Fast food companies advertise children’s meals on TV with ads that feature toy premiums, and the use of these toy premiums may prompt children to request eating at fast food restaurants, a study suggests. The researchers found that the more children watched television channels that aired ads for children’s fast food meals, the more frequently […]
Neha Dhupia, a former Miss India who eventually turned to Bollywood, feels the era of supermodels is waning out from the country’s fashion scene because most models are smitten with the glitz and glamour of the silver screen. However, she finds nothing wrong with the trend. Madhu Sapre, Sheetal Mallar, Mehr Jessia Rampal and Nethra […]
A man finds a woman of greater intelligence attractive only when she is distant or far away from his mind, not when she is right next to him, a new study says. “We found that men preferred women who are smarter than them in psychologically distant situations. Men rely on their ideal preferences when a […]
At a time when writers, filmmakers and historians have revolted against a rising culture of intolerance towards freedom of speech, Indian cinematic icon Amitabh Bachchan, a widely followed celebrity on social media platforms, says he’s always cautious about expressing himself to avoid “unwanted controversy”. With over 20 million Facebook fans, a Twitterati of 17.5 million, […]
The country has been rocked with controversies like the Dadri lynching, rape assaults and attack on freedom of speech. But with the power of music, pianist Anil Srinivasan hopes to “contribute positively and creatively” to a world where grudges and blame-games are the order of the day. “Unfortunately, the country is in very a weird […]
The obsession among Indians with anything that people in the West do has to stop, says young and popular designer Masaba Gupta, who hopes originality gets a fillip in the country. “We, as a nation, are generally very obsessed with the West and anything that they do. Anything that’s a fad — be it in […]
Mumbai-born British businessman Lord Ghulam Kaderbhoy Noon, who earned the moniker ‘Curry King‘ for popularising Indian chicken tikka and curry in Britain and survived the 26/11 terror attacks in Taj Mahal and Palace Hotel in Mumbai, has died in London. Born in Mumbai on January 24, 1936, the 79-year-old Noon breathed his last — in […]
In an attempt to take a dig at the superstitions that people often follow in their day-to-day lives, Zee TV is coming up with a new show “Kaala Teeka”, which is touted to break the shackles of age-old superstitions and spread awareness against them amongst the masses. Set against the backdrop of Mithila, Bihar, “Kaala […]
From brewing and selling country liquor to weaving exquisite fabrics and also finding a market in neighbouring Bhutan, the women of Chatra, a remote village in Assam’s Nalbari district, have not just elevated themselves to a respectable profession but have changed the image of their village for the better. Chatra, located about 20 km from […]
An Indian restaurant was demolished in Malaysia although it renewed the operating licence every year, the media reported. The restaurant, in Kuala Lumpur’s Ampang district for 16 years, was razed by officers from the district council on August 12, The Star online reported. Restaurant owner P. Subramanian said he was surprised because he had all […]