Entertainment Desk Hollywood has been clamoring to capture Cuba’s colorful charm since a thaw in frosty Cold War relations, but the islanders say the boom comes with their own underfunded film industry in crisis. Several big American productions have created…
President Barack Obama and the first family celebrated America’s cherished natural heritage Saturday during a weekend tour marking the 100th anniversary of the nation’s vaunted national park system. Obama, also using the occasion to tout his environmental record, is the…
Entertainment Desk Humayun Ahmed’s “Devi” to be filmed in government sponsor Devi, a famous novel of celebrated writer Humayun Ahmed is now going to take place in big screen. People will now be able to enjoy it in new way.…
Entertainment Desk This week marks the release of a number of films, both domestic and international. While on the domestic front we see the release of Udta Punjab and Dhanak, the Hollywood releases of the week include Now You See…
Entertainment Desk Daddy dearest Saif Ali Khan took his kids, Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan, for a game of tennis recently. Sara avoided the photographers as the family entered a suburban gymkhana, while Ibrahim smiled for the shutterbugs…
Advances in forensics are giving us an unprecedented ability to solve cases—and exposing mistakes in some investigations. A roadside memorial marks where Sierra Bouzigard’s body was found seven years ago in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. There were no witnesses to the…
A plucky female tortoise is winning the hearts of the Indian public as it races around its zoo enclosure on an improvised set of wheels. The animal lost its front right leg in a mongoose attack, and zookeepers added the…
Civil war has scattered Syria’s bakers, pastry chefs, and restaurateurs. For the foodies—and children—in their new communities, it’s a tasty turn of events. Picture of syrian pastries that look like birds’ nests filled with nuts Syrian sweets made with nuts…
Sicily was hit by weather-related and other disasters which caused heavy damage but no loss of life, local reports said Thursday. Strong sirocco winds were partly blamed for a hydrofoil crashing into the dockside of the port of Stromboli, a…
Entertainment Desk Bollywood diva Sridevi will be felicitated for her outstanding achievement in Indian cinema at the upcoming 17th IIFA Awards. The 52-year-old actress, who has worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films, made her Bollywood debut as…
Health Desk There are various simple cardio exercises that can help in weight loss : Jogging: Jogging is an ideal way to work every part of your body and shed some unwanted calories in order to achieve the best calorie-burning…
Health Desk What you eat affects how you sleep. If you could pick the right foods to help you get the best sleep possible, wouldn’t you? And if you knew which foods would hinder your restful slumber, wouldn’t you avoid…
A team of international scientists said Wednesday that they had detected gravitational waves—ripples in space and time, which Albert Einstein predicted a century ago—for the second time. Einstein predicted the existence of the waves in his theory of relativity a…
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page told a court Wednesday he hadn’t heard a song he is accused of plagiarizing for the iconic “Stairway to Heaven” until a few years ago. Page and bandmate Robert Plant are accused of stealing the…
Eight pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on the coast of Indonesia’s main island of Java that sparked a major rescue operation, an official said Thursday. Thirty-two of the short-finned pilot whales came ashore during high tide early…
Health Desk According to a new study, a high percentage of children, teens and young adults with migraines may have mild vitamin D deficiencies. The findings of the study showed that mild deficiencies in vitamin D, riboflavin and coenzyme Q10,…
A small rodent that lived only on a single island off Australia is likely the world’s first mammal to be a casualty of climate change, scientists report this week. The Bramble Cay melomys (Melomys rubicola) seems to have disappeared from…
Children are less likely to trust “ugly” individuals, according to a new study which found that as kids, how we perceive someone’s trustworthiness is linked to how attractive we find them. Our ability to make this trustworthiness judgement develops as…
Entertainment Desk These days, the National Award winning diva spends hectic days producing new roles and taking part in filming for a few upcoming ventures. Recently, Jaya Ahsan wrapped up a short film made in Kolkata. Titled Bhalobashar Shahor (alternatively…
Culture Desk Tv veteran and theatre activist, Sara Zaker is set to join Alok Basu on his celebrity show, “Bhat Ghum” on Colors FM 101.6 on June 17, between 2pm to 3pm. The show is a Friday noon special of…
Researchers have found an organic molecule essential to biology in interstellar space for the first time, announced experts Tuesday, a discovery that could help solve a long-time mystery. Like humans, the organic molecules that make up the universe can lean…
When the French actress Melanie Laurent read a now famous 2012 paper by leading scientists warning that the Earth’s climate was reaching a tipping point from which it may never recover, she sat down and wept. “I was pregnant, and…
Surprisingly loud chirps accompany a clumsy flurry of tiny wings as a wispy-haired chick breaks through its shell, its birth offering rare cause for celebration in the struggle to save the Philippine eagle from extinction. Tropical rainforest destruction and relentless…
And then there were 6,000. Photographer Joel Sartore took this milestone image of a male proboscis monkey at the Singapore Zoo for the Photo Ark. Scientists think male proboscis monkeys’ fleshy, pendulous noses create an echo chamber that amplifies its…
A California woman who defaced some of America’s most iconic landmarks in the name of art pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to two years’ probation and 200 hours of community work. Casey Nocket, 23, of San Diego, had documented…
The ex-companion of media mogul Sumner Redstone filed an appeal on Monday against a judge’s decision to dismiss her bid to be re-installed as the 93-year-old billionaire’s caretaker, likening her case to a Shakespearean tragedy. “The comparison of waning Sumner…
Scientists from Britain and India will release underwater robots into the Bay of Bengal in a bid to more accurately predict the Indian monsoon critical to millions of farmers, they said Tuesday. Researchers will also fly a plane packed with…
Entertainment Desk “Films like Udta Punjab are crucial for the betterment of society,” says Bollywood beauty Kareena Kapoor, who plays the role of a doctor in the film who talks about the dangers of drug abuse. Directed by Abhishek Dubey,…
Entertainment Desk Two singers from two different generations, Bappa Mazumder and Imran are coming together for the first time with a brand new music album, Adhek Tumi, to be released during the Eid festivities. The album contains six songs, three…
Health Desk Backache is the most common problem and here are few home remedies to cure it Stressful life, traveling, workouts or aging — all these lead to one most common health problem i.e. backache. It is one health issue…