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Big pink diamond found, to be cut as single stone
Published on 23 Feb, 2012 at 8:28 in Editorial | Viewed 2 views times | No Comments
Sydney: Australia’s biggest pink rough diamond has been discovered at Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine, the world’s largest producer of rare pink diamonds, and is to be cut and polished as a single stone.
The diamond will be cut and polished by the company’s expert diamond cutter Richard How Kim Kam, media reports said Tuesday.
The 12.76 carat gem, which will be known…
Wedding ring eaten by calf re-discovered at butcher’s shop
Published on 20 Feb, 2012 at 12:19 in Editorial | Viewed 12 views times | No Comments
A wedding ring sucked off a man’s finger by a calf three years ago has been recovered from the animal’s stomach at a butcher’s shop, Daily Mail reported.
Dairy farmer Will Jelbart told the butcher to keep an eye out for the ring after the calf, by now a cow that ended up in the abattoir, was about to be cut…
Booklets provide guidance to women dumped by NRI spouses
Published on 6 Feb, 2012 at 23:55 in Editorial | Viewed 35 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: As part of efforts to help women deserted by their non-resident Indian (NRI) husbands, the government has brought out booklets and pamphlets on safeguards, legal remedies and whom to approach for redressal of grievances.
Besides the booklet “Marriages to Overseas Indians”, the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has brought out a pamphlet titled “Thinking of the marriage of your…
Money can buy happiness if you know how to spend
Published on 1 Feb, 2012 at 7:21 in Editorial | Viewed 77 views times | No Comments
People spending money to enjoy different experiences in everyday life, such as days out or concert tickets, are happier than those who spend on buying possessions, says a study.
This was the finding of a study of 9,600 people who were questioned about their shopping habits, as well as to ascertain personality traits, values and life satisfaction, the Daily Mail reported.
Extroverts…
Indians, foreigners alike salute Gandhi
Published on 1 Feb, 2012 at 5:17 in Editorial | Viewed 30 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Insisting that his teachings remained relevant today, some 300 Indians and foreigners gathered here Monday to mourn the death of Mahatma Gandhi at the very spot he was assassinated 64 years ago.
The small but visibly committed group included a sprinkling of foreigners, particularly from the US and France, a few from neighbouring states and mainly from those living…
Obama-driven car for sale
Published on 29 Jan, 2012 at 9:43 in Editorial | Viewed 56 views times | No Comments
London: A car driven by US President Barack Obama is up for auction on shopping website eBay at a whopping starting bid of $1 million.
Obama, before he became President, reportedly drove the grey 2005 Chrysler 300C sedan.
Lisa Czibor, who is managing the auction, said Obama leased the car for three years from 2004 to 2007 before trading it for a…
Australians, New Zealanders world’s biggest cannabis users
Published on 8 Jan, 2012 at 5:14 in Editorial | Viewed 118 views times | No Comments
Sydney: Australians and New Zealanders are the biggest cannabis users in the world, said a report published in the medical journal The Lancet.
According to the report, the data showed that Australia and New Zealand have the highest rate of cannabis use in the world, Xinhua reported.
About 9.3 to 14.8 per cent of people aged between 15 and 64 smoked the…
Australia – world’s third most charitable country
Published on 20 Dec, 2011 at 23:56 in Editorial | Viewed 149 views times | No Comments
Moscow: The US has topped a list of countries taking part in charity, followed by Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Russia was ranked 130th in the list.
The study of 153 nations was conducted by Britain’s Charities Aid Foundation.
Called the ‘World Giving Index 2011’, the study ranked the charitable behaviour of people from countries based on how likely their residents are…
‘Bhagvad Gita’ faces ‘extremist’ branding, legal ban in Russia
Published on 17 Dec, 2011 at 12:16 in Editorial | Viewed 203 views times | No Comments
Moscow: Bhagvad Gita, one of the most sacred Hindu religious texts, is facing a legal ban and the prospect of being branded as ‘an extremist’ literature across Russia, with a court in Siberia’s Tomsk city all set to deliver its final verdict on Monday in a case filed by state prosecutors.
The final pronouncement in the case will come just two…
Italian cat inherits over $15 million fortune
Published on 13 Dec, 2011 at 1:13 in Editorial | Viewed 104 views times | No Comments
London: An Italian cat has turned world’s third richest animal by inheriting her owner’s fortune of over $15 million after the wealthy lady died aged 94.
Maria Assunta, the cat’s owner, died last month aged 94 and according to lawyers entrusted with her estate, she left the fortune in property to Tommasino, a stray cat she had found and looked after…
