How many times have you misplaced your phone or had it go missing? The mere thought of having your photos, memos, contacts and other personal information gone forever (or in someone else’s hands) is enough to make the average person sick with anxiety. For one man and his wife, BlackBerry Protect recently proved invaluable in reuniting them with their missing phone. Just Like Anyone Else Andrew and Teresa Schito are […]

Air pollution has afflicted the nation for a long time now, and the government is taking appropriate measures in order to deal with the rising threat. The most recent step in this direction being the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) notice to New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Allahabad, Hyderabad, and Agra for the sudden increase in their respective air pollution levels, thanks to the growing number of private vehicles. This […]

We all fall in the trap of comparison wherein we inevitably compare ourselves with others. This comparison does more harm to us than good. This does not mean we stop looking up to others. But there is a difference between learning from others and simply comparing yourself with them and then feeling, ‘Oh! Wish I was like her!’ This comparison is the main cause of inferiority complex. We compare ourselves […]

January 23, 2015 • 6-11pm January 24, 2015 • 2-11pm January 25, 2015 • 12-5pm Celebrate the magic of winter and Icewine in Niagara Falls. Enjoy a fabulous weekend of VQA wines, gourmet cuisine and live entertainment both inside and outside! Guests will be charged $10 per ticket in advance and $15 at the door, which will include admission for one day, a commemorative wine glass, one token ($3.25 value) […]

TOKYO: In the US, hanging out in a cafe with animals is such an exotic concept that people can’t get enough of it. A pop-up cat cafe in New York last year had lines down the block. Online reservations for another Manhattan cat cafe are almost fully booked more than two months ahead. But in Japan, cat cafes are just the start. You can hang out in rabbit cafes or […]

  With over 1.3 billion users, world’s largest social networking firm Facebook has enabled global economic impact of $227 billion (roughly Rs. 14,01,725 crores) and 4.5 million jobs around the world in 2014, according to a report by consultancy firm Deloitte. The report titled Facebook’s Global Economic Impact, analyses how Facebook’s marketing, platform and connectivity effects have facilitated growth and jobs around the world. Commissioned by Facebook, the study estimates […]

Sprawl on a sun deck, put your legs up and watch as the world goes by – ancient civilizations, medieval castles, stunning landscapes, palm fringed waters, floating villages or quaint cities – take your pick! It’s all yours for the taking, right here aboard a relaxing river cruise vacation. 1. Cruise through ancient civilizations along the Nile The best way to acquaint yourself with a culture that developed around the […]

Residents in Tonga who were alarmed when the sea turned red have been given an explanation, it’s reported. Locals in the Pacific island’s Vava’u district were baffled by the sea’s colour change at the end of December, with some imagining it was a biblical sign the world was ending, according to the New Zealand Kaniva Pacific website. But an expert says the crimson tinge was caused by overgrown algae releasing […]

Disney has released a new preview of Cinderella, with the tagline “Midnight changes everything”. The new movie stars ‘Downton Abbey’s Lily James as Cinderella, with Cate Blanchett as her evil stepmother Lady Tremaine and fellow Downton star Sophie McShera and The Borgias’s Holliday Grainger as her stepsisters, according to Hollywood Reporter. Richard Madden will star as Prince Charming, Helena Bonham Carter is Cinderella’s fairy godmother, with Hayley Atwell, Stellan Skarsgard […]

An amateur treasure hunter has discovered one of the largest hoards of Anglo Saxon coins ever found in Britain worth over one million pounds. The 5,251 silver coins in “superb condition” were found in a farmer’s field near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. They are said to form one of the largest hoards of Anglo Saxon coins ever found in Britain. The dig was organised by the Weekend Wanderers Detecting Club in […]