Category: Editor recommends
-
TCS to strengthen brand with New York Marathon
•
The world’s most popular marathon will now be known as TCS New York Marathon from this year. India’s largest technology solutions company – Tata Consultancy Services (popularly known as TCS) – has become the title sponsor of the premium running event which attracts 50,000 runners. The race dates back to…
-
Rahul Gandhi’s interview draws funny reaction
•
Rahul Gandhi, vice-president of India’s Congress Party, has caused a lot of reaction following his interview to a leading television channel. According to reports, the Congress had arranged the interview of the possible prime ministerial candidate with NDTV. However, the plans were later changed in favour of another television channel,…
-
Kejriwal’s honesty jokes trend on Twitter
•
Aam Admi Party’s spectacular victory in the recent assembly elections in New Delhi created an overnight brand – Arvind Kejriwal. His brand of honesty has even become a trending topic on Twitter, with a hashtag, #YoKejriwalSoHonest, leading on the social marketing site. [View the story “The…
-
Indian killed in Auckland
•
Tarun Asthana, who was assaulted in downtown Auckland a day before Diwali, has succumbed to his injuries in Auckland Hospital. The 25-year old trainee teacher was victim of what police described as a random attack near Britomart train station in the wee hours. A man has been arrested for assault.…
-
Cheapest Ways To Heat Your Water
•
What is the cheapest way to heat water – gas or electricity? That’s the question commonly asked with increasing electricity prices. As of April 2013, water bills in the UK increased by as much as 5.5 per cent (3.5 per cent on average). Not only that, we have to pay…
-
Never leave kids alone in car – Plunket
•
A New Zealand-based parenting NGO is reminding parents not to leave children alone in cars after the latest incident in Porirua. Passers-by spotted a 17-month old child left alone in a car at a Porirua supermarket earlier this week. When rescued by police, the toddler was crying and covered in…
-
Batman: Can Ben Affleck Cut It As The Dark Knight?
•
With Christian Bale retiring from the role of the Dark Knight, much speculation surrounded who would be the next Batman. Everyone had their own fantasy preferences – many being wishful thinking of course – but eventually it was revealed who the next Batman would actually be. The big revelation: it…
-
Best New Apps For Your IPhone, Android
•
With Google and Apple working hard to introduce the latest advancements to their operating systems, freelance app developers have been working equally hard to produce the most useful apps for like-minded customers. This guide lists five of the top apps for both iPhone and Android phones for the UK, dissecting…
-
OPINION: Is Gandhi still relevant?
•
Today, we see violence everywhere – we have Syria; we have Egypt, we have the US, the UK and India. Name a country and we’ll find a conflict brewing. Except in a few nations like New Zealand, civil strife is killing people in every place with human settlement. It is…
-
Kiwi developer releases ‘Get Home Safe’ App
•
With violence against women getting more gruesome and frequent in India, a new mobile application by a New Zealand developer could offer some safety help. The free app privately monitors users’ location during an activity or task and raises a pre-set alarm if they don’t ‘’Get Home Safe’. The app…
-
NZ drivers exposed to high pollution – study
•
New Zealand’s clean-green image may be mis-leading motorists, as a new study has found that, despite New Zealand’s major cities having less congestion and lower traffic than other big cities in the world, they still produce high commuter exposure to finer pollution particles. New Zealand’s University of Canterbury (UC) transport…
-
Old Sikh man beaten in US
•
An iron bar was used to viciously attack a fragile Sikh man in his 80s, outside a Gurdwara in the US, in what is suspected to be a hate crime. According to local media reports, Piara Singh, an 82 year-old Sikh man, was severely beaten on 5 May with an…
-
Vaibhav Gangan’s Review: Aashiqui 2
•
There’s typical love story and then there’s Aashiqui 2. The typical story goes like this. Boy meets and falls in love. Girl likes him. They overcome obstacles. Love triumphs, and they live happily thereafter. Aashiqui 2 however starts on a sad note. The protagonist Rahul Jaykar (played by Aditya Roy…
-
Akshay Kumar is new Gabbar
•
Rawdy Rathore Akshay Kumar will be reportedly wooing Barfi girl Ileana D’Cruz in the new movie Gabbar. Their romance is being conceived by Black-man Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Expectations will be high from Gabbar following a successful association of Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the Rs 100 crore film…
-
Canada launches online tool for new migrants
•
Canada has launched a new guide and web tool to help newcomers settle and integrate in the country. Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s new publication, Welcome to Canada, will assist immigrants in preparing to come to Canada and to help them navigate their way during their first months. “The new edition…
-
Murdoch calls Australia’s visa restrictions “racist”
•
Australia-born media owner Rupert Murdoch has strongly condemned Australia’s new 457-visa rules for foreign workers. Rupert says the language the government uses is “disgraceful and racist,†referring to 457-class laws that guide how employers should hire skilled staff, reported Agence France-Presse. The 21 percent growth in the number of 457…
-
NZ airport charges to increase
•
Airline passenger security charges paid by airlines for departing passengers are set to increase in New Zealand. The international charge will rise by $3.98 to $11.98 (GST inclusive) and the domestic charge rise by $0.90 to $4.60 (GST inclusive) per departing passenger from 1 June 2013. These increases come after…
-
Sydney to launch cultural policy
•
“Imagine borrowing musical instruments at the library; evening childcare so parents can have a night out; or unsold theatre tickets going to high school students,†says Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore. Clover is keen on improving the Australian city’s cultural landscape, and is seeking ideas from people who live, work and…
-
How to win back your boyfriend
•
Seema tried Roy’s number three times since morning, but there was no response. As she tried to ring him again, she saw a text message. “It’s over!” The fight they had the night before was about Seema’s night out with her male friends. Wouldn’t it be great if all relationships…
-
Be gentle on your skin this Holi
•
As the Hindu festival of colours comes closer, people are getting ready to paint the town red, green, yellow, blue and many imaginable colours. While these colours look beautiful and add ‘colour’ to the celebration, your skin begs to be protected. What makes it worse for your skin is the…