A diamond ring that belonged to former child star Shirley Temple is going up for auction next month at a starting price of $25m (£17.3m), Sotheby’s says. The auction house said the 9.54-carat “Fancy Deep Blue” ring was bought by Temple’s father in 1940 for $7,210. Temple, one of Hollywood’s most popular stars in the 1930s, died in 2014 at the age of 85. A private buyer bought the ring […]
If you thought they raised enough temperature together in Omkara, wait till we tell you more. Bipasha Basu and Vivek Oberoi shared screen space for the first time way back in 1999 for a TV commercial, which was much hotter than “Beedi Jalaile”… The two actors featured in an advertisement, that failed to see the light of day on Indian screens due to its “bold scenes”. Vivek plays a charming […]
India did not make any improvement in its happiness quotient, ranking 118th out of 156 countries in a global list of the happiest nations, down one slot from last year on the index and coming behind China, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Denmark takes the top spot as the happiest country in the world, displacing Switzerland, according to The World Happiness Report 2016, published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a […]
The new X-Men: Apocalypse trailer is out and it really, really wants you to believe that you’ll never see another X-Men movie again. We all know that isn’t true but it can’t stop us from enjoying every minute of this trailer. It has been more than a decade since we were introduced to these characters and now, it is all coming to an end. Where this trailer really succeeds is […]
People who belittle Ramayan as a mythology or a mere epic and Lord Ram as a fictitious character should be ready to give up their skepticism. Couple of years ago, two Chennai-based botanists came out with a three-year-long study which establishes that the Ramayan is a true life story authored by Valmiki, incorporating facts, figures, science and environment of the period. All 182 plants (including flowers, trees, fruits) mentioned […]
The Aadhaar Bill has finally seen the dawn of the day. The Lok Sabha passed it last evening, though the amendments proposed by the Rajya Sabha have been rejected. So finally the 1 billion plus citizens of India have a legally backed Aadhaar at their disposal and this becomes the center point for all their target based financial benefits and subsidy initiatives undertaken by the Govt henceforth. This initiative started […]
Two out of three Indians drink milk laced with detergent, caustic soda, urea and paint, union minister for science and technology Harsh Vardhan told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, underscoring the country’s struggle with adulteration of food items by unscrupulous traders. Vardhan said over 68% of the milk sold did not conform to standards laid down by India’s food regulator FSSAI, quoting figures from a nationwide survey conducted by the […]
It’s the festival of colour, eating gujiyas and creating mayhem with buckets of water but most of all Holi is about having fun with your loved ones – age no bar whatsoever. This new ad, made by a popular hair product brand, is set in a senior citizens’ home and shows that you are never too old to play Holi. The video shows an excited resident waking up at the […]
Which is your favourite position for sleeping? Well, everyone has their own ways and positions of sleeping. Some people like to be on either the left or the right side, on your back, and curled up in the fetal position. But it is said that sleeping on left is better than all of the other sleep positions. To know why sleeping on left side is good for your health, check […]
At a time when there is a growing awareness about the use of toilets and personal hygiene, a village in Kerala has come up with a model that could revolutionise the way toilet waste Pulluvila, a village in Thiruvananthapuram district has the world’s first e-toilet which uses technology that turns waste into fertiliser, generates power and even makes potable water.The initiative was developed by a local firm called Eram Scientific […]
