Who Is This Bieber Defeater, This Esperanza Spalding?

Esperanza Spalding. (AP) Who is this woman who dare defeat tween heartthrob Justin Bieber in musical competition, sending shivers of dread through the hearts of his millions of pre-pubescent female followers? Why she is Esperanza Spalding. And it turns out Spalding, who was named Best Newcomer at Sunday's Grammy Awards, has performed for President Barack Obama, with jazz legends like Herbie...

The Sexy Yogini

By Neha Bhayana Stiles plans to set up more studios in small towns of Middle America where no yoga gurus have ventured before She does not sit cross-legged, enveloped by fumes of incense. She does not quote from ancient Hindu scriptures or instruct students to chant Om and execute headstands for attainment of moksha. Tara Stiles, dubbed the 'coolest yoga instructor ever' by Vanity Fair magazine,...

LG Optimus 3D Smartphone Is The First Of Its Kind

Barcelona, Spain : LG Electronics is showing off the first phone with a color 3-D screen and a 3-D camera. The South Korean electronics company's Optimus 3D drew large crowds eager to give it a test run on Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The screen produces the illusion of depth without the need for special glasses, and includes a pair of five-megapixel lenses for taking 3D photos...

Porn MMS breeds 'hostel-ity' at JNU

By Vatsala Shrangi Following protests administration forced to withdraw a recent order that barred girls from entering boys' hostel after 10.30pm The porn clip that surfaced at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has forced the administration to undertake some drastic measures. Some of them are not finding favour with the students. House out of order:...

Mumbai Densest City in Asia

Mumbai: As many as 27,000 people live per square km in Mumbai, making the metro one of the densest cities in Asia, as per the Asian Green City Index. The Asian Green City Index, commissioned by German firm Siemens, analysed the environmental sustainability of 22 major cities in Asia with respect to environmental and climate protection. The unique research project came up with interesting findings,...

Assam Chooses Laptops As Pre-Election Freebies For Journalists

By Samudra Gupta Kashyap Guwahati, Feb 15 : Just ahead of the Assembly elections, this is an idea that Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi hopes will click with journalists in the state. In a day or two, the Assam government will hand out a shiny new laptop to every journalist who has completed 10 years in the profession — provided he or she accepts the present. Announcing the gift on January...

Amend Constitution, Give Us Special Status: ULFA

New Delhi: After 30 years of violent insurgency in Assam, eight top leaders of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) have started historic peace talks with the Indian government last week. The leaders came to New Delhi to start the peace process. ULFA's de facto spokesperson and foreign secretary Sashadhar Chowdhury, in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, makes his demands clear - Assam to...

Hope For Peace: ULFA Leaders to Meet PM

New Delhi, Feb 14 : A delegation of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a courtesy call on Monday evening, days after they initiated talks with the central government to end 30 long years of insurgency in Assam. An eight-member ULFA team, headed by its chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, will meet Manmohan Singh at his 7 Race Course Road official...