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Taiwan showgirls strip for the dead

Dressed in mini skirts barely covering their hips, the two girls took to the neon-lit stage and moved vigorously to the loud pumping pop music. Their job: to appease the wandering spirits.

As the tem

Dogs given heroin dose to attack cops

Drug dealers are getting dogs hooked on heroin so they will attack police, according to reports.

Injections of the Class A narcotic make the animal junkies extra fierce and aggressive, as they are fo

Tree bank concept gains root in Chennai

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The concept of establishing tree banks is fast catching up in Chennai.

Concerned over environmental degradation, the Indian Telugu Association (ITA), Chennai, has decided to observe Gandhi Jayanthi

US daredevil to perform million volt show

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After being buried alive, nearly drowned and frozen in an ice cube, US magician and daredevil David Blaine is going electric - a million volts of electricity aimed right at him for three days.

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Design for Titanic II to be unveiled in New York

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Australian billionaire Clive Palmer on Wednesday said he will unveil the design and plans for his ambitious Titanic II project in New York with the help of John F Kennedy's daughter Caroline.

The fla

Now, 'storm-proof' umbrella that can beat 113 Kph winds

Researchers have developed a new 'storm-proof' unflappable umbrella, which they say can withstand storms as strong as blowing at 113 Kph.

Unlike traditional umbrellas that turn inside out by gusts of

Hearty laugh over top cop’s anecdotes

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Flaunting a lithe physique at 50, ADGP Sylendra Babu , the police force’s poster-boy for physical fitness had his audience of medicos and doctors in splits with his unabashed views on the average Ind

Now fly to office!

Sick of traffic jams while getting to office? You can now fly to your work place James Bond-style as a businessman in the UK does in his very own jet pack.

Businessman Jeremy Paxton started doing his

'Made in China' coffins enter Kerala market

A variety of products have flooded Indian market after the liberalisation process was initiated two decades ago and the latest one to make its entry is 'made in China' coffins.

A consignment contain

From ragpickers to waste managers

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For 28-year-old Durai in Chennai, it was a daily struggle to feed his family. Besides rummaging through the huge mounds of waste in the corporation dump yard to pick up recyclable stuff and earn a liv

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.