London: A schoolgirl in Scotland has a rare condition following which she has been asked not to comb her hair too vigorously as it could lead to her brain shutting down. Megan Stewart, 13, has a rare condition - Hair Brushing Syndrome - which means she must avoid wearing polyester or touching balloons. Any contact with electrical charges could confuse her brain into switching itself off or sending signals to...
12:06 PM, Aug 19, 2011
Mumbai: Lob a water balloon at a local train only if you do not mind spending the rest of your Holis behind bars. This is the message going out to mischief mongers from the railway police, which has been forced to use life imprisonment as a deterrent after noticing an increase in incidents of passengers suffering serious injuries after being hit by balloon missiles launched from the side of the...
12:49 PM, Mar 18, 2011
At the risk of sounding mawkishly sentimental, I must admit that I began to read Rajorshi Chakraborti’s The Balloonists, up in the air. Not on a balloon, sadly, but a terribly delayed, two-hour flight from Bombay to Delhi. What a page-turner it came to be, The Balloonists, Chakraborti’s third, after Or the Day seizes you and Derangements. The Balloonists, is based on young British-Asian writer Dev; who irreverently walks out...
09:47 PM, Sep 14, 2010
CNN's Jeanne Moos has her Oscar-worthy moments of this unusual hoax. ...
12:08 AM, Oct 21, 2009
Falcon, said on CNN's
Larry King Live that he stayed hidden for the show. ...
11:20 AM, Oct 18, 2009
It appeared he had been hiding to avoid a scolding from his father. ...
10:09 AM, Oct 16, 2009
A research balloon collected air samples at heights between 20 and 41 km. ...
11:52 PM, Mar 17, 2009
Port of Spain: Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine has described his unexpected call up for the Test tour of England as a dream come true. The 24-year-old Trinidadian returned home this week following his outstanding campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) where he was voted Man-of-the-Series after helping Kolkata Knight Riders to their first-ever title. It all feels like a dream. I wasn't expecting this at all. I came back ...
09:14 PM, May 28, 2008
New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh has been diagnosed with the first stage of cancer, according to reports, and is undergoing treatment in the United States. The left-hander has been in the US since last month, being treated for what was earlier believed to be a tumour in the lungs. In October it was revealed that a tumour had been detected in his left lung, though it was said to be non-malignant,...
07:51 PM, Apr 19, 2008
Bridgetown: Poor form caught up with experienced West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan, who was dropped from the squad for the third Test against India. Sarwan has been replaced by Nevisian opener Kieran Powell. The third Test will begin on Wednesday at Windsor Park, Dominica. It will be the first Test at the venue. Apart from the 21-year old left handed Powell, a student of the Sagicor High Performance Centre, there...
12:26 AM, Feb 09, 2008
This is where you get your weekend dose of do's and don'ts. ...
04:13 PM, Nov 24, 2007
Nagpur: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be desperate to sort out his team's bowling woes when they take on New Zealand in the third and final cricket Test of three-match series, starting from Saturday, amidst threat of weather playing a spoilsport. After not being able to break the deadlock in the first two Tests in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad respectively, the Indian team will be looking to go all out ...
04:02 PM, Nov 06, 2007
Jaipur is all set to witness India's first wedding in a hot air balloon on Saturday . ...
08:47 PM, Dec 29, 2006
A hot air balloon flown too close to the Taj Mahal as a publicity campaign has raised fears of a security lapse. ...
12:20 PM, Dec 07, 2006
Instead of clay or wood, sculptor Larry Moss prefers a highly malleable but far less durable material: balloons. ...
12:02 PM, Oct 23, 2006
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