Australian eves lift women’s T20 World Cup
October 7, 2012
Brief Scorecard: Australia: 142 for 4 in 20 overs (Jess Cameron 45, Alyssa Healey 26, Meg Lanning 25; Holly Colvin 2/21). England: 138 for 9 in 20 overs (Charlotte Edwards 28; Jess Jonassen 3/25, Lisa Sthalekar 2/16).
The Barcode officially turns 60
October 7, 2012
London: Barcode, distinctive black-and-white stripes that provide details relating to an object you purchase, has officially turned 60.
There are more than five million individual barcodes in use around the world, according to regulator GS1 UK.
Moving away from wrist watches
October 7, 2012
With the trend of using mobile phones, people have now lost interest in using wrist watches. They depend on their phones for accurate time and date as well. People under the age of 35 are the ones who are higher on this number.
As mobile phones are coming with great technologies, wrist watches shouls also have multiple functions like telling the time, GPS, temperature gauge, etc.,
Preview, 2012 World T20 Final: West Indies vs Sri Lanka
October 7, 2012
COLOMBO: T20 is an unpredictable game where underdogs like Bangladesh can kick off India out the tournament and best teams like Australia also back out by poor performance.
Chennai Silks weaves Rs.40 lakh sari, enters Guinness World Records
October 7, 2012
CHENNAI: Chennai Silks made the most expensive saree in the world worth Rs. 40 Lakhs. The saree is made up of Navratna stones and gold embroidery – Chennai Silks used all that and more to weave the 'Vivaah Patu', the most expensive silk sari in the world at Rs.40 lakh ($74,830), and entered the Guinness World Records.
Pakistan Tennis Ace Aisam not keen to renew partnership with Bopanna
October 6, 2012
Lahore: Adopting a once bitten twice shy approach, Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is reluctant to renew his partnership with India's Rohan Bopanna, who parted ways with him last year.
Aisam not keen to renew partnership with Bopanna
India, Australia may sign nuclear pact
October 6, 2012
New Delhi: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, whose bold move overturned a longstanding ban on uranium sale to India, comes here Oct 15 on a three-day visit that could see India and Australia sign a landmark civil nuclear pact.
India, Australia to sign nuclear pact
Bollywood is killing Hindustani culture: Sitar exponent Imrat Khan
October 6, 2012
Leading sitar exponent Imrat Khan of the Etawah gharana, who is one of the few surviving players of surbahar, a variation of veena, says that India should put clamps on "sleazy songs and movies" as Bollywood and mass entertainment was "killing the culture of Hindustan."
Sitar Exponent: Ustad Imrat Khan
Are Physicians turning commercial?
October 6, 2012
Doctors are considered to be doing a very noble profession. They are sometimes treated like a god by their patients and their family members. But a few of the doctors have been bringing disgrace to this godly profession these days.
Foreign Telcos in India 2G Spectrum Auction
October 6, 2012
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has approved 100 percent participation of foreign Telecom firms in the 2G spectrum auction scheduled for November. The ones who win in this auction will be allocated license and spectrum only after they divest 26 percent stake to an Indian partner.
