Sleep Deprivation: Heart Disease?

Sleep Deprivation: Heart Disease?

The way your heart functions is majorly determined by how you sleep According to a new study conducted by the Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi, on the cardiac patients revealed, around 96 percent of patients having cardiovascular problem were also suffering from sleep apnea. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS), also called sleep apnea is a […]

Kejriwal will take on Modi in Varanasi: Manish Sisodia

Kejriwal will take on Modi in Varanasi: Manish Sisodia

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The AAP has almost decided to pit former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal against Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha polls if the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate contests from Varanasi. AAP leader and Kejriwal confidant Manish Sisodia, who is the virtual no. 2 in the AAP, also said his party hopes […]

Narooma Oyster Festival 5 – 6 April

Narooma Oyster Festival 5 – 6 April

Scrumptious oysters from south coast NSW estuaries from the Shoalhaven to the Victorian border star at this year’s Narooma Oyster Festival (5-6 April) which showcases the region’s local produce and culinary and artistic talents. Oyster farmers play a major role at this year’s Festival under the Australia’s Oyster Coast (AOC) banner. They also feature in […]

Tobacco primary cause of preventable deaths

Tobacco primary cause of preventable deaths

“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 […]

Joy of helping poor bigger than any award: Vivek Oberoi

Joy of helping poor bigger than any award: Vivek Oberoi

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) In a film career spanning a decade, Vivek Oberoi has essayed diverse roles and tasted both successes and failures on the big screen, but he says the joy of social work and supporting charitable causes for others’ happiness is far more fulfilling an award or reward for him. “Acting in movies […]

Indus Age in a Conversation with Ayushman Khurana

Indus Age in a Conversation with Ayushman Khurana

“I get attracted to movies which are edgy, content based and slightly different from the mainstream.” Ayushman Khurana Recently, Nikita Sharma, from the Indus Age Family took an exclusive interview of Ayushman Khurana, the main lead of an upcoming film, ‘Bewakoofiyan’. Bewakoofiyan stars Ayushman Khurana and Sonam Kapoor. Directed by Nupur Asthana, it’s about a […]

No real sex for ‘Nymphomaniac’ actors

No real sex for ‘Nymphomaniac’ actors

Los Angeles, March 9 (IANS) Actors Shia LaBeouf and Stacy Martin carefully used prosthetics and porn doubles for intimate scenes in the movie “Nymphomaniac”, about a self confessed sex addict recounting her life story. “Neither Shia nor I were willing to actually have sex onscreen, obviously. Everything was set in place for us to have a […]

President: The Role of a Neutral Umpire

President: The Role of a Neutral Umpire

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 […]

Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate Season 2 Episode On Rape

Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate Season 2 Episode On Rape

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 […]