With the Bangladeshi sweat shop labour rings being exposed, renowned British graffiti artist Banksy’s controversial maker of a boy making Union Jack bunting on a sewing machine, an apparent comment on sweat-shop labour is being put up for auction in London again. We take a look at some of the artist’s other controversial work as well.
Dare to think beyond your morning cup of tea. Dilmah, the Ceylon-based specialty tea producer, has brought a wide variety of teas, tea-based cocktails, mocktails and much more to Hyderabad.
Less than a week after its theatrical release, Gouravam is available for instant streaming on Prakash Raj’s official website. Gouravam’s Tamil version can now be viewed in any county apart from Australia, Canada, France, Singapore, Malaysia and UK on a pay per view basis.
Mohali: Two days ahead of Sachin Tendulkar’s 40th birthday, the legendary Adam Gilchrist recalled the veteran Indian’s match-winning innings that had knocked the stuffing out of the Australian bowlers way back in 1998 at Sharjah. Chasing a stiff target, Tendulkar single-handedly took India to title triumph by slamming a century on April 24, his birthday. [...]
Melbourne: Australia today said Israel has still not provided it with a “comprehensive accounting” of the circumstances that led to the arrest, imprisonment and death of Mossad agent Ben Zygier in an Israeli prison cell. “I’m not aware that there has been a comprehensive accounting for what has happened,” Foreign Minister Bob Carr was quoted [...]
Delhi: Australia won the fourth toss of the four-Test series and decided to make use of the wicket by batting on Friday at the Ferozeshah Kotla Ground. Indian captain MS Dhoni will not regret losing the toss in the hope that the match follows the pattern that the first three Tests did; ending in the [...]
Australia were staring down the barrel of another massive defeat on the final day of the third Test at Mohali, letting India clinch the series with ridiculous ease. Mohali: Hosts India took the honours in the all-important first session of the fifth and final day of the third cricket Test against Australia making it increasingly [...]
Mohali: India were dealt a blow ahead of the final day’s play in the third Test against Australia here, with debutant centurion Shikhar Dhawan suffering a hand injury while fielding. Dhawan, who had smashed his way into the record books on Saturday by scoring the fastest-ever Test century on debut in India’s first innings, was [...]
The attendance on Sunday at Mohali, though, left a lot to be desired. Something is terribly wrong somewhere that needs to be set right, for big crowds are an essential part of a good game of cricket. Mohali: India lost Sachin Tendulkar when they were within striking distance of Australia’s first innings score of [...]
Unseasonal rain early in the morning soaked the outfield at the PCA delaying the start of the third Test between Australia and India. Mohali: Scheduling the third cricket Test match in the four-Test series against Australia in this part of the year that boasts of the best climate in the structured city of Chandigarh [...]
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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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