Monday, April 23, 2012

Algorithm helps you pick right bra


Aarthi Ramamurthy
Chennai-born, San Francisco-based software engineer Aarthi Ramamurthy is the talk of the town for creating an algorithm that helps women find the right-sized bra online.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Brother or Beau?

Ayushmann Khurrana in the film Vicky Donor
“Sperm donation is a social cause, it doesn't save life, it gives life, it is a completely different zone altogether,” says VJ-turned actor, Ayushmann Khurrana who plays the protagonist in a new film, titled ‘Vicky Donor’. The film has put the spotlight once again on the contentious issue of anonymous sperm donation. Meanwhile, in the US, a mother discovered that her son, who she conceived with the help of donor sperm, has nearly 150 half-siblings. The news raised many ethical, moral and legal questions. Is it time, then, to debate the future of fertility treatments that use donor egg and sperm?

Looking good reaches new high, in the pits


The humble armpit is the new playground for fancy cosmetic procedures. And the onset of summer has only doubled the demand, experts tell Anuradha Varma.

Indian moms are awkward around fat kids

Gauri-Nainika outfit for Kidology
 After Internet users unleashed a venomous attack against a US-based fashion magazine staffer, who wrote about the diet she put her 7-year-old daughter on, Anuradha Varma finds out how comfortable Indian mothers are when handling overweight kids.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Judgment day for tweeple

Twitter, that great channel for free speech, is also a space that lawyers have begun to watch like hawks. With the London high court ordering Lalit Modi to cough up.

Corporate lessons from Indian politics

India's current political scene has more potential to throw up corporate lessons than a succeed-at-your workplace seminar does.

Are you single?

Going solo can be spiritually empowering as long as you take safety precautions to avoid getting into dangerously vulnerable situations.

The Paper Bag Princess
Princess Bubble and the Paper Bag Princess, modern fairytale characters, can teach us a thing or two about being single. The latter got hot and dirty while trying to rescue her prince, who turned up his nose and told her to dress like a princess - he soon got the boot.

Spirituality competes with Super Glue


Bhanumathi Narasimhan chooses spirituality over religion that she says, continues to divide people.