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Dryococelus Australis, commonly known as the Lord Howe Island stick insect, is a species of stick insect which lives on the Lord Howe Island Group between Australia and New Zealand. It is a large, flightless stick insect that was, until recently, thought to be extinct by 1930 but it is found again in 2001. It has been called "the rarest insect in the world", as the rediscovered population consisted of 24 individuals living on the small islet of Ball’s Pyramid. It has a glossy brownish-black exoskeleton with some pale yellow markings where joints and body segments meet. Adult Lord Howe Island stick insects can measure up to 15 centimeters in length and weigh 25 grams. They are oblong in shape and have sturdy legs.  Unlike the insects they have no wings, but are able to run quickly. For so small population, the species remains critically endangered. So, the Melbourne Zoo of Australia has managed to breed over nine thousand individuals within their specially designated breeding...

The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed   on Thursday  (31 October, 2013) that there are 400 prisoners are in Pakistan’s jail and among  them 90 prisoners have already completed their sentence span and are entitled to go home. Among the 400 prisoners 214 are civilian prisoners and 186 are fishermen as told by MEA spokesperson Mr. Syed Akbaruddin. The 90 who have completed their sentence span “should be released according to the India –Pakistan bilateral agreement within one month “In August this year 11 prisoners wrote a letter  to both the Government asking for death sentence to get rid of their woeful life in Pakistan’s prison. They also mentioned that 21 prisoners including four women had been turned unstable due to severe mental and physical torture at Kot Lakhpat prison. It is also known that they have even forgotten their names too. Recently Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asked to the Prime Minister to look after the matter of releasing Ghazipur res...