By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, June 15 (IANS) If everything Midas touched turned to gold, in the case of the 60-something Desmond Nazareth, everything he touches, including, agave, sugarcane and now mahua, seems to transform into…
By Nivedita New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) She has designed the costume for the most beloved Spider-Man for “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and has just wrapped up “Ant Man and The Wasp”. Costume designer Louis Frogley, who…
By Radhika Bhirani Savusavu (Fiji), June 15 (IANS) She was all of 18 when her acting career took off, landing her in the cobweb of celebrityhood. But actress Ileana D’Cruz has managed to escape it…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Know how adequate risk planning is the key in ensuring the future of the family; go through a collection of 19 short stories that breathe new life into the inner…
By Vikas Datta Title: Tanks: 100 Years of Evolution; Author: Richard Ogorkiewicz; Publisher: Osprey Publishing; Pages: 392; Price: Rs 499 Their looming profile and bristling armaments make them the most easily identifiable piece of military…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Actress-author Soha Ali Khan says she has been a mother for over nine months and is now making a conscious effort to step away a little bit…
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) National Award-winning filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee, who has directed one of the four short films as part of Netflix’s anthology “Lust Stories”, is feeling the pre-release jitters. He says…
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) Bollywood filmmaker Zoya Akhtar says as more and more women make their mark in the workplace in Indian society, it is reflecting in the country’s cinema as well….
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Loaded with nutritional zing, yogurt, a simple summer joy, can be a fantastic ingredient in foods to cool down in the current heat wave sweeping northern India….
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, June 14 (IANS) Islamic art, especially calligraphy, can play a key role in ada’wah’, or inviting people to understand Islam and clearing misconceptions about it, feels Fareed A. Al-Ali, the head…
By Saket Suman Book: Conceptualising Man and Society; Author: Pradip Kumar Bose; Publisher: Orient BlackSwan; Pages: 162; Price: Rs 595 What is a man’s relation to the society in which he lives and how much…
By Nivedita New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Actress Kiara Advani, who made her acting debut with the 2014 release “Fugly”, went on to star in successful films like “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story” and the…
By Kishori Sud New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Organic and vegan products are the new must-haves that beauty conscious people and skincare lovers are rooting for. While some brands have been able to spot and…
By Nivedita New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) With no godfather in the industry, she created her own mark in Bollywood with films like “Pink” and “Naam Shabana”. Actress Taapsee Pannu believes that though things are…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Like many, actor Adil Hussain is all for the digital boom. He says that while there is a danger that some of the many shows and films…
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) With food stalls lining the streets, devotees queuing up outside eateries and plates full of food passed among families and friends, the whole of Kolkata turns into…
By Radhika Bhirani Savusavu (Fiji), June 11 (IANS) “Laakhon hain yahan dilwale…”. That evergreen Mahendra Kapoor number from the 1960s played on at a boutique island resort here — bringing smiles to a group of…
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Bobby Deol made his presence felt in Bollywood with films like “Barsaat”, “Soldier”, “Ajnabee” and “Humraaz”, but he has been through a tough time in his career. The…
By Kishori Sud Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Celebrated music director Bappi Lahiri, who last collaborated with American rapper Snoop Dogg in 2015 for the track “Patiala peg”, says he is working on another international project….
By Vikas Datta Title: Smoke And Ashes; Author: Abir Mukherjee; Publisher: Harvill Secker/Penguin Random House; Pages: 352; Price: Rs 599 Its foundations already shaken by Jallianwala Bagh, the British Raj now faces a new type…