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Obama to bullying victims: I know what it's like

Washington: President Barack Obama smiled when he said his large ears and funny name once made him a target of school-yard harassment. But he was all seriousness Thursday when he told a White House conference on bullying that torment and intimidation must not be tolerated. Some 13 million students, about a third of all those attending school, are bullied every year, the White House said. Experts say that puts them...

10:24 AM, Mar 11, 2011

Spectacular manoeuvres at Bangalore air show

Flying Bulls, one of the best air aerobatics team in the world are in Bangalore. ...

08:01 AM, Feb 08, 2011

Male pterodactyls tools to woo opposite sex

London: Male pterodactyls, a class of flying reptiles which lived alongside dinosaurs between 220 and 65 million years ago, used their giant head crests to woo the opposite sex, a rare fossil find has revealed. Scientists who have unearthed a 160-million-year-old fossil, dubbed "Mrs T", believe that while female pterodactyls had no decorative markings on their heads, the males sported impressive plumes of feathers, five times the size of their...

06:44 PM, Jan 21, 2011

People unfazed by possibility of alien life

by IANS

London: The sight of flying saucers could drive people into panic on the streets, sci-fi would have us believe. But people have become so used to the idea of alien life that they would be 'unfazed' if little green men appeared in their presence, argues psychologist Albert Harrison, reports the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. He said things have changed dramatically since 1961, when the US Congress was...

04:59 PM, Jan 10, 2011

Flying schools using obsolete aircraft

by Raksha Shetty,CNN-IBN

Mumbai: An RTI application has revealed that while flying schools charge exorbitant fees to budding pilots. But new facts revealed in an RTI reply shows that accidents abound at these flying schools, causing deaths and destruction to aircraft. The RTI also shows the schools are using phased out aircraft, and throws up questions on the quality of instructors and maintenance at the schools. Every year, some 1800 students obtain a...

08:49 PM, Dec 06, 2010

Police shut down 'bullying' Facebook page

by IANS

Rome: A Facebook page that was being used by a group of teenaged students in Italy to bully and harass one of their classmates has been shut down by police, a media report said Saturday. The Minors' Court in Rome found guilty seven 14-year-old students of online abuse against a boy in their same class. The bullies created a Facebook page where they harassed the boy, insulting and calling him...

03:18 PM, Dec 04, 2010

Pterosaurs were soaring fliers and light landers

by Press Trust Of India

London: Pterosaurs, the largest known flying reptiles that roamed the earth some 65 million years ago, were light and fragile creatures best suited for catching rising air to soar, a new study has found. The ancient reptiles that existed at the time of dinosaurs were incredibly at their best in flying high and landing slowly, found the new study. "I wanted to understand how these animals flew, and as an...

09:59 PM, Nov 24, 2010

'No Flying from Fate' a lazy evening read

by Gayatri Makhijani,

Author Saurbh Katyal's storytelling way is commendable. ...

02:07 PM, Jul 06, 2010

10 ways to recycle

Here are few recommendations, and some tips for getting started. 1. Use recycle bins: Make sure your home and office are outfitted with recycling bins for paper, plastic and metal. Keep them out in the open and label them appropriately at everybody's convenience. 2. Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning: Adding insulation to your walls can lower heating costs more than 25 per cent, by reducing the use of air...

06:28 PM, Jun 17, 2010