Srinagar: The multi-crore scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association is getting murkier. The whistleblower of the scam has claimed that he has been receiving threats. "I am getting threats clearly by people who have been beneficiaries of the scam. I have also detected huge siphoning of money by the officials," whistleblower Manzoor Wazir said. This came even as an internal panel began its investigations in the case. Meanwhile,...
08:39 AM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: The series of galloping horse images on the Google home page that seems to spring to life at the press of the play button is there as it is the 182nd birth anniversary of Eadweard J Muybridge (the J stands for James), the man behind the first ever galloping horse moving image (also the American bison cantering and more). A man of many names, he began his life...
02:06 AM, Apr 09, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Automatic ticket kiosks will be installed at the Museum and Zoo in the city, Museums and Zoos Minister P K Jayalakshmi told the Assembly in a written reply on Wednesday.The Department of Museums and Zoos has contacted C-DIT for the purpose and an estimate of Rs 38.85 lakh submitted, she said in reply to a question by V D Satheesan, Benny Behanan, Anvar Sadath and A T George.SUMMER WOESThe...
09:01 AM, Mar 22, 2012
Guwahati: At least two people have been injured in a grenade blast in Guwahati. The blast took place near Zoo Road outside a branch of Punjab National Bank in Guwahati at around 6:20 PM. Eyewitnesses claimed that the grenade was thrown from a Tata Safari. The injured have been taken to the hospital. Police have cordoned off the area and have started their investigations. The Union Home Ministry said that...
06:48 PM, Feb 28, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If you want to visit the Napier Museum and Zoo, spare some time in the morning, before high noon. That was the advice a tourist from Latvia who returned after a walk in the Zoo gave to a group of foreigners who were assembled outside the exit gate.The Latvian citizen, like scores of other tourists, was simmering with rage over the absence of the provision for drinking water on...
08:57 AM, Feb 27, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Complaints have been raised about copying questions from a guide for the examination conducted by the PSC for the posts of Higher Secondary School Teacher (Zoology), reserved for SCs/STs. On November 3 last year the examinations were held for the posts of higher secondary school teacher (senior) zoology (category no. 118/09) and higher secondary school teacher (junior) zoology (category no. 232/09). The senior post had three vacancies and junior...
08:31 AM, Jan 16, 2012
London: Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson says she she no longer wants to take on parts of naive women but wants more challenging parts. The 27-year-old actress says she is now more interested in roles where women have experienced life rather than those who have not really lived, reported Femalefirst online. "I think that as I get older, I'm now looking at rolesthat move away from that kind of ingenue mould...
01:24 PM, Dec 16, 2011
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The animals in the city zoo are still living under the threat of virus infection. Chances are high for the spread of the canine distemper virus, which claimed the lives of four jackals in the city zoo and affected the remaining four. Realising the seriousness of situation, the zoo authorities approached the Forest Department for its approval for euthanasia. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests R Raja Raja Varma confirmed...
08:54 AM, Dec 15, 2011
Islamabad: Armed men have attacked PML-N offices across Sindh province and burnt alive a party leader two days after the main opposition party staged a major rally against the Pakistan People's Party-led government. PML-N offices were ransacked and set on fire in different cities and towns of southern Sindh province, a stronghold of the PPP, late Saturday night, police said. The armed attackers fired gun sorts in the air, witnesses...
01:00 PM, Oct 30, 2011
Rajeev Masand reviews 'Mausam', 'Speedy Singhs', 'Johnny English Returns' and 'Zookeeper'. ...
11:03 AM, Sep 24, 2011
Cast: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb Director: Frank Coraci Like cigarettes, some films ought to come with a health warning. 'Zookeeper', in which a down-on-his-luck schlub gets romantic advice from talking animals, will give you a migraine, and is likely to invoke a lifelong hatred for simians. This idiotic film stars Kevin James as a caring zoo attendant who wants to get back with his old flame when he...
12:12 AM, Sep 24, 2011
San Francisco: If you're anything like me, your cellphone and its built-in camera is always on you, while your digital camera gathers dust at home. This wasn't always the case. Just a few years ago, phone cameras with a lowly 1.3 megapixels were the norm, and photos came out pixelated and poorly lit. No way would you have thought of ditching your regular camera for one of those. But as...
12:41 PM, Aug 11, 2011
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