Amitabh Bachchan`s plea to help Bijlee evokes response

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 09:07

Big B`s heart beats for a gentle, female elephant called Bijlee, who is ailing and needs urgent help to survive.

Man survives plunge from 15th floor in New Zealand

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 13:11

A man was recovering in a hospital today after surviving a plunge from the 15th floor of his New Zealand apartment building.

Evolvability theory `competition to survive` may not be correct

Last Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013, 18:47

Evolvability can increase over generations regardless of whether species are competing for food, habitat or other factors, researchers have claimed.

Oscar nominated documentary ‘How To Survive a Plague’ screened in Delhi

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 13:47

Tracking the history of AIDS epidemic in the US, ‘How to Survive A Plague’, the documentary which was nominated for an Academy Award this year, was screened at Delhi recently.

Syrian Prez won’t survive for long: Assad’s uncle

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 15:44

The level of violence on the streets was too high for my nephew to survive, Rifaat al-Assad told BBC.

Justin Bieber`s grandparents in major car crash

Last Updated: Thursday, December 29, 2011, 14:51

Teen sensation Justin Bieber`s grandparents have been involved in a serious car accident, which has left his granddad with broken ribs.

Both kidneys damaged; girl battles law to survive

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 19:35

17-year-old Jayasree had both her kidneys damaged at the age of 11, saw her father lose his mental balance and now, when she finally saw a flicker of hope after a priest came forward to donate his kidney for free.

Woman lost in Nepal ate grass, bamboo to survive

Last Updated: Sunday, June 12, 2011, 00:48

A 49-year old Japanese woman trekker who was lost in Nepal`s mountains for nearly two weeks, survived by eating grass, drinking river water, taking shelter in small caves and praying.

Plants adapt genetically to survive unfavourable environments

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 17:39

The findings could one day be used to help food crops survive in new or changing environments.

Afghan President`s adviser survives bomb attack: Official

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 23:07

An adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unhurt from an assassination attempt on Wednesday when a bomb rigged to a motorcycle detonated near his car, an official said.

Arctic reindeer abandon use of internal clock to survive in extreme cold

Last Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010, 21:43

A new study has shown that Arctic reindeer have abandoned use of the internal clock that drives the daily biological rhythms in other organisms, in order to live under extreme conditions in the Arctic.