Mumbai 11th August 2015: Produced by Carnival Group in association with Carnival Media, Carnival Cinemas launched the People’s Anthem today at its Oshiwara property. Mr PV Sunil, CEO & Director of Carnival Cinemas, Mr Saurabh Saxena, COO of Carnival Cinemas along with singer Benny Dayal unveiled the video of the People’s Anthem. The anthem will […]
Alappuzha (Kerala) Close to 40,000 people – young and old, domestic and international tourists – witnessed the 63rd edition of the Nehru Boat Race at the Vembanad lake. For the first time, this edition of the race, one of Kerala’s most popular events, saw a change in its schedule as the heats of the various events […]
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi Have you been feeling persistent or recurrent pain in the lower back of late? You are not alone. Lower back pain affects one out of 10 people worldwide, causes more disability around the world than any other condition and accounts for a third of all work-related disability, according to […]
Sufi singer Sonam Kalra and Kathak dancer Rachna Yadav regaled prisoners at the Tihar Jail in an endeavour promoted by Legends of India and Sangeet Natak Akademi. The event was aimed at making a gradual reformation and rehabilitation of people behind the bars. Sonam Kalra, the organisers said, unfolded the gospel of Sufi, singing the […]
By Arun Kumar Washington Chennai born, IIT Kharagpur-educated Sundar Pichai became the CEO of the core business of Google as the search giant in a major corporate restructuring formed an umbrella company called Alphabet. With the change entrusting Pichai, 43, with operational management of Google’s search, YouTube and financial-services units, the company’s founders Sergey Brin […]
Hyderabad The Tirupati laddu, given away as ‘prasad’ at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati, has entered its 300th year. Temple officials say the sacred offering was introduced on August 2, 1715. No pilgrimage to the world’s richest Hindu temple is complete without the laddu, made from flour, sugar, ghee, oil, cardamom and […]
Chennai Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged movie stars, youths and others to use handloom products to give a much needed boost to the sector. “If movie actors decide to use only handloom and handicraft products in one out of their five movies, then those movies will automatically attract good viewership,” Modi said. Modi said film […]
At a meeting in Atlanta, Madhu Khatri heard how the life of a young boy from Bihar had changed after he pursued a Microsoft India programme. The impression of a village boy from the remotest corner of India transforming his life simply by going through a programme stayed with Khatri, an Associate General Counsel in […]
The state’s top honour for cancer research was tonight awarded to Professor John Forbes AM, a pioneer in breast cancer research. Professor Forbes, from the Newcastle-based Australian and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, received the 2015 Premier’s Award for Outstanding Cancer Research. “Breast cancer is the most common cancer among NSW women, […]
Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts, today welcomed a report by St Vincent de Paul that found electricity and gas prices continue to fall. St Vincent de Paul’s New South Wales Energy Prices July 2015 report found ‘customers switching from the worst electricity standing offer to the best market offer can save […]