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Michelle Obama to appear on Iron Chef

Michelle Obama will appear on a celebrity cookery programme when she hosts Iron Chef America at the White House in January. Michelle Obama's cameo on the popular series is the latest step in her battle to improve America's diet.

Rome on a budget: Enjoy a weekend for less than $415

Now you could enjoy a weekend in Rome, a penny-pincher's paradise, for less than $415. You can pass a very satisfying couple of days here without spending a single euro on sightseeing.

Spicy Indian curry could prevent swine flu

Spicy Indian curries could prevent swine flu and common cold just like any prescribed medicine available with the chemists, Russian doctors have said.

Even my mom could score runs on Pak pitches: Boycott

Legendry former England Batsman, Geoffrey Boycott has urged the Pakistan cricket authorities to prepare more bowler friendly tracks so that the batsmen can get a feel of international conditions and do not struggle on foreign tours.

Now Kareena Kapoor promotes 'size zero' laptops

After promoting her size zero figure in India, actress Kareena Kapoor has chosen to endorse Sony's newly launched half-inch thin notebook VAIO X because the product goes well with her looks - thin and lightweight, the actress said Tuesday.

Largest, costliest cruiser nearly ready for launch

A layer of ice covers the teak wood deck of the cruise ship the Oasis of the Seas at the moment. But the cold weather is just one of the challenges a visitor needs to overcome: tins of paint, sheets of tarpaulin make walking on the ship difficult.

Pitroda favours traditional healthcare model for masses

National Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda Thursday advocated traditional Indian model to take healthcare facilities to all, especially the masses who are at the "bottom of the pyramid".

Over 5,000 people convert to Islam through mobile hotline

Around 5,480 people converted to Islam in Saudi Arabia through the "Bring me to Islam" cell phone hotline service, media reports said Thursday.

I have acting offers from Bollywood: Atif Aslam

Pakistani singer Atif Aslam, who crooned his way into the hearts of Indians with Bollywood songs, has revealed he has acting offers from the industry and is open to them. "Artists don't belong to any nation," he says.

It was one of my best knocks: Tendulkar

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar rated his 175 against Australia here Thursday as one of the best knocks of his career.

Shoe-throwing scribe to release book on anti-Sikh riots

Jarnail Singh, the Sikh Journalist who created headlines for throwing a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram for the injustice committed towards the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has written a book on the riots.

A unique Urdu book, courtesy retired school teacher

His Urdu poetry book is just 130 pages long, but Uttar Pradesh resident Waqarul Hasnain took more than a decade to write it.

Sensex up 94 points, mid-small sized scrips top gainers

Indian equities markets Friday benefited from a buying momentum, with representative indices for mid-to-small sized scrips performing better than a key benchmark index.

Infy, Oracle to unveil business platform for HR functions

IT major Infosys announced that it has joined hands with Oracle through the 'BPO Powered by Oracle program', and is launching a comprehensive managed services platform for multi-function HR through its Infosys Business Platforms offering.

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure shares up 14 percent

The Reliance Industrial Infrastructure stock was on a roll, as its share price went up by over 14 percent.

Mobile phones too complicated, says Inventor

The lead engineer of the Motorola team which developed the mobile phone, Martin Cooper, told a privacy conference in Madrid that today's phones try to do many things for too many people.

Bad loans peak for Barclays India unit

The bank, which completes three years of Indian operations this month, witnessed net bad loans surge to 6.37 percent of total loans at September end as it focused on the mass market

Texas cuts IBM contract due to security concerns

The U.S. state, Texas, has reportedly pulled its voter registration system out of an ongoing $863 million data center consolidation project being handled by technology giant IBM.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 videogame to hit stores

The new videogame called the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare two, the most highly anticipated game of the season is set to hit stores coming Tuesday.