While the opposition leaders in Corporation and others think it a shame the Mayor not knowing the official language some among the residents are willing to condone it saying in a cosmopolitan city it’s all right if mayor Majid Hussain does not speak Telugu. They say the mayor should be judged by his working skills, [...]
It’s time to say au revoir to the enfants terrible of men’s fashion. For all those that have been repeated fashion sinners, six gods of haute couture give their verdicts on the six deadly sins of fashion that men commit Tim Gunn No pleated pants please! For Timm Gunn pleats on pants is akin to [...]
Argentine soccer legend Hernan Crespo became the hottest property of a new Indian soccer league starting next month when he fetched $840,000 in an auction of players and coaches in Kolkata city on Monday Kolkata: Crespo was snapped up by the Barasat franchise of Premier League Soccer (PLS), which is modelled on cricket’s highly successful [...]
Katrina Bowden has become engaged. The 30 Rock star revealed that her boyfriend Ben Jorgensen proposed on the eve of the Screen Actors Guild Awards while the two were staying at a Four Seasons Hotel. “I was so shocked,” Bowden said on the red carpet at the SAG Awards on Sunday evening. “And I said, [...]
In a State where a lot of emphasis is laid on students learning its official language, Telugu, while in school, it comes as a surprise to many that the newly elected mayor himself doesn’t know the language. Mohd Majid Hussain, the new mayor, requires a translator to understand the proceedings during the standing committee meetings, [...]
Sydney: Boys exposed to high levels of testosterone in the foetal stage are twice as likely to experience retarded language development. “An estimated 12 per cent of toddlers experience significant delays in their language development,” said Andrew Whitehouse, associate professor at Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. “While language development varies between individuals, boys [...]
ABU DHABI: Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar expressed his disappointment on Monday over England’s humiliating 72-run defeat against Pakistan in the second Test, saying he would swap his six wickets for his team’s win. England, playing their first Test series as world number one, went down to Pakistan’s spin duo of Abdul Rehman (6-25) and Saeed [...]
WASHINGTON: Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, AOL and Facebook are setting aside their online rivalry to fight a common enemy; email spam and ‘phishing’ attacks. The Web giants said on Monday they have teamed up with Bank of America, PayPal and others to combat spam and phishing, where emails seeking to obtain passwords or other information are [...]
Martin Freeman will lend his voice to the lead character in Saving Santa. Noel Clarke, Joan Collins, Tim Curry, Pam Ferris, Craig Fairbrass and Chris Barrie will also feature in the cast of the festive animation, reports Variety. This film marks the Adulthood and Shank producers’ first forays into animation. The movie will centre on [...]
Cancer incidences in India are growing among both men and women. The causes of cancers are largely unknown but a variety of methods to diagnose and treat cancer are also available. When it comes to women the two most common cancers in India include breast cancer in urban areas and cervical cancer in rural areas. Dr [...]
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But… Seriously Ajay Hotchandani The theory of the Black Hole states that in the Hole, time and space don’t exist. So if you’ve entered this hole, you can take as long as you want to get ready, and you can store as many suitcases, with clothes you will never wear, above the cupboard (don’t deny [...]
BJP must survive the battle within
The second innings of UPA has been nothing short of tumultuous, marred by massive scams in every sector from rural job schemes to military purchases. When allies themselves are eyeing the jugular of the Centre, relief comes from an unexpected quarters — a divided BJP that is struggling to keep its house in order. The [...]
HR speaks Deepak Karamungikar Workplace politics is a harsh reality in India. When you take up a new role at a well-established organisation, the first few days seem fine. The smiles on everyone’s faces deceive you into believing that all is well. But a few days later, the cracks appear and a few months into [...]
Can England retain their crown?
England’s credibility is on the line as they take on West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday. The heavy defeats in the Middle East and the Sub-Continent over the last few months have raised a lot of questions over whether England can sustain their No 1 ranking in the long run. They [...]
Live by your wits, you poor chump!
The guiding motto of a government is protecting the weak from the strong; the weak both in social and economic spheres. I am sure 9 out of 10 MPs and ministers do not know this driving dictum. Let us just take a cursory glance at the way our government has ‘protected’ the weak in the [...]
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