“She is a wonderful woman, very brave and determined. It is fortunate for us that the men are not all like her.” – Cornet Combe, 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry on Rani LaxmiBai of Jhansi. Combe was one of those who intercepted her flight from Jhansi. To say, that generations upon generations of men and women […]
Los Angeles, March 3 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell may become singer Justin Bieber’s new neighbour as the former is reportedly interested in buying a house in the same area. “The X Factor” producer is said to be in talks with an estate agent to buy a six-bedroom, worth 5.4 million pounds house, here for his […]
Neeraj is an Indian singer-songwriter and is often called as a man with a silver voice. Neeraj with his sound control, diction and sheer range has won the heart of millions worldwide. He has a great ability to pull strings on the guitar and to compose and write songs ranging from pop rock, jazz, hip-hop […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced the NSW Government had reached a major milestone, with the Opal electronic ticketing card now available at 120 train stations. “From today, customers can use Opal at another 26 train stations, including Western Sydney stations to Richmond and Emu Plains,” Ms Berejiklian said. “This marks a significant milestone […]
Wouldn’t you shudder at the thought that almost 2,000 women were raped daily over a period of nine months during the 1971 Bangladesh genocide? Director Mrityunjay Devvrat says the purpose of rape scenes in his controversial movie “The Children of War” is not for generating business, but for showing “how men can become animals for […]
Shimla, Feb 26 A two-day film festival will be held in Himachal Pradesh’s capital, Shimla, in April, event organisers said here Tuesday. The Shimla Film Festival 2014 will be held April 12-13. It will have two sections – one for Himachal filmmakers and the other for national and international filmmakers, festival director RavinderMakhaik told reporters. […]
Milano, Friday 21st February 2014 – Rahul Mishra was announced the winner of the 2013/2014 International Woolmark Prize (IWP), during the final awards event held at the Triennale Museum, Milan. An esteemed judging panel including Frida Giannini, Franca Sozzani, Tim Blanks, Colette Garnsey, Angelica Cheung, Alexa Chung and representatives from the global IWP retail partners, […]
New Delhi, Feb 24 The 1960s movie “Mary Poppins” immortalised it with “Feed the birds, tuppence a bag” but beware – what 42-year-old Balwant Singh and many do-gooders in the capital and elsewhere practice every morning – feeding pigeons grain – could lead to compromising their health and hygiene of the surrounding area. Feeding birds […]
Broccoli may not be your favorite food, especially kids who run just by the name of this vegetable. But a number of researches have suggested that this vegetable can be considered a ‘Super Vegetable’ with all its qualities which sends your health soaring, from boosting immunity to strengthening your skeleton and joints to cutting cancer […]
A woman in China claims to be the great-great-great-etc granddaughter of the Monkey King. She even has a lock of the divine ape’s hair as proof. Scientists are running tests on it. I read this article on an official Mainland China news website with great interest. Who knew it was even possible to be a […]