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Escape to Kathmandu

Health and Lifestyle, Travel Destinations

Escape to Kathmandu Perched atop the mighty Himalayan range, Kathmandu guarantees to mesmerise you with its cultural, historical and gastronomical offerings Intricately carved temples, flapping Buddhist prayer flags, taxis whizzing past you down narrow winding streets, Kathmandu takes charge of you upfront. Capital of Nepal, Kathmandu is 1,350 m above sea level. It is a city where its historical past seamlessly blends with the present. Along with its sister cities, Lalitpur Patan and Bhaktapur have been labelled together as ‘Kathmandu Valley-UNESCO World Heritage Site’. Past Glory Kathmandu Valley’s location was always geographically significant since it was situated on the trade route connecting India and China. Its architecture and monuments have been heavily i...

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Rome Cavalieri : A perfect Roman stay

Cover Story, Travel Destinations

Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is a great place for A perfect Roman stay where you get to admire artistic expressions If you are in Rome, you just cannot miss Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts from your travel itinerary. If you are staying here it will give your creative senses a new lease of life. If you are not, then ensure that get to explore this hotel in some way and enjoy its hospitality. It would not be wrong to say that it has captured art as an element of enjoyment for the guests. According to the hotel, the collection consists of old master paintings, French furniture (Louis XV and First Empire), rare tapestries, sculptures, clocks, bronzes and other artefacts. It is said that these pieces of art have been purchased at Christies and Sot...

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Innovative photo frames to give a new dimension

Health and Lifestyle

Look around your house and you will find things to make innovative photo frames to give a new dimension to your home. A photograph is worth a thousand words and when you have the most special ones adorning your walls, it surely narrates the most beautiful chapters of your life on its own. Make your blank walls say something to you everyday by personally doing it up your own way. Old wooden door or window frame First things first, you need an old wooden door or window and photos. Measure the size of the window openings – in most cases they will be an odd size. So for example, if the frame is 9.513, print them on 1114 and trim them down to fit in the window. Once you trim the photos down to fit, number them and make an arrow pointing up so you know which way they go. Next, you...

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The spirit of Ramadan

Cover Story, Health and Lifestyle, Islam, Travel Destinations

Spirit of Ramadan : Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is considered the holiest out of the twelve months. Ramadan characterises the beginning of a month of fasting which a majority of the Bangladeshi population passionately observes. During this time, Iftar is very important to those who fast the entire day. And in the evening, during the time of sunset and time of Maghrib, they break their fast by feasting on some light food known as Iftar. Old Dhaka charm The most noticeable change that can be seen in the streets in this period, is either people on a shopping spree or the restaurants bustling with customers and food. Even though the activity within these is pretty low during the days, the eateries somehow make it up through selling just as much f...

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Type 2 diabetes patient twice as likely to die from Covid-19

Cover Story, Health, Health and Lifestyle

Patients with Type 2 diabetes patient are twice as likely to die from coronavirus – and being obese increases the risk even further, research revealed this week. A third of deaths from the virus have occurred among individuals with diabetes, which is linked to excess weight and a lack of exercise. The study by the NHS and Imperial College London also found that those with Type 1 diabetes –which is not linked to obesity – were three and a half times more likely to die. The findings provide further evidence that certain groups of patients are at much higher risk of suffering fatal complications. But they also suggest that lifestyle strongly influences someone’s susceptibility to the virus. Lead researcher Professor Jonathan Valabhji, the NHS’s national clinical director f...

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Want to feel happy ? Just go to a brand new place

Cover Story, Health, Health and Lifestyle

Travelling new places and changing your daily routine can make you feel happy . A recent study suggests. With the lockdown underway, finding ways to make yourself comfortable may be just what we need to make us smile a little more. Going to new places improved volunteers' mood even when it was cold and raining, the survey found. The study was conducted by New York University. There were 122 volunteers. There age was between 18 to 31. Their movements were tracked by GPS technology. Co-author Dr Catherine Hartley said: "Our results suggest that people feel happy with more variety in their daily routines – when they go to novel places and have a wider array of experiences." Every other day they were asked to rate their positive feelings, such as feel happy , excited or re...

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Tagore’s song : In tune with monsoon

Cover Story, Health and Lifestyle, Op-ed

With the onset of monsoon, it is not only the rain that Bengalis look forward to. It is yet another season when they like to drench in Rabindra Sangeet aka Tagore's song “My heart dances like a peacock Rejoicing, reeling in the monsoon… starry blossoms spewed adrift, Resonating to the drumbeats of rain…” (Translation of Rabindra Sangeet) Rains have inspired so many writers. After all it inspires life. But many would argue that all Rabindranath Tagore’s songs sound the same after a point of time. So what’s so unique about his rain songs? Where is “the magic”? I could not find the magic till the time I kept floating on the surface of his literary ocean. As I delved deeper, I realised it has more than what you just hear. Rabindra Sangeet is something that ...

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Despacito singer Luis Fonsi to take on F1 stars

Entertainment, Stories

Luis Fonsi, Singer-songwriter, who broke all-time streaming records with his 2017 hit 'Despacito', is joining the Formula One fast stream for a virtual Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. The Miami-based Puerto Rican will line up in Racing Point colours in a field with eight regular F1 drivers, including Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who will still be a home favourite on simulated streets. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas, last year's world championship runner-up behind six times champion team mate Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, and Renault's Esteban Ocon will be making their virtual debuts. Hamilton, winner in the principality from pole last year, is not taking part in an event that is mainly for fun but with some bragging rights. The live-streamed virtual race comes on the weekend that was...

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Tom Cruise is going to ISS

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Tom Cruise really is literally leaving Earth for his next movie and going to ISS – International Space Station. The 57-year-old actor is super famous for his own stunt and recently has teamed up with Nasa. The agency’s spokeperson Jim Bridenstine tweeted: "Nasa is excited to work with Tom Cruise on a film aboard the Space Station!" "We need popular media to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists to make Nasa’s ambitious plans a reality. No name for the film or plot details have been revealed, but it is not believed to be part of the hugely successful 'Mission: Impossible franchise'." Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX firm, which has contracts to deliver astronauts and cargo to the Space Station, is also reported to be involved. Action man Cruise has previously cli...

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Reese Witherspoon will be in two Netflix rom-com

Entertainment, Glamour

Reese Witherspoon is to act and produce two movies for Netflix. The actress has signed up to appear in both Your Place Or Mine and "The Cactus". She will also produce the movies through her Hello Sunshine company. "The Cactus" is based on Sarah Haywood's best-selling novel about a reserved woman who rethinks her life after unexpectedly falling pregnant at 45 and will be produced by the "Legally Blonde" star and her partner Lauren Neustadter Reese said of the movies: "We have been looking for the right feature opportunities to collaborate with Ted Sarandos, Scott Stuber and the entire team at Netflix for a while and we couldn't be more excited to be working with them on these two romantic comedies. Produced by Reese Witherspoon "Your Place Or Mine" - which will be directed ...

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Maisie Williams in The New Mutants : going to release later this year

Cover Story, Entertainment, Glamour

The highly anticipated movie will be available to watch in cinemas, despite some projects - such as "Artemis Fowl" - bypassing a theatrical release and being available to viewers on Disney+. Maisie Williams in The New Mutants and Anya Taylor-Joy is in the movie too, which had been set to come out in 2018 before being pushed back as Disney acquired 21st Century Fox. It was then scheduled for April this year before the coronavirus pandemic put the film industry on hold. The project is helmed by Josh Boone, who previously admitted that he did not feel pressure for "The New Mutants" to succeed, despite the poor performance of its predecessor 'Dark Phoenix'. He said: "Look, you can only go up after 'Dark Phoenix'. That's not to say anything bad about the people involv...

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Brazil greenhouse rising while global emissions fall

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Deforestation in Brazil Amazon in first four months of the 2020 was up 55% from 2019, according to preliminary government data. The Amazon, 60% of which lies in that country, is the world’s largest rainforest and absorbs vast amounts of greenhouse gas. Brazil could produce 10-20 percent more greenhouse gases in 2020 due to deforestation and farming, compared to the data from 2018, a new study said on Thursday. At the same time emissions globally dropped this year as the new coronavirus pandemic stalled the society. Brazil environmental advocacy group Climate Observatory reached that conclusion by analyzing current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trajectories in sectors across the economy. Globally, emissions of carbon dioxide, the most prevalent greenhouse gas, are expected to f...

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Kendall Jenner willing to pay R1.6m for Fyre Festival lawsuit

Entertainment, Glamour

supermodel Kendall Jenner has agreed to pay R1.6 million to settle Fyre Festival lawsuit. It was alleged she was paid R4.9 million to promote the catastrophic event on Instagram. The 24-year-old Kendall Jenner is to fork out the sum to the trustee in a bankruptcy case after they alleged she was paid R4.9 million to promote the disastrous music festival - which was put on by hip hop artist Ja Rule - on her Instagram account. According to TMZ, the lawsuit claims the money constituted a fraudulent transfer because the organisers didn't pull off the event. A judge is yet to sign off on the terms of Kendall Jenner 's settlement. Fyre was due to take place in the Bahamas in 2017 but the upmarket event experienced security and accommodation issues, among others, and was event...

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Cici welcomes Dialo to Instagram

Entertainment, Glamour

Just three months after announcing pregnancy on social media, actress and singer Busisiwe Cici Thwala welcomes her son, Baby Dialo. Baby Dialo, who was born on Friday, May 5, and already has his own Instagram page with nearly 4500 followers. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the doting mother shared two photographs of her little prince wrapped in a baby blanket, simply captioning it: “Love you @babydiallo_ my prayers have been answered. What more can I ask for.” The “Inyanga” singer shared another cute image of her son in a blue tracksuit and a matching beanie, with his one hand covering his face, with the caption: “I couldn’t wait to meet him. God has been faithful...My baby 👶 @babydiallo_ “ Thwala revealed her baby bump in February and she has since been cel...

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Trevor Noah stormed Webby Awards

Entertainment

The prestigious awards are held yearly by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences to honour excellence on the Internet. And, Trevor Noah has seven reasons to celebrate - one for each Webby award he received recently. Noah, who hosts the "The Daily Show" raked in seven awards the categories including, Social (Humour), Video (Shortform), Best Web personality/Host, Podcasts (News and Politics). The Academy is made up of leading Internet experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities and former Webby winners, nominees and other Internet professionals. And the awards are divided into a Webby Award, chosen by members of the academy and a Webby People’s Voice, awarded by the voting public. The internet awards attracts millions...