The delightful world of animation, Hollywood style, beckons you. The first trailer of The Grinch is out. It may be recalled that Hollywood actor Jim Carrey gave his voice to the popular 2000 film, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The Grinch, Illumination Entertainment’s new retelling of Dr Seuss children’s book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, will see British actor Benedict Cumberbatch do the voice over for the lead character. Chris […]
A signed vintage photo of Mahatma Gandhi, walking alongside Madan Mohan Malaviya, was auctioned for $41,806 in the United States. Signed in fountain pen, “M K Gandhi,” the rare photo was taken after the second session of India’s Round Table Conference in London in September 1931, according to Boston-based RR Auction. Gandhi who died in 1948 attended the conference, a British initiative aimed at discussing constitutional reforms in India, as […]
As children, we were constantly reminded about the importance of education. More specifically, we were told how important it was to get the best grades so that we could attend the best schools and colleges. At times, it feels as though our success hinges on our ability to crack an entrance exam, or on our ability to memorise the entire periodic table of elements, or to have the highest paying […]
Shout! Factory has released the trailer and poster for The House of Tomorrow, starring Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn, Nick Offerman, Asa Butterfield, Alex Wolff, Maude Apatow and Michaela Watkins. Written and directed by Peter Livolsi, The House of Tomorrow is produced by Tarik Karam and Danielle Renfrew Behrens. Check out The House of Tomorrow trailer above. Watch the film when it opens in theaters on April 27. Please follow […]
The US on Friday announced a $5 million award for information leading to the arrest of Afghanistan-based Maulana Fazlullah, leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an outfit which carries out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. Under its rewards for justice program, the US also announced a $3 million reward each for information on Abdul Wali, of Jamaat ul-Ahrar (JuA), and Mangal Bagh leader of Lashkar-e-Islam. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar is a terrorist organization that split […]
As a way to celebrate and commemorate women, on March 8 each year Google’s Doodle is dedicated to celebrating womanhood. This year twelve artists from 12 countries have come together to bring forth unheard stories of womanhood and women in their lives. Kaveri is one of the artists whose work has been featured in the Women’s Day 2018 Google Doodle. In interviews, she mentioned how, from the age of five, […]
With women’s health becoming a pressing matter around the world at large, a survey conducted by SRL diagnostics has revealed that chronic kidney disease in India is more common in women than in men. As per the survey, abnormalities in kidney function was an average of 11.36 percent higher in women than in men (9.48 percent). It also showed that kidney function disorders were very common among the elderly, especially […]
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has recounted the time when his father celebrated poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan was receiving brickbats for his illustrious book of poetry ‘Madhushala’, and revealed it was Mahatma Gandhi who came to his rescue. The 75-year-old actor today recalled the incident at the Benares Hindu University in 1935 where his father was accused of straying the youth of the then British-ruled India by glamourising liquor. “‘Madhushala’ written in […]
Just six months after she was born, doctors told Nisha Jadhav’s parents about her heartbreaking condition – she suffered from Thalassemia. For a poor family from Mumbai, with the father being the sole breadwinner and earning just Rs. 6,000 every month as a painter, the expensive blood-borne ailment affecting their 10-year-old child was a life-changer. Life was never easy for Nisha and her parents, but the illness has boxed them […]
