New Delhi: Peter Carl Faberge, the famed Russian jeweller who is the subject of Wednesday's Google doodle, in his position as the the court jeweller to the last of the Russian Czars, designed his first Imperial Easter egg in 1885. [Images] The Romanovs had a tradition of presenting elaborate eggs on Easter. Czar Alexander III wanted something special to gift the Czarina Maria Feodorovna and asked Faberge for a special...
05:13 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Peter Carl Faberge, the famed Russian jeweller who is the subject of Wednesday's Google doodle, in his position as the the court jeweller to the last of the Russian Czars, designed his first Imperial Easter egg in 1885. [Images] The Romanovs had a tradition of presenting elaborate eggs on Easter. Czar Alexander III wanted something special to gift the Czarina Maria Feodorovna and asked Faberge for a special...
05:13 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Six gilded Easter eggs adorn the Google home page to mark master Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge's 166th birthday. Faberge was the court jeweller for the last two Russian Czars and the bejewelled Easter eggs were his speciality. Since the very first egg that contained a jewelled hen in 1885 Faberge made a total of 54 eggs in 37 years for the Romanovs. Only 47 of the Faberg...
01:36 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: The doodle on the Google home page on Wednesday honours Peter Carl Faberge on his 166th birthday. Faberge was a renowned Russian jeweller best known for his ornate Easter eggs that he created for the last two generationns of the Russian imperial family - he Romanovs. [Images] Born on May 30, 1846 in St. Petersburg, Peter Carl Faberg honed his jewellery skills in Germany, France and England and...
10:41 AM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: A set of six ornate eggs pay tribute to the master Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge on the Google home page on the occasion of his 166th birth anniversary. The Easter eggs on the Google doodle have been inspired by the designs of actual Faberge eggs. These eggs were the prized possessions of the Romanov Dynasty. (Read: Google doodles eggs for Peter Carl Faberge's 166th birthday). About three-and-a-half...
08:01 AM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: A set of six exquisite jewelled eggs adorn the Google home page in honour of Peter Carl Faberg. Wednesday is the 166th birth anniversary of the the legendary Russian jeweller. [Images] Born on May 30, 1846 in St. Petersburg, Peter Carl Faberg is most famous for his trademark Faberg eggs. Having honed his jewellery skills in Germany, France and England, he joined his father's business in 1870. It...
12:01 AM, May 30, 2012
Munich: After leading Chelsea to the biggest trophy in club football, Roberto di Matteo's future as manager of the London club is still in doubt. Di Matteo had a conversation with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich after the team's penalty shoot-out win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on Saturday, but he would not disclose what he discussed with the Russian billionaire. "What was discussed with the boss we...
06:11 AM, May 21, 2012
P Sunil Kumar Reddy of Sontha Vooru and Gangaputrulu is known for telling compelling stories. If it was the 'sell-out' of the village land (SEZs) and the exploitation of the coast, respectively, in this first two films, his Oka Romantic Crime Katha is a take on the issues like teen love, teen sex and abortions, which have become common place in the modern society. The director says, "Owing to various...
06:11 PM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: A Chicago-bound Air India plane, with around 206 passengers and crew onboard, made an emergency landing in Romanian capital Bucharest on Saturday after the cargo door warning went off. The Air India flight (AI 121D/127) to Chicago via Frankfurt had taken off from Frankfurt for Chicago and was flying over Romanian airspace when the cargo door warning went off in the cockpit. "Sensing the urgency, the pilot made...
11:04 PM, May 12, 2012
Milan: Lecce are on the verge of relegation after losing 1-0 at home to Fiorentina in Serie A as new coach Vincenzo Guerini won his first game in charge of the Tuscan side on Saturday. Alessio Cerci scored the only goal of the game 10 minutes before half-time. Lecce goalkeeper Massimiliano Benassi almost equalised in injury time but his strike hit his own team-mate. In the late game, Francesco Totti...
08:58 AM, May 06, 2012
Miami: Young school teachers, middle-aged nurses and even the elderly flocked to a Miami book store Sunday for a chance to meet the author of the bestselling erotic romance 'Fifty Shades of Grey' in the launch of her US book tour. British newcomer E L James drew more than 500 men and women at a morning book signing and spoke that evening to a boisterous, uninhibited crowd at the historic...
03:00 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Bucharest: A helicopter crashed in eastern Romania on Thursday, killing all five people it was carrying, officials said. The aircraft was traveling from Moldova to Turkey when it went down near the Romanian village of Ostrov, close to the Moldova border, local official Vasile Gudu told Realitatea TV. Police spokeswoman Daniela Condrea told The Associated Press nobody survived the crash. Air traffic control official Bogdan Donciu identified the aircraft as...
12:12 AM, Apr 27, 2012
Mumbai: Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata along with his designate successor Cyrus Mistry launched an e-commerce portal for the group's retail arm Infiniti Retail which runs the consumer durables and electronics chain stores under the Croma brand. The move comes amidst the fast-growing e-commerce space attracting funds from private equity and venture capital investors. "With the higher penetration of Internet connectivity, online sales are catching up in a big way....
11:33 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Here is our hands-on experience of the recently launched Micromax Funbook tablet. Priced at Rs 6,499, the tablet has a has a 7-inch (17.78 cm) multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, which has a resolution of 800x480 pixels. It is powered by a 1.22GHz Cortex A8 processor. It comes bundled with a Tata Photon 3G dongle to keep you connected on the go. It also offers HDMI connectivity and Wi-Fi Internet connectivity. ...
01:04 PM, Apr 09, 2012
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