Where Gambling is The Stuff of Dreams!

By R.R. Kharmujai Shillong, Feb 15 : Come over to Bara Bazaar on any lazy afternoon and you'll stumble upon many people dozing off at some quiet uninviting corner. The idea is not to take rest, but to dream and then interpret those dreams to place bets! Welcome to the game of 'Teer', where people bet on archery, guided by some divine interpretation of dreams. So these people, like...

New York City Launches App For Free Condoms

Need a condom? There's an app for that. The New York City Health Department on Monday unveiled a smartphone application that will help users locate the nearest place in the area giving out free condoms. "We want New York City to be the safest city in the world to have sex," said Dr. Monica Sweeney, the city's assistant health commissioner. "A lot of people come here for that, so we want them to practice...

Facebook Photos Get a New Viewer

Facebook is rolling out a new photo viewer to all of its users over the next few weeks. Unlike the older version of the viewer, the user stays on the same page while viewing a photo from his/her wall or elsewhere on Facebook. The images get displayed in a pop-up with a lightbox-like effect. Comments viewing and sharing has also been made easier. According to Facebook, over 100 million photos are...

I'm Loving it! McWeddings in Hong Kong

Burger and fries, anyone? In the buzzing financial hub known for its fast living, young Hong Kong couples can now grab love on the run at the city's McDonald's outlets, which are offering a burgeoning new sideline: "McWeddings." On Valentine's Day at a downtown McDonald's close to the financial district, the fast food joint was decked out with pink balloons, a "cake" stacked from...

Poppy Farm Destroyed in Manipur

Imphal, Feb 15 : A combined team of Assam Rifles personnel and Narcotic Control Bureau officials destroyed an illegal poppy farm in the remote Chandel district, bordering Myanmar, during a week-long drive. Drug analysts said crude products from these illegally-grown narcotic plants in Manipur reach the notorious Golden Triangle for manufacture of heroin. Poppy cultivators in the state fetch...

AIIMS Specialists to Check Mamoni Health

Guwahati, Feb 15 : A team of specialists from AIIMS, New Delhi, is likely to reach the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) on Tuesday to check on noted writer-cum-social activist Mamoni Raisom Goswami, who has been on ventilation since late Saturday night. Considering the critical condition of the 68-year-old Jnanpith Award-winning writer, the hospital authority on Monday requested AIIMS to send...

Coca Cola Recipe 'Discovered'

A website claims to have uncovered Coca-Cola's top secret recipe. Coca-Cola's top secret recipe has allegedly been revealed Photo: REUTERS The ingredients of the drink, founded by John Pemberton, a medicinal pharmacist in 1886, have always been a mystery. However, Thisamericanlife.org claims to have discovered a list in a photograph in a newspaper article giving the ingredients and exact...

Cristiano Ronaldo's Girlfriend Scores 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover

The cover of the magazine's 2011 Swimsuit Edition featuring Irina Shayk pictured in Hawaii and the model in the Philippines The most coveted magazine cover in the world - the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition- announced Monday that soccer star Cristiano Renaldo's Russian girlfriend, Irina Shayk, will be its  2011's covergirl. While the official unveiling took place on "The Late Show...