Delhi: Power began to flicker on late Monday morning, hours after a major power outage struck simultaneously across dozens of cities in the northern India. By 11 p.m. in multiple states, power has not been restored to about 67 crore people, a spokeswoman for power department said. It was unclear … [Read more...]
LONDON: A day after India's angry protest over an unidentified lady gatecrashing into the contingent's march past at the Opening Ceremony,London Games Organising Committee Chief Sebastian Coe today said that the " mystery woman" was just a cast member of the gala show and there was no … [Read more...]
London: India`s star boxer Vijender Singh, a bronze medallist in the Beijing Games, read an autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi on his flight to London for the 2012 Olympics. The boxer is reported to be so inspired by the leader and his thoughts, that he plans to put his principles into practice during … [Read more...]
With only a few hours to go for the 2012 London Olympics, India's strongest and largest contingent at any Games in history, is facing a very, well, Indian dilemma. Instead of priming themselves to get in the 'zone' as their respective events draw near, a number of top medal hopefuls are excited … [Read more...]
London: I don't like this word ( Bollywood) which describes the Indian film industry. Cinema was almost looked upon as infra dig, parents used to go and vet a film before we were allowed to get inside a theatre. Cinema in general was held as an institution where children from good families were not … [Read more...]
London: A 71 year old wealthy Nigerian businessman was 'raped' by five of his wives because he was paying too much attention to the sixth one. Uroko Onoja from Ogbadibo was having sex with his youngest wife when the remaining five reportedly set upon him with knives and sticks and demanded him to … [Read more...]
New Delhi: The 2012 President election reached a truce when the UPA and the opposition lead by Maharashtra stalwart Mr. Sharad Pawar reached an agreement to share the responsibilities with the two candidates. The agreement calls upon Mr Pranab Mukherjee and PA Sangma to share the responsibilities … [Read more...]
Cannes: Grooving with Antonio Banderas in billionaire Paul Allen's yacht or hitting the clubs and coffee shops at Cannes with the actor may have been just a 'friendly gesture' on Mallika Sherawat's part. Seemingly oblivious to her dirty dancing making it to the headlines, Mallika is now planning … [Read more...]
New York: The friendly neighborhood Spiderman was greeted with a not-so-friendly bill from the city authorities to cleanup all the webs that were left behind after the super hero was done fighting with the Green Goblin and Octopus Man. Spiderman has been busy shooting for his latest sequel "The … [Read more...]
Internet sensation Sherlyn Chopra, who has recently posed nude for the adult lad mag Playboy, is riding high on her newfound success. After demanding the greatest Indian honour - Bharat Ratna and claiming that her father would have been very proud of her work, the desi strip queen is now wanting to … [Read more...]
New Delhi: The Swiss embassy in New Delhi was shutdown after it was swamped with millions of Indians demanding immediate deportation to Switzerland. The deportation craze took off after Veena Mailk, the Pakistani actress based in Mumbai India, declared her support for the Pakistan Cricket … [Read more...]
Guantanamo: Osama Bin Laden's cook, Ibrahim al-Qosi, has been released from Guantamamo detention center after 10 years. The infamous cook was well known within the elite Afghani circles for his creativity and irresistible Lamb Biriyani and Boti Kabobs. Rumors have it that the cook delighted his … [Read more...]
Khatmandu: Until last week Teh Tarik was just another chaiwala operating a small tea shop in Khatmandu. His fortunes took a turn when an Starbucks exec saw the amazing Barrista in action and made him an offer to train the Starbucks Barrista team. … [Read more...]
NEW DELHI: India's official unemployment rate last year was so called 3.8%, data released recently by the Labor Bureau shows, but, as always, averages hide many stories. A closer look at the numbers shows that unemployment rises with education level to 10% among graduates. So what does this mean for … [Read more...]
Salt Lake City: Researchers at the Salt Lake University have created the worlds first genetically altered cow that produces 2% fat milk with DHA and Omega-3. The research is expected to revolutionize the Dairy industry. The Dairy industry spends millions of Dollars each year in processing milk, … [Read more...]
McDonald's is furious at the spurious claims made by the physicists at CERN that the newly discovered "God" particle confers the property of mass to matter. "Pfffft..we've been 'conferring mass' to matter since 1940!" was the official response to the brouhaha from CERN. McDonalds plans to sue … [Read more...]
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Allahabad: The Allahabad high court has ordered bars and pubs across the nation to air non-stop footage of "Satyamev Jayate". Satyamev Jayate is a popular show hosted by film star Aamir Khan and discusses various issues impacting the Indian society. In his recent episode Amit Khan focused on … [Read more...]
Los Angeles: 28 year-old Sherlyn Chopra who Hef has requested to move into the Playboy Mansion will comes as a shock to Hefner's other girlfriends who this week confirmed that he is looking for a change in his life. The veteran bachelor has admitted he's considering making the Sherlyn his new … [Read more...]
After the stellar success of Microsoft Stores, with lines of faithful followers wrapping around the shopping malls for miles, the CEO is now heard to be shopping around for black turtlenecks. There are also rumors of an advertising blitz that will make fun of how uncool Apple was by copying … [Read more...]
Mumbai: Having had major differences with key personalities like Gauri Khan, Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor (Bebo), Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan, as well as an in-flight brawl with a random airline passenger, Priyanka Chopra (PeeCee) has finally decided to mend her ways. Says PeeCee, “While … [Read more...]
Delhi: The UPA government has decided to launch an ambitious plan to cut the National Poverty rate in half by 2017. The new scheme has been praised by the UN and world leaders including U.S President Obama. Poverty is widespread in India with almost a third of the worlds poor. According to … [Read more...]
Mumbai: While the parched city of Mumbai waited desperately for rains, HurricaneHansa learned that nearly 15 water tankers and rain machines were called to Film city studio. Suspecting that there was a huge fire, this ardent movie fan rushed to ensure that everyone was alright. While heaving a … [Read more...]
THE Kolkata Mint is facing heavy criticism for its decision to put MTV roadies Raghu Ramalingam popularly known as Raghu Ram on the new 1 rupee note to be released later this year. He is rumored to be the reincarnation of Mahatma Gandhi. The MTV Roadies star, who is rumored to carry the Olympic … [Read more...]
The 85th Scripps National Spelling Bee competition ended on a familiar note as Snighda Nandipati, an eighth-grade student from San Diego, California, spelled G-U-E-T-A-P-E-N-S to become the fifth American youngster of south Asian origin to win the venerable competition in as many consecutive … [Read more...]
Warning: Nasal music may be hazardous to your health. It’s not just your hearing that’s at risk, according to a study published by the Journal of Social Studies. Teens and young adults who listen to HimeshReshammiya's nasal shrills for more than 30 min per day are almost twice as likely as … [Read more...]
TheElefunt.com is announcing the launch of its “TheElefunt iPad 3 Giveaway” contest coinciding with the release of their newest redesign. The contest will allow entrants the chance to win an iPad 3. How to Enter “TheElefunt iPad 3 Giveaway” Log onto TheElefunt.com Facebook page and click … [Read more...]
Palo Alto: Massive rescue missions are underway to rescue 7 users who are still stranded in Orkut. No one quite knows how or why these 7 users were left behind when millions of users migrated to Facebook leaving their profiles, photos and updates behind. For those who need a refresher, Orkut was … [Read more...]
GENEVA:Scientists at Europe's CERN research centre have accepted Poonam Pandey's challenge to search for the elusive G-Spot. The new search project is code-named as "G particle" . See details about Poonam's challenge to the CERN scientists @ … [Read more...]
New York: Ratings agency Standard and Poor has been on a downgrading spree. After downgrading the US Bonds (which ended up boosting the US Dollar), S&P has since downgraded Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland and India. All these countries hope to see a similar turn in the fortunes of their currency … [Read more...]
London: In an interview with Reuters while in London as part of the South Asian Literature Festival, Leela Bai the spokesman for Topaz bar said that she met a number of people who are planning to launching the dance bars in UK and USA with Topaz's expertise. What is a dance bar? The dance bar … [Read more...]
Bangalore : Kim Kardashian has been slapped with a Public Interest Litigation filed by activist Sumit Kejriwal after Kim made a statement about calling “ Indian food disgusting”. Kim Kardashian has told her family that she thinks Indian food is “disgusting”. The 31-year-old socialite … [Read more...]
Facebook, Foursquare and Google are teaming up with WhereDidYouWeatIt.com to use the new RPM bar-code technology to track where you have had sex. The new high-tech condoms were recently approved by the congressional committee on Planned Parenthood and the FDA. The special condoms are designed to … [Read more...]
Mumbai: Mumbai Police is probing a report that more than 73 actors at the Filmistan Studio in Goregaon threatened a mass suicide orchestrated by Rakhi Sawant earlier this month over an increase in 12% service tax from July 1st 2012 on their earnings from acting assignments and endorsements. The … [Read more...]
Mumbai: HurricaneHansa happened to catch the matinee show of this dreadful movie. The story - A mafia in Bihar involved in coal mining. The movie starts and ends with haphazard shots fired from semi-automatic or maybe automatic (only God knows the difference) weapons. Gone are the good old days … [Read more...]
