“Worldwide, tobacco consumption caused an estimated 100 million deaths in the last century and if current trends continue it will kill 1,000 million in the 21st century. Around half of all regular smokers will die from the habit, half of these in their middle age,” Shashi Kant Baliyan, managing director, Clearmedi Healthcare Private Limited that […]
New Delhi, 11 March 2014 Anurag Thakur, national president, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and MP, Loksabha has been selected as Young Global Leader-2014 by World Economic Forum (WEF). WEF has recognized his contribution in the field of politics, sports and women empowerment to select him for this coveted honour. Anurag Thakur is the only […]
By: Isha Sahni Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, in recent days has made it evidently clear that he was not going to be the Congress-led UPA government’s or any other government’s supporting system or their ‘yes man’. To those who have met him, he has said, his role in Rashtrapati Bhavan is strictly within the ambit of […]
Isha Sahni SatyamevJayate Season 2’s opening episode was aired on 2nd of March on Star Plus. The show hosted by Amir Khan in its first season touched upon sensitive issues like female feticide, child sexual abuse, dowry etc. and bringing them in the public discussions. The season 2 of the much talked show was kicked […]
“She is a wonderful woman, very brave and determined. It is fortunate for us that the men are not all like her.” – Cornet Combe, 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry on Rani LaxmiBai of Jhansi. Combe was one of those who intercepted her flight from Jhansi. To say, that generations upon generations of men and women […]
Neeraj is an Indian singer-songwriter and is often called as a man with a silver voice. Neeraj with his sound control, diction and sheer range has won the heart of millions worldwide. He has a great ability to pull strings on the guitar and to compose and write songs ranging from pop rock, jazz, hip-hop […]
Milano, Friday 21st February 2014 – Rahul Mishra was announced the winner of the 2013/2014 International Woolmark Prize (IWP), during the final awards event held at the Triennale Museum, Milan. An esteemed judging panel including Frida Giannini, Franca Sozzani, Tim Blanks, Colette Garnsey, Angelica Cheung, Alexa Chung and representatives from the global IWP retail partners, […]
New Delhi, Feb 24 The 1960s movie “Mary Poppins” immortalised it with “Feed the birds, tuppence a bag” but beware – what 42-year-old Balwant Singh and many do-gooders in the capital and elsewhere practice every morning – feeding pigeons grain – could lead to compromising their health and hygiene of the surrounding area. Feeding birds […]
Broccoli may not be your favorite food, especially kids who run just by the name of this vegetable. But a number of researches have suggested that this vegetable can be considered a ‘Super Vegetable’ with all its qualities which sends your health soaring, from boosting immunity to strengthening your skeleton and joints to cutting cancer […]
Festival Dates: Thursday 1 May – Sunday 11 May The 2014 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is proud to announce the establishment of an international competition in 2014 with the presentation of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards. The festival is the southern hemisphere’s greatest annual celebration of Indian cinema and takes place from Thursday 1 to […]