LOS ANGELES: Long-time Hollywood couple Johnny Depp and French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis have agreed to separate “amicably,” a publicist for the US star said on Tuesday. The Pirates of the Caribbean star and Gallic star have been together for 14 years, but rumors of trouble have circulated for more than a year, leading to Paradis [...]
Adidas is facing enormous backlash after it announced the release of the new JS Roundhouse Mids on its Facebook page on June 14. The sneaker sports what Adidas calls “bracelets,” but consumers are equating them more to shackles. Adidas released the shoe’s tagline, which reads, “Got a sneaker game so hot you lock your kicks [...]
WWII bomb found in HK residential area HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Tuesday evacuated scores of people from homes and offices after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was discovered at a construction site. Workers found the British artillery shell near a busy road in the Fortress Hill neighbourhood, and a police bomb disposal [...]
Washington: Highly impressed by the karate girl from Bihar whom she met during her trip to Kolkata in May, the US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, for the second time in less than a month, has shared her story with the audience here as to how confident and inspiring she was. “One young girl, full [...]
Shimla: If all goes well, the historic Town Hall here could be restored to its Gothic glory and people will be able to saunter on cobblestones on the famous Mall Road. The Town Hall, one of the 91 British-era buildings in this Himachal Pradesh capital, and the Mall Road are to get a facelift, thanks [...]
New York: Today’s youngsters are writing a lot of poetry to put their emotions into words unlike in the past when they liked to read and think, says iconic Indian storyteller of British origin Ruskin Bond. “Children all want to burst into verse you might say. But they would write better poetry if they read [...]
Alexander Besant A new study found that it is safe for kids with just one kidney to play sports. There are an estimated 1500 children born with only one kidney and health officials have previously warned against contact sports for fear of damaging the organ. The study from the University of Utah found that sports-related [...]
Patients who undergo weight-loss surgery may be prone to alcoholism Stacey Leasca A new report suggests that patients who undergo weight loss surgery may become susceptible to alcoholism. Reuters Health noted that although the rate of alcohol abuse only climbed 2 per cent after the procedures, researchers said this translates into more than 2,000 new [...]
An antibiotic is the first drug a person reaches out for to deal with that viral fever. We check with doctors if it’s really needed or should the fever just be allowed to run its course There just has to be a change in weather and out come the sniffles, runny nose, fever and body [...]
Thirty-seven years ago on this day was released Jaws, the movie that created a niche for itself in the history of cinema. It was a trailblazer, which inspired several movies, none of which would match up to the awe it inspired in movie-lovers. Let’s learn more about the protagonist of the movie and his kin [...]
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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 [...]
No one kills the goose that lays the golden egg
There is a ridiculous debate going on after the reports on spot-fixing emerged: should IPL be scrapped? Even if IPL were the first sporting event to be tainted by spot-fixing, it would be senseless to even suggest that it be scrapped. Since that is not the case, talking of scrapping is, pardon the coarse expression, [...]
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