28 September 2010

The Evening When Mary Kom Dons a 'Velvet Glove'

By Hijam Raju Singh Five-time world boxing champion, MC Mary Kom singing an old hindi Bollywood song with husband Onler Kom playing guitar for her during a private felicitation organised by her fans in New Delhi. New Delhi, Sep 28 : "Ajeeb daastaan hai yeh..." It was indeed a strange evening. The kind one doesn't expect while meeting a well-known multiple world boxing champ. And it was...

Meet Anna Kournikova

The hottest star in the history of women's tennis graces the October cover of Maxim in a special 3-D issue that comes equipped with glasses.    The Russian born beauty has been with Spanish singing sensation, Enrique Iglesias since 2001. The 29-year-old finally became an American citizen in 2009. Hence the flag.   On becoming an American Citizen: You know, I've always considered...

Meet Kacey Barnfield

The zombie apocalypse never looked so good, and Resident Evil: Afterlife star Kacey Barnfield is the reason why. Pay close attention as this British bombshell—who’s known in foggy London town as the mean girl from a long-running teen show called Grange Hill—lets us in on some of her most memorable firsts. FIRST HOT SHOOT My Maxim shoot was lots of fun. I’ve been in front of a camera...

Ayodhya: An Open Argument

The dispute over the Babri Masjid was a distillation of many historical anxieties. It is, therefore, a matter of relief that all major political parties have given a commitment to abide by the due process of law and avoid violence. Governments are taking proactive measures to ensure that violence does not take place, making it possible to envisage legal justice being meted out, in an environment...

PlayBook, BlackBerry Tablet, Unveiled

New York, Sep 28 : The company that gave us the BlackBerry - still the dominant phone in corporate circles - thinks its business customers will have room in their briefcases for at least one more device: the PlayBook. Research in Motion Ltd. showed off the tablet for the first time Monday and is set to launch it early 2011, with an international rollout later in the year. With it RIM is betting on...

Detention Without Sufficient Cause Violates Fundamental Right: SC

New Delhi, Sept 28 : A person cannot be held under preventive detention without sufficient cause as it would be violating his or her fundamental right of right to liberty, the Supreme Court has held. Setting aside the detention order passed against Ranjit Oinamcha, Editor of a Manipur daily under the National Security Act, the apex court said such orders are liable to judicial scrutiny if they...

Assam's Boat Clinic Gets NRL Funds

By Supratim Dey The unique boat clinic initiative in Assam, which is run by the Centre of North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) and caters to people living in islands on the river Brahmaputra, got a boost with Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) coming forward to support the initiative as part of its corporate social responsibly. NRL has announced a sponsorship amount of Rs 12 lakh to C-NES...

35,000 People to be Hit by Border Fencing in Mizoram

Aizawl, Sep 28 : Over 35,000 people from 45 villages near the India-Bangladesh border need to be rehabilitated to facilitate the fencing of the frontier in Mizoram, state Home Minister R. Lalzirliana said Monday. 'The union home ministry has asked the state government to relocate residents of the border villages and we have requested the Centre to provide funds to rehabilitate them,' the minister...