Blake Lively appeals to protect white sharks

Last Updated: Monday, June 20, 2011, 08:59

Blake, who went shark diving during the shooting of her recently released sci-fi film `The Green Lantern`, has developed a soft corner for the predators.

New sensor network protecting art in NY museum

Last Updated: Thursday, June 9, 2011, 08:30

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is announcing that a network of wireless environmental sensors designed to prevent damage is being tested .

Seychelles vows to protect British royal couple

Last Updated: Thursday, May 12, 2011, 17:36

The police chief of the island nation of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean has vowed to do everything possible to protect Prince William and Catherine during their honeymoon.

Chocolate `can help shed flab, protect heart`

Last Updated: Monday, May 2, 2011, 11:47

Here`s the perfect excuse to gorge on chocolate without a sense of guilt.

Jharkhand Speaker asks govt not to protect `officials`

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 18:51

Jharkhand Speaker C P Singh on Wednesday asked the government not to `protect` government officials and take up developmental issues seriously.

PM protecting colleagues guilty of corruption: RSS

Last Updated: Saturday, March 12, 2011, 19:55

RSS on Saturday said it was shocking that people in the upper echelons of power, including the Prime Minister, were protecting guilty colleagues in spite of evidence pointing against them.

Puerto Rico aims to protect newly discovered reefs

Last Updated: Friday, January 14, 2011, 10:35

The reefs — at a depth of up to 500 feet (152 meters) in an area 12 miles (19 kilometers) across — were recently discovered.

Congress protecting Bofors middlemen: BJP

Last Updated: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 21:31

BJP on Thursday alleged that the CBI and the government were protecting middlemen who had received kickbacks in the Bofors deal and sought a clarification from PM Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the matter.

NHRC focuses on protecting rights of human rights defenders

Last Updated: Friday, December 10, 2010, 22:06

NHRC chairman K G Balaksrishan on Friday said human rights defenders should not only focus on protection of civil and political rights of the people but also on their economic and social rights, especially in backward areas.

`Creating reserves alone won`t help protect tigers`

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 20:50

Creating reserves is not the only way to conserve tigers, Vijay Mallya said .

UNESCO moves to protect cultural treasures

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 10:10

Chinese acupuncture and French gastronomy are intangible cultural heritage.

PETA demands detection guns to protect elephants

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 00:34

Speed detection guns should be used to stop speeding trains from hitting elephants crossing railway tracks and wounding them fatally, PETA demanded on Monday.