ROME: February 12, 2012 (AFP) – Sergio Parisse cut a dejected figure as possibily his best chance yet to experience victory against England evaporated at a frozen Stadio Olimpico. Following defeats by four and five points in their last two home Six Nations matches against England, Italy equalled their closest ever score but still went [...]
Male: Ending a week of political turmoil, the Maldives on Saturday invited tourists to its world’s top luxury resort destinations assuring complete safety and protection. Maldivian president Mohamed Waheed Hassan who was newly appointed as the head of the state of Indian Ocean archipelago told media despite political crisis over the week no tourists have been affected.
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola admitted his side’s sinking hopes of hanging onto their La Liga crown were at the mercy of Real Madrid following Saturday’s shock 3-2 defeat at Osasuna. The loss left Real with the chance to open up a 10-point gap at the top if Jose Mourinho’s side beat Levante on Sunday. “Win [...]
Coach Redknapp’s emotional week ended on a high when Spurs crushed Newcastle United 5-0 at White Hart Lane London: Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Louis Saha struck inside the first six minutes before Saha’s second and a strike from Niko Krancjar ensured the home side reached the interval with a four-goal advantage. Emmanuel Adebayor then completed the [...]
Marseille: One of France’s most important landmarks of modernist architecture, La Cité Radieuse housing estate in Marseille, built by the architect Le Corbusier, has been damaged by fire. Fire services fought for over 12 hours to put out a blaze that began in a first floor flat in the nine-storey concrete complex, which is protected [...]
A few years back, my father said something, which set me thinking about the boundaries we create for ourselves. “People like to be told what to do. They like to create structure to everything so it can be defined. It can then come with a list of dos and don’ts. So they will have yours [...]
Just can’t get enough of that hotel room you spent your vacation in and think you just might be in love with it? Want to replicate that at home? Here are some suggestions Turning your bedroom into a hotel room is like having the best of both worlds — creating a private sanctum while enjoying [...]
Situated opposite a now-non-functional Milan cinema house is Al-Kareem, a clean and well-lit eatery. And since you have come to cater to the most important activity of your day, let’s get down to appeasing that deed rather professionally. With only three items on the menu, your choice may be limited but be assured of the [...]
London: Inspired by the Secession building in Vienna, and the ubiquity of a certain type of rapacious weed in Hackney, the artist Rachel Whiteread has designed a golden frieze that will finally solve a 111-year-old problem. The Whitechapel Gallery in east London announced what its director, Iwona Blazwick, called ‘the realisation of a dream’ — [...]
Noor Jafri Valentine’s Day is just two days away and there is much love in the air. Today, I will be sharing a simple yet exotic recipe for those who would like to impress their Valentine Nargisi kebab sounds poetic, and it even looks so. The deep fried minced kebabs stuffed with whole boiled eggs [...]
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Adopt and restore a lake is new mantra
It’s interesting that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited interested individuals, voluntary and corporate organisations to adopt lakes in and around the city in order to protect and preserve water bodies. Last week, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad said 176 lakes in the jurisdiction of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and another [...]
About Traditional Russian values
Russia has decided to review its adoption pact that it has with France after the latter legalised gay marriage. This is in the wake of the statement of the Russian president Vladmir Putin which he made last month that Russia could change its adoption agreements with the countries which allowed gay marriage that goes against [...]
Kubra Fatima Ask any Hyderabadi what they love about the City and they will have many things to say — food, greenery and people being the usual suspects. On the contrary, if you ask them what they hate and ‘travelling in an auto’ will be the first response. Even though going around the twin cities [...]
Expecting a Sunday feast, I went to the dining table eagerly looking forward to the best of my mother’s cooking. I lifted the lid on the big casserole and found pulao with corn. I didn’t know what to make of it. I believe my mother makes the best peas pulao. But to have corn replacing [...]
Shraddha Jahagirdar-Saxena Just a few days ago, when Mumbai Indians played the Sunrisers in Mumbai, I found myself standing on Marine Drive, outside ‘D’ road, along with my brother, waiting for our sons to amble out after the match (which to the pride of this city’s dwellers, MI won). It took several moments for the [...]
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