With the slogan titled Jago Sombhabonai Jago Kobitai the 29th ‘National Poetry Festival’ (Jatiyo Kobita Utsab), organised by Jatiyo Kobita Parishad, began on the Central Public Library premises in the city’s Shahbagh area on Sunday.Eminent litterateur and poet Syed Shamsul Huq inaugurated the two-day long festival yesterday morning while President of Jatiyo Kobita Parishad poet Habibullah Siraji chaired the opening ...

The year gone by saw the rise of Bollywood beauty Shraddha Kapoor. The gen-next actress after receiving rave reviews for her films such as Ek Villain and Haider, is now all geared up for her upcoming venture ABCD 2. Shraddha, who will be seen opposite Varun Dhawan in the film is learning not only how to dance but also how ...

The 60th Filmfare Awards that was held on Saturday was attended by a bevy of stars including Tabu, Kajol, Neha Dhupia, Vikas Bahl, Shraddha Kapoor, Subhash Ghai, Vidya Balan, Abbas Mastan,  Salman Khan, Rekha, Madhuri Dixit, Ileana D’Cruz, Dia Mirza, Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan among others. Bollywood hits like Queen and Haider emerged as clear winners with Kangana Ranaut ...

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was in London for a whistle stop tour this week to promote his new film Shamitabh,released by Eros International on 6th February 2015.The Big ‘B’ was joined by co-stars Dhanush and Akshara Haasan. Shamitabh, is a tribute to the powerful and legendary voice that has made Bachchan one of the most widely recognised actors across the world.Speaking at the press conference on ...

Have a limited shopping budget? Can’t have a makeup artist on call like celebrities do? Here are a few tips to help you look perfect no matter where you are or how low-budget a month it is.Get a gel liner from an eye pencil: Put the tip of the pencil near a flame for about 30 seconds and let it ...

Intelligence quotient (IQ) is a psychological concept created from scores of intelligence tests to indicate the intelligence level of an individual. Psychologists utilize these scores to standardize their assessment of the mental capacity of individuals. The most common IQ test is the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), where a score of 100 denotes an average score. Intelligence quotient scores range ...

Want to get more from your donors? Invite them to breakfast and treat them with eggs before asking them for money.A new research into how diet affects behaviour says starting the day with a three-egg omelette is likely to make people more charitable, ‘The Independent’ of the UK reported Sunday.Eggs provide us with every vitamin we need, except vitamin C.The research at ...

A compound found in green tea may trigger a process that kills oral cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone, finds a promising study.According to food scientists from Pennsylvania State University, the research could lead to treatments for oral cancer as well as other types of cancer.Earlier studies had shown that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a compound found in green tea, killed ...

Health authorities launched an 11.5 million pounds plan on Monday to tackle Britain’s persistent tuberculosis (TB) problem, seeking to wipe the contagious lung disease out altogether.Britain has one of the highest TB rates in western Europe and London is known as the continent’s “TB capital”.TB rates in the United Kingdom are nearly five times those in the United States. If ...

Don’t ignore persistent heartburn – talk to your doctor about it  A national ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign launches today urging people to visit their doctor if they have heartburn most days for three weeks or more, as this can be a sign of oesophageal[1] or stomach cancer.The campaign launch coincides with results of a new survey commissioned by Public ...