On this International Dance Day, actor-dancer Shantanu Maheshwari credits his mother, Sandhya Maheshwari, for pushing him towards the art form. “I just had the talent and my mom pursued it hard as she loved singing and dancing. She always thought I would excel in front of the camera, while I just wanted to be behind it. So, she lived her dream through me,” he says.Ask him about the importance of dance in his life, and Maheshwari says, “I always associate dance with happiness. It’s because of...
In the summer of 1968, I was assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency’s task force on the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The task force met around the clock in the CIA operations center, which was outfitted with myriad television screens. Most of these screens were showing the Soviet invasion. But several screens were devoted to the violence and mayhem on the streets of Chicago, where Mayor Richard Daley’s police force was pummeling young people holding a protest rally against the...
In 2008, “Salsa” Sarah Haykel, Director of Salsa for the Soul, a part of Love Is Real LLC., set out to create an energetic salsa scene in Buffalo. Eleven years []
Mahavir Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of the founder of Jainism or Mahavir Janma Kalyanak and is celebrated by the Jain community to observe peace, harmony and to spread the teachings of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. Jainism focuses on world peace and harmony such that no or minimal harm is brought to living creatures and Mahavir Jayanti is one of the most auspicious festivals for the Jain community.Jains believe that Jainism is an eternal (sanatan) religion (dharma) with the...
Labour Day 2024: Labour Day also recognises and honours the contribution of
People born on this day are sympathetic, kind and capable of great self-sacrifice, according to the “By the Way” column in the newspaper on this day in 1932. The same
The World Nineball Tour is delighted to announce the formation of the Reyes Cup, in partnership with Puyat Sports Inc. and Sky Sports as the broadcaster for the UK and Ireland; a brand-new Invitational event that will see Asia’s finest players take on Team Europe in year one of the event, October 17th-20th. The inaugural
International Labour Day 2024: The workers and the working class are the driving force of a country. They are the ones who do most of the work to initiate development. The nation and the state are built by its infrastructure, development and the economy. The workers get down to the roots of things and start work at the basic level to initiate positive changes to the country and the world. Workers and the working class are extremely important as they are the backbone of a society. We should...
This afternoon (Monday, April 29) at 1:50, on ABC TV’s GMA3: What You Need to Know, Tony Award winner and dancer Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago), now starring in the Broadway revival
Binibining Pilipinas 2024 candidates joined Filipina girl group BINI’s “Pantropiko" dance craze in a fun and exciting dance workshop last week in Adlib Dance Studio in New Frontier Theater, Araneta City, Quezon City.
AEW Dynasty 2024 results, winners and grades from St. Louis, Mo. with Samoa Joe defending the AEW World Heavyweight Championship against Swerve Strickland.
By The Associated Press. Today's Highlight in History: On April 19, 1993,