Travel
Top 10 travel getaways of 2011
1. Goa: Goa is a veritable mix of sun, sand and psychedelia. And unlike Miami or Vegas, it has something for all ages, and just everyone has a reason to experience the ‘Goan holiday’. With an endless stretch of sand beaches bordering an azure Arabian Sea, palm-fringed sunsets, lazy strolls by the seaside, manic parties [...]
Health
Your glass of fruit juice can up cancer risk
A glass of juice in the morning is believed to be the healthy way to start a day, but Australian scientists have claimed that some fruit juices contain so much sugar that they actually increase the risk of certain cancers, rather than preventing them. They said, in fact, by the time the drink has been [...]
Sports
No retirements as India look to put drubbing behind them
Charges of complacency aimed at India are only likely to intensify after they fell to a crushing 4-0 series defeat in Australia and an eighth successive loss in overseas Tests on Saturday. The news conference after a fourth emphatic defeat in the series, this time by 298 runs, opened with the team’s media manager denying [...]
Sports
Ind vs Aus: India lose Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in quick succession
Chasing a massive 500-run target, India lost Rahul Dravid (25) soon after the play resume in the last session on Day 4 of the fourth and final Test in Adelaide on Friday. Pacer Ryan Harris got rid of Dravid to reduce India to 100/3 as the visitors struggled to chase down the massive target.
Sports
Ind vs Aus: India 166/6 at stumps on Day 4, trail by 333 runs
India were lurching towards defeat and a 4-0 series humiliation against Australia after another batting collapse in the fourth Test in Adelaide on Friday. Scorecard | Match in Pics The beleaguered tourists, chasing a record 500 runs to win, took the Test into a fifth day for the first time in their ill-fated tour but [...]
Travel
Top 10 travel getaways of 2011
Posted on 28 January 2012
1. Goa: Goa is a veritable mix of sun, sand and psychedelia. And unlike Miami or Vegas, it has something for all ages, and just everyone has a reason to experience the ‘Goan holiday’. With an endless stretch of sand beaches bordering an azure Arabian Sea, palm-fringed sunsets, lazy strolls by the seaside, manic parties [...] Continue Reading
Health
Your glass of fruit juice can up cancer risk
Posted on 28 January 2012
A glass of juice in the morning is believed to be the healthy way to start a day, but Australian scientists have claimed that some fruit juices contain so much sugar that they actually increase the risk of certain cancers, rather than preventing them. They said, in fact, by the time the drink has been [...] Continue Reading
Sports
No retirements as India look to put drubbing behind them
Posted on 28 January 2012
Charges of complacency aimed at India are only likely to intensify after they fell to a crushing 4-0 series defeat in Australia and an eighth successive loss in overseas Tests on Saturday. The news conference after a fourth emphatic defeat in the series, this time by 298 runs, opened with the team’s media manager denying [...] Continue Reading
Sports
Ind vs Aus: India lose Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in quick succession
Posted on 27 January 2012
Chasing a massive 500-run target, India lost Rahul Dravid (25) soon after the play resume in the last session on Day 4 of the fourth and final Test in Adelaide on Friday. Pacer Ryan Harris got rid of Dravid to reduce India to 100/3 as the visitors struggled to chase down the massive target. Continue Reading
Sports
Ind vs Aus: India 166/6 at stumps on Day 4, trail by 333 runs
Posted on 27 January 2012
India were lurching towards defeat and a 4-0 series humiliation against Australia after another batting collapse in the fourth Test in Adelaide on Friday. Scorecard | Match in Pics The beleaguered tourists, chasing a record 500 runs to win, took the Test into a fifth day for the first time in their ill-fated tour but [...] Continue Reading
Auto
Mahindra XUV 500: The booking process
Posted on 27 January 2012
The ‘big boy’ has once again stirred up a frenzy with Mahindra & Mahindra reopening bookings for XUV 500 from January 25, 2012. But bearing in mind the mad rush for the car, the company has decided to give everyone a fair chance by conducting a draw for only 7,200 lucky winners across 19 cities. [...] Continue Reading
Travel
Brazilian town with mighty waterfalls
Posted on 27 January 2012
Think Brazil and most people would be instantly transported to a land of pristine beaches, littered with stunning figures, the hedonistic carnival, samba drums, the magnificent Christ The Redeemer and perhaps the notorious favelas. It’s what we’ve all imagined Brazil to be like, courtesy Hollywood and lately, a bunch of reality TV shows. After spending [...] Continue Reading
films
Aamir Khan’s Hot New Talaash
Posted on 27 January 2012
We absolutely cannot wait for this psychological thriller movie to release. The last time we saw Aamir Khan play a cop (Sarfarosh), he had awed us with his commanding performance. And the last time we saw Aamir-Kareena together (3 Idiots), they had floored us with their chemistry. Continue Reading
Sports
London Olympics not to drop Dow Chemical sponsorship
Posted on 27 January 2012
Despite the resignation by a senior member of the sustainability commission on the Bhopal tragedy issue, organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have said there were no plans to drop ‘Dow Chemical’ as the sponsor of the wrap around the main stadium. Meredith Alexander, who is one of 12 commissioners of the Commission for a [...] Continue Reading
Business & Finance
Rupee hits 2-1/2 month high
Posted on 27 January 2012
The rupee touched a two-and-a-half month high on Friday, aided by firm local shares, as demand for riskier assets was spurred by hopes Greece will soon reach an agreement on restructuring its debt. At 10:15 a.m. (0445 GMT), the rupee was at 49.72/73 to the dollar, after touching 49.65, its highest since November 9, and [...] Continue Reading
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