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This year's most beautiful panoramic photographs

Give your eyes a treat! The Epson International Pano Awards showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest specialist competition for panoramic images. This year the......

Oomph!

Oomph! The Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville, Iowa, was bustling with activity. A winter clearance sale, coupled with special weekend offers, guaranteed a huge turnout at stores like Younkers,......

Acer to launch Android phones in Dec

Acer, the second largest vendor in the global personal computer market, is planning to launch Google's Android operating system-based mobile devices in India next month. A recent entrant in the......

Check out these smart touchscreen phones

What you need to flaunt this season are touchscreen phones that are smart and sassy, writes Priyanka Joshi. Last year's iPhone 3G has blown into a big boom this year. Predictably, the prices of......

Four-legged cure for recession blues

William Behnke bought a black male English Labrador retriever named Ghillie from Wildrose Kennels in Oxford, Miss. three years ago. A business developer at GCI, an Alaskan telecom company, Behnke......

Jaws drove people away from beaches...and into theatres!

When Jaws released in June 1975, it changed the way Americans watch movies, says Aseem Chhabra. It was the summer of 1975 and Americans were out celebrating their greatest outdoor passion -- going......

Oscars 2011: Winners at a Glance!

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best PictureBlack SwanMike......

Meet the Bin Laughin of comedy!

Azhar Usman, a US-Chicago-born Muslim comedian, worked as a lawyer for not too long. But he decided his calling was standup comedy and he had followed the acts of several good standup comics when......

Varanasi protests against Gere for kissing Shilpa

A day after Hollywood actor Richard Gere kissedShilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness programme in Delhi, protests were witnessed in Varanasi, as Shilpa's fans burnt effigies of Gere. Members of the......

Global Chess League: Carlsen beats Giri in 20 minutes!

IMAGE: Anish Giri blundered a piece against Magnus Carlsen, losing in just 22 moves. Photograph: Global Chess League PBG Alaskan Knights edged Alpine SG Pipers 9–7 score to continue their......

GCL: Firouzja beats Nakamura as Triveni Kings record big win

IMAGE: Viswanthan Anand and Anish Giri in action. Photograph: Kind courtesy GCL/X Alireza Firouzja defeated world No 2 Hikaru Nakamura as Triveni Continental Kings defeated American Gambits in......

Vaishali, Vidit win FIDE Grand Swiss titles, both qualify for Candidates

IMAGE: Both, R Vaishali and Vidit Gujrathi ended with identical 8.5 points apiece and stayed a half point clear of nearest rivals. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chess Base India/X R Vaishali and Vidit......

Global Chess League: Carlsen edges Anand as Warriors go top

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen registered a spectacular victory over Viswanathan Anand, securing a victory for SG Alpine Warriors with a score of 10:8 at the Global Chess League on Wednesday. Photographs:......

Global Chess League: Ganges Grandmasters reign supreme

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Global Chess League The Ganges Grandmasters secured their third win on the trot to maintain their dominance at the top after day three of the Global Chess League, in......

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