Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Actress Kirron Kher, who is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat, Tuesday joined microblogging site Twitter to build a “direct connection” with the public. “Time I get on Twitter and make direct connection with all of you! I’m the BJP candidate from Chandigarh. Need all your […]
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was trending on Twitter Tuesday — thanks to certain uncomplimentary observations by a US consulate official describing him as an “insular and distrustful person” and which have been published on Wikileaks. While some of the twitterati gleefully played up certain uncomplimentary observations about Modi, a […]
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Boxing champion Vijender Singh, who is ready to make his Bollywood debut and who walked the ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) summer-resort 2014 here, finds it easier to model than box in a ring. He was the showstopper for designer Archana Kochhar at the recently concluded fashion gala here. “I […]
New York, March 18 (IANS) A key morning breakfast food has just got better. The soluble fibre in oats helps lower total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or ‘bad’ cholesterol but scientists now say that the cardiovascular health benefits of oats goes beyond fibre. The phenolic compound avenanthramide (AVE) – found only in oats – may possess […]
Washington, March 17 (IANS) Our grandmothers have extolled the medicinal virtues of honey, for everything from cold and sore throats to colitis and even diabetes. Now add battling bacterial resistance to the list. That’s the finding of a study conducted as part of the 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest […]
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Actress Sunny Leone, who scorched the ramp in designer Jyotsana Tiwari’s peach-pink gown Sunday at the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2014, says she was “nervous”, but enjoyed the “comfortable” outfit. “I was nervous walking the ramp, but the gown is very comfortable. This is a gown that everybody would love to wear. […]
Los Angeles, March 16 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie, who had a double mastectomy in May last year, says “there’s still another surgery to have, which I haven’t yet”. The 38-year-old had a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery after being told she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer because she carries the BRCA1 gene. “There’s […]
Los Angeles, March 16 (IANS) Pop star Britney Spears stunned in a form fitting low-plunging silver bejeweled frock at her sister Jamie Lynn Spears’ wedding to James Watson. The event was a beautiful affair and Spears watched Jamie Lynn say “I do” at the Audubon Tea Room in New Orleans Friday, reports eonline.com. The 32-year-old attended […]
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) Actress Dia Mirza, who walked the ramp for designer Anita Dongre at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) summer-resort 2014, says it was fun walking in clothes that were easy and light to wear. Dia wore a light golden coloured choli and a lehenga with very subtle detailing for the Dongre show […]
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) Designer Krishna Mehta’s attempt to revive the age-old Maheshwar craft through her summer-resort 2014 line was lauded at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) here. The designer, who has been championing the cause of Indian handmade textile and crafts since three decades, launched her Maheshwar menswear and womenswear line at the gala […]