Mumbai, March 30 Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all for saving planet earth. He turned off the lights for an hour as part of the global environment campaign.
"Had put the lights off at 8:30 p.m. till 9:30 pm for Earth Day, environment campaign last night (March 29) at home ... did you?" he tweeted Sunday.
As part of their commitment to the planet, people are asked to switch off the lights for an hour on Earth Hour, held every year in March.
Alia Bhatt hits the road, again
After "Highway", Alia Bhatt is on tour again but this time to promote her forthcoming love story "2 States" in various cities.
"City visits begin! Off to Lucknow! Let's spread the love in every state for '2 states'," she posted on Twitter Sunday.
Alia is playing a Tamil girl in "2 States", a big screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's bestseller of the same name. It also stars Arjun Kapoor.
Directed by Abhishek Varman, the film moves to different cities.
Reading time for Sonam
After wrapping up her new project "Khoobsurat", Sonam Kapoor is unwinding herself with books and enjoying the experience.
"Just finished reading 'The Goldfinch' by Donna Tartt. A fantastic read, haven't enjoyed a book so much in a long time," she tweeted.
According to reports, the fashion icon is also a bookworm
Tracing evolution of Bollywood music from Mohammed Rafi, AR Rahman to Pritam in a colourful video
Penn Masala is the world's first Hindi cappella group that was formed in 1996 by students at the University of Pennsylvania.
Their music which has been influenced by the Eastern and Western cultures represents the group’s membership.
In their latest video, they have a complete mashup rendition that traces the evolution of Bollywood music from Mohammed Rafi's time to the latest crop of artists such as Pritam and music maestro AR Rahman. The songs featured include 'Mera Joota hain Japaani', 'Badtameez Dil' which cover the legacy of Kapoor clan.
While, 'Ajeeb dastaan hai yeh', 'yeh dosti' and Rishi Kapoor's, 'Bachna ae Haseeno' feature in the later parts of the video.
The video which transverses through 1950's to Amitabh Bachchan's 'Don' days and finally to 2013 has a complete mashup of evergreen charbuster songs.
Skipping through 65 years of Bollywood's journey, the video has apropos costume changes and lighting effects to justify the eras.
Big B, Akshay Kumar to walk the ramp for Shabana Azmi's show
Azamgarh: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actor Akhsay Kumar are all set to walk the ramp dressed in apparels designed by under-privileged women of Mizwan village for Shabana Azmi`s charity fashion show.
Bachchan, 71, and 46-year-old Akshay will be joined by many other Bollywood stars for the event, which is slated to take place on April 1 in Mumbai.
The fashion shows are held on behalf of Mijwan Welfare Society (MWS), an NGO founded by Shabana`s late father Kaifi Azmi in 1993.
The veteran actress said that the event this year would be held on the theme of `Men for Mizwan`
For teens, TV leads to more weight gain than computer
MUMBAI: Scientists now have an answer to a dilemma that every modern-day parent faces: is playing on the computer worse than watching television?
A paper from Michigan's Ann Arbor university presented at the American College of Cardiology's ongoing meeting in Washington said that TV is a bigger culprit as far as children's health is concerned. It said that children watching television for more than two hours or more daily were more likely to consume junk food and hence develop risk factors for heart problems in later life.
"While too much of both types of screen time encourages sedentary behavior, our study suggests high TV time in particular is associated with poorer food choices and increased cardiovascular risk," said the study's senior author Elizabeth Jackson.
A press release put out by the American College of Cardiology said sixth-graders who watched between two and six hours of TV a day were more likely to have higher body mass index, elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure and slower recovery heart rate compared with those reporting low screen time or children who had comparable computer/video game use.
About 1,000 children studying in the sixth class of 24 schools were asked to name the type and frequency of screen time, snacking habits, and food and beverage choices in the last 24 hours. They were divided into three groups: low screen time (less than one-half hour a day), high TV time (two to six hours a day) and high computer/video games (two to six hours a day). The research found that children who spent more time in front of a screen - regardless of the type - snack more frequently and are more likely to choose less healthy snacks.
High TV viewers and computer/video game users both reported eating roughly 3.5 snacks a day - one full snack more than kids who had minimal exposure to these technologies. But children who watched two to six hours a day of TV were more likely than the high computer/video game group to eat high-fat foods such as French fries and chips.
The reason for snacking among children watching TV is perhaps the steady stream of commercials. The research paper added that children tend to have free hands while watching TV as opposed to when they are on the computer or playing video games, which provides more opportunity for mindless snackin
"While too much of both types of screen time encourages sedentary behavior, our study suggests high TV time in particular is associated with poorer food choices and increased cardiovascular risk," said the study's senior author Elizabeth Jackson.
A press release put out by the American College of Cardiology said sixth-graders who watched between two and six hours of TV a day were more likely to have higher body mass index, elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure and slower recovery heart rate compared with those reporting low screen time or children who had comparable computer/video game use.
About 1,000 children studying in the sixth class of 24 schools were asked to name the type and frequency of screen time, snacking habits, and food and beverage choices in the last 24 hours. They were divided into three groups: low screen time (less than one-half hour a day), high TV time (two to six hours a day) and high computer/video games (two to six hours a day). The research found that children who spent more time in front of a screen - regardless of the type - snack more frequently and are more likely to choose less healthy snacks.
High TV viewers and computer/video game users both reported eating roughly 3.5 snacks a day - one full snack more than kids who had minimal exposure to these technologies. But children who watched two to six hours a day of TV were more likely than the high computer/video game group to eat high-fat foods such as French fries and chips.
The reason for snacking among children watching TV is perhaps the steady stream of commercials. The research paper added that children tend to have free hands while watching TV as opposed to when they are on the computer or playing video games, which provides more opportunity for mindless snackin
SHOCKING:
12-year-old school girl sets herself ablaze after being upset over poor exam
results
Lucknow/Meerut: In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old girl, who was upset
over her poor exam results allegedly set herself ablaze at her house in Meerut,
police said on Sunday.
Kajal (12), a class VIII student on
Saturday immolated herself after pouring kerosene oil over her body. She was
apparently upset over securing third division in her exams, said police.
Police said by the time her parents,
who saw thick smoke bellowing from the room, rushed to the girl, she had
already died.
The body has been handed over to the
deceased's family members without conducting a postmortem at their behest.
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