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Want to get playful with your hairstyle? Bobs are best for drastically changing you entire look and braids compliment every occasion, suggests an expert. Bharti Taneja, aesthetician, cosmetologist and director, capital-based ALPS Beauty Clinic and Academies, shared the hairstyles which will be in trend this year Trendy bobs Bobs are best for drastically change you […]
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Dry and brittle hair, flaky scalp and sticky tresses are common occurrences this time of the year, all thanks to the cold spell. Bidisha Dip, a trichologist, says, “Hair is vulnerable to damage because of changes in the environment. Loss of moisture, exposure to dry air and not giving due importance to a haircare regimen
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The oldest evidence of honey dates back to nearly 5000 years, when archeologists found traces of it in a tomb in Georgia. If ancient Greek religion deemed it as the food of Gods, in Hinduism it is known as one of the five elixirs of immortality (panchamrit). Honey remains among the most intriguing and interesting
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If you couldn’t take your eyes off Deepika Padukone and her enviable jewellery in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Bajirao Mastani, then it’s time to invest in some of those antique pieces of extravagance. Or else, tell your mother to dig into her closet and share some of her timeless jewels with you. Bollywood jewellery
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual SIM smartphone was launched in January 2016. The phone comes with a 5.70-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1440 pixels by 2560 pixels at a PPI of 518 pixels per inch. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual SIM is powered by 1.5GHz octa-core Exynos 7420 processor and it comes
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LG G4 Stylus 3G smartphone was launched in January 2016. The phone comes with a 5.70-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720 pixels by 1280 pixels at a PPI of 258 pixels per inch. The LG G4 Stylus 3G is powered by 1.4GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592M processor and it comes with 1GB of RAM.
Swiss great Roger Federer was delighted to become the first man to reach 300 Grand Slam match wins on Friday as he swept past Grigor Dimitrov to reach the Australian Open fourth round. Federer said it was “very exciting” to reach 300 wins, a total that leaves him just six away from Martina Navtratilova’s record
MC Mary Kom, L Sarita Devi and Pooja Rani are all set to represent India in the upcoming 12th South Asian Games 2016 to be held in Guwahati and Shillong. The trio emerged triumphant in the final round bouts of their respective weight categories during the South Asain Games Test event and Elite Women’s National
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Samsung has finally unveiled the dual-SIM variant of the Galaxy Note 5 phablet in India. Priced at Rs. 51,400, the 32GB inbuilt storage variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual SIM is now available to buy via Samsung’s India eStore. With the launch of the dual-SIM version of the Galaxy Note 5, the single-SIM
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Xiaomi has already confirmed plans to launch the Mi 5 flagship smartphone after the Spring Festival, which this year starts on February 8, and lasts 15 days. Now, Xiaomi Co-Founder and Senior VP Liwan Jiang has revealed (via GizmoChina) that Mi 5 will go on sale one week after the launch. Jiang has not specified
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I’ll get straight to the point: Novak Djokovic has a realistic chance of becoming only the second man in the Open Era to claim a calendar Grand Slam. Hyperbole? Hardly. It is a reasonable conclusion reached after a cold, hard study of the facts. While most of us have been more concerned with Roger Federer’s
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Sixteen players ranked in the world top 50 over the last decade, including Grand Slam champions, have been suspected of being involved in match-fixing, it was alleged Sunday. The BBC and BuzzFeed News claimed they have seen secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected corruption at the top level of world tennis. “Over the last
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We always knew of ingredients like honey, milk, cucumber, rose water, etc for their skin benefits. However, there are other food products too that you can use for your everyday beauty regimen. Here are a few food-based facial masks that you didn’t know about. Potato and curd mask Take one potato and mash it well,
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Here are simple ways to stay more alert Take a break Breaking your head to find a solution but failing abysmally? Step back, take a break and focus on something else. When you can’t seem to figure out the right solution, it is a good idea to pry yourself away from your laptop and cell
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Can sadness leave you obese, diabetic or hypertensive? Yes, say doctors, whose research proves that heartbreak, career slumps and bereavement can kill She started out dreaming of a bright career and love. At 25, she hanged herself. In her last letter, actor Jiah Khan wrote of the pain a failed relationship had caused, how it
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While planning for a comprehensive exercise program, it is extremely vital to establish a relationship among physical fitness, confidence and peace of mind. A great way to achieve this is by following the age-old holistic routine of Suryanamaskars; references of which are found even in the ancient Vedas and Puranas. Suryanamaskar or the Indian ritual
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Eleven titles together, unbeaten in 30 matches – the Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis juggernaut rolls on. Turns out it wasn’t a world record, but Mirza and Hingis winning 30 matches on-the-trot – the longest winning streak in women’s doubles since 1994 – is testimony to their tremendous performance over the last several months. The Indo-Swiss pair
‘Santina’ magic: Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis look red-hot ahead of Australian Open Read More »
World Number 11 Tommy Sugiarto led turned out to be a hero for the Delhi Acers as he led his side to the summit clash of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) with his 15-11 15-10 win over Chennai Smashers’ Brice Leverdez in the trump match, in Bengaluru on Thursday. The scores were level 2-2 when
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Indian hockey team skipper Sardar Singh on Thursday asked the Pakistan players to apologise for their “unacceptable” behaviour during the Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar in December 2014, backing Hockey India’s stand of not allowing the stars from across the border to play in HIL. “Pakistani players are suffering a lot but what they did during
World number one and top seed Serena Williams faces a potential quarter-final with long time rival Maria Sharapova at next week’s Australian Open following Friday’s draw. Williams, who is chasing her seventh Australian crown and 22nd Grand Slam title after beating Sharapova in last year’s final, will have a testing start against Italian Camila Giorgi,
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Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh will fight his first professional bout on Indian soil come July followed by “something huge” in September-October. Talking to reporters here, his UK-based promoter Francis Warren promised a show like none before during Vijender’s India appearances. “We have big plans for him this year, we’re hoping to do a big
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Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continued their dream run of form, winning their 28th doubles match in a row after they overcame Chen Liang and Shuai Peng 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of WTA Sydney International semifinals with a straight set triumph. The run of 28 consecutive wins equals the world record for the longest
A superlative performance by the Chennai Smashers knocked the Bengaluru Top Guns out of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) with a 4-1 win in the last group phase match of the six-team tournament at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. With the win, the Smashers not just knocked out the Top Guns but
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January is all about cleaning up your act and ditching things that are harmful, like caffeine and booze. But what about toxins coming from the air? Pollution is the buzzword in skincare for 2016, thanks to new research into exactly what it does to your skin. It’s not all doom and smoggy gloom though, as
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Following the Pathankot terror attack, the government of India is leaving no stone unturned as far as security for the South Asian Games, to be held jointly by Guwahati and Shillong from February 5 to 16, is concerned.And that’s the government will spend an additional Rs 60 crore on the security of venues and athletes,
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All Motorola smartphones launching in 2016 will feature a fingerprint scanner, if a Lenovo executive is to be believed. Talking to a Chinese publication, Chen Xudong, SVP Lenovo Group and President of the company’s China and APAC regions, confirmed the company plans. Xudong expressed his surprise on why Motorola handsets missed out on fingerprint sensor
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Ravi Dixit, a 20-year-old squash player who won gold in the 2010 Asian junior championship, has “auctioned” his kidney to fund his campaign for next month’s South Asian Games. Dixit has posted on social media that he wants to sell his kidney and asked interested buyers to bid for it. “I have been playing squash
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Milos Raonic got one back on Roger Federer to start the new season. After losing coach Ivan Ljubicic to the Federer camp leading into 2016, Raonic achieved something nobody else born in the 1990s has managed to do against the 17-time major winner — beat him twice. The 25-year-old Canadian broke Federer’s serve once in
In a reverse of the 2015 result, Milos Raonic beat Roger Federer to claim Brisbane title Read More »
Star shuttler P V Sindhu clinched an exciting Trump match as Chennai Smashers scored a 4-3 win over Hyderabad Hunters in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) clash at the Gachibowli indoor stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday. Local girl Sindhu beat her Hyderabad rival Supanida K, an experienced player from Thailand, 15-8, 14-15, 15-5 to seal
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Sticking to any kind of New Year resolution is easier when you have a goal in mind -and having healthy, radiant skin is one, that is an apt motivator for most. Here are a few resolutions you need to stick to achieve this… PROTECT YOUR SKIN “Using a sunscreen at least twice daily, with re-application
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