A sweatshirt is a must-have item in your autumn-winter wardrobe. Mix it up with jeggings or team it up with hot pants to jazz up the look.
Sweatshirts are not only comfortable and cosy, but they can be high on style and apt for different occasions, if worn the right way.
Pop star Rihanna, for example, wore one with a pair of denim cut-offs. Her red lips, blown-out tresses and nude heels ensured a feminine edge to her look, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Celebrity hairstylist Hakim Aalim, who boasts of Bollywood clients like Arjun Rampal, Sunil Shetty and Shahid Kapoor, is now set to give a free haircut to all those who want the commando look from Brad Pitt-starrer “Fury”.
Aalim has tied up with PVR pictures for their next film “Fury” where he is giving free haircuts to all the “Fury” fans who wish to copy the look, said a statement.
The new style is called the Undercut and it has reportedly became a huge rage internationally, especially now because of Pitt.
Vijay-starrer Tamil actioner “Kaththi”, which has turned out to be a blockbuster, won’t have a Telugu remake as the makers have decided to have a dubbed release instead.
The dubbed version is slated for a Nov 21 release.
“There were plans to remake the film, but these have been scrapped now. The Telugu producer has decided to go ahead and release the dubbed version,” a source from the production team told IANS.
Actor Pawan Kalyan was to star in the film’s Telugu remake. A special screening of the film was organised for him recently.
At least 13 suspected militants were killed in air strikes on their hideouts in the Khyber Agency while two soldiers lost their lives in apparent retaliatory attacks, media reported Sunday.
Officials said that helicopter gunships and military planes targeted the banned Lashkar-i-Islam group’s bases in Nala-Malikdin Khel, Akkakhel and Sipah areas Saturday, Dawn online reported.
Besides 13 militants killed, eight others were injured and five hideouts destroyed in the air strike.
Sources said that five soldiers also suffered injuries in gun battles in different parts of Bara.
Debunking a prevalent theory of Alzheimer’s development, researchers have now found that it is not the amyloid-beta (A-beta) protein fragments but the tau tangle proteins which are the real culprits behind the disease.
Plaque made of beta-amyloid protein fragments and tangles formed from tau proteins are familiar hallmarks of disease in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
Tau protein spurs neuron death in disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, showed the findings that could explain why some people with plaque build-up in their brains do not have dementia.
Mir Quasem Ali, a top leader of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced to death Sunday for crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
The International Crimes Tribunal-2, chaired by Justice Obaidul Hassan, passed the sentence, nearly six months after a case against him was wrapped up, bdnews24.com reported.
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Border Security Force (BSF) troopers Sunday arrested three smugglers and recovered 22 kg of heroin along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, officials said.
Earlier reports quoted BSF sources as saying that one smuggler was shot dead and two others were arrested, and 22 kg of heroin was seized from the Dera Baba Nanak sector.
A BSF spokesman later said all the three arrested smugglers are Indian nationals. One pistol, ammunition, and Pakistani SIM cards were recovered from them.
Contrary to popular belief, adding resveratrol (RSV) to your exercise routine may not enhance the effects of physical activity, said a study.
Resveratrol occurs naturally in the skin of red grapes and it is common to recommend RSV supplements to complement exercise and enhance performance.
RSV may actually impede the body’s response to training, the findings showed.
Cancers in children will be diagnosed faster and more accurately in future as researchers have identified new cancer cell fingerprints in blood.
“We hope that this early research could eventually lead to the development of non-invasive tests which are faster, more accurate and gentler, transforming the way we make a cancer diagnosis in the future,” said lead researcher Matthew Murray from University of Cambridge in Britain.
A team of Australian researchers has developed a new test to distinguish between birds that have been vaccinated against the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus or bird flu and those which have been naturally infected with the virus.
“Outbreaks in birds are largely being controlled by vaccination and this is limiting human exposure to this virus. With this new, more sensitive, test we can identify vaccinated birds with live virus and prevent the escape of any mutant strains,” said lead researcher Farhid Hemmatzadeh from the University of Adelaide in Australia.
A new research has developed a new test that can differentiate between birds that have been vaccinated against the H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus or ” bird flu” with those that have been naturally infected.
The study conducted at University of Adelaide can be a step in the fight against this often fatal strain of avian influenza which is widespread in the poultry populations of South East Asia, particularly Indonesia and Vietnam.
‘Atonement’ star Keira Knightley has praised the compassion of co-star Bendedict Cumberbatch and commended his incredible rise to fame.
The pair star in biopic ‘The Imitation Game’, in which Cumberbatch plays trailblazing mathematician Alan Turing, who helped break the Enigma code during during World War II. Knightley, 29, plays close friend Joan Clarke, who later became engaged to him, reported Harper’s Bazaar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today promised to get back every penny of the black money stashed abroad, days after his government was accused of making a U-turn on the issue.
He said the efforts to bring back black money stashed abroad are on the “right track” even as he acknowledged that there was no correct estimate about how much money is kept illegally in foreign countries.
In an address to the nation over radio, he said that bringing back black money from outside the country is an “article of faith” for him and nothing will be lacking in his efforts to do so.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal says Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “great orator” and has sent all the “right” messages but felt delivery of his promises were “very low”.
Kejriwal also suggested that Modi as prime minister has brought some positivity in the country in the last five months, adding only time will tell whether the aspirations of the people will be fulfilled or not.
“He (Modi) is a great orator and he has spoken the right things. But delivery is very low. So let’s see what happens,” the former Delhi Chief Minister told PTI in an interview.
Indian and American officials have scheduled a series of meetings before the year-end to follow up on decisions taken during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden meeting with US President Barack Obama here in September to ensure their time-bound implementation.
The two sides have scheduled more than a dozen-odd high-level interactions on topics ranging from education, trade, science and technology and strategic affairs in the coming weeks.
West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy has refused to talk about his team’s abandoned tour of India, which prompted the BCCI to seek damages to the tune of USD 42 million from the Caribbean Board.
Here to participate in the Ram Slam Twenty20 tournament for local team Titans, Sammy presented a straight bat when asked about the series, which his team left after the fourth ODI owing to an unresolved pay dispute.
Curfew-like restrictions were imposed in Srinagar city today to prevent people from taking out Muharram processions to mark the eighth day of the 10-day mourning period.
Strict prohibitory orders under section 144 were imposed in the areas falling under Shaheed Gunj, Batamaloo, Shergarhi, Karan Nagar, Maisuma, Ram Munshi Bagh, Kothi Bagh, Kralkhud and Parimpora police stations of the city, an official spokesperson said.
He said the restrictions in these areas were imposed to maintain law and order.
State Bank of India has received around Rs 500 crore from the Telangana government as part of the crop loan waiver scheme promised by the now ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti during the Assembly elections in May.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had announced the first installment of reimbursement totalling Rs 17,000 crore last September and various banks got Rs 4,250 crore, or 25 per cent of this total waived loans.
The Rao administration has said it will pay up to Rs 1 lakh to each of the 36 lakh affected farmers under the scheme.
Maggot infestations, rotting carcasses, unidentifiable gunk in the kitchen sink – how much your brain responds to disgusting images could predict your political leanings, a new study has found.
An international team of scientists has found that an individual’s reaction to repulsive images can forecast their political ideology.
Festival season failed to bring cheer to car makers, as major players including Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai and Mahindra failed to register significant sales growth during the month, which otherwise has been one of the best periods for vehicle sales in the country.
While Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai posted marginal rise in sales during October, others including utility vehicle major Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar and Ford registered decline in sales as compared to same period of previous year as sentiments remained subdued.
After two days of losses, gold prices recovered by Rs 50 to Rs 26,550 per 10 gm in the national capital on Saturday on buying at prevailing levels by jewellers and retailers even as metal remained weak overseas.
Silver followed suit and gained Rs 100 to Rs 36,250 per kg on scattered enquiries from industrial units.
Traders said revival of buying by ornament makers and retailers at existing levels, mainly supported the upside in gold prices.
They said, however, a weakening trend overseas, capped the gains on the domestic markets here.
Amid public outrage over a spate of sexual assaults on minor girls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday warned managements that permission granted to their schools would be revoked and criminal cases booked against them if they violate guidelines for safety of children.
“Sexual assaults on minor girls have made the civil society hang its head in shame. Even beasts don’t behave like this. It is inhuman and condemnable,” he said, as public anger grew over the latest sexual assault of a six-year old girl in the fourth such incident in as many months in schools here.
Launching a frontal attack on Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra for attacking a journalist, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy said on Sunday that Vadra should realize that his mother-in-law is no longer in power.
“He needs to realize that his mother-in-law is not in power any more. He is a thug, he doesn’t need protection, and society needs to be protected from him. There is no law that says that the press will ask questions according to his liking. In fact, his SPG should also be withdrawn,” said Swamy.
The Royal Air Force Band of England and Indian Air Force on Saturday jointly performed Air Warrior Orchestra Symphony (AWSO), organized at the war memorial India Gate in New Delhi, to commemorate soldiers who fought World War-I.
The joint musical concert started with sunset in the evening till the India Gate was all lit up with a soulful rendition of final pieces of music put together by the two bands. Air Marshal HB Rajaram Air Officer-in-Charge Administration at Air Headquarters was the guest of honour for the occasion.
Rail travelers will have to wait for a few more days to get branded, ready-to-eat meals on their journeys as Railways and packaged food manufacturers are busy sorting out pricing issues.
Flooded with complaints about the quality of the food served on trains, Railways had decided to provide ready-to-eat food as an additional option for its passengers by October 30.