Rahul Gandhi Has a Fingerprint Issue

Rahul can’t visit UK mission to give fingerprints, MEA finds a way out New Delhi, Jan 16 : What happens when Rahul Gandhi is pressed for time to go to the British High Commission for giving his fingerprints for a visa? The Government of India steps in and sends an official note to the high commission, seeking relaxation of rules. The incident happened last month, when the AICC general secretary...

Women Spell Trouble For Italian PM

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is now facing a prostitution investigation in Milan over a teenaged nightclub dancer who attended parties at his private residence. The teenager was paid 7,000 euros after she attended a party at Berlusconi's residence near Milan but she denied having sex with him. Here, we bring you images of the women that he has frolicked with gay abandon. Teenage nightclub...

Maruti Suzuki to Launch Kizashi in Feb 11’

The country’s largest car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), has firmed up plans to launch its luxury sports sedan Kizashi early next month. The vehicle, to be imported fully from parent Suzuki's facility in Japan, will be positioned between likes of Honda Accord and Toyota Camry at the upper end and Honda Civic, Volkswagen Jetta and Toyota Corolla at lower end. These cars are priced around...

Beware of The Kamasutra File!

According to a security research firm, the Kamasutra might make you a victim of computer hackers. Security research firm Sophos has said that a Powerpoint file demonstrating more than a dozen different sexual positions is malware in disguise. The file, called 'Real kamasutra.pps.exe,' masquerades as a legitimate PowerPoint deck but the minute you open the file to browse, your computer runs a...

Mizoram Fights Poverty With New Land Policy

Aizawl, Jan 16 : Ten years down the line, Mizoram wants to wipe out poverty for ever, with Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla unveiling a Rs 2,873-crore ambitious New Land Use Policy (NLUP) here on Friday. Intending to wean out farmers from jhum cultivation, the state also wants to put a full stop to deforestation. “The New Land Use Policy not only intends to provide sustainable income-generating alternatives...

Body-Builder Making Manipur Proud

Manipur, which has produced many world-class sportspersons like Mary Kom, Sandhya Rani and Renubala Chanu, has added yet another feather to its cap in the form of 2010 World Body Building Championship winner A Bobby Singh. Thirty-five year-old Singh, who has become the talk of the town after clinching the gold medal in the World Body Building Championship, has been felicitated with many a honours...

A Diamond in The Sky

London-based jewellery designer Mawi Keivom speaks to SHALINI SHAH about the mixed influences behind her pieces, and the Queen Shine's Fine Mawi Keivom A piece of good jewellery is a joy forever. And now, more than ever, creating one seems a greater joy — what with more and more people seeing a fine piece not as something with which one shows adherence to tradition but, rather obviously, departs...

Aizawlites Breathe Less-Polluted Air

Aizawl, Jan 14 : Pranab urges people not to panic due to inflation Aizawl city has witnessed a slight increase in air pollution during this month compared to the same month last year. The Mizoram Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has revealed that the level of Suspended Particulate Matters (SPM) in the state capital has gone up to 78 per cent from last year's 63 per cent. ''However, 78...