The mystery over incidents of chopping of braids in Delhi and other states continued as more such cases were reported.
'Like public smoking, like the decriminalisation of homosexuality, like the acceptance of medical marijuana, veganism awaits its generational change,' says Aakar Patel.
'The prime minister can think of bullet trains and speed, but cannot think of special measures to save these magnificent creatures.'
The underwater world has never looked so magical, mysterious and mesmerising. These photographs are some of the stunning medal winners in the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021 contest.
An Instagram model from California, United States says she's lucky to be alive after she was attacked by a shark during a photo shoot. Model and nursing student Katarina Zarutskie (@katarinazarutskie) was swimming in Staniel Cay in the Bahamas when she was bit on the wrist by a shark -- and her lucky escape was all captured on camera.
Intellectual Property is still a strange beast in this country. People eye it rather warily, uncertain of its temperament (how hard will it bite or is it the clawing sort?) and the hidden threat in its still unfolding contours. To familiarise businessmen with this creature, industry organisations have been doing a fair amount of spadework organising seminars, workshops and talks by visiting experts.
Maurice Bloch of the London School of Economics argues that humans are the only species to practice religion because they are the sole creatures to have evolved imagination. According to Bloch's theory, initially humans had to develop the essential brain architecture to imagine things and beings that don't subsist physically, and the likelihood that people somehow survive on after their death.
Researchers have identified 108 species found since the first discovery was named in 1824 and believe that the variety of creatures make Britain an important area for dinosaur remains."We're probably in the top five places in the world for concentrations of dinosaurs," said Darren Naish, a vertebrate paleontologist at Portsmouth University and one of the researchers who carried out the study.The review is published in the Journal of the Geological Society.
'Jurassic World is a perfectly passable blockbuster with a B-movie heart -- but why on earth would you want to watch something so unremarkable when Mad Max: Fury Road is still in theatres and gets better on each viewing?' asks Raja Sen.
Researchers have found that contrary to assumptions that humans possess an evolutionary predisposition to fear the creepy creatures, it is the exposure to negative information about snakes and spiders, which causes phobias.
'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is every bit a horror film split into predictable hostility and periodic close calls,' says Sukanya Verma.
"They must ensure culture of peace and solidarity between different religious communities and spread a teaching which honours all human creatures,"
The monster in the 1979 sci-fi flick starring Sigourney Weaver as a kick-butt extra-terrestrial annihilator pulled in about 34 percent votes in a poll of fans for Sky Movies' Creature Features season this week.
According to the theory profounded by Professor George Poinar of the Oregon State University and his wife Roberta, the demise of the dinosaurs and the rise and evolution of the insects, particularly the biting and disease-carriers, are linked to each other.
The fascination for the skies and what lies beyond has fathered an expansive stockpile of astronomical myths and legends and in India, also an elaborate astrological system, notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the second film in the series, after the immensely successful first installment The Lion, the Witch and the Wardobe, continues its tradition of dramatically adapting and ingeniously altering from C S Lewis' Narnian saga. Only this time, grit and combat take precedence over emotion and enchantment.
Chidambaram, who is also senior spokesperson of Congress, said at the AICC briefing.
Once maverick Johnny Depp is now looking for comfort, not speed.
An American TV crew which claimed to have found footprints of the mysterious Yeti in the Himalayas plan to get castings from the prints analysed in the US, even as the Nepal Mountaineering Association expressed doubts over the discovery.
Takes to the sea to save whale sharks off the Gujarat coast from being hunted to extinction.
The study also found that most GM foods did not disclose the fact on the label. "A few also made false claims of being GM-free," the study by CSE said.
The new converts come from far-flung areas of Maharashtra like Nashik and Solapur. They have been ostracised and have faced the brunt of the caste-equations.
The Jet Airways of old is no more and the industry mourns its demise. Anjuli Bhargava reports.
The film will feature a song by Tamil singer Adhi.
'Space is dangerous and there will be many failed attempts as we try to use mankind's ingenuity to take the next evolutionary step.'
Rivlin, who attended a prayer meet at the House, said, "I could not have returned to Israel without stopping over and paying my respects to the martyrs of this establishment and other victims who were killed during the 26/11 attacks.
It'll be a relief when the rightful chefs are back to claim the kitchen so the household can be restored to its old ways, says Kishore Singh.
M C Mary Kom, who is also a sitting Rajya Sabha MP, said the alarming increase in the number of rapes in the country has left her feeling "hurt and helpless" while star shuttler Saina Nehwal condemned the 'ghastly crimes'.
There are certain techniques celebrities apply to alleviate stress which you too can follow in your daily life, says yoga guru and life coach Grand Master Akshar.
To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair.
'The unveiling of the Cybertruck seems to me the turning point in the design and manufacture of automobiles in much the same way as American skyscrapers were the turning point of architectural design in the world,' says Aakar Patel.
Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick. Sukanya Verma tells us why.
Get ready to challenge yourself.
'My boss was a woman. Not any woman, she was a demanding, rude and foul-mouthed creature whom I liked immediately,' says Aakar Patel.
Bystanders kept their distance but worked to pour water over the gills of the massive predator.
Bengaluru-based Babajob, an online livelihood marketplace has advertised for a new job category 'The Pokemon Catcher'.
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