Singh, Gaur win
Ravishankar Singh and Ateet Gaur took top honours among the 100 golfers in the handicap categories of 0-12 and 13-24 respectively, in the Godrej Properties intra-club tournament at the Classic Golf Resort, Gurgaon, over the weekend.
Indian boys end 9th in Barcelona
The FCBEscola India team, represented by nine footballers from across the country, secured ninth place at the International Escola tournament in Barcelona.
Tied 50th finish for Smriti
Woman golfer Smriti Mehra rounded off the week with an even-par 71 in the fourth and final round to finish tied 50th at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco on Sunday.
Donating hair for a cause
When Rafsal grew his hair long and then donated it for a good cause, he wanted to spread the idea that, like women, men too can take part in hair donation campaigns. Rafsal stepped into this venture as part of ‘Pantene Global Care CSR Activity’.
Jack of all trades, master of many arts
Asif Ali Beg loves juggling many hats. He is an actor, singer, comedian, lyricist, and has done voice doubles for films like Madagascar 4, Ice Age 4, Incredibles and upcoming Smurfs 2 where he is dubbing for the brainy smurf. However, Asif says that he is not burdened with a lot of work.
Booked on an idyllic afternoon
Book clubs that were ideally platforms for book lovers to come together to read and share their views, have unexpectedly turned into productive platforms where budding writers and novelists are getting an opportunity to get published.
G’gaon golfers in reckoning
Amateur golfers from the Classic Golf Resort, Gurgaon, will get to showcase their skills in the selection round of the Godrej Properties inter-club Golf Challenge to be held at their premises on Sunday. The event is being played in four cities, with the finals scheduled to be held in Bangkok from April 19 to 31.
Team Maruti triumph
The 6th Manav Rachna Corporate Cricket Challenge 2013 concluded at the Manav Rachna International University in Faridabad on Saturday, with Team Maruti Suzuki emerging the winners beating Team TCS in the final. Former India skipper and member of parliament Mohammed Azharuddin awarded the teams with the prizes.
The ‘biggest’ cyber attack
In what is being described by experts as one of the biggest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Internet history, a cyber attack originally targeting a single company has now blown so much out of proportion, that it has been dragging down Internet speeds in Europe.
Vidya’s reading of it
When Vidya Balan took on an assignment to narrate stories to children through an audiobook, there was some speculation about her reasons. The actress said that she loves reading out to children, and that she’s had plenty of practise with her niece and nephew.