Emirates Airlines to invest USD two million to set up business lounge at Terminal 3 of IGIA
According to a PTI report, Emirates Airlines, which brought to India the double decker A380, will invest USD two million in setting up an exclusive business lounge at the newly inaugurated Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi. The airline, which currently has about... [Read More]
Shooting of Hollywood movie Heartland in Ludhiana
Shooting of Hollywood movie Heartland in Ludhiana ...
Real Housewives of New Jersey’ episode earns record ratings
Many, many people tuned in to Monday night’s episode of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” pulling in record ratings for the network that launched the five-city reality franchise. This episode featured once again between Teresa and Danielle. Danielle was called a [expletive], Teresa’s... [Read More]
BP stops Gulf of Mexico oil flow for first time since April
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA: British energy giant BP stopped the oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday for the first time in three months as it began key tests hoping to stem the spill for good. Shortly after BP engineers shut down the last of three valves on a giant new cap placed on the blown-out... [Read More]
Engineer warned Jobs of iPhone 4 flaw
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc’s senior antenna expert voiced concern to Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs in the early design phase of the iPhone 4 that the antenna design could lead to dropped calls, a person familiar with the matter said. Last year, Ruben Caballero, a senior engineer and antenna expert,... [Read More]
The Calculus, the Theory of Gravitation, and the Spectrum of Light
An apple fell: he watched, decided that the earth had pulled it. Hence the force of gravity. Sir Isaac Newton Were this story the truth, the whole truth, no one would have heard of Isaac Newton. Countless thinkers had watched apples drop, many had concluded there was some force inside the earth... [Read More]
Jolie voted Beauty Icon Of The Decade
With 2010 upon us, UK-based health and beauty retail giant Superdrug held a poll to find out which female celeb people thought was the ‘beauty icon of the decade’. Here are the results!1. Angelina JolieThe Hollywood siren and Brad Pitt’s partner nabbed the top spot, with her chocolate... [Read More]
Spain on top of the world
Spain won the World Cup for the first time when they beat Netherlands 1-0 after extra time thanks to a goal by midfielder Andres Iniesta. Iniesta fired home the winner when he was put through in the area by Cesc Fabregas. Keeper Maarten Stekelenburg dived to his right and got a hand to the ball... [Read More]
Spanish trio compete for player of the finals award
JOHANNESBURG: Three Spaniards feature in the 10 players nominated for the player of the World Cup finals announced by world governing body FIFA on Friday. Barcelona midfield duo Andres Iniesta and Xavi – voted the player of Euro 2008 – along with leading scorer David Villa, who joined... [Read More]
Miner’s son Villa working a rich seam of goals
Potchefstroom: David Villa, a miner’s son from the northern Spanish region of Asturias, has struck a rich seam of goals in South Africa that may help lift the Iberian nation to a first World Cup triumph. The 28-year-old striker has rattled in 43 in 64 games since making his debut in 2005, one... [Read More]
Festival shows power of football
“A soccer ball has a lot of power,” says DeAndre Harrison, sitting in the sunshine during a break from the action at the Football for Hope Festival. Harrison is here in Johannesburg as a youth leader for Team USA, one of 32 sides from disadvantaged communities across the world taking... [Read More]
CIL plans India’s largest IPO of Rs 15,000 cr
State-run Coal India Ltd is likely to hit the market by the third week of October with India’s largest ever public offer to raise up to Rs 15,000 crore. The government is disinvesting 10 per cent of its stake in Coal India (CIL), the world’s largest coal miner, through the IPO. “As... [Read More]
Alonso wary of losing like England
Xabi Alonso believes England offer the perfect proof that Spain should take nothing for granted in the FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday. The UEFA EURO 2008 winners will start as favourites against the Netherlands at Soccer City this weekend following their semi-final win over Germany. Yet Alonso is... [Read More]
Remaking Hollywood: The strange world of Polish film posters
Two faceless eyes suspended in a scarlet-red sphere drip a solitary white teardrop. It could easily be mistaken for an evocative piece of modern art, but for the names stenciled beneath it: “Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson.” This is in fact the promo poster for “Empire... [Read More]
Russell Brand climbs to top of UK box office
Russell Brand’s latest movie Get Him To The Greek has debuted at the top of the UK and Ireland box office. The comedy, which sees Brand return as arrogant rock star Aldous Snow and also stars Jonah Hill, took £1.5m in its opening weekend. Ashton Kutcher’s Killers fell one place to number... [Read More]
Apple works to keep up with crush of iPhone demand
The iPhone 4 has arrived, but for some people the wait continues as Apple sprints to keep up with fierce demand for its latest gadget. From Tokyo to San Francisco, some stores started selling out of Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone just hours after it went on sale Thursday. Some would-be buyers walked... [Read More]
The hottest fashion trends of 2009
The country saw a record number of fashion weeks this year — Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in Delhi, Haute Couture Week, the Van Heusen Men’s Fashion Week, the Kolkata Fashion Week, the Chennai Fashion Week — whew! The list is endless! But... [Read More]
Beats of FIFA “Waka Waka”
You are late if you don’t know the songs buzzing about football fans. Waka Waka (This time for Africa) and Wavin’ Flag, this year’s FIFA World Cup’s official songs are all that you need — easy, catchy beat and stadium-friendly. But what if it had to be an Indian song played out as crowds did... [Read More]
The highest paid catwalk queens of 2009
They’re the toast of international fashion runways, but just how much moolah did they pocket last year? Here’s a list of the highest-paid models of 2009, according to No 1: Gisele BundchenThe 29-year-old, who gave birth to her first child, Benjamin, with her sports star husband Tom Brady... [Read More]
Saina Nehwal breaks into top-3 of world rankings
NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Thursday took a giant stride towards realising her goal of becoming the world number one player as she jumped three places to a career-best third in the latest international rankings. Saina’s rise follows back-to-back title triumphs at the India... [Read More]
Sania crashes out of Wimbledon singles
London: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza crashed out in the first round of the women singles event in the Wimbledon after slumping to a straight set defeat against Angelique Kerber of Germany here on Monday. The 113th ranked Sania, who is making her comeback to the courts after a three-month injury lay-off,... [Read More]
Becky Rule Lesbian glamour of sexy look
First things first – Becky has had a relationship with a fellow Page 3 model, Melanie Boorman, who can also be found in her pants on FHM.com. So now you know. In other news, when Becky’s not being ferociously hot on camera (and off, no doubt) she’s a big darts fan. Honestly. She’s... [Read More]
