SYDNEY: Australia’s reigning Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker is set for the London Games after clearing the qualifying height in Perth. Hooker, 29, making his first competitive outing in three months, cleared 5.72 metres on his second attempt to secure his berth at a third Olympics. A persistent knee injury and an accompanying lack [...]
The last time Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings met in this season, Delhi drew first blood and defeated Chennai by 8 wickets. Taking first strike, Chennai were restricted to a paltry 110 from 20 overs, an innings which saw four run outs. The Daredevils reached the target comfortably in 13.2 overs. Weeks after that [...]
DOHA: Justin Gatlin, dead and buried after a four-year doping ban that saw him, in desperation, mull a potential career in American football? Not likely, the American insisted after scorching to a blistering 9.87 seconds to win the 100m at the opening leg of the 14-meet Diamond League here. Gatlin’s time, his fastest outdoor season [...]
Of course, every mother loves her child. But how much love is too much? “I miss you sonny, it’s been three hours since we last spoke!” Your ‘ladla’ Duppu, Monu, Chintu or Sonu (or all of them) are definitely the cynosure of your eyes, we agree. But dear mothers, it’s time you accepted that they [...]
A story of growth, and the sacrifices people make to maintain life’s elusive equilibrium Andrew Josef feedback@postnoon.com The strangest thing about war is one often tends to forget those who do not fight it. And by fight it I mean man the guns, brave the snipers and mines, and above all look into a man’s eyes [...]
Bright eyes, smooth fur and their unwavering loyalty may make you want to keep a pet. But is raising one as easy as you think? We find out from pet owners Sneha Mashetty feedback@postnoon.com We had earlier carried stories about Fighter the St Bernard puppy which died due to canine distemper owing to the negligence of [...]
Even as 3G is still making inroads into the country, the latest generation of mobile technology is here. So what does it have in store for us? A bag of tricks,it seems For many of us children of the ’80s and ’90s, technology was wonderful. We witnessed the birth of the mobile phone. We saw the [...]
For any bike to be a hit, it should be popular with the youth. We scouted college campuses in the city and found out which bikes are making waves and why Bhavneet Singh feedback@postnoon.com Campus trends usually decide the future of any new product, and if the product is a bike, then a college campus [...]
Ranchi: In the space of just over a month four persons were brutally killed in Jharkhand this year, all four stated to be the victims of witchcraft. On March 10, throats of Sushil Oraon and Jhibi Oraon were slit in Lohardaga’s Lawagai village, while on April 16 the head of Budhva Mahali was severed and [...]
Mohit Dubey Lucknow: Lack of a proper toilet is the least of reasons a young woman revolts. Not at least in Uttar Pradesh’s countryside where half the population is forced to defecate out in the open. But for Priyanka, a Class 12 student in Maharajganj district, 365km from here, lack of a toilet was a [...]
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“India is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my current visit to India is three-fold — to increase mutual interest, intensify cooperation and to face the future,” said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to India. To this the Indian prime minister’s response could n0t have been more fitting that “the rest of the [...]
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 [...]
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