China bars banks from handling bitcoins
Bitcoins have suffered a new setback after China barred its banks from handling the virtual currency. The Chinese central bank said on Thursday that bitcoins did not qualify as a currency. But it said private individuals still are allowed to trade them at their own risk. Bitcoins are created and... read more »
Zoe Saldana finally confirms marriage to Italian artist
Washington – Zoe Saldana has finally confirmed that she’s married Italian artist Marco Perego, revealing the two tied the knot in England. While making an appearance on chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live, the 35-year-old actress opened up for the first time about her June wedding to Perego,... read more »
Giant Magellan telescope’s third mirror set to be unveiled
Washington – The Giant Magellan Telescope’s third primary mirror is going to be unveiled at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory Mirror Lab on December 6, 2013. The combined surface area of the three mirrors created to date surpasses that of any existing telescope and will... read more »
Now, mood-sweater helps you express unsaid feelings
London – Researchers have designed a new GER mood-sweater that will help the wearer express what he or she is feeling at that very moment without saying anything. According to the Guardian, the sweater, developed by design lab Sensoree, uses Galvanic Skin Response to exploit the conductance... read more »
If you give your 100 percent, results will follow: Deepika Padukone
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi – She has scored a hat-trick of hits on the Bollywood pitch, with each film offering a different flavour of her versatile talent, but Deepika Padukone is... read more »
Racist graffiti against Sikh model in New York subway
New York – The Indian American community has been stunned by the racist graffiti on a Gap advertisement featuring Sikh actor and model Waris Ahluwalia at a New York City subway... read more »
China signs trade deals with Latin American countries
San Jose – China signed more than 50 bilateral cooperation agreements with Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries here Wednesday during the 7th China-LAC Business Summit. A... read more »
Keep off cricket, Thackeray tells politicians
Mumbai – Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray! Thursday urged all politicians to keep off cricket for the betterment of the sport. Thackeray’s comment came in the wake of the... read more »
‘CCTV grab shows Tejpal entering lift with woman journalist’
In more trouble for Tehelka’s founder-editor Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting his junior colleague, the CCTV footage sourced by Goa Police from a starred hotel here has... read more »
