Above:- some famous redheads including Nicole Kidman, Lucille Ball, Prince Harry, Rupert Grint and Shirley Maclaine. Its a shame that someone with enviably naturally russet red coloured hair which often gives a person more star quality should have produced the following story:- Mark Colborne, a red headed “terrorist” bought enough cyanide to poison 2,500…
Gaurav Banerjee was killed by a kite string in Allahabad city of Uttar Pradesh. The kite string struck the boy’s neck slitting his nerves and leading to his instant death. Banerjee was riding a biking with a girl on the Yamuna Bridge in Allahabad, when a Chinese kite appeared from nowhere and the string glazed…
Papadatos known for the graphic work Logicomix (2008), about a foundational quest in mathematics, along with Kawa and Di Donna (who also contributed to Logicomix), opens the tale in 490 B.C.E. with the Athenians at war with the Persian tyrant Darius. Leander (of the ancient Greek myth of Hero and Leander), a young man with a talent for…
Object Lessons is a short series of beautifully designed books about hidden lives of common things. Joanna Walsh, writer, editor, illustrator and critic, during the breakdown of her unhappy marriage, she got a job as hotel reviewer, and began to be attracted towards places designed as alternative to homes. “If I planned carefully, I…
Battersea Power Station London. An £8 billion scheme to create more than 1,000 new homes is currently being undertaken using the Battersea Power Station building which has been subject of many plans and projects over the years. Equally exciting is that The Battersea Arts Centre is running an event featuring poetry, sculptures, and paintings as…
Jeremy Corbyn – Leader of the opposition Nigel Farage – UKIP leader, has been in the news again with his observation that in the inner London area, votes for Jeremy Corbyn will increase as aid is given to newcomers from stressful backgrounds who are offered help, succour and support here, and also by our satisfied…
The French auto giant’s much awaited entry level hatchback ‘Kwid’ was launched in New Delhi on Thursday. This is Renault’s first foray in to the entry level segment in India which is dominated by Industry majors Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and TATA motors with their respective models, Alto, Eon and Nano. The SUV shaped hatchback with…
Swami Dayananda Saraswathi, No more….. The popular Hindu spiritual guru and teacher of Advaita philosophy, Swami Dayananda Saraswati passed away in his Rishikesh Ashram on Wednesday night. The swamiji was 85 years old and had been ailing for a while. The late swamiji was popular throughout India for his highly intellectual and humor filled spiritual…
The Indian union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, last week raised concerns about the widespread slaughtering of Camels during the Islamic festival of Bakrid and the illegal markets for Camel meat throughout the country. She was speaking at the three-day international conference on ‘India for animals’ which was organized by the Federation…
A Poignant, inspired-from-real-life and most realistically told adventure drama is what Everest can be best described as. Even with its austere, toned down sentimentalities and a flat depiction of events focusing more on the characters than the unfolding drama itself, Everest directed by Baltasar Kormákur, still makes for a great cinematic experience. What sets Everest…