A force to reckon with
Azarenka's consistency at the highest level has been the biggest change in women's game recently.Victoria Azarenka has yet to take another look at the women's tennis match of the year: The one in which...
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Horrors on board a shipGhost Ship' airs at on October 29 at 11 pm on UTV Action. Jack (played by Desmond Harrington) is a pilot in the Canadian Air Force. He finds a strange ship, floating off the...
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'People want me to hear scripts'Actor Prithviraj, who is just one-film old in Bollywood, is extremely happy with the response to his recent Malayalam film Ayalum Njanum Thammil. He says he now plans to...
View ArticleBlending musical styles with elan
Sultan and Ned Shepard have been creating waves in the progressive music scene.In an industry where artistes tend to create niches of specialisation and then stick to that, it's refreshing to come...
View Article'India's like an amusement ride'
After his win at the European Masters Tournament, Scottish professional golfer Richie Ramsay visited Bangalore recently to play the 'Hero Indian Open'. He spoke to Metrolife about his first memory of...
View ArticleMake a bold statement
It's all about finding one's own unique style with the Spanish brand Vinegar. Meant for girls who are ready to experiment and think beyond the traditional rules of style, the brand offers a medley of...
View Article'Bangalore offers a wide range of excellent food'
Expatriates love Bangalore for its cosmopolitan lifestyle, salubrious environment, food and people. Rolf Frei, an expat from Switzerland, shares his experiences here.Rolf Frei, a Swiss national, is...
View ArticleSewing together a passion
In a time where every other individual is turning his or her hobby into a career option and making a living out of it, it's rare to find someone who is willing to pursue a hobby for the sake of passion...
View ArticleAs smooth as it gets
There are guitarists and then there is Carlos Santana. The difference was on display when the rock guitarist-vocalist's signature Latin sounds blew away his fans at Bhartiya City on Friday evening. The...
View Article'I don't want to be the pickle'
She got the perfect launch pad through Upendra's 'Godfather' but it wasn't an easy journey for Soundarya. Despite being the daughter of veteran actress Jayamala, this feisty young actress says that she...
View ArticleIn search of direct acess
With a majority of people in the City depending on BMTC buses to commute, it is important to have direct bus services to all areas, thereby connecting the different parts of the City well. However,...
View Article'Aam aadmi' and flip side of subsidies
The Union government's recent decision to reduce fuel subsidies sent panic ripples across the country as the general public feared increase in the price of commodities, transport costs and the cost of...
View ArticleWrangler jeans gears up for motorcycle riders in India
Wrangler jeans are getting a makeover in India and going up-market in the process as parent VF Corp customises the all-American denims for the country's motorcycle-riding population and adds features...
View ArticleAadhaar: Still not the knight in digital armour
India is shaking up the way it gets billions of welfare dollars to the poor with a plan that could one day reshape the economy and tackle graft keeping millions in poverty, but in one small town a...
View ArticleApps to find other apps
Apps about everything. Apps for everything. Apps everywhere. There are now well over a million apps in the app stores for iOS, Android and Windows devices combined. And if, like me, your working day...
View ArticleThe pleasure of Big Data
Sixty-two per cent of people think children should be independent, while the rest prefer them obedient. Fifty-five per cent of people are pessimists by nature. Seventy-six per cent of singles between...
View ArticleAVS Media Player
If you are looking for a new multimedia experience, try AVS Media Player. It comes with a black skin, aero highlights, and white fonts, which give it a sleek look. Its fractal-based audio visualisation...
View ArticleTalking to Google for the right answers
In any gathering, whenever a question springs up to trigger a debate, people rush to punch their cell phones to google the answer. Google and other technology companies know they are the uninvited...
View ArticleAs safe as ATMs
To make hacking more difficult, web sites should use multiple levels ofsecurity, says Randall Stross .Bank ATMs embody decades-old technology. A four-digit PIN? What a seemingly crude security system....
View ArticleArt reviews
Between sincerity and randomnessEven though one has got used by now to the phenomenon of artists' run initiatives in Bangalore, its sheer and often enthusiastic persistence against all, especially...
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