London: A solar Kindle case lets readers "top up" their gadget simply by leaving it in the sun. The case has a built-in solar panel and battery, which is guaranteed to provide three months of reading time in "normal" sunlight, without dipping into Kindle's own power. The gadget goes on sale this week, priced at $80, Daily Mail reported Tuesday. Once the gadget's topped up, the SolarKindle diverts power to...
02:00 PM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: A bulletproof jacket is meant to stand between life and death. In Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare's final moments, the loose and ill-fitting jacket proved to be no match for the terrorist's fire. Karkare's loose fitting and sub-standard bulletproof jacket shocked the nation but sadly security personnel engaged in counter insurgency operations across the country are in no better shape. CNN-IBN has access to copies of letters...
04:38 PM, Mar 28, 2012
New York: The stylish 'Nehru jacket' popularised by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's has been listed among the top global political fashion statements. Nehru's attire has found place in the list that includes the tracksuit of Cuba's communist leader Fidel Castro and former Chinese leader Mao Zedong's safari suit, according to the Time magazine. "The Nehru jacket is a descendant of the northern Indian achkan, a closed-neck, coat like...
11:43 AM, Jan 13, 2012
Beverly Hills, California: The contents of the home where Michael Jackson lived with his three children just before his death have sold for nearly $1 million at auction. Darren Julien, president of Julien's Auctions, was unable to provide a more specific figure as he continued to tally the totals Saturday after the daylong auction, which brought in nearly triple the company's pre-auction estimate of $200,000 to $400,000. Among the highlights:...
12:00 PM, Dec 19, 2011
New Delhi: Former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was frisked not once but twice at an US airport in September, an act that violates protocol followed by almost every other country. The US has apologised to former President APJ Abdul Kalam for subjecting him to frisking at New York's JFK Airport, an incident that had provoked sharp reactions from India which threatened retaliatory action. In a written apology to Kalam...
10:25 AM, Nov 13, 2011
London: Michael Jackson's daughter Paris sleeps with one of his jackets on her pillow because she doesn't want the smell of her dad to ever go away. The late singer's mother Katherine Jackson, who is the guardian of her late son's children, Prince Michael, 14, Paris, 13, and 10-year-old 'Blanket', says the youngster wanted an item of clothing that her dad had worn and still smells like him because she...
01:48 PM, Sep 24, 2011
Austin: A famed red-and-black calfskin jacket Michael Jackson wore in the groundbreaking 'Thriller' music video is going on tour. The jacket's new owner, Texas commodities broker Milton Verret, said Tuesday he plans to take the classic clothing item around the world to raise money for charities that help sick children. Verret, who's from Austin, says he intends to line up corporate sponsors to fund the tour. He purchased the jacket...
11:44 AM, Jul 20, 2011
London: British troops would be donning new bullet-proof jackets made from a secret liquid substance that experts say can absorb the force of a shrapnel by thickening and hardening instantly on impact. Defence chiefs believe that the revolutionary new form of body armour nicknamed "bullet-proof custard" will offer greater protection for soldiers on the battlefield. The hi-tech "liquid armour", which was showcased at a defence conference in London, is said...
06:17 PM, Jan 14, 2011
Author S.M. Mushrif is all set to release the Marathi edition of his book "Who Killed Karkare? - The Real face of Terrorism in India". ...
01:31 PM, Jun 25, 2010
R S Sharma has been sent to 2 days police custody on charges of corruption. ...
11:45 PM, Apr 29, 2010
There were many irregularities in the trials undertaken for the jackets. ...
05:52 PM, Jan 11, 2010
The action comes after a CNN-IBN expose on Tuesday on ballistic trials. ...
09:37 PM, Jan 08, 2010
Union Government asks DRDO to clean up its act. ...
11:03 AM, Jan 08, 2010
The deafening blast took place at a house located in Balida town. ...
10:10 AM, Jan 08, 2010
DRDO official RK Varma admits fudging technical data. ...
08:16 AM, Jan 08, 2010
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