Author Archives: Sayantani Singha

Paris Hilton wants to launch a baby line soon

Former television star and designer Paris Hilton wants to release a fashion range for babies and the new aunt is all excited about it. The 35-year-old, who has an extensive beauty collection of twenty fragrances including her latest perfume Gold Rush Paris Hilton, a children’s clothing line and a footwear range, now wants to expand her fashion range further, reports Read More


Red Bull’s Max Verstappen keeps feet on ground after setting pace

Max Verstappen is refusing to get carried away with thoughts of a ‘home’ win in Sunday’s Belgian Formula One Grand Prix despite leading a Red Bull one-two on the opening day of practice. Verstappen went fastest in Friday’s afternoon session, 0.256 seconds quicker than team mate Daniel Ricciardo of Australia, with a lap that surpassed Nico Rosberg’s session-topping effort in Read More


Russia’s luxury gifts for Olympic medalists spark dispute

Luxury cars, apartments, even a racehorse – being an Olympic medalist in Russia can come with great material rewards but also controversy. Under President Vladimir Putin, it’s become a tradition for Russia’s Olympic heroes to be showered with large cash sums and sometimes unwanted gifts. On Friday, less than 24 hours after dozens of medalists were presented with BMW cars at Read More


FBI raids home of ex-College Board official in probe of SAT leak

Federal agents searched the home of a former employee-turned-outspoken critic of the College Board, the standardized testing giant, as part of an investigation into the breach of hundreds of questions from the SAT college entrance exam. The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized computers and other material on Friday from Manuel Alfaro, who left his job as executive director of assessment Read More


To avoid Rio repeat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces Task Force to plan for next three Olympic Games

Aimed at boosting India’s performance in future Olympic Games, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Friday announced that a Task Force would be set up to prepare a comprehensive action plan for “effective participation” of Indian sportspersons in the next three Olympic Games — 2020, 2024 and 2028. The announcement was made at a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers at Read More


Kashmir unrest: In Valley, a new health emergency called barricades

WHAT SHOULD have been a routine visit to hospital with his daughter-in-law, Haseena Bano, after she developed labour pain turned into a nightmare for Abdul Rahim Lone on August 21. There was no technician to conduct the sonography at the local hospital. Doctors told Lone the paramedic had not been able to come to work due to the ongoing curfew, Read More


Kashmir unrest: In Valley, a new health emergency called barricades

WHAT SHOULD have been a routine visit to hospital with his daughter-in-law, Haseena Bano, after she developed labour pain turned into a nightmare for Abdul Rahim Lone on August 21. There was no technician to conduct the sonography at the local hospital. Doctors told Lone the paramedic had not been able to come to work due to the ongoing curfew, Read More


India at Rio 2016 Olympics: Medals two; disappointments multiple

Jonathan Selvaraj shows how of the 85 in the Indian squad – excluding team events such as field hockey – only 13 could be reckoned to have matched a season’s best, qualifying mark or advanced past the first round of their event. ATHLETICS: Mohd Anas (400m) Qualification: 45.40s, At Rio: 45.95s. Jinson Johnson (800m) Qualification: 1:45:98s, At Rio: 1:47:27s. Recorded the Read More


Sucha Singh Chhotepur sacked as AAP’s Punjab convener over cash for tickets sting

Aam Aadmi Party’s Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur was sacked by the party Friday after a video surfaced allegedly showing him accept from an AAP volunteer cash in exchange for a party ticket. Chhotepur, at a press conference held on Friday, said that his friends had conspired against him and he has done nothing wrong. He rejected suggestions that he Read More


Temperatures dropped during March 2015 solar eclipse: Research

A study revealed that the temperature of the Earth dropped during the 2015 solar eclipse, Britain’s Met office has said. The Met Office on Monday said it was the first time that satellites had been used to monitor surface “skin” temperatures during a total solar eclipse, Xinhua news agency reported. The research showed the eclipse on March 20, 2015 resulted Read More