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Excitement in air ahead of India`s first unmanned moon odyssey

Sriharikota, Oct 07: Excitement is in the air in thisspaceport of India ahead of the impending launch of India'sfirst unmanned lunar mission, Chandrayaan I which,

Future of Mars mission up in air

Los Angeles, Oct 08: Will NASA's flagship mission to Mars fly next year? The space agency could decide as early as Friday whether to cancel, ...
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Tiger population dwindles to 1,400 in India

Other Zee sitesZeecricSpice ZeePage3flicksmyPOPKORNZee TelevisionZee SportsZee GoldZee LearnZeenextZee AccessFun RepublicAsian Sky ShopDISHTV INDIA Udhagamandalam (TN), Oct 05: Tiger population in 30 Tiger reserves in the ...
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One in every four mammals across globe may become extinct

New Delhi, Oct 06: At least 25-36 percent of mammalspecies are facing the threat of extinction due to habitatdeterioration, global warming, pollution and illegal trade ...
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New newspaper for the Indian diaspora in Singapore

(IANS)Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Friday said it will launch a new weekly English newspaper, christened 'tabla!', for the Indian diaspora here.The newspaper, which will hit ...
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Rare Punjab photos of colonial era in London exhibition

(IANS)Rare photos of the nineteenth and early twentieth century from Punjab are on display at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in London in an exhibition ...
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Elephants can 'phone' with rumbles

Washington, Oct 01: A new research has shown that elephants use rumble vocalizations that can transmit over one and a half miles, in an attempt ...
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Peru to create special force to protect Amazon biodiversity

(IANS)Peru plans to create a special task force to safeguard forests and monitor the rivers in the Amazon basin, Environment Minister Antonio Brack has said, ...
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19 teenagers, children killed in Tanzania stampede

(IANS)At least 19 teenagers and children have died during a stampede at a disco organized to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of ...
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Children of diplomats withdrawn from Pakistan

Wednesday 1st October, 2008  Britain has decided to withdraw the children of its diplomatic corps in Pakistan.Children of all UK diplomats based in Islamabad have been ...
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Fake penis under attack for staying limp

Prosthetic penises that will be supplied free to eligible transsexual men next year are under attack for staying limp.Authorities justified funding fake penises for aesthetic

Peaches Geldof battling to save marriage

Peaches Geldof, daughter of rocker and humanitarian Bob Geldof, is trying to save her marriage.Thesun.co.uk reports that Peaches, 19, recently had an argument with husband

World`s largest jalebi fried in Meghalaya

Shillong, Nov 01: The world's largest 'jalebi' wasfried by a local confectioner here on Saturday and found its placein the Limca Book of Records. The

Ganga to be declared a national river

New Delhi, Nov 04: Government on Tuesday decided todeclare Ganga as a 'national river' and also set up a highpowered Ganga River Basin Authority to

Same sex marriages cancelled in US states

In the United States, same-sex marriage has been rejected by the voters in referendums in California, Arizona and Florida.The vote was concurrent with the presidential

Jackson enjoyed working with porn star in 'Soul Men'

Actor Samuel L. Jackson says he enjoyed working in the movie "Soul Men" because his favourite porn star Vanessa Del Rio was his co-star.Contactmusic.com reports

Car number plate 1234 sold for $46,000 in Hong Kong

Wealthy Hong Kong may be teetering on the brink of a recession but a prestige car number plate can still fetch more than $46,000, auctioneers

Child abuse software will identify online predators

A computer program that can identify paedophiles who pretend to be children on the Internet, is being developed by scientists at Lancaster University in the

DeGeneres buys airtime for pro-gay marriage ad

(IANS)Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is spending $100,000 to buy TV airtime for a public service announcement (PSA) against a proposed ban on gay marriages.DeGeneres,

Sister Alphonsa is first Indian Catholic nun to be made saint

Irish SunSunday 12th October, 2008  (IANS)'She suffered herself to heal the suffering of others,' is how Pope Benedict XVI poignantly described Kerala nun Sister Alphonsa while
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