The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the central and Maharashtra governments on a petition by a Muslim constable asking if he was entitled to grow a beard as a matter of religious belief and practice. ...
12:42 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Ambala: A man has been arrested for attacking a Sikh youth and allegedly chopping off his beard following a scuffle over ice-cream in the Cantonment area in Ambala, police said on Monday. The Sikh youth, Gurjeet Singh, who runs an ice-cream parlour in Palledar Mohalla, in his police complaint alleged that a customer came to his shop last night and asked for a cup of ice cream. The customer, Aman,...
01:17 AM, May 15, 2012
London: Shaving could soon be a thing of the past, say scientists who claim to have developed a rub-on gel which could keep men stubble-free. A team at the University of Pennsylvania says that early results from the experimental gel has showed it stops beards from growing - in fact, it could also be applied to remove unwanted hair from women's legs. The daily rub-on gel is made from a...
05:26 PM, Mar 27, 2012
Los Angeles: Actor Daniel Craig is growing a beard for the new James Bond film 'Skyfall'. The 43-year-old actor is reprising his role as '007' for a third time in the upcoming instalment due for release in 2012 and the usually suave spy will sport an unshaven look for the first time, reported Sun online. The James Bond character has been seen on screen once before with a beard. In...
12:54 PM, Oct 22, 2011
Melbourne: A Sikh boy was forced to a shave off his beard by a school in the Australian state of Victoria, sparking an outrage among the Indian community which accused the institute of religious discrimination, a media report said on Thursday. The boy studying in Class 11 at an outer northern Christian school in Melbourne was forced to shave off his beard, Harkirat Singh of the Sikh Federation of Australia...
07:34 PM, Jun 02, 2011
Women come out against men's stubble in Shave India Movement. A sponsored feature on CNN-IBN. ...
08:13 PM, Jan 30, 2011
Women come out against men's stubble in Shave India Movement. A sponsored feature on CNN-IBN. ...
12:08 AM, Jan 24, 2011
New Delhi: A Sikh boy from New Delhi has made history in America. Simran Lamba is the first Sikh in almost three decades to be enlisted in the US army. He has been allowed to join the armed forces with his untrimmed beard and turban, because he has what the US army wants, knowledge of Punjabi and Hindi. Lamba had gone to America to study industrial engineering. The US Army...
07:20 PM, Nov 11, 2010
The SC called the decision to expel the beard-sporting student ridiculous. ...
10:25 PM, Sep 11, 2009
The court said such moustache could intimidate kids travelling in the aircraft. ...
11:38 PM, Mar 31, 2009
SC judge quashes student's appeal to retain his beard while going to school. ...
08:54 PM, Mar 30, 2009
The 200m breaststroke champion appears naked in a PETA poster. ...
10:04 AM, Aug 07, 2008
She won gold in the 200m breaststroke at the Athens Olympics in 2004. ...
04:27 PM, Aug 05, 2008
The former India captain, who was banned for life by the BCCI for his role in match-fixing, said he has nothing against the BCCI and is looking forward to working with young cricketers. ...
12:30 AM, Jul 17, 2008
Chennai: Central Zone took a firm grip on the Duleep Trophy semifinal against South Zone by stumps on the second day with an overall lead of 237 runs and nine wickets in hand. Resuming at their overnight score of 292 for eight, Central Zone's first innings ended at 293 and they then dismissed South Zone for 183 before ending the day at 127 for one in their second knock with...
03:00 AM, Apr 20, 2008
New Delhi: Former all-rounder Salim Durani - considered the architect of India's maiden Test series triumph over England in 1961-62 - will be bestowed the BCCI's Col C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday. The 76-year-old player, who played for India in the 1960s and 70s, would be presented the award at the annual BCCI Awards Ceremony. The honour comprises a trophy and a cheque for Rs 15 lakh....
12:11 PM, Jan 30, 2008
Karachi: The International Cricket Council is not happy that a Pakistani television channel has employed banned Salman Butt as an expert for the coverage of the World Cup. The ICC said though the channel has no relationship with them, the decision to employ Butt was disappointing. "We are not satisfied with this appointment and we have written to Tribunal chairman, Michael Beloff to enquire whether this could be viewed as...
08:13 PM, Dec 15, 2007
Olympic gold medallist swimmer Amanda Beard is busy pursuing her dream to be on the cover of
Playboy. ...
08:12 PM, Jun 15, 2007
