CONVERSION TO BUDDISM -

                                   I earlier used to think that conversion of Dalits to Buddhism is...

HINDI FILM AND HOMOSEXUALITY

                                      MOVIES Is this a failing of the screenplay – that...

KASHMIR- LONGSTANDING GRIEVANCES

An unusual story is being scripted by the people of Kashmir. The overall voting percentage of 61 per cent has not only confounded conventional logic, but it has also sufficiently enthused the Election Commission to dub the 2008 assembly elections as the “most credible”...

INTERIOR DESIGNING - 3 RULES

RULE NO. 1: Vary the heights of furniture to create visual interest. RULE NO. 2: Use textures and colors to give your room a fresher look. RULE NO. 3: Do not, under any circumstances, ever listen to anything Bryce says. Seriously. You're better off consulting Donald Trump...

ISRAEL CANCEL FOOD SUPPLY TO GAZA

                        Jerusalem (OMNI NEWS): Israel's political-security cabinet on Wednesday canceled the planned supply of food and medicine to the...

LONGER SLEEP AND HEART DISEASE

Washington : Participants who slept an hour longer than others had a lower incidence of coronary artery calcification, linked with future heart disease. Risk factors for coronary artery calcification (calcified plaques visible by computed tomography) include...

AllLookSame iPhone? and Intellectual Property in China

                        Apparently the Chinese engineers have managed to create a knock-off iPhone. This is a functional knock-off, not a scam with an empty shell....

SECURITY FOR MIDNIGHT MASS IN KANDHAMAL

Bhubaneswar : With Christians in riot-hit Kandhamal afraid to perform midnight mass in churches located in remote areas on Christmas eve, the Orissa government on Tuesday promised adequate security to ensure a peaceful festival this time, official sources said. "We have...

SIX DEAD IN SAUNA FIREOUTSIDE MOSCOW

Russian emergency officials say a fire in a sauna outside Moscow has killed six people. The sauna in an entertainment complex in a northern Moscow suburb caught fire around 3 am on Tuesday, said Emergency Situations Spokeswoman Lyudmila Martynova. Saunas are popular pastime...

OBAMA TO TAKE OATH ON ABRAHAM LINECOLN'S BIBLE

Washington : Barack Obama will take the oath as the 44th US President on the same Bible used to swear in Abraham Lincoln in 1861. When Obama takes the oath of office on January 20, he will place his hand on a Bible the 16th President used, 'The Washington Post' reported....

sex on beach briton arrested

Vince Acors, 34, of Bromley, south-east London, was due arrive at Heathrow on Tuesday morning following his deportation from the Gulf state. But he was detained at Dubai Airport and returned to jail as his flight confirmation was allegedly "not in order". Acors and Michelle...