|
| |
|
Sify.com » Topics » Offbeat
Offbeat News
Subir Roy: Dry parks, unaffordable sandesh I didn’t believe friends in Bangalore who told us over the phone: don’t come now; it is hotter than Kolkata. They were too spoilt, I thought, by the city’s year-round good weather. But, in fact, the little patch of roadside green before our house was gone; the green in the park where I walk every morning had turned light brown. Yes, Bangalore is in the grip of a drought of sorts.
1,500 kg gold from discarded phones?
Beijing: Believe it or not, 1,500 kg of gold, one million kg of copper and 30,000 kg of silver can be extracted from the 100 million discarded mobile phones in China. People's Daily reported
Cash spills on the highway: What would you do?
Subir Roy: Didi's global financial hub
An old friend from my international banking days, now relocated in Mumbai, was on one of his “catching up with you” calls and soon began to bemoan the cost of real estate in
Grave robbers freaked out by pony-tailed mummy
London: Robbers in search of archaeological treasures in China were given the fright of their lives when they came across a pony-tailed mummy in a grave. Rummaging through what looked like old sacks
Why getting better is worse than falling sick
Washington: Ever wondered why recovering from a debilitating bout of illness makes it seem worse than the actual condition or infection. According to researchers, the answer may lie in a component |
|
|
© Copyright Sify Technologies Ltd, 1998-2011. All rights reserved. India News Portal, Sify.com hosted at SifyHosting India's first Level 3 Internet Data Centre. Site optimized for Internet Explorer 5.5 and above. See Disclaimer |Privacy Policy &Parental Guidance on pornography |careers@sify |About Us |Feedback |Advertise | |
