Hyderabad: Nearly two weeks after Sankranti, the menace of the banned Chinese manja continues to pose a serious threat to people across Hyderabad. On Tuesday, a five-year-old girl died in Kukatpally ...

Jaipur/ Mumbai: The unchecked use of banned Chinese manja or glass-coated kite string killed six-year-old Andheri schoolboy Dheer Sanganeria during a visit to Jaipur, Rajasthan, on the festival of ...

Among the uncommonly good franchise hits of DreamWorks Animation, the Kung Fu Panda movies remain vastly underrated. But as the series’ fourth entry arrives in theaters, we should know better than to ...

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police arrested over dozen sellers and suppliers of Chinese manja. As many as 160 bobbins worth Rs.1.88 lakh were seized from them. The arrested have been identified as Nomula ...

While the word “Panda” is written in big letters across its side, the new Fiat Grande Panda Electric is a far cry from Pandas of old. This new take on the famous nameplate is a larger, more SUV-like ...

With Makar Sankranti being celebrated across the city, Mumbai-based NGOs engaged in wildlife rescue and conservation reported rescuing around 50 birds injured by kite strings (manja) over the past ...

In a shocking incident in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, a 35-year-old man lost his life because of a kite string. Raghuveer Dhakad, a tile contractor from Bicholi Mardana, was riding home from a ...

The Kung Fu Panda movies are some of the most iconic animated films that perfectly blend comedy, family values, and well-animated action. With the most recent entry, Kung Fu Panda 4, the series ...

Every January, when kites take over the skies of Gujarat, birds pay a grim price. Sharp, glass-coated or nylon manja—colloquially called Chinese thread—slices wings and throats, entangles raptors and ...

The giant panda's distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. Most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The ...

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, home to more than 30% of the world's pandas which are classed as highly endangered, covers 924,500 ha with seven nature reserves and nine scenic parks in the Qionglai ...

Chinese manja, the kite-flying string made of cotton or nylon coated with glass powder, metal dust, and industrial adhesives, has become no less than a hangman’s noose. What was once seen as a ...