Cyrus also talks about the scorching heat in different parts of the country and Delhi University admission. ...
02:40 PM, Jun 10, 2012
London: A stunning image by one of India's foremost modern artists Jehangir Sabavala sold for a record 253,650 pounds to lead a strong selection of works by major South Asian artists at the Bonhams annual summer sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian art on Thursday. Sabavala's piece of art Vespers I had been estimated to sell for 100,000-150,000 pounds but after a saleroom tussle between two buyers, it was...
08:40 PM, Jun 07, 2012
Kolkata: The intense heat wave has left seven people dead on Wednesday in West Bengal. The deaths were reported from West Midnapore and Hoogly. The deaths have taken the toll to 85 deaths in four days. Temperatures have been above normal in most areas across the state and while light showers brought some relief to regions in the north, the east continued to sizzle. The Met department said that rains...
12:20 PM, Jun 06, 2012
New Delhi: A severe heat wave has claimed 10 more lives in Odisha taking the toll to 20 in five days. The maximum temperature touched 46 degrees in many parts of the state. Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh and Anugul were among the worst affected districts. The state is battling frequent power cuts and water shortage as well. Meanwhile, North India also continued to bear the heat. Bikaner, Agra and Lucknow recorded...
08:18 AM, May 28, 2012
Quebec City: The chase to host the 2020 Summer Games was reduced to a three horse race between Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo after Doha and the Azerbaijan capital Baku were dropped from the running by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday. The announcement in a packed Quebec City ballroom brought smiles but few cheers from the surviving cities as all three know the challenges that lie ahead after having...
02:33 PM, May 24, 2012
HYDERABAD: Abaddhalakoru (liar), rowdy palana (regime of rowdies), avineeti chakravarti (emperor of corruption), bandipotu dongalu (dacoits)... If you think these are the titles of Tollywood flicks, you are mistaken. These are the choicest epithets being flung by politicians against rivals in the ongoing bypoll campaign.Leading the rhetorical fest is chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, who has taken to attacking Jagan Mohan Reddy without mincing words: backstabber and liar are his...
09:01 AM, May 22, 2012
CHENNAI: The Queen of the Hills in the west and the Princess of the Hills in the south of Tamil Nadu continue to be the most sought after summer destinations for Chennaiites trying to beat the heat this summer.According to industry sources, Udhagamandalam and Kodaikanal attract a good number of tourists from the city, closely followed by the poor mans Ooty " Yercaud in Salem district. About 20 per cent...
12:09 PM, May 21, 2012
Disco queen Donna Summer, a five-time Grammy award winner, died of cancer on Thursday. ...
11:13 AM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: Legendary disco singer Donna Summer died on Thursday morning after succumbing to a long battle with cancer, media reports said. Summers was 63. Born in Boston, Summer's hits include 'Last Dance', 'Bad Girls' and 'She Works Hard for The Money'. The five-time Grammy winner leaves behind two daughters with husband, songwriter Bruce Charles Sudano and another daughter from a previous marriage. ...
09:50 PM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: With summers in full swing and the mercury heading north, doctors advise that apart from drinking lots of water, a special summer diet consisting of light and healthy food would ensure a cool mind and body. Ritika Samadar, chief dietician at Max Hospital, said fluids with electrolytes like coconut water and lemonade should be consumed and oily foods have to be avoided. "In summer, light food should be...
05:27 PM, May 17, 2012
HYDERABAD: Showers of blessings indeed, atleast, as far as two mandals located on the city outskirts are concerned. The regular evening showers witnessed in the first two weeks of April have helped raise the ground water depths in Saidabad and Bahadurpura by 50 cms and 30 cms respectively, despite plummeting levels in the rest of the city, as per the latest statistics released by the Groundwater Department.From a depth from...
08:39 AM, May 03, 2012
London: Germany forward Lukas Podolski confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in European football when he announced on Monday that he will be leaving Cologne to join Arsenal this summer for an undisclosed fee. The 26-year-old Podolski will add proven, international class to an Arsenal strikeforce that has been reliant on the goalscoring exploits of Robin van Persie in a turbulent campaign this season. "The transfer gives me the possibility...
05:51 PM, Apr 30, 2012
According to trade pundits, over Rs 300 crore is riding on this year's summer releases. ...
02:53 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Last summer, Anushi Desai spent 20 days at a training camp for discus throwers in Portland, Oregon. Now the 15-year-old is looking forward to the next edition of the South Asian Games, where she will represent India in the event. No, one summer camp did not transform Anushi into a world-beater. But the camp honed her technique, improved her performance and focussed her athletic energies: She had attended a skiing...
12:14 PM, Apr 09, 2012
HYDERABAD: The heavily overcast sky on Wednesday evening though brought high expectation of heavy rains, the city witnessed only a drizzle along with heavy winds. Following this, the temperatures across the region have dropped by at least 2 degree celsius, according to Met department here. Though showers in summer months are common, according to S Venkateswara Rao, of Hyderabad Met Centre, it was the upper air cyclonic circulations in Central...
08:47 AM, Apr 05, 2012
HYDERABAD: If you thought it was already too hot in the state, prepare for worse. The department of meteorology says this summer is likely to be the most severe in the last 10 years, thanks to dry northerly winds blowing through south India. The dry winds have already ushered in an early summer with Telangana and Rayalaseema regions suffering very high temperatures. The temperatures will increase gradually till the first...
08:28 AM, Apr 03, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURM: This summer, instead of tasting Coke and Pepsi, the city is preferring soft drinks which are healthier. As many as ten outlets of KELPALM (Kerla State Palmyrah Products Development and Workers Welfare Corporation Limited) are running successfully at various locations in the city. Bottled palm drinks such as Palm Lahar, Palm Squash and Palm Syrup are available in the stalls. Palm Pine, a mixture of various fruits, including pineapple...
09:25 AM, Mar 28, 2012
HYDERABAD: Water shortage as a matter of crisis doesnt ring a new bell in Hyderabad anymore. But the citys declining groundwater reserves might just have found the perfect culprit to share the blame on, apart from just indiscriminate borewell digging " the slow death of city lakes.Throwing light on the citys rapidly declining water body area, a research work done by Dr KS Rajan and Dr RC Prasad, professors of...
08:52 AM, Mar 22, 2012
With summer hitting hard, Bangaloreans are finding it increasingly difficult to cope up with the sudden change in the climatic conditions. However, this has brought cheer and good news for the dealers and manufactures in air coolers, air conditioners and ceiling fans as they confirm that sales had gone up drastically during this period.When City Express interacted with a few dealers in air coolers and ceiling fans, reactions were very...
08:29 AM, Mar 21, 2012
HYDERABAD: At 340 MGD or 1555 million litres of water a day, up from the 300 MGD available until two years ago, surely the available water at the disposal of Hyderabad has gone up. But so has the population and number of residential projects dotting the city. Any wonder then, that fears of an impending water crisis loom large over Hyderabad. The signs of an early summer have only worsened...
08:47 AM, Mar 02, 2012
