NEW YORK (Reuters) – People eager to share personal information beyond what’s on their Facebook profile have another outlet: an online platform launching on Tuesday will let them give scientists information about their genomes, gut bacteria and other biological data.
An Indian-American journalist suffered a heart attack inside the White House, but a prompt response by US Secret Service personnel saved his life. - Source
The phenomenon can be found across China, but the dancing has also provoked a backlash, with neighbors complaining in particular about the noise.
AUCKLAND (Reuters) – South Africa captain AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 103 from 73 balls to power their team to an imposing 281 for five in a rain-reduced World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at Eden spoPark on Tuesday.
Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson says he is considering taking on the role of Australia’s Sledger-in-Chief for Thursday’s World Cup semifinal vs India at SCG. - Source
Dozens of Asia’s best and brightest government officials each year join what has become known as the “Mayors’ Class”. - Source
It might be a hard fact to digest for those agitating for a ban on beef, but cattle are slaughtered not only for the pleasure of beef eaters, but also to serve the medicine industry. - Source
It might be a hard fact to digest for those agitating for a ban on beef, but cattle are slaughtered not only for the pleasure of beef eaters, but also to serve the medicine industry.
Xiaomi has launched a smaller variant of its Mi TV 2 that offers a 40-inch full-HD display for the equivalent of $320.
Vessel, the new online video subscription service built by some of the early team at Hulu, is launching to the public today. The service — which provides early access to videos from YouTube stars through a monthly subscription fee — has been in private beta since the beginning of the year. It is now available to everyone on both the web and iOS. Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and… Read More
ZipMatch, an online property portal in the Philippines, is the latest startup in Southeast Asia to receive investment from Monk’s Hill Ventures and its $80 million fund. The prominent VC firm led a $2.5 million Series A round, which included participation from existing investor 500 Startups, that will go towards strengthening ZipMatch’s domestic business and expanding in… Read More
After having entertained the audiences for years now, the veteran actor Shashi Kapoor has now been righteously awarded with the highest honour in Bollywood: the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award, which will entitle him to a Swarn Kamal (Golden Lotus), a cash prize of Rs.10 lakh and a shawl.
Shashi Kapoor, who just turned all of 77 years this month, will always be remembered for some of the most evergreen performances in films like Kabhi Kabhie, Deewar Jab Jab Phool Khile amongst others. Even though he started acting in films as a child in the late 1940s, he made his debut as a leading man with Dharmputra (1961). He has also been a proud recipient of three National Awards including ‘Best Actor’ (New Delhi Times), Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for Muhafiz and also the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi (as Producer) for Junoon in 1979.
Shashi’s nephew, Rishi Kapoor, expressed his joy on Twitter by tweeting, “Yessssssss! Shashi Kapoor to get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for contribution to Indian Cinema. Well deserved uncle. God Bless.”
Bollywood Hungama would like to congratulate the stellar actor Shashi Kapoor for this honour. - Source
Even though Gulshan Grover aka the proverbial ‘Bad Man’ of Bollywood hasn’t been seen too much on the silver screen of late, that hasn’t stopped him from making his presence felt (read ‘doing his bit’) when it comes to animal cruelty.
In a recent ad that he shot for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), Gulshan is seen surrounded by five bikini clad models grabbing his faux-leather jacket, with the apt caption ‘Whatever Your Pleasure, Make It Pleather, Not Leather’. This campaign got released just ahead of ‘Amazon India Fashion Week’ (March 25-29, 2015). Through this campaign, Gulshan Grover and PETA are planning to raise the awareness of the cruelty that cows, buffalo, goats and other animals endure before their skin is turned into shoes, bags and other accessories and to encourage people to buy only synthetic leather.
Speaking about the same, Gulshan said, “When you shop leather, do you realize that somebody else is paying for it? Somebody else is paying with their lives. Wear something that you are looking killer [in] but you’re not killing anyone.”
While the said campaign was shot in Pico Studios in Los Angeles by Ash Gupta of Studio838 and 838 Media Group, the wardrobe styling was done by Pauline Leonard for Cloutier Remix, and Jasmine Ashcroft did the make-up, which featured Hourglass Cosmetics. - Source
