A PIONEERING ‘reprogramming’ of a girl’s immune system has spared her from taking drugs lifelong to stop her body from rejecting a kidney transplant. Aditi Shankar, 8, has become the first in the UK to undergo the surgery that ensured her body accepts a donor kidney as its own. In…
A NEW musical production of The Lord of the Rings is “completely opposite” to the otherwise “humongous” adaptations of JRR Tolkien’s classic trilogy, a cast member has said, describing it as a more intimate, yet intense piece of work. Featuring music by India’s Oscar and Bafta award-winner AR Rahman, Värttinä…
WHETHER it was as a child with an overactive imagination, actress, popular TV talk show host or people in everyday life oversharing with her, Koël Purie Rinchet has always been surrounded by stories. While living in Paris, she repeatedly encountered stories from women that had nothing in common socially, professionally,…
THESE make-up picks are at the top of the drugstore bunch and have my seal of approval. Here’s my top five I would recommend for a fraction of the price. Maybelline Fit Me matte and poreless powder: I’m not a huge fan of pressed powders, but I don’t go anywhere without…
SRI LANKA’S crushing 10-wicket loss to India in the Asia Cup final should help the team learn lessons for the ODI World Cup, coach Chris Silverwood said last Sunday (17). The home team were bowled out for just 50 in 15.2 overs with Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj ripping through…
THE use of laughing gas by young British Asians is a growing problem with tougher punishments needed for possession, according to doctors and community experts. Nitrous oxide, sold in small metal canisters or balloons, can lead to a host of health problems. After cannabis, nitrous oxide is the most commonly…
FROM tapping out rhythms as a baby to pursuing a professional career as a composer, sound artist, producer, performer, and educator, Jason Singh has had a lifelong connection to music. By using drums, percussion, voice, nature, electronics, DJ culture and technology across all art forms, he has used his obsession…
Waiting for Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif’s Jee Le Zaraa to go on floors? If yes, then you will be left a little disappointed. In an interview with US-based publication Variety, director Farhan Akhtar shared that the film is on hold at the moment. “We just have issues with dates,…
Strictly Come Dancing star Krishnan Guru-Murthy has opened up about his incredible fat loss journey for the popular celebrity dance reality show. The journalist and presenter, in a write-up for The Times, revealed how he lost two stone for Strictly Come Dancing despite being a chocolate addict with a genetic heart problem and…
Punjabi-Canadian rapper Shubhneet Singh’s ‘Still Rollin India tour’ was cancelled earlier over his alleged support to the Khalistan cause. A day after Shubh’s tour was cancelled, Indo-Canadian singer AP Dhillon took to Instagram stories and broke his silence on the fury over Shubh’s tour. Dhillon wrote, “I try to stay…