Cheetah’s speed secrets revealed

Last Updated: Sunday, September 9, 2012, 14:15

Japanese researchers claim to have unlocked the mystery behind the cheetah’s amazing speed by mapping the muscles fibres of the big cat.

Why Rupert Grint became nervous

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 09:50

British actor Rupert Grint became nervous when he was shooting scenes for ‘Cbgb’ when musician Cheetah Crome turned up at the shoot.

Usain Bolt can’t be faster than a cheetah

Last Updated: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 18:01

Even Usain Bolt, currently the fastest man in the world, couldn’t outpace greyhounds, cheetahs, or the pronghorn antelope, according to a light-hearted comparison of the extraordinary athleticism of humans and animals in the Veterinary Record.

Army chopper crashes in Siachen, pilot dead

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 15:24

A Cheetah helicopter belonging to Army crashed in the Siachen Glacier region on Wednesday killing a pilot.

SC stays Cheetah Re-introduction Project

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 20:08

The Supreme Court today stayed the implementation of Cheetah Reintroduction Programme by which the MoEF had proposed to import the African large-sized feline to India.

President Patil visits cheetah conservation centre

Last Updated: Saturday, May 5, 2012, 11:43

President Pratibha Patil came in close contact with a cheetah and caressed it during a visit to a conservation project.

Four-legged "Cheetah" robot sets new speed record

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 08:32

The Cheetah is part of a program aimed at achieving theoretical and experimental advances in the science of robotics.

Bruce Lee`s legacy is being abused: Richard Bustillo

Last Updated: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 12:40

Richard Bustillo, a student of the legendary Bruce Lee, laments that the legacy of his great master is being abused and he fears that the techniques of Jeet Kune Do are not properly taught in India.

Chimp from 1930s US ‘Tarzan’ films dead at 80

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 16:59

Cheetah, the chimpanzee that starred in the ‘Tarzan’ films of the 1930s, has passed away at the age of 80, according to the Florida sanctuary where he had lived for more than 50 years.