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  • Heart healthy lifestyle may help protect kidney patients from dying prematurely

    A new study has found that maintaining a heart healthy lifestyle may also help protect chronic kidney disease patients from developing kidney failure and early death. The findings suggest that patients with kidney disease should be encouraged to improve their heart health. Paul Muntner, PhD (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and his colleagues used the American Heart Association's recently ...

  • Jitendra Singh urges states to take action to curb illegal practices in sports

    Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said Friday that states need to take adequate steps to combat illegal practices in sports after the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) was marred by spot-fixing. Singh said that the central government was ready to extend full support to the states with regards to combating illegal practices in sports. "The states have an important role to play in wake of the ...

  • Sports Minister lauds amputee Everest climber Arunima Sinha

    Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh has congratulated Arunima Sinha for becoming the first amputee to scale Mount Everest. In a statement, Singh said: "Congratulations for having scaled the Mount Everest. This incredible achievement shows your sheer grit and indomitable courage against heavy odds." "Your efforts and achievements show that a physical handicap is not a deterrent to achieve ...

  • Racist Oz broadcaster Morrow spared the sack but banned from marquee events this season

    Veteran Australian sports commentator David Morrow will not be sacked by ABC Radio for his racist remarks, but will be banned from working during this season's marquee rugby league events so that he can complete training and cultural awareness programs. Morrow, Rugby League caller and the voice of National Rugby League (NRL) for ABC Radio, was suspended by the national broadcaster management ...

  • Sports scandal entertainment dominates the headlines in an India not that obsessed with China

    East-Asia-Intel.com NEW DELHI -- It's a toss-up what's of more concern to India's 1.2 billion people -- border disputes with China or the arrests on bribery charges of stars of India's most popular sport, the old British game of cricket. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh mingled firmness with smiles in a summit this week with China's Premier Li Keqiang that ...


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Movie Review

Kiss Me Deadly [Blu-Ray]

Kiss Me Deadly [Blu-Ray]

Warning: This review contains some spoilers. Proceed at your own risk if you have not yet seen the film. Arriving near the end of the classic period of film noir, which is usually dated as beginning with John Hustons The Maltese Falcon in 1941 and ending with Orson Well ... ...

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  • Sports Battle for honours

    United Arab Emirates RAK 21km run in a world leading 58.54 mark, proved he was no push over, upsetting national cross-country champion Philemon Rono and former world half marathon silver medalist Bernard Kipyego. Two-time world junior 3,000m champion Mercy Cherono, who did not perform well at the cross-country season, was a cut above the rest, winning women's 1,500m final in an afternoon of ...

  • Sports Title plot thickens

    World 1,500m silver medalist Sylvia Kibet and former Africa junior 1,500m silver medalist Nixon Chepseba will headline Kenya Police Service Athletics Championships at the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani on ...

  • Audio description lets hear it for arts heritage and culture for all

    New York Beyond Sight has New Yorkers record descriptions of their favourite works of art and culture to make them accessible to all. With the blessing of our US cousins, we have ...

  • Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Models Where Are They Now

    The swimsuit issue may be an annual phenomenon for millions of googly-eyed readers, but it’s also a major career booster for the models who land a cover. The opportunity guarantees a flood contracts offers, endorsement deals, and, most importantly, a platform to transition from supermodel to supermogul. Read on to see how these past bikini-clad cover models become overnight sensations in ...

  • On the Runway Blog In Cannes Fashion Is Anything but ‘Indie’

    Nicole Kidman and Ang Lee, the director. After rounding up the latest red-carpet culprits in Cannes, you begin to wonder if there is real fashion, or, indeed, a real person. Of course you expect a drag queen element -- tired cleavage, blue-hued ruffles, an expertly kicked-out leg -- but what I don't get is why so many women surrender to mannequin glamour. At Cannes, strangely, pleasure and ...

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