Life, More features, 7th Feb 2018, News & Stories from India

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Life More Features 07 Feb 2018

Life, More features, 07 Feb 2018

Gannets are extremely social birds and they make their decisions on where to live based on that (Photo: Pixabay)

Wildlife lovers mourn death of world's loneliest bird in New Zealand

Mr Bell found Nigel's body lying next to his stony sweetheart late last month and believes he died of old age.

07 Feb 2018 8:54 PM

He climbed the fence and sneaked on to the runway, to try and enter a plane (Photo: Pixabay)

Indian man in Sharjah sneaks into runway to board flight and meet fiancee back home

He had not bought a ticket as his passport was being kept by the company he worked for.

07 Feb 2018 8:13 PM

She can hold 10 spoons on her body at once (Photo: Pixabay)

Six-year-old from Russia has the ability to attract metal spoons to her body

She has won a local talent show and become a local celebrity thanks to her performance.

07 Feb 2018 7:49 PM

The court ordered Dragos to carry out 50 hours of unpaid work over the year, and to pay £85 costs and a £85 victim surcharge. (Photo: Instagram/DragosPatrunjel)

‘Britain’s best-dressed’ thief gets caught stealing Tesco sunglasses

When Patrunjel appeared before Swindon Magistrates Court on January 31, he admitted to seven charges of theft.

07 Feb 2018 6:09 PM

The man was saved with an emergency operation (Photo: AFP)

Tigers at circus rip off arms of man who was trying to feed them

The man had agreed to take care of 13 tigers at the circus two months back to feed his family.

07 Feb 2018 5:05 PM

Japan's Princess Mako and fiance Kei Komuro. (Photo: AP)

Fevered speculation as Japan princess postpones wedding

The 26-year-old eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito cited time constraints as the reason to delay the formal engagement.

07 Feb 2018 4:02 PM

Police are looking for the monk in the footage (Photo: YouTube)

Shocking footage shows Thai monk stealing women's underwear

The holy man was banished from his temple by the spiritual leader.

07 Feb 2018 3:47 PM

Ball and colleagues encouraged other researchers to duplicate their results, and drive down the level of uncertainty. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ozone layer declining over populated zones: study

Two possible suspects for this worrying trend stand out, the study concluded.

07 Feb 2018 3:13 PM

The niqab is a full veil with a small slit for the eyes, while the burqa is a full veil that covers the head and body with a mesh screen over the eyes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Denmark may soon ban Islamic full-face veils

Country all set to become next European country to ban Islamic veils after minister declares them 'incompatible with our values'.

07 Feb 2018 2:16 PM

China's terracotta warriors march to Liverpool museum

The exhibit also features a collection of more than 180 Chinese artefacts.

07 Feb 2018 1:30 PM

The Berlin Wall has been down, for as long as it was up: 10316 days. (Photo: Facebook/Howard Griffin Gallery)

Berlin Wall: The rise, and the artist who lead its fall

Thierry's aim was to paint the Wall so that it looked like a deformity and stood out, not to beautify it.

07 Feb 2018 11:32 AM

The findings suggest that lighter pigmentation being a feature of populations of northern Europe is more recent than previously thought. (Photo: AFP)

First modern Briton had dark skin, blue eyes, shows DNA

Known as 'Cheddar Man', ancient man has been brought to life through first DNA analysis of his remains.

07 Feb 2018 9:02 AM

At its most depleted, around the turn of the 21st century, the ozone layer had declined by about five percent, earlier research has shown. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ozone layer declining over populated zones, says study

Ozone in the lower stratosphere is slowly disintegrating, an international team of two dozen researchers warned.

07 Feb 2018 8:01 AM

The story is a simple human story set in World War I.

An invisible chapter of history comes to life

Both amusing and heart rending, the supercilious recruiter dances out the inducements of glory and money to the naive young men.

07 Feb 2018 7:25 AM

There is no stopping there, X and Y are not the only rare diseases.

Math behind diseases

To understand it mathematically, we need to consider all possibilities, even diseases other than X.

07 Feb 2018 3:08 AM

hink about how you can develop a product or a skill that you can encash in the future. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lessons learned in life

We have all been programmed for consuming by society and businesses.

07 Feb 2018 2:13 AM

Bitten by the parkour bug

Mixed martial artiste Shravan Satya and his friends have been on a mission to popularise Parkour.

07 Feb 2018 2:13 AM

All said and done, 2018 has brought more colours and energy to the festival this time.

Revelry in Kala Ghoda

The art and culture festival attendees tell us what brings them back year after year.

07 Feb 2018 12:19 AM

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