Archive for February 4th, 2012

It’s a family affair

It’s a family affair

| February 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

They shout, they play, and they end up spending hours together. Console games are the binding thread that keeps the family as one and this is how modern-day-gadget-friendly families are spending that much-needed time together. Of course, laughter and fun come as default Zareena Khan loves playing games on her Play Station 3 Move with [...]

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Kalyan Jewellers’ bosses to fly high

Kalyan Jewellers’ bosses to fly high

| February 4, 2012 | 1 Comment

The top brass of Kalyan Jewellers will henceforth be air-borne to drive the expansion of the jewellery retail chain. The company has purchased a Phenom 100 aircraft for growing travelling needs of top-level management and directors. The aircraft is the 61st privately-owned jet in India and is the first jet owned by a jewellery retail [...]

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What women want in a car?

What women want in a car?

| February 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

It is a million-dollar question: What do women want? While we may not be able to answer this one, we can, however, tell you that when it comes to cars, a woman does know what she is looking for Colonel Archibald Gracie IV, an American writer, had once famously said, ‘Women and machinery don’t mix’. [...]

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The six-yard story

The six-yard story

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Darshani Nene & Maryam Sultana Six yards of pure elegance. Any woman who owns a Pochampally sari will vouch for this fact. For the past many years, villagers of Pochampally have been laboriously trying to make women feel beautiful. Today we take a look at the process that goes into making this weave Pochampally, a [...]

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Jai Telangana fails to impress

Jai Telangana fails to impress

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Movie: Jai Telangana Cast: Gowtham Raju, Kota Shankar Rao Director: Rasamaya Balakishan Music Director: Ramesh Jai Telangana is yet another attempt to present facts about the gross injustice meted out to the people of Telangana since 1969. Rasamayi Balakishan, the director of Jai Telangana, adds a new twist to the story by setting his story [...]

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Indian carriers have provided carbon emission data: EU

Indian carriers have provided carbon emission data: EU

| February 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Despite the government’s appeal to airlines to refrain from submitting carbon emission data to the European Union (EU) for a new tax, EU climate action commissioner Connie Hedegaard on Friday said they had. The ministry of civil aviation in December last year wrote to all the Indian carriers flying abroad to stay away [...]

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Queer pride march

Queer pride march

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Shwetha Pai Last year after coming out of the closet, I finally realised my dream of walking in the pride parade. I mar­ched proudly, held hoardings, shouted slogans and danced to the beat of local drums. The queer pride was a way for me to show that I was proud of my identity. As a [...]

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Generous hearts

Generous hearts

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Hyderabadis have a generous heart and this was on display on Friday night at The Global Peace auditorium at Gachibowli. HELP, a social organisation held a fundraiser and the city’s glitterati were present in full strength. The guests also enjoyed a performance by Dhwani, a Kolkata-based band.

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Postnoon E-paper for February 04,2012

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Pakistan launches first-class rail

Pakistan launches first-class rail

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ABOARD THE BUSINESS EXPRESS: A security guard pointing a gun at your chest may not be a perk of first-class travel in the West, but it’s all part of the service on Pakistan’s gleaming Business Express. Thirteen carriages have been lovingly restored into a sleek sleeper to ply the 1,200 kilometres between Pakistan’s two biggest [...]

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