The treadmill and elliptical trainer are two of the most ubiquitous cardiovascular machines that are present in today’s gyms, which brings us to the question – which is better for you? The answer isn’t really simple and depends on your physical fitness levels. So we present the ultimate cardiovascular machine showdown – treadmill vs elliptical […]
Microsoft Corp chief executive Steve Ballmer unexpectedly announced his retirement on Friday, ending a controversial 13-year reign at the head of the world’s largest software company and sending the company’s shares up 7.1 per cent.Ballmer, 57, took over from co-founder Bill Gates in January 2000, but his leadership was questioned throughout his tenure by Wall […]
Ex-flames Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif who were much in news recently over their respective current love-lives will be seen together once again, this time on silver screen. Once upon a time lovers may again do a special item number after the famous Bodyguard ‘Aaaya Re Aaya’ song. If reports are to be believed, Director-producer […]
India’s Somdev Devvarman entered the main draw of the US Open men’s singles event after beating James Ward in the qualifying finals on Friday. Somdev will now face Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko in the first round. Somdev scored a 6-3 3-6 6-4 win over Great Britain’s Ward in a match that went on for 2 hours […]
A lot of enthralled fans spotted Thala Ajith on his red beast BMW S1000 RR, whizzing past on the Old Mahabalipuram Road, on the outskirts of Chennai city. He stopped by for tea at times, and to patiently pose with fans otherwise. But his road trip had a motto at large, which is very different […]
New York City: The U.S. Tennis Association announced the withdrawal of the 2006 champion, who has played only one match on tour since her second-round loss at Wimbledon in June.Sharapova originally was seeded third at the U.S. Open. The USTA said 2012 Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanksa would shift from No. 4 to No. 3, and […]
New Delhi: The first verdict in December’s barbarous gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medial student is likely to be delivered on August 31, with the Supreme Court today clearing the way for the ruling. Today’s verdict means that a juvenile court in Delhi can deliver its judgement on whether a suspect who was 17 at […]
Looking to beat the slowdown blues, India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India today launched compact car Stingray, priced at Rs. 4,10,000 (ex-showroom Delhi).”With Stingray, we carry forward our focus to make our best sellers even more attractive,” managing director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa said. The Stingray, which is powered by a 998 cc petrol engine, […]
The rupee fell past 65 to the dollar to a record low on Thursday, after Federal Reserve minutes hinted that the U.S. was on course to begin tapering stimulus as early as next month and as foreign investors become sellers of Indian stocks.In an ominous sign for Asia’s worst-performing currency this year, overseas investors who […]
New Delhi: The government today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may intervene on missing coal allocation files, a major concession to the Opposition at a time it is desperate to pass its ambitious Food Security Bill.The monsoon session will also be extended by one more week till September 5, to enable the passing of key Bills […]