London: A study in Britain has found one third of parents regretting having given their children mobile phones, computers, and games consoles. According to the study commissioned by Hobbycraft, a chain of arts and crafts superstores, parents fear about the harm to youngsters' patience, creative and social skills as well as to quality time means 34 per cent of them yearn to take the gadgets back from their children, Daily...
10:47 AM, Jun 02, 2012
New York: What were they thinking? Through plastic smiles or gritted teeth, moms have to suck it up sometimes when Mother's Day means a gifted toilet, unsolicited wash tub or anti-aging cream. It wouldn't be Mother's Day if some mom somewhere wasn't disappointed or downright piqued at gift time. Many aren't looking to break the bank, though the National Retail Federation expects Americans to spend $19 billion on the holiday...
12:43 PM, May 12, 2012
Mumbai: Shares of gift and card-makers, including Archies and Hanung Toys & Textiles, surged by over 9 per cent despite a sluggish broader market on Valentine's Day on Tuesday. Hanung Toys and Textiles, which is engaged in the manufacturing of stuffed toys and home furnishings, soared 9.66 per cent to Rs 142.90 on the BSE. Archies, which is engaged in the business of retailing gift items, greeting cards and stationary...
01:41 PM, Feb 14, 2012
New Delhi: VIPs beware ! Do not accept gifts from strange and unknown persons as they could be explosives wrapped neatly. The Centre has sent an advisory to all states asking them to alert prominent persons in their areas not to accept any gifts from unknown persons as there may be explosives inside. The advisory was sent to the states following an intelligence input suggesting that terror modules were exploring...
01:42 PM, Jul 20, 2011
Mumbai: A 54-yr-old male was arrested from a female colleague's house for allegedly gifting her flowers, love letters and 'more'. Two city-based advocates are pitted against each other, but not for reasons you would normally imagine. One is a spurned lover and the other, the victim of his relentless pursuit for the past year, which involved giving her gift-wrapped underwear and kitschy love notes. Cops arrested advocate Ambadas Sardar (54)...
06:14 PM, Mar 23, 2011
San Francisco: For some, it's the red reindeer Christmas sweater. For others, it's the diamond-encrusted dreidel. Whatever your worst gift nightmare might be, Amazon may soon give you a reason to cheer. Amazon.com Inc., the source of many presents good, bad or ugly, has patented a system that would let people exchange unwanted gifts for those they actually want - even before they get them. For now, though, it's just...
12:43 PM, Dec 30, 2010
New Delhi: If you are bored of gifting sweets and chocolates and are looking at treating your friends to something special on Diwali then there are many gadgets that are on offer in the market. For the Apple lovers, check out the new range of beautiful iPods! Steve Jobs has called it the most stunning lineup of iPods ever. The new iPod nano with a multi-touch has a brand new...
09:40 AM, Nov 05, 2010
Men and women were seen holding hands and exchanging red roses in Tehran. ...
07:45 PM, Feb 14, 2010
Many shops especially in US come up with innovative idea to ease out the pain of recession. A jewellery store has formulated a 'pressure relief plan' for Valentines Day. ...
08:24 PM, Feb 11, 2010
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