If you carelessly smoke around toddlers or while you are pregnant, chances are that your kids will end up with wider waist and a higher BMI by time they reach ten years of age. University of Montreal’s Professor Linda Pagani, who led the study, said that the children who had been intermittently or continuously exposed to smoke were likely to ...

With so many options available for cooking oil in today’s time, it’s easy to harbour confusion over what constitutes a healthy cooking oil.Different factors like its smoke point, combination of omega 3, 6 fatty acids, taste and whether it has zero cholesterol or trans fat -matters. Here’s a look at what each oil has…Groundnut oilThis oil can be used in ...

Apart from lending itself to salads and main dishes, purple cabbage with its anti-oxidant properties also works wonders for the skin This is a salad lover’s delight! Thinly cut strips of purple cabbage with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar or Greek olive oil can create a fun, healthy dish. Purple cabbage is also pickled and added to stir-fries! Health benefit: ...

Ace designer Varun Bahl, who is part of an initiative to revive the heritage of the Indian textile industry and employment for the Banaras weavers, believes the weavers’ craft goes beyond just handloom work.”We are very serious about our commitment towards this, and gaining the trust of the weavers, and helping them work as a team along with us is ...

The fun, excitement, fights and the boisterous yelling of childhood is etched in all our hearts.We all share a similar memory, returning from school, indulging in snacks and hustling down to play with your friends. Most of us knew ourselves to be strong, agile and energetic back then. Then why is that the very activities that worked for us and ...

Millions of yoga enthusiasts bent and twisted their bodies in complex postures across India and much of the world on Sunday to mark the first International Yoga Day.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had lobbied the U.N. to declare June 21 as the global Yoga Day, spread his mat among rows of people, including his Cabinet members and foreign diplomats, ...

Bappa Mazumder to perform with prominent Indian singer Nachiketa Chakraborty in ATN Bangla’s ‘Nachiketa Night.’ The programme is set to be aired in the coming Eid. Bappa will anchor the programme which will be participated by Nachiketa as guest. Nachiketa will sing all of his noted songs in the programme. The programme will also include a short documentary on the ...

From the adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopaddhyay’s Devdas promising play director Imraul Rafat has made a special telefilm titled Abar-o Devdas on the occasion of coming Eid-ul-Fitr. Afran Nisho acted in role of present time adapted role Dip and Mithila acted in role of Parbati famed Parul in the telefilm. Popular ramp model cum actress Jannatul Ferdous Peya also acted ...

The full-length feature film ‘Brihannala’, directed by Murad Pervez, is going to participate in a film festival in Italy; the film has been invited to participate in the competition category of the 10th edition of the festival titled ‘A film for Peace Festival 2015’. The award giving ceremony will be held on the concluding day of the festival on July ...

Singer-actress Kylie Minogue has sent a personalised video message to a fan, who missed her concert after getting hurt in car crash. The 47-year-old singer also sent a signed photo to Bryony Charles, 23, who is in hospital awaiting an ankle operation. Bryony’s friends contacted Kylie to tell of her devastation at missing the show, where she was supposed to ...