Australian professor suspended over racist email

An Australian professor has been suspended by The University of Sydney for sending racist emails. According to the BBC, Prof Barry Spurr referred to Aboriginal people as "human rubbish tips" and used racist terms to refer to Muslims and Asians in Australia.

The professor of poetry, however, maintains that the emails sent were part of a "whimsical" game, but students are calling for termination of his services. The emails procured by Australian magazine New Matilda, were sent to a lot of people at the university, including officials and academics, between September 2012 and late 2014. Prof Spurr, in his emails, referred to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott an "Abo-lover" - an offensive term for Aborigines - and to Nelson Mandela as a "darky", the report says.

The university said in a statement "racist, sexist or offensive language is not tolerated at the University of Sydney." 

Hoax caller threatens to blow up Jaipur police station

An unidentified person made a hoax call threatening to blow up the Gandhi Nagar police station here, police said on Saturday. "The caller on Friday threatened to blow up the police station in 10 minutes. A thorough checking was done, but no suspicious object was found around the police station," SHO of Gandhi Nagar Bhanwar Lal said on Friday.

"The call was made to the landline number of the police station. The number displayed was from Pakistan. The Anti-Terrorist Squad has been informed about the matter and it is probing the incident," he said. 

Angelina Jolie `totally transformed` for `Maleficent`

Costume designer of 'Maleficent', Justin Smith, has revealed that the entire crew had been struck by Angelina Jolie's complete transformation for the role.

Smith said that the 39-year-old star was very involved during the designing of her iconic and fabulous look for the Disney film, Daily Express reported.

The 'Tomb Raider' actress had been no stranger to controversy or bold creative experiments and 'Maleficent's' spectacular horns were famously a passion project for her. The designer also said that Jolie's children had taken a while to get used to their mother's new look. But then Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne, were equally involved and so was hubby Brad Pitt.

Smith added that Jolie was a very loyal artist and her team shall be very much a family from now on. 

Alexander Wang wants to design sportswear

Designer Alexander Wang wants to design more sportswear.

The 30-year-old fashion designer, who recently unveiled his new active wear-inspired collection for high street label H&M, has revealed he is keen to continue his foray into sportswear and wants to make the styles a more permanent feature in his collections, reported Vogue.

"Approaching active wear was exciting for me as I've always wanted to do it, but having that access to the resources - the factories and the garment mills - was a completely different process to what I usually do," Wang said. "It's a whole new skill set. 

You have to do your due diligence and testing, but it is something that I have so much passion and love for, that I'd love to have a future opportunity to do something like this that is more permanent." 

Dia Mirza Puts A Ring On Sahil Sangha

Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha pose for the photographers at their engagement in Delhi.

Dia Mirza got engaged to her long time beau and business partner Sahil Sangha, in a private ceremony in New Delhi's Chhatarpur Farms on October 17

  Bollywood actress Dia Mirza got engaged to her long time beau and business partner Sahil Sangha, in a private ceremony in New Delhi's Chhatarpur Farms on October 17. The couple will get married on October 18 in the Capital.

 

Dia looked radiant in a blue and gold Anita Dongre lehenga, which she accesorised with matching kundan jewellery, while she interacted with the media joined by her fiance.

 

The ceremony was attended by her family and close friends. Dia is likely to host a lavish reception for her colleagues in Mumbai.

Sahil had proposed to Dia in New York in April this year, after their visit to an award show in Tampa Bay.

 

The duo co-own a production house called Born Free Entertainment, which released its second project Bobby Jasoos earlier this year, featuring actress Vidya Balan in the lead role.

'I'm Still Here': This 113-Year-Old Had to Lie About Her Age to Facebook

At 113, Anna Stoehr is probably the oldest woman in Minnesota, United States. She was born even before her family home had a phone or electric lights. But if you think she is infirm or incapable in any way, you couldn't be more wrong.

Anna's zest for life is heartening and her readiness to embrace modern technology is adorable beyond words. She is learning how to send e-mails, FaceTime and use Facebook.

However, before she could get on to the social networking site, she had to lie about her age. Yup! Since Facebook's year of birth option starts from 1905, Anna, who was born in 1900, had to fake her age to create a profile.

"I'm still here," she wrote in a letter to Facebook.

Unbelievable Kitchen Appliances You'll Love - Part II

I think I just fell in love with technology a little more. 

When gadgets work in tandem with your kitchen needs, it's a match made in technology heaven. 

I tip my hat to the inventors for coming up with these handy devices, considerably decreasing our work load and making life a tad easier. 

If you're worried about handling a gadget, these are simple and klutz-proof and it's safe to say anyone can use them. 

Cooked too much spaghetti as usual? Let that be a thing of the past with a nifty Spaghetti Measurer. It tells you how much Spaghettiis enough for one to four people. 

Another variant is the aptly named 'I Could Eat a Horse' measurer, which does the same job whilst adding a dash of humour. 

Tea for two please. Green tea for Mrs. Sharma and a red one for her husband? Fear not when you have a teapot that holds two different kinds of tea!

Securely stick an iPad to your fridge to listen to music in the kitchen, jot down shopping lists or view a recipe while cooking.

A One-Step Corn Kerneler that removes all the corn kernels in one swift motion!

Take your everyday water up a notch with this flavor-infusing water bottle.

Finally a coffee cup that tells people when it's safe to talk to you in the morning.

Imagine a machine that churns out rotis at will. Just add flour, water and oil to dedicated slots in the Rotimatic machine, and it kneads, rolls and makes rotis automatically! There are also options for oil, thickness and roast levels.

White salt is so 2013. Colored Margarita Salt to the rescue. Pretty colours for pretty drinks.

If you watch what you eat, this Digital Nutrition Scale computes calories, calories from protein, fat, fiber, carbohydrates and so much more.

A toaster that not only comes with a message board to write notes on but with the ability to toast the message on the bread itself!

In the unlikely event of you not finishing a bag of chips, this tool re-seals the bag and locks in the flavour and freshness. 

Nevermind the reasons, sometimes you just need a shot glass. This mold makes it all possible by giving you four fully-formed shot glasses made of ice in no time!

Burnt toast no more! All hail the See-Through Toaster.

Moms will love this. Keep an item in the safe, set the timer and the safe won't open till the timer reaches zero. Time to build that much hated practice of self-control, kids. 

Not all of us are lucky enough to have efficient house-help at hand, but we can have the next best thing - smart kitchen gadgets that take the load off. 

These aren't 'save your salary for three months and then some' kind of tools, just simple ones that come with one clear idea to solve the most annoying kitchen problems. 

I shall let the pictures speak for themselves.

The Never-Soggy Cereal Bowl

Get that crunch back: A bowl with separate compartments for milk and cereal, genius!

Desk Microwave Oven

Good things do come in small packages. Warm up your lunch right at your desk using a USB cable. That's right. 

A Plate Clip For Your Wine Glass

Life's good when you're holding a plate full of food and a wine glass at a party, except when a handshake comes your way. Here's to no more awkward juggling and wobbling.

Ramen Spoon and Fork

Spork: A spoon for the broth and a fork for noodles in one!

Spice Book

You can buy, wash, chop, grind and store spices, or you can just tear-and-use them out of a book!

Pineapple Peeler 

Like a lot of other people, if I have to peel and core a pineapple, I'd rather skip eating it altogether. Introducing, this God-sent peeler, which does the job in seconds.  

Chopping Board and Scale

Chop and weigh your veggies at the same time!

Floating Mug

The no-coaster-required coffee mug: I'd buy it just for the design, but it eliminates ugly rings on the table too!

Toasted Selfie

Toast bread with your selfie on it because why not?

Heated Butter Knife

World's first knife that solves the world's biggest problem - cold butter that's impossible to spread on toast.

Egg Yolk Separator

No more sticky, gooey hands, everyone. Sorry, but I have to say- egg-cellent! 

Dumb-Bell Cutlery

Want to lose weight but not prepared to stop eating? Work out with each bite with these 1kg knives & forks and 2kg dessert spoons.  

Knife, Spoon and Fork Pen Covers

Not even a minute to waste? Turn your pen into cutlery in less than three seconds. 

There you have it, folks! So immensely glad that with time, kitchen gadgets are getting more snazzy and cutting edge. Now, the only thing left to do is to wait for them to come out with a Jetsons-style kitchen, ah.