Math-&-crochet book wins odd title award

A book charting the frontier between handicrafts and geometry on Friday won Britain’s quirkiest literary award, the Diagram Prize for year’s oddest book title.
‘Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes’ by mathematician Daina Taimina beat runners-up ‘What Kind of Bean is This Chihuahua?’ and ‘Collectible Spoons of the Third Reich.’ Read more

Britons turn to adultery site as snowed in

Britons snowed in by the wintry weather have been flocking to an extra-marital dating site in the last 24 hours.IllicitEncounters.com, which provides a platform for married people to conduct affairs, said on Wednesday it has seen an unexpected increase in visitors over the past 24 hours, and received a record number of new profiles on Wednesday morning. Read more

Shilpa Shetty Only one Marriage

There is a startling confession by the newlywed Bollywood bride Shilpa Shetty; the lady plans to get married only once.

Shilpa tells a daily, “Thank god, I plan to get married only once! This has been the most exhausting week of my life. And also the happiest. I’ve waited so long for my wedding… I’ve known Raj for so long that it feels no different otherwise.” These are the words of a girl who is fatigued after a grandiose wedding and a pompous reception.