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Britney Spears treats sons to fish, chips

Singer Britney Spears treated her sons Sean and Jayden to fish and chips before her headline performance at Brighton Pride festival.

Garud Sappers to cycle over 1300 kms from Leh to Bareilly

A team of the Indian Army's Garud Division today set off on a 13-day cycling expedition which will cover 1325 kilometres from Leh in Jammu and Kashmir to Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. He said the purpose of the expedition was to spread the message of peace, solidarity, oneness and the indomitable spirit of soldiers of the Indian Army. The expedition, comprising three officers and seven other ranks of Garud Sappers, was flagged off by the General Officer Commanding, Garud Division, from Nanak Hill, the spokesman said. He said the expedition is being led by Colonel P Govardhan Reddy. The expedition will proceed from Nanak Hill to Bareilly via Leh, Karu, Debring, Pang, Sarchu, Tandi, Palchan, Pondoh, Chandigarh, Saharanpur and Meerut clocking an average of 100 kms per day in mountains and 200 Kms per day in the plains. "This expedition will traverse one of the most treacherous motorable roads of India and climb Thanglang la, Baralacha la and Rohtang pass enroute and will culminate at ...

Niyogi Books to launch own store in Kolkata

Foraying into a new arena, Delhi-based publishing house Niyogi Books will launch its own store later this month in Kolkata for exclusive display and sale of all its books. Not many publishing houses have their own bookstores with Delhi-based Roli Books (CMYK stores), DC Books (Kerala) and Seagull (Kolkata) among the few in business. Niyogi's bookstore will be located at Kolkata's famous College Street. "Niyogi Books now has more than 500 titles under its belt of varying shape and size, genre and content, and it is an opportunity to showcase all these under one roof to all our readers as well as distributors," says managing director and publisher of Niyogi Books Bikash De Niyogi about the new venture. "Through this bookstore, we would like to throw light on the exclusivity of these books which might get lost in the layers of distribution. This bookstore, will in turn, also help us increase our visibility through our existing channels of distribution," he says. The bookshop will be ...

Belgrade square: Where lovers gather to laugh and make merry (Travel Feature)

At the magic hour, just past midnight when the rest of the world is in a slumber, lovers gather "near the horse" to give wings to desires that seldom find expression during the day.

Miami hotel loses USD 2.5 mn discrimination lawsuit

A Miami based SLS South Beach hotel lost USD 2.5 million discrimination suit lawsuit, filed by seventeen Haitian people, who worked as dishwashers there.The lawsuit was filed by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of the seventeen former employees of the hotel, reported the Fox News.The suit was filed in April 2017; however, the incident was of April 2014.As per a report, the dishwashers, who worked in the kitchens of a restaurant located inside the hotel, were barred from speaking Creole by the supervising chefs.However, the Hispanic employees were allowed to speak Spanish.The Haitian workers also claimed they were asked to carry heavy items up 13 flights of stairs, while no other employee was asked to do the same.Following the incident, when the dishwashers requested the hotel managers to fix the elevator, one supervisor stated that "Let those slaves do the work", as per the report.Later, on approaching the human resource department, the ...

Smalling hoping to make most of vegan diet ahead of season

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling is hoping a shift to a vegan diet will give him an edge over others in the competition for places at the club this football season.

No kidding: Dozens of goats chow down in Idaho neighborhood

About 100 escaped goats munched on manicured lawns in Idaho's capital city before being rounded up and hauled away this morning. Multiple news outlets captured the goats calmly eating grass and shrubs in a Boise neighborhood before a trailer arrived amid applause from neighborhood residents. The goats had been corralled near a local retention pond to eat weeds and other overgrowth, but perhaps noticing the grass was greener next door broke through a wooden fence to roam the neighborhood. Kim and Matt Gabica own the animals as part of their business called We Rent Goats. They gathered the docile herd and said all 118 of the goats were accounted for. Goats are sometimes let loose in the nearby Boise foothills to eat wild plants and reduce wildfire threats.

Goa's Casino Policy to be ready soon: CM

A new policy of the Goa government will prohibit local people from visiting offshore casinos which would be required to shift to land, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today told the Legislative Assembly. The Casino Policy will be ready before the end of this month, he said, adding that a 'Gaming Commissioner' to oversee its implementation would be appointed by December. "The Casino Policy would be ready this month and the government will identify and notify the zones where the offshore casinos (currently operating from vessels anchored in the river Mandovi) can be shifted," Parrikar said. The offshore casinos will get new licenses provided they undertake to shift to the designated zones, he said. The offshore casinos will have to furnish a written undertaking to this effect within a year, and they will get a maximum of four years to shift, Parrikar said. The new license would be valid for 10-15 years in view of the "huge investment required for such projects", the chief ..

Goans to be banned from casinos from 2019: Parrikar

Native Goans would be banned from entering casinos from 2019, after the state government appoints a gaming commissioner to regulate the industry, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday.

Tips to pick the right beer

Beer selection in todays time has become incredibly difficult. Customized menus are luring loyal beer drinkers to move towards bottled craft beer variants and beyond styles that were once dominated by the likes of lager. So, on the occasion of International Beer Day on Friday, make sure you are picking the right bottle.

Portuguese man o'war cluster spotted on Goa beach; advisory issued

Beachgoers in Goa have been warned to keep off the waters at the popular Baga beach, due to a sudden emergence of the toxic Portuguese man o' war or blue bottle -- a jelly-like marine organism.

These platforms will make you travel smart this Friendship Day

The best way to nurture and rekindle your friendship is to travel with your friends together. Traveling is an exciting experience and it becomes even more thrilling and fun when you take a trip with your friends.Traveling with friends is one of the best ways to gel and bond with each other as you spend so much time with each other. We are sure you already have enough excuses to go on a trip with your friends.Here is the list of 6 ways you can travel smart:UberThere could not be a convenient and affordable option other than uberHIRE which will act as the perfect solution to spend some quality time with your best friend. You can now hire an uberHIRE for up to 8 hours and make multiple stopovers while exploring and traveling around the city. Enter your destination and request your uberHIRE based on your travel needs. So, go ahead and enjoy with your bestie because we all know quality time with your best friend is very important!Goibibo - GoPlannerThe tool helps in planning and curating ..

Calcutta of 1940s-70s through the lens of Jayant Patel

A collection of rare photographs clicked by Jayant Patel, the official lensman of Government House (today's Raj Bhavan) of Bengal, provides glimpses of life in Calcutta and the events the city witnessed before and after the Partition. "Calcutta 1940-1970: In the Photographs of Jayant Patel" depicts a wide swathe of the city and its various neighbourhoods in black and white. All the photographs are taken at various points of time between the 1940s and 1970s and can be categorised under the heads - streets, statues, Government House, Dalhousie Square, Queen Elizabeth II's visit, Chiang Kai-shek's visit and Durga Puja. Besides, there are stray, mostly one-off photographs of Barrackpore Gandhi Ghat, Vivekananda Setu, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Nakhoda masjid, Kalighat, Dakshineswar temple, St Paul's cathedral, among others. The concept of the book is by Patel's wife Lila. The book, published by Niyogi, has text by Soumitra Das and a foreword by former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna ...

Beer it right!

Beer is not just about uncapping it, but pouring it right and in the right glassware, say experts.

Dockless bike-sharing start-up set to brave Sao Paulo streets

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Dockless bike-sharing, a form of transportation where rented bikes can be left anywhere on the street, is coming to Brazil's traffic-clogged financial capital Sao Paulo.

25 people treated for suspected food poisoning

At least 25 people were hospitalised for suspected food poisoning after eating at a food joint in Shahpur of Thane district, police said. The incident occurred at Khardi-Shirol village last evening. After consuming Chinese fried rice, at least 25 persons complained of giddiness and stomach pain and were hospitalised. All of them were discharged after treatment. Police have collected food samples from the joint and sent to the forensic lab, an official said, adding that probe was on.

SC allows Delhi govt to purchase 500 standard-floor buses

The Supreme Court allowed today the Delhi government to purchase 500 standard-floor buses to take care of "pressing needs" of commuters using public transport here. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, while taking note of shortage of buses here, said it was only an interim measure after the Delhi government assured the court that hydraulic lifts would be installed in these buses for the benefit of differently-abled persons. The court was hearing an appeal filed by the Delhi government and the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) challenging the Delhi High Court's June 1 order barring them from procuring 2,000 standard-floor buses without the enabling facility for the special category commuters. The court took into consideration the argument of the Delhi government that the decision to buy buses was taken considering the dire need to augment the existing bus fleet, particularly on rural routes. The apex court had on July 25 asked probing questions to the Delhi government and .

IRCTC launches tour package to Gandhi's birth place

The Indian Railways has launched a special tour package to Mahatma Gandhi's birth place, Porbandar in Gujarat, to showcase his life, days after it announced two Ramayana Circuit trains for visiting places associated with the Hindu epic. The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) in a statement today said the "Khushboo Gujarat Ki" tour will include an AC three-tier travel package. The highlight of the tour is the Kirti Mandir in Porbandar, which has now been transformed into a museum displaying old photographs and personal belongings of Gandhi. The all-inclusive tour package of six nights and seven days will also cover the Somnath temple, Diu, Dwarka and Nageshwar. The package is priced at Rs 19,990 per person on a twin-sharing basis and will include the train journey and three-star hotel accommodation at Somnath and Dwarka. All transfers and sightseeing by air-conditioned buses, on-board meals, breakfast and dinner at the hotels and insurance are also included in the

Kadaknath chicken meat from Jhabua gets GI tag

The famous Kadaknath chicken meat from Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh has now got a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The tag denotes that the product comes from a particular geographical area, and often enhances its commercial value. A Chhattisgarh-based organisation too had sought similar recognition for the Kadaknath chickens bred in Dantewada district, but Jhabua's claim seems to have prevailed. The Gramin Vikas Trust of Krishak Bharati Cooperative (KRIBHCO) had sought GI tag for the protein-rich and black coloured meat of Kadaknath variety of chicken, which is mainly reared in Jhabua. As per the information available on the Geographical Indications Registry, India, the application, made in the category of "Meat Product, Poultry & Poultry Meat", was approved on July 30. Regional Program Manager of KRIBCHO Mahendra Singh Rathore confirmed the development. The trust had applied for GI tag in 2012 on behalf of tribals of Jhabua district who breed the ...

Christmas comes early for London department store

LONDON (Reuters) - On a hot summery Thursday in London, Santa Claus turned up 144 days early wearing a studded leather jacket to open the new Christmas shop at department store Selfridges.