Mobile app for paperless tickets in Mumbai suburban
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday launched a mobile ticketing app for unreserved tickets that will cover 35 stations between the 123 km long Churchgate -Dhauroad suburban section in Western Railway. He also launched two other IT-based initiaves- a SMS destination alert service for... read more »
Brett Lee’s film ‘unINDIAN’ to release on October 15
Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee-starer “unINDIAN”, an Indian-Australian film, will hit theatres down under on October 15 this year. The cross-cultural comedy, starring the cricketer and Tannishtha Chatterjee, has been directed by Indian-origin Sydney-based filmmaker Anupam Sharma. The... read more »
Pizza maker Papa John’s hands insured for a whopping 10 M pounds
Seems like Papa John’s has taken their love for pizza to another level as the company has recently insured its founder’s hands for 10 million pounds. Tabloid media revealed that Papa John Schnatter is the first pizza maker in the United Kingdom to have his hands insured in the barmy... read more »
Haldiram products under scanner!
Maharashtra government today asked its health regulator to check samples of Haldiram’s packaged snacks to find if they are fit for human consumption. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been asked to collect packaged food samples of the Nagpur-based leading domestic snack-maker from all over... read more »
4 lifestyle mistakes that can kill later
1. Between your mobile phone and pillow Eight out of 10 of us keep our cell phones on through the night, with around half using them as alarms. But experts warn that a small gap between... read more »
Recipe: Vegetable sweet corn soup
Ingredients: One cup fresh sweet corn, one finely chopped carrot, one tbsp chopped cabbage, half tsp sugar, half tsp green chilli sauce, half tsp soya sauce, one tbsp corn flour, four cups... read more »
Iraq Crisis: John Kerry says US-Arab coalition ‘can take on IS’
Ten Arab countries have agreed to help the US in its fight against the jihadist group, Islamic State (IS). After talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jeddah, they pledged to... read more »
Air pollution harming brains of urban young
Researchers at the University of Montana found that when air particulate matter and their components such as metals are inhaled or swallowed, they pass through damaged barriers –... read more »
Isro says India’s Mars Orbiter Mission is on target
Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) in Bangalore are preparing for a series of actions as the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will reach a crucial stage on September 24.... read more »
