Keeping your Ferrari in garage can make you a cool £100k richer!September 1st, 2009 LONDON - A businessman made a superprofit of 100,000 pounds when he sold off his rare Ferrari, which he never even drove. The businessman from Paris had bought the 2004 Enzo from British supercar dealer Tom Hartley for 625,000 pounds last year.
4,000-year-old Mahabharata relic found in Nepal?August 12th, 2009 KATHMANDU - A structure found in the Kathmandu valley is a divine relic that goes back 4,000 years to the time of the epic Mahabharata, says an Indian seer who is in Nepal for a month's rituals dedicated to Hindu god Shiva. "For 4,000 years, people have been searching for the head of (Hindu deity) Kedarnath who assumed the shape of a bull to avoid the five Pandava brothers, the heroes of the Mahabharata," says Bhim Shankarling Shivacharya, the 54-year-old head of Kedarpeeth in India's Uttarakhand state who is currently in Nepal.
'Bill not secretary of state, I am,' says angry HillaryAugust 11th, 2009 KINSHASHA - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost her cool on Monday when a student asked her what Bill Clinton thought about the growing influence of China on the continent.
Meet the bull that prefers comfortable nights at hotel to farmsJuly 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - When it comes to spending a relaxed and luxurious time alone, a Chinese bull prefers checking into a hotel than the farms. A yellow bull running wild entered a hotel in Jinan, Shandong province, and spent an entire night inside one of the rooms last week.
Cool male camels corner most femalesJuly 17th, 2009 SYDNEY - When they want sex, male camels just have to stay cool. This ability to drop their body temperature may help them last longer in rutting displays, says Gordon Grigg, emeritus professor at University of Queensland (UQ) School of Biological Sciences.
Delhi government for energy efficient buildingsJuly 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government will promote energy efficient buildings with white roof and CFL bulbs. Starting from its secretariat, the Delhi government will undertake a slew of measures to conserve power in buildings under its jurisdiction.
Man dies at Spanish bull-run eventJuly 10th, 2009 PAMPLONA - A man was killed Friday at the annual running of the bulls festival in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona, medical services said. It is the first time since 2003 that a participant in the festival has died.
Attacks by critics are 'bull crap', says PalinJuly 8th, 2009 DILLINGHAM - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has called the attacks by critics ' bull crap', and remains coy about her presidential aspirations. In her first interview after her announcement that she was quitting office on July 26, 16 months ahead of schedule, Palin criticized both President Obama and the Republican Party.
Palin described as Alaska's lipstick wearing pit-bull and a `Little Shop of Horrors'June 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A longtime friend and campaign trail companion of John McCain, the vanquished 2008 GOP presidential nominee, has described his vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin as Alaska's lipstick-wearing pit-bull and as a "Little Shop of Horrors."
This comment appears in the August edition of Vanity Fair, reports the New York Daily News. Several senior members of McCain's campaign team contacted by Vanity Fair said they worked their tails off to try to elect as vice president of the United States someone who, by mid-October, they believed for certain was nowhere near ready for the job, and might never be."
During the campaign, there were reports of anonymous McCain aides describing Palin, the governor of Alaska, as a "diva" and a "whack job."
The Vanity Fair article recounts how strained Palin's relationship was with McCain advisers.
Angry wife hires masked men to ransack hubby's sex shop!May 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An angry wife hired three masked men to wreak havoc in her husband's sex shop. Tian Shixing's wife was said to have hit the roof after learning that her husband had opened the adult store.
Angry Lalu may opt to skip cabinet meetMay 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An angry Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is expected to skip today's cabinet meeting in the capital in the wake of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi suggesting a possible political arrangement with Lalu's rival in Bihar -- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The otherwise media-friendly and gregarious Lalu shunned the media on Thursday even as polling was held for three Bihar Lok Sabha seats, including Pataliputra, which he is contesting.
Showers cool DelhiApril 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The heat of early summer was replaced by showers and a cool breeze in the capital Wednesday morning. The rest of the day is expected to be cloudy too, with a few showers accompanied by hailstorms.
Capital cool after light drizzleMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The eve of the spring equinox brought welcome relief from the fast-advancing summer to residents of the capital Friday. A light drizzle from the dark clouds overhead at least helped the dust to settle down a bit.
Delhi getting warmer, no sign of rainFebruary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With no likelihood of rain in the coming days, Delhi is expected to stay warm and sunny although there will be a bit of a cool breeze sometimes, the weatherman said Friday. The day-time temperatures here are settling higher than average for this time of the year.
Watch this TV show to learn how technology worksJanuary 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Imagine an airplane that can morph into a helicopter while in flight. A new TV show 'Cool Stuff: How it Works' will now take viewers on an informative journey through its secrets and of many hi-tech gadgets and equipment available in the world.