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Discovery channel HQ siege ends, gunman dead

Police shot dead a gunman to safely free three persons ending hours of standoff after he had taken them as hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in the suburb of Silver Spring, US.The......

Gunman storms Discovery channel building

A man armed with a handgun and possibly a bomb stormed the Discovery TV Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, a suburb of Washington, firing several shots and taking at least one person hostage,......

Three Indian-Americans win honours

Three Indian-Americans won high honours in Discovery channel's `Young Scientist Challenge 2007', the national contest held in Washington, DC, aimed at unearthing the best and brightest young......

2 scientists share Nobel Prize for chemistry

Peter Agre and Roderick MacKinnon have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2003 for discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes.Agre, from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,......

Indian American Fulbright scholar to research ayurveda

Kolkata-born Indian American physician Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya, who practices holistic medicine in New York, has created history by being selected the first US scholar by the Fulbright Program to......

Discovery to bring in 4th channel for DTH platform

Nearly 13 years after launching in India, Discovery Communications may soon bring in a fourth channel exclusively for the direct-to-homeplatform. Discovery Communications India currently has three......

What is CAS? What is DTH?

Watching television will no longer be the same again. Bad transmission quality, blackouts, disconnection of channels, high cable bills -- all these could soon be history.With Conditional Access......

The 10 years of Discovery Channel

In his corner office overlooking the green cover abutting the ridge in Delhi, Deepak Shourie is upbeat. The Discovery network is 10 years old in India and, to hear him bubble with enthusiasm, it's......

Discovery unveils lifestyle channel

Discovery Networks India, on Wednesday unveiled its new channel 'Discovery Travel and Living', the country's first 24-hour international lifestyle channel. Offering a mix of programming on travel,......

Broadcasters lower pay channel rates

Under pressure from the government, broadcasters, including STAR, Discovery, Sony and ESPN Star Sports,on Mondaycut the proposed maximum retail prices for their pay channels. Cable operators'......

Vote: Your Favourite Yash Chopra heroine face-off

She loves him. She loves him too. Exploring two sides of romantic devotion towards the same man has always fascinated filmmaker Yash Chopra. Often his films have pitched the passion......

Review: Bol Bachchan is amateurish and silly

Sukanya Verma says that Bol Bachchan is a typified Rohit Shetty slapstick.Lying needs imagination. Whether you're fabricating, exaggerating or distorting the truth. And the much loved filmmaker......

Aamir set to make his small screen debut with chat show

After Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, it's now the turn of Aamir Khan to make his presence felt on the small screen. He will be hosting a yet-to-be-titled television chat show, which will be based......

Bollywood says yes to drugs!

When Bollywood wants to show sin, they turn to drugs. With Rohan Sippy's Dum Maaro Dum out in theatres this Friday, here's a look at some truly memorable on-screen drug addicts. Dum Maaro Dum......

Johnny Depp wins award for Brit band's video

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp has scooped an award for directing a Brit band's video. The......

Popovych wins Tour's 12th stage

Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych restored some pride for the Discovery Channel team when he led a 115-km breakaway to clinch the 12th stage of the Tour de France over 211.5 kms from Luchon to......

World Cup countdown on television

As a build up to the FIFA World Cup in Germany, Discovery channel will show a six-part series chronicling the emergence of great teams and players in collaboration with FIFA, the world governing......

Savoldelli wins 17th stage

Giro d'Italia champion Paolo Savoldelli completed a near-perfect Tour de France for Lance Armstrong's Discovery Channel team when he won the longest stage in Revel on Wednesday.The 32-year-old......

Armstrong takes Tour lead

Lance Armstrong seized the Tour de France yellow jersey in dramatic fashion on Tuesday when his Discovery Channel team sped to victory in the fourth stage ahead of the CSC outfit of previous leader......

Oprah's Armstrong interview viewed by 28 million

Some 28 million viewers worldwide watched Oprah Winfrey's two-part interview last week in which cyclist Lance Armstrong finally admitted he had been taking performance-enhancing substances for......

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Q. which channel is good for entertainment zeetv, colors, starplus, life ok ,sony, or sab
RYALI KRISHNA: A. Discovery Channel says Black Mamba of Africa. more

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Q. Have you ever seen scorpion ? real wala picture me ya discovery channel wala nahi ?
Jaya: A. Sony - Crime Patrol, & CID .... my favouriteLife OK - 2613, & Savdhan India-India fights back, my favouritesDiscovery Channel, Animal...... more

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Q. DO Men and women literally see the world differently ?
Ataur Rahman: A. nope :( more

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Q. How can I make my son brilliant. He is in Ist Class.
SEEMA KAPOOR: A. yes there was an episode on this in Discovery channel. They show how differently women think about the same incident. They can think on many...... more

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Discovery Familia Expands Its Health Content Offering

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Marcia Cross Stars In New PSA About Prostate Cancer With The Safeway Foundation And Stand Up To Cancer

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Global leather accessories megabrand, RABEANCO, launches in the US

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Digital Experience of Felix Baumgartner's Jump From the Stratosphere Created and Produced by Red Bull Media House Wins Two Webby Awards

At the 17th Annual Webby Awards in New York City on May 21, the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences presented Red Bull Media House... ...

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Viacom study reveals how social media impact TV consumption

MUMBAI: Social media act as a multiplier for TV consumption amongst TV viewers. That's one of the findings of a multi-country study conducted by... ...

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