NEW DELHI: A day after Chitrangada Singh slammed reports that she and her golfer husband Jyoti Randhawa were looking to to divorce, media were ablaze with questions after she has pulled out of a local fashion show in Dubai. The Desi Boyz star was set to be the showstopper for Indian designer Archana Kocchar on May 27 at Dubai’s Atlantis, The Palm. “Due to family issues, Chitrangada has pulled out of the eve ...

"Before you know it" is a heartfelt observational documentary about aging, loss, isolation and finding one's community.  Its characters, isolated in their "golden years", will grab your attention and keep it. The second documentary feature from director PJ Raval enters new territories that have not been accessible to many before: the private lives of three gay seniors, in three different parts of the countr ...

Seeing American entertainer Britney Spears’ keen interest in yoga for staying in shape, Hindus have urged her to explore the rich philosophical thought of Hinduism, which introduced and nourished yoga. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that in addition to yoga and meditation, Hinduism was a superabundant storehouse of wisdom going back to ancient times. He o ...

Adventures Of A Film-maker In Ethiopia tells the remarkable story of Bob Maddams, who swapped a high-flying advertising career in London to go and teach a group of young people, who included kids who had been living on the street, in a back-street community film school in Addis Ababa called Gem TV. Bob was a successful director of TV commercials in London.  Then a chance encounter at the Media Trust, an org ...

BANGKOK: In a landmark ruling that has activists across Asia excited for the future of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, a transgender woman and her boyfriend have been granted permission by a Hong Kong court to get married in the first ruling of its kind in East Asia. The surprise decision only covers the right of a transgender person who was  born male to marry a man, and for one who w ...

ADDIS ABABA: They call themselves Lucy and Tina. They are Ethiopian. They are lesbians. They are a couple who have been together for five years. But last week, while dancing at a local club in Addis Ababa, they told Bikyanews.com they were attacked by other women, beaten and forced out of the nightclub. The reason: they are lesbian. "The women just kept yelling at us and screaming and pushing when we starte ...

DUBAI: Women in Iran are becoming more angry and are beginning to show their frustration through underground campaigns aimed at ending what activist Samira Mekhani told Bikyanews.com is "the bigotry of a male-dominated society." For her and other women in Iran, fighting daily to change the use of language and "stupidity" is a never-ending affair. "We battle over and over against this idea of women's honor a ...

LONDON: Fan excitement is already high as JJ Abrams take the helm of the next evolution of the Star Wars franchise and recent reports suggest Episode VII will be filmed in the United Kingdom. The seventh film in the Star Wars series will be shot in Britain, producers of the science-fiction franchise have confirmed, London’s Guardian newspaper says. Shooting is scheduled to begin next year. Parts of earlier ...

Statement delivered at the 53rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights in Banjul, Gambia Madame chair, ladies and gentlemen Today, Ethiopia lives through the sword of the Damocles drawn against it. The scourge of the old days of the Red Terror grips the population. 90 million Ethiopians, a total population of a few countries in Africa put together, live in absolute fear. A si ...

LONDON: Northampton Borough Council in England has reportedly handed over the management of Weston Favell Parish Hall to the Indian Hindu Welfare Organization (IHWO). IHWO, a registered charity established in 1996, focuses “on enriching the lives of Northampton’s Hindus by meeting their social, cultural, welfare and health needs." It organizes classes on yoga, Indian classical dances, and Gujarati and Hindi ...