A griha (house) can be converted into an ashram. Anashram is a place where people devote all their time and energy to the remembrance of God, doing selfless service and developing qualities like love, patience and respect for others. They do spiritual practices to help them see unity in diversity.Family life can also be like this. It was like...
Sons' dazzling tribute to a great singerCHICAGO: It really started very late - around 10 pm to the disappointment of many but the way the two singing stars - Amit and Sumit Kishore - conducted themselves, singing one after other the popular hits of Kishore Kumar, no member of the 800 plus audience would leave the program half way...
A good friend of mine recommended I watch the first episode of a new digital television series called Courage, New Hampshire - The Road to Revolution. I said, 'Sure, why not? After all, if I were producing a series, I too would expect such a response. Having watched all the three episodes till date, I eagerly await the release of...
NEW YORK CITY: The South Asian International Film Festival, presented by HBO, which celebrates its ninth year in 2012, has announced the nominees for first-ever South Asian Rising Star Film Award Gala Dinner.
The Gala Dinner will be held at 6:30pm on Tuesday October 23 and takes place at the stunning Guastvino's located at 409 East 59th Street at First...
MIAMI: President Barack Obama said rival Mitt Romney hasn't ``gotten around a lot'' if he believes that 47 percent of Americans consider themselves victims and entitled to government help. Addressing a large Latino television audience, the president also said his ``biggest failure'' was an inability to win an overhaul of the immigration system.
In an interview with Spanish language channel...
Scientists have reported that they have completed a major analysis of the genetics of breast cancer, finding four major classes of the disease. They hope their work will lead to more effective treatments, perhaps with some drugs already in use.
The new finding offers hints that one type of breast cancer might be vulnerable to drugs that already work against ovarian...
Eating lots of antioxidant-rich fruit and vegetables does appear to cut the chance of having a heart attack, but popping vitamin pills in the hope of aping a healthy diet does not, according to research.
Swedish researchers estimate that eating a diet high in antioxidants -mainly derived from fruit and veg - could cut the chance of a heart attack by a...
LONDON: Packed with antioxidants, the humble ginger has a whole range of health benefits and is a 'must-have' in your kitchen!
Even one sniff of ginger tea can improve your mood, relieve stress and is great for digestion and aiding the absorption of food, experts have claimed.
Stomach acid is crucial to human digestion and when stressed its production can break...
Pregnant women should eat plenty of eggs and lean meat to reduce their unborn child's risk of high blood pressure and mental health problems in adulthood, researchers claim.
A nutrient called choline, which is found in meat, eggs, beans and broccoli, could lower the risk of the children developing stress-related illnesses and chronic conditions later in life.
In future, women could even be...
NEW DELHI: The Health Ministry has said it had taken several steps for strengthening health care facilities by integrating department of ayurveda, yoga & naturopathy, unani, siddha and homoeopathy (AYUSH) systems in national health care delivery systems.
The integration is facilitated by appointing or co-locating AYUSH doctors and supporting staff and creating infrastructure according to local needs, a statement by...