Arabian Nights, Story Telling and The Magic of Theater
By David Allen
CAMBRIDGE, MA--The dying firelight dances on the cave wall. A candle pierces the darkness. The nightlight is flicked on in a child’s...
Arabian Nights Performing in Central Square Theater: A Must See, Say Theater Experts
CAMBRIDGE, MA–The dramatized retelling of One Thousand and One Nights in the Arabian Nights adaptation by Dominic Cooke, which is currently performing at Central...
US Army allows Sikh soldier to keep beard – for now
NEW YORK-- Granting a rare religious accommodation to an active-duty combat soldier, the US Army has allowed a Sikh captain to grow his beard...
India’s packaged food market to be worth $50 billion by 2017
NEW DELHI-- India's packaged food business has grown manifold, and it is estimated to grow to $50 billion by 2017 from $32 billion at...
Book Review: ‘Jelly Belly’ a helping hand for women over 35
By Gajal Gupta
Book: Jelly Belly; Author: Dr. Aparna Santhanam; Publisher: HarperCollins; Pages: 192; Price: Rs.250
Do you wake up tired in spite of a full...
‘Dangal’ experience changed my life: Kashmiri actor Zaira Wasim
By Shamshad Ali
NEW DELHI-- Zaira Wasim, who was unknown a few months ago, has now become a household name in her native Kashmir after...
Delhi, Chennai wake-up calls for India: Clean technology pioneer
TORONTO-- As Delhi gets choked on record pollution levels and Chennai struggles after unprecedented floods, an Indo-Canadian scientist globally known for pioneering clean technologies...
Singer Adnan Sami: Wouldn’t have sought Indian citizenship if there was intolerance
NEW DELHI-- Amidst the clamour over the rising intolerance in the country, famous Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, who requested to stay in India on...
Huge audience for Indian classical music abroad: Anoushka Shankar
By Ankit Sinha
NEW DELHI-- Internationally acclaimed sitarist Anoushka Shankar says Indian classical music has a strong following abroad, but it's "such a shame" that...
Why you can distinctly recall that school picnic after 20 years
TORONTO--Why is it that some people have a richly-detailed recollection of past experiences (episodic memory), while others tend to remember just the facts without...