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Indian eves’ disastrous hockey World Cup campaign continued…
Indian eves’ disastrous hockey World Cup campaign continued as they lost 1-4 to Germany to complete a hat-trick of defeats in the quadrennial event. India’s third consecutive defeat in Pool A means the Surinder Kaur-led side is still without points in the tournament and are virtually out of the medal race. The comprehensive victory, however, [...]
Thumbs Down for A. R. Rahman’s in the Commonwealth Anthem
It’s unfortunate indeed! The man, who was getting standing ovations almost every other day, is now the butt of sneers, jeers and admonishing remarks from different quarters of society. Oscar and Grammy winning composer A R Rahman, would be a baffled man, with his CWG song being trashed by all and sundry. With barely a [...]
Saina Nehwal world No.2 to the third place
Saina Nehwal slipped one place from her career-best position of world No.2 to the third place in the latest international rankings released Thursday. A quarters finish at the recently concluded World badminton Championship in Paris left the 20-year-old one place down the rung at the third position. In the men’s ranking, Chetan Anand, P. Kashyap [...]
Michael Jackson’s birthday celebrations falls on the same day as the Emmy Awards will be taking place!
Michael Jackson, even after he passed away, is setting new records. He is now the most downloaded artist of all time, according to Nokia’s Ovi Music Store. This year, Michael Jackson’s birthday falls on the same day as the Emmy Awards will be taking place, Sunday, August 29th. Director Spike Lee is having a huge [...]
The Last Exorcism (sci-fi-horror thriller) – a movie review
If there’s one thing that binds the best exorcism films, it’s that the really good ones all offer some great acting. The major players in The Exorcist give amazing performances, The Exorcism of Emily Rose is believable through the work of its solid ensemble, and, now, The Last Exorcism delivers a potentially star-making performance from [...]
Aashayein (John Abraham-Anaitha Nair) – Movie review
Melodramas about terminally ill protagonists must inevitably hark back to Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Nagesh Kukunoor’s long-in-the-cans Aashayein does just that. The film has a scene in which the hero watches Anand in the company of a cancer patient in a hospice. But there is one palpable difference. In the 1971 Rajesh Khanna starrer, the protagonist teaches [...]
Firefox bringing a mobile version of its Firefox browser to smartphone platforms.
Mozilla has been toiling away, slowly, at bringing a mobile version of its Firefox browser to smartphone platforms. In its latest progress report, Mozilla says an alpha version of Fennec is finally ready for Google’s Android OS. Mozilla said the goal in developing this alpha version of Fennec was to make improvements in the responsiveness [...]
Two moons on 27th August Friday night?
The claim is that Mars will appear so large in the sky on Friday that it will look as if Earth has two moons. But the planet will appear as a mere pinprick of light, not a moonlike orb. Almost every day when the sun goes down behind the horizon the moon will appear just [...]
Google Launched – Call Any Phone from Gmail
Starting today, you can call any phone right from Gmail, says Google, at a company press conference today. Dialing a phone number works just like a normal phone. Just click “Call phone” at the top of your chat list and dial a number or enter a contact’s name. It’s similar to Skype Out. The 1st [...]
Nokia preparing to launch entry-level dual SIM phones
Nokia is ready with its dual SIM phones for India. The Finnish giant is preparing to launch its C1 and C2 models of entry-level dual SIM phones in two-three months. Both models would be launched simultaneously in India, following its global launch in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. The phones would sport [...]