Akhtar siblings dish out family secrets

Siblings Farhan and Zoya Akhtar talked about growing up with father Javed Akhtar and their experiences with stepmom Shabana Azmi.

Says a source, "This is the first time that the two have revealed family secrets. KJo has sensitively brought out intimate details they would never have revealed with anyone else.

When asked who was responsible for the great equation they share with Shabana today, both admit that their mom Honey Irani and Azmi together contributed to that."

Sri Lanka beat England by 10 wickets

Sri Lanka marched into the World Cup semi-final securing an emphatic win against England at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today. After winning the toss and deciding to bat against Sri Lanka, England set a modest score of 230 for Sri Lanka to chase in the last World Cup quarter-final match.Chasing the target, in a spectacular batting partnership Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga scored centuries to reach 231 in 39.3 overs and beat England by 10 wickets to secure the semi-final slot.
Sri Lanka’s legendary spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, who is retiring from cricket after the World Cup, grabbed two wickets of England.Sri Lanka will face New Zealand in the semi-final at R. Premadasa Stadium on March 29.

Apple Introduces iChair

KickStarter is a pretty interesting initiative since it allows budding ideas to take off as long as enough people buy in into the idea. One of the more recent ones would be theiChair, and judging by the ‘i’ prefix in front, one would think that this has something to do with a device from Apple. Of course, such thinking is spot on, as the iChair is an integrated stand that offers hands-free viewing in either portrait or landscape mode. This is also a dual layer case for added protection, where the slider style lets one access all third party accessories in the process.

Well, so far we do know that the iChair project has 21 backers who has pledged a total of $1,030, which is still a far cry from the $15,000 goal. Good thing there are still 20 more days to go, so with nearly three weeks left on the calendar, there is a glimmer of hope.

For those of you who are wondering what the iChair is all about, why not head on there and see whether you are able to make a contribution? I’m sure the person(s) behind it would be more than happy to see their project gain traction and financial recognition among the masses. Each case, if it ever makes it into production, will include a screen protector, dust cloth, and squeegee board.

Global Warming Warning Ice Bucket

At times I do wonder how folk come up with the cool product ideas, introducing the Polar Ice Bucket.

The Polar Ice Bucket is a poignant reminder of the current effects of global warming. Just add your ice cubes to the top of the bucket and as they melt the arctic tundra below becomes submerged from the dripping above until the polar bear eventually also becomes submerged.

Musharraf comming back to pakistan

Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) Judge, Rana Nisar Ahmad on Saturday ordered the investigating team to contact Interpol in order to bring former President, Pervez Musharraf back to Pakistan.
The Judge also adjourned hearing of Benazir Bhutto murder case till April 2.During the proceeding, the investigation team informed the Court that a request had been filed with the Federal Ministry of Interior to bring the former President back to the country.However, no progress had been made in that regard, the court was informed.Benazir Bhutto was assassinated three years ago in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi, on December 27, 2007.