Placebo Interview with Brian Molko: ‘We embraced the rock n’ roll lifestyle with enormous enthusiasm’

“I’d rather we were considered a marmite band than for us to be seen as inoffensive and easily forgettable, so I don’t have a problem with generating love or disgust for our band; that’s not an issue for me at all!” It’s fair to say that Brian Molko, lead singer and songwriter for Placebo, the band he’s fronted now for 23 years, is well aware of their reputation for garnering praise and scorn in almost equal measure. As is made obvious from the quote above, he is perfectly at ease…

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Healthy Shravan Recipe – Sabudana spring roll by Chef Ranveer Brar

If you are fasting this Shravan, you need to eat something filling and nutritious as you are eating lesser than usual. Most people prefer eating sago or sabudana in a khichdi form but here is an innovative and healthy twist to it. Make yummy spring rolls with a desi flavour. Here is the recipe. Here’s a healthy diet plan for Shravan. Ingredients: Soaked sago or sabudana – 1 cup Lemon juice – 2 tbsp Ginger – 1 tsp Chopped green chillies – 2 Boiled, sweet potato – 1 Few chopped coriander leaves Salt…

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Philippines Set to Roll Out Tough No-Smoking Law

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign a regulation this month banning smoking in public across Southeast Asia’s second-most populous country, rolling out among the toughest anti-tobacco laws in the region. Public health campaigners who have long battled against the country’s hefty tobacco lobby welcomed the push to end smoking in public places and said they believed Duterte, with his tough anti-vice record, was the man to do it. Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial told Reuters on Tuesday she hoped the president would sign the ban, which expands the…

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Pilates Exercises: 9 Reasons You Need to Roll Out Your Mat

“The beauty of Pilates is that each exercise can be toned up or toned down, each can be done by a beginner or an expert,” says Vesna Pericevic Jacob of Vesna’s Wellness, Delhi. Really, Pilates has something to offer people of all ages and levels of ability and fitness, from beginners to elite athletes. It may sound intimidating, but once you give it a go, there’s no going back. “It’s flexibility and strength all rolled into one powerfully dynamic workout. You basically use your own flexibility and your own strength…

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Cairn India On Course to Roll Out Enhanced Oil Recovery Plan

New Delhi: Cairn India is set to launch the world’s largest enhanced oil recovery programme, investing about $760 million in the site where its first oil was discovered in the Thar desert of Rajasthan. As part of the plan, the company will complete 100 exploration and appraisal wells and 350 development wells in 2016, Cairn India chief executive Mayank Ashar told PTI. The EOR (enhanced oil recovery) spending spans over Mangala and Bhagyam oil fields in the Rajasthan block to help arrest the natural decline and maintain production. Almost two…

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Mutual Funds Roll Out Aadhaar Facility for Investors

New Delhi: To make it easier for investors to buy or sell mutual fund products, fund houses are offering the facility of investing in such products by using the Aadhaar number. The investor can invest online in mutual fund products even if the person is not compliant with Know Your Client (KYC) details. The new service will help investors buy or sell mutual fund (MF) products in a simpler and faster way. The move comes after Sebi issued guidelines to change the existing norms for investing in mutual funds. Quantum…

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