Lucknow, March 9 (IANS) Soon after the general elections were announced, hundreds of billboards promoting Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and put up across the length and breadth of Uttar Pradesh were dismantled in a tearing hurry. All of them carried a beaming face of the 41-year-old chief minister — and details of all the good work […]
London, March 9 (IANS) Listening to music may not always lift your sagging spirits, nor songs make you feel like that everything is going to be all right again. Maybe, music does not affect you at all. There are people who get their pleasure in other ways and simply music is not their cup of tea. […]
New York, March 9 (IANS) Three cheers for wine lovers out there. Here comes a new machine that can turn water, grape concentrate, yeast and a finishing powder into wine in your kitchen in flat three days. Developed by wine expert Ken Boyer and entrepreneur Phillip James, the device named Miracle Machine is also controlled by […]
Washington, March 9 (IANS) E-cigarettes, promoted as a way to quit regular cigarettes, may actually be a new route to conventional smoking and nicotine addiction for teenagers, a study said. Adolescents who used the devices were more likely to smoke cigarettes and less likely to quit smoking. “Despite claims that e-cigarettes are helping people quit smoking, […]
New York, March 9 (IANS) For those who love to party and get high but do not want to disclose their drinking habits to family or friends, this mobile application can help them “black out” all evidence of previous night from smart phones and social media. Named Livr, this app only opens when you are drunk. […]
London, March 9 (IANS) The big debate about who is smarter, man or woman, has now been laid to rest. There is nothing like a boy’s or a girl’s brain, and no scientific evidence to prove that they are wired differently, according to an expert. “‘Men are from Mars and women are from Venus’ theory has […]
Barcelona, March 9 (IANS) Barcelona suffered a potentially disastrous 0-1 away loss to Valladolid Saturday in a result which could have huge significance in the race for the Spanish La Liga football title. Now if Real Madrid win at home against Levante Sunday, they will open up a four-point lead over Barca and the Catalan giants […]
Barcelona, March 9 (IANS) Barcelona football coach Tata Martino said “lack of mobility” was behind his side’s stunning loss to Valladolid in the Spanish La Liga Saturday. Fausto Rossi’s strike in the 17th minute was enough to decide the game. Te Catalans now need Real Madrid to drop points even if they are able to win […]
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actress Juhi Chawla’s brother Bobby Chawla, who was in coma since 2010 at the Jaslok Hospital, died Sunday morning. “He passed away today morning,” said a source from the hospital. Bobby, whose condition was serious for a long time, died at 7 a.m. He was in coma since April 2010 after suffering […]
Pyongyang, March 9 (IANS) Parliamentary elections started Sunday morning throughout North Korea to choose members of the top legislature of the country. Eligible voters went to polling stations in different electoral districts to cast their votes for members of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), which will serve a five-year term in accordance with the North […]