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Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

Google Glass, a cross between a mobile computer and eyeglasses that can both record video and surf the Internet, is now available to a select few but is already among the year's most buzz-worthy new gadgets.

Macau a haven for Indian bookies

Macau - one of China's two special administrative regions, and a place known as the Las Vegas of the East due to the legalised status of betting and gambling in the region- has been identified as the key place for prominent cricket bookies from India to meet. Presley Thomas reports.

Kerala political parties: Small and growing

Big brothers — and sisters, of course — are growing old? Getting tired of fighting scams? Too mired in fratricide? It seems so because the smaller and more nimble-footed are rushing in to grab political space. Ramesh Babu reports. Fringe elements

Yahoo! looks to Tumblr as elixir for revival

Yahoo! geared up for a major announcement Monday said to be a $1.1 billion deal to take over popular blogging platform Tumblr, a move that could bring a younger, hipper audience to the struggling Internet pioneer.

The Past shines at Cannes Film Festival

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s The Past is a disturbing picture of how modern families grow dysfunctional. The Past opens in a masterful manner when we see Berenice Bejo, portraying Marie. Gautaman Bhaskaran reports

Aurangzeb has a slow start at box office

After a low opening on Friday with mere Rs. 3.92 crore collections at the box office, Aurangzeb saw a similar Saturday with an average collection of Rs. 3.91 crore.

Bollywood release: Aurangzeb

Fake Facebook accounts stump popular Bihar cop

For Shivdeep Waman Lande, the former famous city SP of Patna, his special status of being ‘popular with the masses’ and ‘the most eligible bachelor in town’ have started troubling him, thanks to others, and he is not amused. Mukesh Kumar Mishra reports.

Meerut girl thrashes boyfriend for not marrying her

A girl thrashed a youth in public and handed him over to the police, lodging a complaint against him for establishing sexual relations with her on false promise of marriage, police said in Meerut.

Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber big winners at Billboard Music Awards

Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift won the big prizes at the Billboard Music Awards, which also honored Madonna and Prince. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for Red.

Yahoo! to buy popular blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1bn

Yahoo!'s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. This will mark its entry in the premier league of social media.

Delhi University drops college preference, brace for higher cutoffs

The cutoff marks in Delhi University may be higher than what students are expecting this year due to the university’s new application process, college principals say. Mallica Joshi reports.

Dark side of moon: Danger lurks at every corner here

Sample this: In a city with a population of a little over 16 lakh, around 10 cars have been stolen every day this year, one person has been abducted every two days and one person has been murdered every three days. Deevakar Anand and Leena Dhankhar report. Police initiatives | 10 things HT will do | Grill Session

Cricket’s loss no gains for football, tennis, other sports

Indian cricket is finding itself in a tight spot right now but its position as the Number 1 sport in India is not under any threat. While other sports are becoming popular with some advertisers, no brand manager can afford to look away from cricketers. Himani Chandna Gurtoo reports. Hit wicket, but far from out

Security alert: virus threats loom large over hot mobiles

Studies indicate that around 50% users who access the internet on their mobile phones are lax about security. Over the last year, close to 72% corporate and individual users faced cyber attacks on their phones. Vivek Sinha reports. Smartphones vs smarter virus?

Air India pilots get a dressing down for not dressing up

A senior Air India (AI) commander has written to airline pilots to 'dress smartly' while expressing his displeasure with the shabby dressing of pilots, which he says has left a poor impression of the airline. Tushar Srivastava reports.

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