Have you ever imagined exploring the outer space and fancied being an astronaut? Maybe, it is time for you to convert your dreams into reality now.

A recluse, that he is, he hardly steps out for discussions. He is not your regular dial-a-quote author, who will comment on anything and everything.

So here’s something many of us have been waiting for a long time. If you wish to make a suggestion to our sportsmen, there’s a way now to get your two cents over to them and be heard.

George Eliot said, “It cuts one sadly to see the grief of old people; they’ve no way of working it off; and the new spring brings no new shoots out on the withered tree.”

Michelle Obama swears by it, so does Beyonce and even Pooja Bedi. In fact, it looks like the hula-hoop craze has gripped women who aim for that curvaceous waist. Says Udayakumar, a celeb fitness trainer, “For beginners, a hoop weighing less than one pound is suitable. Only experienced people must use heavier loops.” Vijay T., another celeb trainer, adds, “All one needs is a few minutes everyday. Like skipping, the hula-hoops can be practiced even while watching TV and relaxing.

Rumours are rife here that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has “secretly” remarried.

British prosecutors on Friday initiated criminal proceedings against three Pakistani cricketers — former skipper Salman Butt and fast bowlers Moham-mad Asif and Mohammad Aamer — and a British business

Passing the buck to the states, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday that the onus for checking prices lies with them too.

Hinting at a possible way out to break the Parliament logjam ahead of Tuesday’s crucial meeting of Opposition leaders convened by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, the Congress said on Friday that it

Giving a new twist to the ice-cream parlour sex scandal, the first-class magistrate court here asked the police on Friday to register a case against the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) general secre