New 2014 Honda City: Special Coverage

New 2014 Honda City: Special Coverage

Honda has unveiled the next-generation City in India. World premiered here, the City for the first time will get a diesel engine too, the same unit from the Honda Amaze while the petrol mill will carry forward to the new City. The design is an evolution over the outgoing model but looks more premium. The […]

Sensex trims initial losses, still down by 29 points

Sensex trims initial losses, still down by 29 points

The benchmark S&P BSE sensex trimmed initial losses and was down 29 points in late morning trade on selling in banking, IT and realty sector stocks on the back of weak Asian cues even as investors bought capital goods and consumer durable shares. The sensex opened at 20,913.79, compared with Friday’s close of 20,851.33, on […]

Telugu hero Uday Kiran commits suicide

Telugu hero Uday Kiran commits suicide

In a shocking incident, Telugu cinema hero Uday Kiran died by committing suicide. Initial reports say that the actor died after taking the extreme step in his flat at Srinagar colony on Sunday night. Later, he was rushed to a private hospital where the doctors declared him dead. The reasons for Uday Kiran’s death are […]

Arvind Kejriwal opposes referendum on Army in Kashmir

Arvind Kejriwal opposes referendum on Army in Kashmir

Aam Aadmi Party on Monday distanced itself from the views of its senior leader Prashant Bhushan that a referendum should be carried out in Kashmir to decide on deployment of the Army to deal with security threats in the valley. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said decisions on internal security are taken based on the law […]

Hair needs extra care in winter

Hair needs extra care in winter

  Take extra care of your roots: Avoid putting products like conditioner, wax or gel directly onto the roots of your hair. This will clog the pores and hair follicles, making it difficult for hair to grow as it normally would. Choose products wisely: In winter, go for a gentle shampoo to keep some moisture […]

Microsoft launches new app for women’s safety

Microsoft launches new app for women’s safety

Microsoft India today said it isintroducing Guardian, a new safety application (app), available exclusively for Windows phone users in India. Incidents such as ‘Nirbhaya’ prompted the global IT giant to come out with an app aiming at protecting women, Microsoft IT India Managing Director Raj Biyani said. Explaining its features, Biyani said Guardian enables users […]

Do you know anything about your kidneys?

Do you know anything about your kidneys?

With lifestyle disorders on the rise among urban Indians, it’s especially important to take care of your kidneys (so what if you have a pair?). For that, you’ll have to know the bean-shaped filters of your body inside out? Take our quiz to find out if you do: 1. Where are your kidneys located? a) […]

Eat slower to get slimmer, says study

Eat slower to get slimmer, says study

f you rush through your meals, you may just be paving way for unwanted weight gain. A new study ­suggests that eating your meals more slowly may help you consume fewer calories. Published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the research looked at two groups of 30 people — one with […]

Undisguised new Maruti small car spotted

Undisguised new Maruti small car spotted

Maruti may be good at keeping its cars under wraps but it is getting increasingly difficult. Pictures of the production version of the A:Wind concept have been posted by Motoroids. Alert snapper Dhananjay caught the all-new hatchback in what looks like an advertising campaign photoshoot.  The Suzuki A:Wind Concept displayed at the 2013 Thailand Motor […]

IIT-Delhi falls back on alumni support

IIT-Delhi falls back on alumni support

Here’s alumni power at its best. In what could spell a new trend in high-end professional education in the country, Indian Institute Technology-Delhi proposes to create a unique endowment pool with support from its alumni to fund world-class faculty development and to finance its research   students for international exposure. The IIT-D director has called […]