Venezuela: Before the Implosion

As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Roy Biswas looks back at a devastated country she......

The Silver Generation: India's elderly

When Hiren Mehta started managing a day care program for seniors in Mumbai, he had certain ideas about what older Indians wanted. "We used to have spiritual discourses and old movies here......

Obama inks landmark anti-tobacco law

United States President Barack Obama is fighting hard to stub the butt. Though not a chain smoker, he reportedly does manage to sneak in a quick smoke often. On Monday, the US......

Meet the Indian Jain Fonda!

Sarina Jain does not mind people calling her the Indian Jane Fonda like A Magazine did several years ago. But she quickly adds that her Masala Bhangra Workout classes that mix aerobic principles......

Delhi Metro gets faster, swankier

Delhi Metro on Friday rolled out its new fleet of broad gauge trains, which are more faster and swankier than the present ones, as DMRC chief E Sreedharan promised more trains to meet the......

Dancing to beat the stress at BPO firms

Sensing the high stress levels among employees that lead to lower productivity and higher attrition rates, Information Technology and business process outsourcing firms are resorting to......

Review: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is all show, no reality

Are you all set for Palak Dikhhla Jaa, asks Raja Sen. It’s not what I expected, that’s for sure. Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt and various (mostly weak) dancers......

'Hrithik is the dance icon of our country'

Choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant talks about the dancing sensation that is Hrithik Roshan, on his 40th birthday. Hrithik Roshan is one of the best dancers of his generation, and that has been proved......

Amit Trivedi weaves casual magic with Aisha

Raja Sen reviews music of AishaDeck the halls with boughs of holly, because Amit Trivedi, the most promising Indian composer, is back with the soundtrack of Aisha, and boy is it a doozy.The album......

Bollywood dance craze hits America

There is a growing number of Americans who are quite taken in by Bollywood, especially its music. Arun Bhambri, a prize winning choreographer tells Arthur J Pais why this is so, in this special......

Colombians bring salsa spirit to staid Saransk

IMAGE: Colombia fans before the match. Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Reuters With their straw hats, yellow shirts and appetite for a fiesta, Colombian soccer supporters brought a wave of tropical......

Christchurch: Facts and figures

The Indian cricket team takes on New Zealand in a Twenty20 international, the first match of the team's 47-day tour, at Christchurch on Wednesday, February 25. The garden citywill also stage the......

Memmel continues to set pace

Chellsie Memmel of the United States continued to set the qualification pace for the women's all around final at the world gymnastics championships in Melbourne on Wednesday.Considered a leading......

Cuban boxers pack punches with ideology

At Cuba's National Boxing School, rigorous training, a dose of ideology and the desire to beat the United States make up for the lack of equipment. Muscles shine with sweat as boxers beat truck......