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CEC on 3 day visit to Goa

/ August 30, 2010 12:31 pm

The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr S Y Quereshi and Election Commissioner of India, Mr V S Sampath arrived in Goa on a three-day official visit to the state. During his visit, Mr Quereshi will inaugurate the diamond jubilee

Nestlé new campaign for Kit Kat in India

Nestlé new campaign for Kit Kat in India

/ August 29, 2010 4:43 pm

The campaign serves to take the brand’s ‘Have a break, have a Kit Kat’ philosophy to the next level; it urges busy youngsters to take a breather and notice the fun events in their surroundings. Furthering its brand philosophy of

Shah Rukh and Gauri are the brand ambassadors for D’Decor

Shah Rukh and Gauri are the brand ambassadors for D’Decor

/ August 29, 2010 3:19 pm

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri Khan have for the first time teamed up together to endorse D’Decor, the world’s third

Commemorative coin on Mother Teresa

Commemorative coin on Mother Teresa

/ August 29, 2010 3:00 pm

The Government released a five-rupee commemorative coin on Mother Teresa to mark the centenary birth celebrations of the legend who made serving the poor her mission in life. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee released the coin as well as a souvenir

Garlic controls blood pressure

Garlic controls blood pressure

/ August 29, 2010 11:55 am

Suffering from hypertension? Try out garlic as an adjunct to conventional drugs, for a new study claims that it controls blood pressure levels. An international team, led by Dr Karin Ried at the University of Adelaide, has found garlic extract

Lisa Haydon – FHM India (August 2010)

Lisa Haydon – FHM India (August 2010)

/ August 28, 2010 4:41 pm

Lisa Haydon features on the cover of FHM Magazine’s Indian edition for the month of August

Slim USB Drives from Moser Baer

Slim USB Drives from Moser Baer

/ August 28, 2010 4:24 pm

Moser Baer has launched what it claims to be the world’s slimmest 8GB USB flash drive. Measuring 2.3mm thin, this new USB flash drive comes with embedded LED and weighs mere 1.3 grams. Now who wouldn’t want a light weight

Saina crashes out of World Badminton Championship

Saina crashes out of World Badminton Championship

/ August 28, 2010 2:14 am

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal suffered a straight-game defeat at the hands of sixth seed Chinese Shixian Wang in the women’s singles quaterfinals to crash out of the World Badminton Championship here today. World number two Saina lost 8-21 14-21

Nano catches fire; Tata Motors will investigate

Nano catches fire; Tata Motors will investigate

/ August 28, 2010 1:55 am

Yet another Nano car caught fire in the Capital today, prompting Tata Motors to say it will look into the cause of the incident, which comes three months after a company probe that declared the car “absolutely safe”. “We will

Govt to consider third district for Goa

Govt to consider third district for Goa

/ August 27, 2010 1:53 pm

The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat said that the government will consider establishing a third district in the state, which would cover Ponda and the surrounding areas. Mr Kamat said this while reacting to the request of the Home Minister,