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»Rahman to compose music for Commonwealth Games

A.R. Rahman, best known for his soulful music and having been recently bestowed the Padma Vibhushan by the government, will be paid close to Rs 5.5 crore by the Commonwealth Games' Organising Committee for composing the opening ceremony theme song.

Rahman would also be associated with promotional events relating to the October 3 - 14 sporting event to be held in Delhi.

Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

»Big cars go eco!

A lot of the major car companies these days are going green with regard to their cars, all in an attempt to conserve the natural environment. Lets take a look at a few of them shall we? Seems like everyone is going hybrid these days!

Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

»Sandra's bundle of joy!


Courtesy:People Magazine

Talk about being blindsided. Today, every celebrity probably is thinking the same thing: If Sandra Bullock can do it, why can't I?

Posted on April 29th, 2010 by janetsolomon

»Coping with miscarriage

Losing a child is one of the most devastating traumas a person can experience. And losing that child before they are born into the world doesn't lessen the pain or negate the sense of loss. In fact sometimes the grief for the mother is worse because others don't usually show the same level of sympathy even though the loss is just as real.

And what about fathers? How do they view, experience and cope with losing a child? Is it any less real for them because of the lack of physical connection?

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Posted on April 29th, 2010 by RJ Fee

»Llamas as security guards!

Llamas have been drafted in to protect eggs and chicks of wading birds at Merseyside nature park, Southport, UK.

The two highly territorial llamas, called Willy and Jack, are being used to scare off predators at the reserve and experts say they work better than guard dogs or human security guards!

Posted on April 28th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

»India heads to the Indies

 Captain's Call
                   M.S. Dhoni

Posted on April 28th, 2010 by janetsolomon

»Noah's Ark found in Turkey?

Claims in Turkey that Noak’s Ark has been Found! The world’s greatest question on the existence of the first greatest vessel, has been claimed to be found in Turkey now.

A group has claimed that Noah’s Ark may have been found in Turkey’s Mount Ararat today.

Posted on April 28th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

»Girl survives lethal Jellyfish sting


    Box Jellyfish attack                        Rachael Shardlow            

(Photograph: ABC TV/AFP/Getty Images)

Posted on April 28th, 2010 by janetsolomon

»The desire to start a family

Do you think the desire to have a family is the same for both men and women? Or do you think women want to have kids and so husbands aquiess to keep their wives happy? Or is it all about status, society expectations and the perpetuation of a family heritage?

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Posted on April 28th, 2010 by RJ Fee

»Indianapolis chasing F1 return

F1 could yet return to Indianapolis after former Indy chief Tony George and US promoter Zak Brown held talks with Bernie Ecclestone, the F1 chief.

America's Indianapolis Motor Speedway was dropped from the F1 calendar in 2007 as George and Ecclestone were unable to reach a financial agreement.

However, reports that Indy could return have once again surfaced.

Posted on April 27th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

»Rahman gearing up for world tour

The music maestro of India is taking Indian music to the world on his 'Jai Ho - the journey home' world tour. The tour kicks off on 11th June at New York moving on to Canada and some parts of Europe. He is in the middle of some intense rehearsals as you can imagine, the man is a perfectionist and we wish him a successful tour!
Check out a promo for his upcmoming concert below:

Posted on April 27th, 2010 by janetsolomon

»Yet another Bollywood-Hollywood jodi

Oscar nominee director Shekar Kapur is working on a new film Paani and if the rumors making the rounds are true, then get ready to see Hrithik Roshan sharing screen space with Hollywood star and teen sensation Kristen Stewart. Yeah that's right. The Twilight star has apparently been roped in by Shekar to star opposite Hrithik to play the role of an wealthy up town kind of girl. At this point Shekar refuses to divulge any more details of his new film until things are finalized. 

Posted on April 27th, 2010 by janetsolomon

»Introducing the World's Smallest Horse!

I know a lot of you think baby animals are cute and why not, God created them that way!

Now here is Einstein, a newborn pinto stallion. Weighing in at just six pounds, the New Hampshire-born foal may be the world's smallest horse.
 
Dr. Rachel Wagner, Einstein's co-owner, says the Guinness record for the smallest newborn horse is 9 pounds, which this fella beats by a long shot.


 

Posted on April 27th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

»British woman gets Chinese accent after severe migraine

Posted on April 27th, 2010 by naomifields

»Football craze hits new heights!

What would you sacrifice to see your country win soccer's World Cup? Food for a week? Well according to a survey, it was found that fans are willing to lose a limb for their team's glory. Now that's weirdly extreme!

51(%) percent of respondents to the tongue-in-cheek survey of 20,000 people, who live in North America but hail from countries with teams in the June 11-July 11 World Cup, said they would starve themselves for a week if that would bring victory to their national squad.

Posted on April 26th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

»Flying cars may soon be a reality!

Flying cars have always been something typically reserved for science fiction, but they have now come closer to reality.

The department tasked with exploring the concept, Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA), has cleared the Transformer (TX) program.

The flying vehicle is currently in motion for military services rather than the everyday motorist.

Posted on April 26th, 2010 by WillMcGregor

»Students 'addicted' to social media?

If you're a student, then it probably comes us no to surprise to you to learn that most students can't live without social media links like laptops and cell phones.

In a new study titled, '24 Hours: Unplugged,' from the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda (ICMPA) at the University of Maryland, 200 students at the College Park campus were asked to avoid all media for one day.

Posted on April 26th, 2010 by WillMcGregor

»No charge in your iPod? Then start running

If you've forgotten to charge your iPod or your cell phone and a power plug is nowhere in sight, a simple run could help you get out of the trouble. It all depends on whether a new technology being developed is successful though.

Every step you take can generate electricity. By packing 20,000 nanowires into three square centimeters, Georgia Tech scientists have developed the world's first gadget powered solely by piezoelectric materials.

Posted on April 26th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

»Chennai are the Kings of IPL 2010

Chennai were crowned Indian Premier League champions after defeating Mumbai by 22 runs in the final of the Twenty20 tournament in Mumbai last night.

Electing to bat, Chennai posted 168 for five and then restricted Mumbai to 146 for nine to win their first ever IPL title.

Posted on April 26th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

»That fine line between love and hate

The Podcast is up! Check it out below.

Why is it that we can be so overwhelmingly "in love" with someone and then hate them so thoroughly? How does someone go from sending twenty smiley tweets a day to someone special ... to blocking them from their Facebook account and reporting them?

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Posted on April 25th, 2010 by RJ Fee

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