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Dengue: All your questions answered

October 23, 2012
Recently, Bollywood veteran Yash Chopra passed about from the disease. Every newspaper in the country is reporting the rise in the number of cases of dengue. So what is dengue? How is it caused? And what can you do to protect …

Yash Chopra’s death due to dengue spurs BMC to fumigate all film studios

October 23, 2012
Under fire from various quarters after legendary film-maker Yash Chopra died from dengue, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will approach all private studios for entry to fumigate the premises against mosquitoes, a …

Yash Chopra passes away

October 21, 2012
 Veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra breathed his last at Lilavati Hospital Sunday, a hospital spokesperson said. He was 80. Chopra, who was suffering from dengue, died of multiple organ failure. He is survived by wife Pamela and two …

B-town actresses’ fitness secrets

November 19, 2012
Ever watched your favorite actress on screen and wanted a body just like hers? Actresses put in a lot of effort into the way they look, and have regimes that keep them healthy and fit all year round. But how do they avoid …

Mental illness portrayed onscreen

October 29, 2012
People who suffer from mental disorders or mental illness are an integral part of our society. They are called by many names – mentally challenged, ‘special’, differently abled and a variety of other names – some of …

Amitabh Bachchan to receive a mobile diabetes testing unit on his 70th birthday

October 11, 2012
Big B who just will turn 70 tomorrow is set to receive a very special gift – a mobile diabetes testing unit. He is being presented the unit by the charity Silver Star which was founded by Britain’s Asian MP Keith Vaz. Amitabh …

Dealing with drug addiction

October 3, 2012
2nd October is National Anti-Drug Addiction Day. Drugs are one of the greatest vices of our society. Drug addicts literally lose the ability to make rational decisions and getting the next ‘hit’ takes precedence over …

UNAIDS has a new goodwill ambassador – Aishwarya Rai!

September 25, 2012
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been appointed by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) as its International Goodwill Ambassador.  She will raise global awareness on protecting children from HIV …

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Health finally agree on tobacco scenes in films

September 23, 2012
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Health Ministry have finally reached a compromise over showing smoking scenes on the big screen. In a statement, the I&B ministry said that anti-tobacco messages of a …

Schoolchildren to Kareena: Please don’t smoke onscreen

September 21, 2012
As part of HRIDAY’s (Heart Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth) initiative to curb smoking amongst youngsters over 150 schoolchildren from different schools in Delhi wrote to Kareena Kapoor urging her not to making …

John Abraham’s fitness regime

January 2, 2013
John Abraham is one of the fittest actors around. Even though he is 39 years old, he hardly looks the age and could give the younger lot a run for their money. Unlike other actors who dealt with childhood obesity (Sonam, Arjun …

Why has Bipasha been hospitalised?

September 14, 2012
Excess travelling for film promotion took a toll on Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, who was taken to a hospital after suffering exhaustion and viral fever. The 33-year-old was reportedly wheeled into the Lilavati Hospital …

Smoking scene earns ‘Heroine’ an ‘A’ certificate

September 8, 2012
The upcoming movie ‘Heroine’ has been give an ‘A’ certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification's. This certification has been welcomed by an NGO, saying the move will protect young children from getting exposed …

Katrina Kaif’s Dhoom 3 diet

September 6, 2012
Gone are the days when heroines were expected to play the damsel-in-distress roles in action flicks. Nowadays they are usually in the thick of the action looking all fit and athletic and no one knows this better than Katrina …