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Ban peacock feathers' trade, proposes Ramesh

Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday announced a proposal to ban trade of peacock feathers to protect the national bird from illegal poaching and killing.Inviting comments before......

Poachers poison 30 peacocks to death

At least 30 peacocks in Salabhari forest in Barabanki died after suspected poachers fed them with edibles containing poison on Sunday, police sources said on Monday. Irate villagers later beat the......

First Look: Shane and Falguni Peacock

Designers Shane and Falguni Peacock married jewellery to clothes and presented crystal encrusted pants and bead-strung blouses in a collection that was both opulent and extravagant.The designer......

18000 people ink plea seeking peace Nobel for Malala

Over 18,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Nobel Foundation to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousufzai for her work in promoting education for girls.......

Shocking! Arun Ferreira's account of prison life

What recently released activist Arun Ferreira had to say about police torture methods is shocking, to say the least. To know more about Ferreira and why he was arrested, click...

Max founder Analjit Singh gets Golden Peacock Award

Max India founder and Vodafone chairman Analjit Singh has been given this year's Golden Peacock Award for personal leadership and his contribution to society.Eric Pickles, Former Prime Minister of......

Govt to ban trade of peacock feathers

To save the endangered national bird peacock from extinction, government has made plans to ban trade of its feathers, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Monday.He expressed concern that the......

Tata Steel bags Golden Peacock for CSR

Tata Steel, world's sixth largest steel maker on Wednesday said it has bagged the 'Golden Peacock' award for 2009 for its corporate social responsibility initiatives."The notion of social......

Satyam to be stripped of corp governance award

Satyam Computer Services, in the eye of a storm for financial wrong doings, will be stripped off the Golden Peacock Award -- the very laurel it used for trumpeting its corporate governance norms......

RIL wins Golden Peacock

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has won the Golden Peacock Global Award for Excellence in corporate governance for 2008.The annual award is conferred by the World Council for Corporate......

Iranian film bags top honour at IFFI

Also ReadIFFI: Good Bye Lenin! is best filmIranian filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf was on Sunday awarded the Golden Peacock for her film At Five in the Afternoon at the 34th International Film Festival......

Was Bombay Jayashri's Life of Pi song inspired?

There are remarkable similarities between Bombay Jayashri's Oscar-nominated song in Life of Pi and Irayimman Thampi's age-old composition. We make a case for the 200-year-old melody.Almost every......

WORST Dressed Filmi Gals At The Awards? VOTE!

Awards seasons have their fair share of fashion hits and misses. However, while stars leave no stone unturned for their grand red carpet appearances, few get their styling right. After the best......

PIX: Bollywood hotties flaunt 'dual' colours

Two-tone dresses jazz up our Bollywood beauties' wardrobe and how! Take a look at some of their most glamorous versions.Last year saw colour-blocked outfits become quite a rage with Bollywood......

PIX: Bipasha Goes for Gold!

Bipasha Basu has taken a shine to the golden hue. Check out the star's recent public appearances and you'll know what we are talking about!At the Riteish-Genelia wedding receptionBips wore an......

Pistorius gracious after 100m defeat to Peacock

There was more disappointment at the Paralympics for South Africa's Oscar Pistorius after he was left trailing in the wake of Britain's Jonnie Peacock in the men's 100m final on Thursday.......

'Danger to cricket' Kaneria banned for life by ECB

Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria was given a life ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board for his involvement in the Mervyn Westfield spot-fixing case. Apart from Kaneria, the ECB......

I spent around 800 pounds on Dilshan: Nupur Mehta

Despite doing a couple of Hindi films and television commercials some years back, Nupur Mehta was relatively unknown till she hit the headlines after her name was dragged......

Video: Nupur Mehta says ICC has given her a clean chit

Bollywood starlet Nupur Mehta on Wednesday claimed that the International Cricket Council has given her a clean in the alleged match-fixing scandal during the World T20 in 2009 after they......

Bollywood starlet questioned on fixing claims

An ICC anti-corruption investigator on Monday questioned Bollywood starlet Nupur Mehta in connection with the match and spot-fixing allegations made by a British newspaper a few months ago. Mehta,......

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Q. What will happen to an egg which a peacock lays sitting on the branch of a tall tree?......Will it break?
Harsh Kandpal: A. more

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Q. they have taken...our..PEACOCK...THRONE...THEY HAVE TAKEN..AWAY..OUR..KOHINOOR..DIAMOND...they have also..taken away..ours..TIPU SULTANS..SWORD......they have also taken away..ours...NUMEROUS...BHODDHI..SCRIPTA..AND...OURS..GOLDEN..BHUDHDHA STATUE....ARE WE TAT MUCH HELPLESS....
Anamikaverma: A. peacock will not lay eggjob is given to peahen more

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Q. why Krishna have mor pankh on his head?
Manpreet: A. Those days UNITY was MISSING solely !! And we have paid the price then for it !! Can't help it more

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Los Angeles calls upon star French designers for 'Figaro' opera

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Count Almaviva, muscles bulging and resplendent in white, struts like a peacock across the stage belting his baritone at... ...

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Deborah Turness is NBC News president

MUMBAI: Deborah Turness, who was ITV News editor in the UK has been named US news broadcaster NBC News president. The announcement was made by... ...

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The EPL season that was

Fox Sports football host Adam Peacock joined us to wrap up another enjoyable season of the Barclays Premier ...

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Out with the whites, in with the hues

More celebrity brides are ditching traditional white wedding gowns and opting for something new. Will Indian brides follow suit? When actress Reese... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1838011/report-out-with-the-whites-in-with-the-hues

Use of sixth sense critical to our spiritual journey

O ur five senses are of little use in delving into our inner selves, the use of the sixth sense is however critical to the spiritual journey. The... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Use-of-sixth-sense-critical-to-our-spiritual-journey/2013/05/22/article1600897.ece