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World’s Oldest Spider Web
By Assam on December 18, 2008
Scientists from the Oxford University have found the world’s oldest spider web in a prehistoric piece of amber. Oxford University paleobiologist Martin Brasier said the 140-million-year-old webbing provides evidence that arachnids had been ensnaring their prey in silky nets since the dinosaur age.
The spider web was found in a small piece of amber picked up [...]
Chrysler to Stop Production for One Month
By Assam on December 17, 2008
US automaker Chrysler on Wednesday said that it would shut down its entire manufacturing operation for a month. The decision has been taken due to he continued lack of consumer credit for the American car buyer and the resulting dramatic impact it has had on overall sales.
Chrysler LLC is the third-largest US automaker and recently [...]
Jessica Alba to appear in “The Office”
By Assam on December 17, 2008
NBC on Tuesday said that Hollywood actress Jessica Alba is set to guest appear in the upcoming post-Super Bowl episode of “The Office”. In the hour-long special episode, titled “Stress Relief”, some of the office workers will try to watch a pirated DVD during work. Alba and and comedic actor Jack Black will play characters [...]
Snoring burns more Calories!
By Assam on December 17, 2008
A new study has revealed that people who suffer from snoring, can burn more calories during rest than their counterparts. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, found that people who have the worst sleep apnea symptoms burned 373 more calories each day than those with a milder problem. The researchers believe that snoring [...]
Never compare your Child with other Children
By Assam on December 17, 2008
Often we see that many parents compares that kids with other children. Those parents thinks that it will help in improving the performance of their children. Even in schools many teachers compares students with one another. But, the fact is that comparing with other children is the single most devastating thing a parent can do [...]
No Chicken! Assam Zoo Cats refuses to eat!
By Assam on December 15, 2008
Leopards and jungle cats at the Assam State Zoo have refused to eat mutton after chicken was taken off the menu following the outbreak of bird flu in several districts of the state. Since last two days, all of the 14 leopards, 15 jungle cats and two clouded leopards in the zoo have refused to [...]
Russia’s Kseniya Sukhinova is Miss World 2008
By Assam on December 14, 2008
On Saturday, Russia’s Kseniya Sukhinova won the Miss World 2008 crown at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa. India’s Parvathy Omanakuttan won the crown of first runner up, while the second runner up crown went to Gabrielle Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago.
Sukhinova, 21, who took over the title from Zhang Zi Lin of [...]
Assam Bird Flu continues to spread
By Assam on December 14, 2008
Bird flu outbreak in Assam continues to cover new areas in the region. Blame it on lack of adequate facilities or reluctance of poultry owners, the deadly virus is now in seven districts of Assam. On Saturday, fresh deaths of poultry were reported from across bird flu-hit Assam. The central government is not happy with [...]
Kasab seeks legal help from Pakistan
By Assam on December 13, 2008
Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving terrorist from the Pakistani gang that attacked Mumbai on November 26, adimitted that he is a Pakistani and wrote a letter on Friday to the Pakistan High Commission seeking legal help. Earlier on Friday in an interview with to a leading media house of Pakistan, Amir Kasab, a man from [...]
FDA to reconsider Fish Consumption Guideline?
By Assam on December 13, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in USA, wants to reverse its current advice on fish consumption, which says that consumption of fish should be limited in pregnant women and young children as it may contain high levels of mercury. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has managed to lay its hands on an FDA report [...]
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Three Bomb Blasts in Guwahati
January 1, 2009
At least 5 people were killed and more than 50 injured in three bomb blasts that rocked Assam’s capital city Guwahati today. The bombs went off just a few hours before Union Home Minister P Chidambaram landed in the city. According to police sources, no one has taken responsibility for the blasts. But police sources [...]
Hollywood »
‘The Dark Knight’ sweeps People’s Choice Awards
January 8, 2009
The ‘Batman’ sequel, ‘The Dark Knight’ starring late Heath Ledger took away five awards in the “35th Annual People’s Choice Awards”. The summer blockbuster won for favorite movie, action movie, cast, superhero (Christian Bale) and onscreen matchup (Bale and Heath Ledger) during the ceremony, on Wednesday. The stars of the movie ‘Batman’ Christian Bale and [...]
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China cracks down on Porn
January 6, 2009
China on Monday launched a month-long a crackdown operation on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornographic content and other materials that could harms the morality and health of young people.
The campaign involves seven government agencies, including the State Council Information Office, the Ministry of Industry and Information [...]
Technology »
World’s First 3G Watch Phone
January 6, 2009
South Korean technology firm LG Electronics has unveiled the world’s first “3G watch phone.” Take a look at the image. This mobile phone that can be worn on wrist like a watch. The unique phone boasts a touch-screen dialing system with a camera and an in-built speaker.
With all these features of a multimedia mobile phone, [...]
Food and Drink »
Bacteria and Flavour of exclusive Cheeses
January 7, 2009
The age-old tradition of making cheese dates back at least 8,000 years. But it seems we still have much to learn about the bacteria responsible for turning milk into cheese. A group of International researchers led by Newcastle University has identified a new line of bacteria that flavours some of the world’s most exclusive cheese. [...]
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Chandrayaan finds iron reserves on Moon
December 29, 2008
An experiment on board India’s first moon mission Chandrayaan-I has indicated that there are abundant iron containing minerals on the lunar surface. According to news reports, data sent back to earth by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) indicates abundance of iron-bearing minerals such as [...]
