New York, April 21 (IANS) The early birds who bought $1,500 (Rs.90,000) wearable eyewear Google Glass that was sold for one day in the US last week are facing street violence from muggers and privacy campaigners. According to a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department, street robbers are targeting Google Glass because it could […]
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) In a multi-cornered election contest in Tamil Nadu, the campaign strategy of various formations is based on national versus local issues. AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa with prime ministerial ambitions talks largely about national issues, while her opponents talk about the local – bijli (electricity), sadak (road) […]
Patna, April 21 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up a state-run school in Bihar’s Jamui district early Monday, police said. Over 200 students will now not be able to attend school. Jamui Superintendent of Police Jitendra Rana said a group of armed Maoists used “cylinder bombs” to blast the Bojhayat middle school building. “For Maoists, schools […]
Berlin, April 21 (IANS) Relegation-threatened Stuttgart upset third-placed Schalke 3-1 while Emir Spahic’s brace helped Leverkusen secure fourth place at Nuremberg to close the 31st round of the Bundesliga German football league. Martin Harnik’s brace eased Stuttgart’s relegation worries as the ‘Swabians’ established a four-point gap clear of the relegation zone thanks to a crucial […]
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) An order prohibiting the gathering of people was lifted Monday from most parts of Odisha’s Kendrapada district where one person was killed and several injured in post-poll violence Friday, an official said. “We have lifted the prohibitory orders from most of the places as the situation is back to normal. However […]
Lisbon, April 21 (IANS) Benfica beat Olhanense 2-0 at the Luz Stadium here with a double from Lima to clinch the Portuguese top flight football league title. Brazilian attacker Lima put Benfica ahead in the 57th minute and then scored again in the 60th when his effort went between goalkeeper Vid Belec’s legs Sunday, reports […]
Rotterdam, April 21 (IANS) A sensational Dutch Cup final ended in a 5-1 win for PEC Zwolle against Ajax. Sunday’s match started with Ajax fans throwing fireworks in the penalty area of their own goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer. After the mess was cleaned up, Ricardo van Rhijn blasted home the opening goal for Ajax with a […]
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) At least five people have died due to sunstroke in Odisha this summer, an official said Monday. Two people died in the coastal district of Cuttack, one on March 23 and another on April 14, an official of the state revenue department told IANS. The districts of Boudh, Puri and Sambalpur […]
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has found his Sahibaan for his love tale “Mirza Sahibaan” in Saiyami Kher, niece of talented actress Tanvi Azmi and granddaughter of yesteryear’s leading leady Usha Kiran. The director says Saiyami was not chosen for her illustrious acting lineage. He chose her after months of intensive search and […]
New York, April 21 (IANS) Can we compare the bedroom act with a real workout in terms of calorie consumption or one should adopt both to have a super life? Sure, we can. According to researchers, sexual activity burned around four calories per minute for men and three per minute for women – qualified as […]