Mumbai: Love the look of the tempting red-yellow mangoes at your local fruit vendor’s shop? Stop, before you reach for them. Dangerous chemicals could be the secret behind their good looks. These chemicals are not just carcinogenic and cause serious physiological problems, they are also banned by the Indian government. On Tuesday, inspectors of the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), raided two mango vendors at Ghatkopar and seized a huge amount of such artificially ripened mangos. The cost of these mangoes is more than Rs2.5 lakh.

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Posted on April 8th, 2010 by janetsolomon

Jaylin Fleming is a fifth-grader from Chicago. Like most boys his age, he enjoys playing basketball but there's one slight difference between Fleming and the others, they aren't considered the best 10-year-old basketball players seen in a long time!

Being successful in basketball is more than just shooting well, it's having an innate feel for the game, something like a basketball IQ if you will. That can't be taught but is something that is from within, an instinct, one that Fleming seems to posses.

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Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

There's a special documentary film that is to be released this Earth Day, the 22nd of April called Oceans.

The movie records all the wonders of ocean life and in a way shows the beauty of God's creation. A decent movie to take the kids to and probably one of those films that might see an oscar or some other award nomination for cinematography and sound.

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Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

HP has clearly stepped up its game with a trailer of its new product, the HP Slate, that makes a point of showing off all the features on it that are missing on the iPad, such as a built-in camera, a USB port (a real one, not an adapter), and an SD card slot.

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Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

Auto-Rickshaws will soon be just a phone call away, just like radio taxis in India.
 

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Posted on April 7th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

Bollywood superstar, Shah Rukh Khan said that Indians by nature are more tolerant and as such, by and large, religious radicalisation is not accepted in India's society.

"I think Indians by nature like people and they're compromising and understanding.  It's what I'd like to believe, really," Shah Rukh told in an interview when asked why Indian Muslims are not radicalised as that in the neighbouring countries."

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Posted on April 7th, 2010 by WillMcGregor

You knew it had to happen and it finally has... "Shark Night 3D" is next in line of 3D movies and this time it will be the 2010 version of the classic, Jaws.

Now Jaws 3-D was a 1983 film that didn't quite do the trick so this new movie called "Shark Night 3D" will be something based on the first Jaws movie.
 

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Posted on April 7th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

Despit his come-back struggles, Michael Schumacher has had quite an impact on his team.

The 41-year-old has so far been out-qualified and beaten in each of the three races by team mate Nico Rosberg, who probably would have been expected to play second fiddle to his fellow German.

Schumacher and Rosberg. Pic: Getty Images

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Posted on April 7th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan

Colm Henry, an award winning photographer who grew in his work by following musicians and photographing them is set to unveil an exclusive, never-before-seen photographic exploration of popular music’s most commercially successful and critically acclaimed group U2.

U2, before their growth spurt!

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Posted on April 7th, 2010 by Naresh Nathan