Hamburg - Dog breeders are calling it a "wurst-case scenario" for dachshunds as Germans are apparently losing interest in owning the stubborn "sausage dog" that has long been equated with Germany.

Dachshunds used to be as common on the streets of Germany as beer bellies and lederhosen and VW Beetles. But, like the Beetle, the dachshund has gone out of style.

Cleartrip, one of the leading domestic travel portals, has teamed up with Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited to offer domestic travel insurance solutions 'TravInsure' to its customers.

The latest launched policy will cover Cleartrip travelers against the flight delays, medical expenses incurred while traveling, lost baggage, flight cancellations due to sickness, injury or death.

The policy can be purchased online for just Rs 129 per round trip, which will cover damages ranging from Rs 1500 to Rs 7,50,000.

India's largest integrated travel and travel related financial services company, Thomas Cook India Ltd has informed that its board of directors has finally approved raising up to Rs 200 crore via a rights issue of shares.

However, the ratio of the rights and the pricing would be decided later.

The company stated in an official statement that the earlier announced ratio of 1 share for every 3 shares held would stand cancelled.

Berlin - German men are surpassing women in the amount of time they take on personal care, according to a study conducted by Germany's cosmetic association in Berlin.

Every day men take an average of 17 minutes for personal care - not including facial care. They need an additional 13 minutes for that, and they need time to shave and shower or bathe. Women take an average of 26 minutes, the cosmetic association said.

Cleansers, moisturizers and fragrances have become part of the average man's routine. The study shows that four different fragrances now can be found in an average German man's bathroom cabinet. Twelve per cent of German men use make-up. The most popular are concealers and facial powders. Lipstick and nail polish are used by 3 per cent.

Munich - Dressing in denim from head to toe can be too much of a good thing. A pair of jeans topped with a denim shirt is already overdoing it, according to Munich style consultant Georg Stiels. Add a jeans jacket and you have double trouble.

"No more than one denim article should be worn at a time," pronounced Stiels. "Or at least the cloth should be confined to one part of the body" - wear either a denim top or a denim bottom, in other words.