Gujarati playwright Taarak Mehta passes away
Ahemedabad, March 1 (IANS) Popular Gujarati humourist Taarak Mehta passed away on Wednesday morning after prolonged illness. He was 88.
Mehta…Read more
'Jackie': Natalie Portman imitates Jacqueline Kennedy effectively
Film: "Jackie"; Director: Pablo Larrain; Cast: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgard and John Hurt; Rating: ***
When it comes to biopics, there…Read more
Why India cannot follow new WHO guidelines to protect mothers
India must double antenatal visits by health workers to pregnant women to reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications, according to…Read more
PILs Will Not Solve India’s Corruption Problem
I have great respect and admiration for those who valiantly and against great odds continue to use public interest litigation (PIL) to advance public…Read more
Tata Steel Kalinganagar plant crosses 2 mn tonnes production
Kalinganagar/ Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Tata Steel on Tuesday said its Kalinganagar plant at Odisha's Jajpur crossed two million tonnes of hot metal…Read more
Beyonce, Jay Z treat daughter to candy floss
New Orleans, Feb 21 (IANS) Star couple Jay Z and Beyonce Knowles, who is pregnant with twins, treated their daughter Blue Ivy to candy floss at NBA…Read more
Want to avoid overeating? Eat slowly, maintain food journal
Sonia Narang, nutrition expert of Oriflame India, shares things that work best to avoid overeating.
* Eat slowly. Chew every bite…Read more
Driven by male reluctance, contraceptive use falls, population surges
Over the eight years to 2016, as India's population surged, the use of contraceptives declined almost 35 per cent, even as abortions and use of emergency…Read more
'Hidden Figures' is sanitised but disarming depiction of segregation
Film: "Hidden Figures"; Starring: Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Directed by Theodore Melfi; Rating: ***1/2 (3 and a half stars)…Read more
24% MPs/MLAs say they don't need to pay tax or have no income
In tax returns filed a year before they were elected, 72 per cent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress MPs and MLAs claimed they earn less than…Read more