musharraf from contesting the forthcoming elections for the countrys top post, the Pakistan Peoples Party would field Makhdoom Amin Fahim in the presidential race. ANI
Study reveals how plants use their own network to chat
Researchers from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) have found in a new study how plants use their own communication system to warn each other of impending danger. ANI
NASA/ESA Solar observatory finds its first officially periodic comet
The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has discovered its first officially periodic comet - which flies by the Sun at regular intervals. SOHO had already spotted this comet twice before. ANI
Migratory birds see magnetic field during flights, reveals study
Ornithologists from Oldenburg in Germany have found that the cryptochrome-containing neurons in the eye and a forebrain region (Cluster N), of migratory birds become active when processing magnetic compass information during flights. ANI
Scientists find how the zebrafish gets his stripe
Scientists have identified an important molecule that helps the zebrafish develop one of its four stripes of pigment cells. ANI
Coalition forces kill 60 Taliban fighters
At least sixty Taliban fighters were killed in Afghanistans southern Helmand on Wednesday. ANI
Singapore to invest in Indias infrastructure sector
Singapore Minister of State for Trade and Industry, S. Iswaran, has said that more and more companies from Singapore eyed India as an investment destination. ANI
Musharrafs continuance as Army Chief, is not a threat but a legal explanation
Pakistans Attorney General (AGP) Malik Muhammad Qayyum has said that his contention in the Supreme Court that Musharraf would continue as Army Chief if not elected as President, is not a threat but a legal explanation. ANI
New Yorkers to cherish first-ever major exhibition on Kashmiri art
The Asia Society is organising the first-ever major exhibition on the rich artistic tradition of Kashmir in New York next month. ANI
Al-Qaeda recruiting Europeans for training in explosives in Pakistan
The National Intelligence, an American spy agency, has accused that al Qaeda continues to recruit Europeans for training in the use of explosives in Pakistan, because the Europeans can easily enter US without a visa. ANI
Urban birds have developed coping mechanisms to survive in cities: Study
Birds that hang out in large urban areas have adapted to survive in a much larger range of conditions than their rural counterparts, a new study by researchers from the University of Washington has found. ANI
George Bush desperately needs phonetic lessons to speak in public!
U.S. President George W Bush is in dire need of an English teacher, even as his eight year presidency is close to winding up. ANI
Modern humans still retain Stone Age survival instincts
Modern humans still retain cavemans survival instincts at spotting predators and prey, despite living in the comforts of modern homes in urban localities, according to a new study published online in this weeks issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). ANI
I would allow IAEA to question AQ Khan: Benazir
Former premier Benazir Bhutto has said that if she again becomes Prime Minister of Pakistan, she would allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to question disgraced nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan. ANI
11 new plant, animal species discovered in Vietnams remote Green Corridor
A WWF expedition has uncovered 11 new plant and animal species in a remote area in central Vietnam. ANI
90 per cent of US aid to Pakistan goes to army
Ninety percent of the current US assistance of two billion dollars a year to Pakistan goes to the military, a report has said. ANI
Earths oceans were home-grown, not from outer space
Oceans on Earth were home-grown and formed because the young planet had a thick blanket of hydrogen, which reacted with oxides in the mantle to form lakes and seas, Japanese planetary scientists have said. ANI
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