Writer Sheikh Wazed Ali
Shahida Akhter :Sheikh Wazed Ali (1890-1951) essayist, story and travelogue writer, commonly known as S Wazed Ali, was born in Bara Tajpur village under Srirampur...
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Keeping your furniture ready for this monsoon
Weekend Plus Desk :With the monsoon approaching its imperative that you keep your furniture ready to face the rainy season. Avoid keeping extra hot things...
Make your home look spacious with minimalistic furniture
Weekend Plus Desk :Go for a simple yet classy decor, and follow the ‘less is more’ mantra. Start with decluttering your home by getting rid...
Int’l Yoga Day: It wasn’t always about just asanas and fitness
Weekend Plus Desk :Think ‘yoga’ now, and immediately a series of contorted postures and asanas come to the mind, along with images of Baba Ramdev...
On the record: A book on the life and compelling music of Janki Bai Ilahabadi
Weekend Plus Desk :Sayyiyan nikal gaye, main na ladi thi/ Na jaane kaunsi khidki khuli thi (My beloved left and I didn’t put up a...
An extra year of education can make you smarter
Weekend Plus Desk :An extra year of schooling may leave students with new knowledge and may lead to a small but noticeable increase to students’...
Global Beatles Day: What is it and why is it celebrated
Weekend Plus Desk :Once famously said by John Lennon that they are more famous than Jesus, the fame of English band The Beatles needs no...
Beat the heat! Quench your thirst with these cool summer drinks
Weekend Plus DeskAs the temperature soars high, the feeling of fatigue, tiredness and dehydration creeps in. Summers take a toll on the health, and to...
New interaction therapy shows promise for depression in kids
Weekend Plus Desk :If your child is depressed, then a therapy-based treatment for disruptive behavioural disorders can be used as an effective treatment option, a...
FIFA World Cup 2018
The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Russia on June 14 in Russia. Thirty-two teams from around the world in eight different groups will...
Luzhniki Stadium:Venue of the opening & final games
The Luzhniki Stadium, initially named the Central Lenin Stadium, has witnessed both triumph and horror. It was constructed in just 450 days between 1955 and...
Best players to watch in Russia
Neymar, 26, Brazil : Consider this the redemption tour for the young Brazilian star. Four years ago, he was last seen stretchered off the field...