A leap or a slide? Sadya Afreen Mallick How BTV has changed! When it was launched sometime around middle of 1964 (under the name of Pakistan Television Corporation), people would excitedly flock in front of the TV sets, waiting expectantly, and all this time, watching a blank screen with the words PTC on the screen. ... Read more
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CAT, Bangladesh stages Lady from the Sea
Ibsen Festival in Delhi CAT, Bangladesh stages Lady from the Sea Kavita Charanji, New Delhi Dark, bleak and brooding — this best describes the landscape of parts of Norway. And Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen has aptly captured the ambiance of his country in his famous plays. Recently an Ibsen festival was held in Delhi ... Read more
Russia commemorates National Heroes
Exhibition at Russian Centre of Science and Culture Cultural Correspondent To mark the Russian day of National Heroes, on December 18, Russian Centre of Science and Culture organised a photography exhibition highlighting legendary Russian figures. Most of the images are photographic reproductions of portraits — both black and white and colour. The photographs are mainly ... Read more
Katrina ecstatic to be most googled name
Mumbai (IANS): “I really didn’t expect this,” says a surprised but delighted Katrina Kaif on being voted the most searched name on the Internet, which also means she is more popular among the net-savvy youngsters. “I’m very surprised. I really didn’t expect this. Google is the only thing I know on the Internet. I’m not ... Read more
Victory Day celebration at Liberation War Museum
Nadia Sarwat A four-day celebration by Liberation War Museum (LWM) on our Victory day started on December 13 at the museum premises with a demand to include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the curriculum of schools, colleges and Madrassas. Mafidul Haque, trustee and member secretary of LWM welcomed the audience and presented the ... Read more
I don’t know if the most deserving won or not: Parvathy Omanakutta
Spicezee Bureau Mumbai: After her scintillating and confident show at the Miss World 2008 pageant held in South Africa, India`s Parvathy Omanakuttan, the first-runner up reveals that she is rapturous over her success, but unsure if the winner was deserving. Her confidence and poise throughout the gala was exemplary. On being announced as the first-runner ... Read more
‘Aishwarya Rai should stop trying to act’
NDTV Correspondent (New Delhi) In these times of economic crisis and a relatively sober, gift-less Diwali, Delhi needed some hilarity, and that’s just what it got. Stand-up comedian of Indian descent, Russell Peters, was in the National Capital to raise the spirits of the people and bring them out of their doledrums. Apart from his ... Read more
Karan Johar praises Shilpa Shetty’s bikini act
Spicezee Bureau. Mumbai, Oct 29: Shilpa Shetty’s ever-so-perfect vital stats have seen many of her Bollywood contemporaries go green with envy and rarely do any of them get generous with compliments for this long legged lass. Nevertheless, men have often gone gaga over her perfect curves and the latest one, who seems to be smitten ... Read more
Ode to the oxygen-givers
Slideshow by Noazesh Ahmed at Chhayanat Cultural Correspondent Photographs by Noazesh Ahmed Noazesh Ahmed is a name that hardly needs any introduction. He is an internationally reputed plant geneticist and notable photographer. Ahmed started as a photographer in the ’50s. He is a plant geneticist by profession and has made immense contribution to the agriculture ... Read more