Carnival of Brazil Brazil’s most famous party, the annual Carnival of Brazil, took off on March 4. This year the festivities will continue till Tuesday. The parades are watched by millions in Brazil and abroad Carnival of Brazil, Carnival of Brazil Carnival of Brazil Carnival of Brazil Carnival... [Read More]

espn-cricinfo With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 heating up quite nicely. Quite a few close matches, some brilliant individual performances and a few upsets have kept the temperature up.Now as we are heading into the business end of the tournament (the quarter finals will begin soon), keeping up with... [Read More]

Pietersen's Other captains have had their fair share of sleepless nights but following Kevin Pietersen’s sudden exit, England skipper Andrew Strauss can be forgiven for wondering what he has done to be denied a moment of tranquility.Sunday’s thrilling six-run victory over South Africa... [Read More]

BrainDriver Can you drive your car using only your mind? Well, you might soon be able to do just that if a set of German researchers are successful in their endeavour.Raul Rojas, an artificial intelligence professor at the Freie Universitat Berlin, and his team are working on a project called BrainDriver... [Read More]

Denmark Denmark along with two other countries have been ranked as the world’s least corrupt countries. With a score of 9.3, Denmark has consistently topped the Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index.The country has a strong tradition of openness to global trade and... [Read More]

Movie Name: Thank You (2011) Release Date: 8th April, 2011 Language: Hindi Genre: Comedy, Romance Banner: UTV Motion Pictures Director: Anees Bazmee Producer: Ronnie Screwvala Starring: Akshay Kumar Sonam Kapoor Bobby Deol Irrfan Khan Suniel Shetty Celina Jaitly Rimi Sen Vidya Balan (Special Appearance) Music... [Read More]

Steve Jobs Shiv Bakhshi looks back at Steve Jobs’  two stints with Apple and how he made the brand a modern day cult. Steve Jobs The products – the iPod, iPhone, iPad – that Apple has launched since Jobs’ return to the helm 12 years later tell only half the story, notwithstanding... [Read More]

infosys Bangalore-based Infosys Technologies needs to revamp the growth strategy or end up hiring close to a million people over the next decade, as it eyes a 20 per cent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) in revenue in the period up to 2020, says a BNP Paribas report.Infosys employed 127,779 people... [Read More]

ipad Media tablets are expected to displace around 10 per cent of PC units by 2014, according to Gartner.Apple has a clear edge in the tablet market with two versions of iPad. Apple sold nearly 15 million iPads in 2010. IDC said the iPad represented nearly 90 per cent of media tablets shipped in the... [Read More]

bread butter Everyone wants a size zero. But here are some of the most common mistakes that women of all ages wanting to lose weight commit. Are you guilty too?As a woman, you have really bothered to keep up the perfect shape of your body! You may have included many things like healthy eating plans... [Read More]

07arora1 He’s just signed on as the head designer at Paco Rabanne and pulled out all the stops for his show at Paris Fashion Week on March 2. Take a look!We often say that a top couturier’s fashion showing was ‘magic’ — but Manish Arora took things a step further with... [Read More]

Afridi Despite picking 14 wickets in the World Cup thus far, Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi is modesty personified by crediting bowling conditions for his success, writes Bikash Mohapatra.It’s been a start any team would be proud of.And when the team involved is Pakistan – with all the... [Read More]

Alfa Romeo 4C Check out the world’s most versatile, eco-friendly and electrifying cars…A model poses in a new Alfa Romeo 4C concept car displayed during the first media day of the 81st Geneva International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva. Click NEXT to read on alexpo in Geneva The Wiesmann... [Read More]

android phone From health tips to free books, Google is set to woo its users with new apps.The battle between Microsoft and Google in the tablet and mobile space is heating up. But, if the response to Andriod devices in the biggest technology fair — the Mobile World Congress 2011 — is anything... [Read More]

Having a fit and health conscious partner motivates you to stay in shape. Or so we would like to believe, thanks to these celeb couples with hot bods! Here’s unveiling their fitness secrets idiva-priyanka-chopra-shahid-kapoor They are the current ‘it’…oops on/off couple in B’Town.... [Read More]

window-7 Windows 7 until after the first ‘service pack’ (SP1) is released, the wait is almost over. Microsoft recently unveiled the release candidate of SP1, making it available for download, and the final release of SP1 is expected to be released soon. So what can you expect from SP1, and... [Read More]

Space Shuttle NASA While Discovery astronauts are still in the orbit busy rejuvenating the International Space Station’s air system, NASA is gearing up space shuttle Endeavour for an historic final trip to the launch pad. Shuttle Endeavour has been moved from maintenance hanger to vehicle assembly... [Read More]

India-Vs-Ireland After extending their unbeaten run in the World Cup with a win over Ireland, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said his side is improving with every single match and also praised the Irish players for their fighting spirit and outstanding fielding. India beat Ireland by five... [Read More]

libya Troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched counter-offensives against rebel-held towns on Sunday, increasing fears that Libya is heading for a civil war rather than the swift revolutions seen in Tunisia and Egypt. The Gaddafi government proclaimed sweeping overnight victories over what it called... [Read More]

break your appearance completely Most women (and many men) aspire to a long, glamorous head of hair. Here’s how you can make that dream a reality.The way your hair looks can make or break your appearance completely. One has to admit that the elegant look of shiny, thick long hair is spectacular.... [Read More]

apple-ipad The latest version of Apple’s tablet, the iPad has been officially released. The arrival of the iPad 2 puts to rest the ‘what to expect’ machinery on the Internet!The new device was unveiled by Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs, who briefly returned from his extended medical... [Read More]

Actress-cum-singer Sofia Hayat Actress-cum-singer Sofia Hayat got into World Cup mode, and made up for Octopus Paul’s absence by giving her hair some ‘tentacles’.Apparently, the British starlet of Pakistani origin got it done because she was impressed with the Indian team’s... [Read More]

Rihanna Welcome to the weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!Which celeb’s ad was banned from television for being too steamy? Which supermodel removed her underwear at an Oscars party?Here’s the lowdown on the... [Read More]

Cadillac Aera 1. Air propulsion (Cadillac Aera)Cadillac will launch a futuristic vehicle, Aera by 2030. Aera is a 1,000 lb (454 kgs), 2+2 touring coupe, with a range of 1,000 miles and an advanced body structure based on a 3D lattice, mono-formed frame. The Cadillac Aera is powerful, stylistic and... [Read More]