New York-based Concrete Temple Theatre organises a voice, movement and performance workshop for theatre professionals on August 8

ISSUE Is it prudent for parents to provide their children with mobile phones, asks NANDHINI SUNDAR

RECIPE Fresh coconut chutney makes a delicious accompaniment to idli, dosa or vada

WOMEN AND WELLNESS You have just had a baby. Do you really need to have a special diet? Read on

BEAUTY PRIYADARSHINI PAITANDY wonders why grapes are wasted on wine while undergoing vinotherapy at Naturals Spa

Chennai girl Bindu Reddy wanted to see herself on the big screen some day. But the Biotechnology student from the Vellore Institute of Technology was just biding her time till she grew confident of facing the arc lights. So while she was doing ...

You might have missed actor Shereveer Vakil in the dozen films he’s appeared in. It’s not your fault. For they were merely blink-and-you-miss roles. But the celebrity fitness trainer is hopeful post-“Welcome.” Says the ...

You can’t associate a nonchalant actor like Zayed Khan with a serious journo image. But that’s what the actor plays in Apoorva Lakhia’s latest espionage flick “Mission Istanbul” that releases tomorrow. Says Zayed ...

The verdict is out. In the media and on the Net. “Kismat Konnection” lacks director Aziz Mirza’s magic touch. However, the film has had record openings at the box office, thanks to the much-hyped Shahid-Vidya Balan chemistry. ...

Beautician Shahnaz Hussain offers tips and answers queries. You can send your queries to shahnaz_press@yahoo.co.in My face and eyes look dull and my arms and neck are tanned. — ...

The recent SS Music Voice Hunt saw two winners emerge from a keen battle waged by ten finalists

Artist Dhiraj Choudhury conjures up some evocative sketches to celebrate the spirit of the Olympics exclusively for MetroPlus. Here’s a selection…

It is a changing scenario where both employer and employee are working towards the perfect work-life formula

The article “Hey! Stop That! (MetroPlus, July 10) made great reading. Being an employee of a city corporate, I could not but agree with the writer’s views. It is true that i-Pods, cell-phones and cubicle discussions have ...

BEACH VOLLEYBALL Crowds thronged the Elliot's beach which was the venue of the recent BSNL-FIVB Challenger tournament

CRICKET India’s former wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani regaled the audience with interesting anecdotes about his decade-long international career at a recent event in the city

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