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Indians consume less than 400 mg calcium a day: Report

New York, Oct 19 (IANS) People in India, like some other countries in Asia-Pacific region including China, Indonesia and Vietnam, have very low calcium intake -- less than 400 mg a day, raising the risk of fractures and osteoporosis, according to a new review of the global calcium map. "Outside of North America and most of Europe, particularly northern Europe, there is lower intake than there should be for good bone health," said lead author of the review report Ethan Balk, Associate Professor at the Brown University in the US. "In many parts of the world, a low average calcium intake may be putting most people at increased risk of fractures and osteoporosis," Balk added.

Feed poor, celebrate in unity: Bollywood celebs on Diwali

Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Popular Bollywood celebrities like Lata Mangeshkar, Shatrughan Sinha, Asha Parekh and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have wished "Happy Diwali" to their fans and urged them to feed poor and celebrate the festival of lights in unity. Here's what these celebs have said: Lata Mangeshkar: This Diwali, I wish people would not spend money on firecrackers and lavish parties and instead give money to those who cannot afford a proper Diwali. Shatrughan Sinha: To see every political party get together for one agenda, one goal, namely the empowerment of the poor -- this is my Diwali wish.

'The Hungry' celebrates complexity of women characters: Director

Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Director Bornila Chatterjee, who has won a special mention for the Oxfam Award for Best Film on Gender Equality for "The Hungry", says the movie celebrates the complexity of women which is rarely captured in films. The movie is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus", set in contemporary New Delhi. The story is set in the extravagant surroundings of an Indian wedding while exploring the role of the patriarch and corruption in Indian politics and big business.

India sales volume growth improved after GST: Unilever

Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Anglo-Dutch consumer goods multinational Unilever on Thursday said emerging markets sales drove the company's growth in the third quarter of 2017, while it sees signs of improvement in India with higher demand-led growth helped by price cuts resulting from GST. "While conditions in our developed markets remain challenging, we are starting to see signs of improvement in some of our biggest emerging markets including India and China," Unilever Chief Executive Paul Polman said in a statement in London after the company posted a 2.6 per cent underlying growth in sales during third quarter ended September. "Emerging markets underlying sales growth was 6.3 per cent in the third quarter, with volume up 1.8 per cent," Unilever said.

India lose top ODI spot to South Africa

Dubai, Oct 19 (IANS) India lost their top One-Day International spot to South Africa in the latest team rankings released by International Cricket Council (ICC).

'Padmavati' celebrates India, says Shahid Kapoor

Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Actor Shahid Kapoor, who plays the character of Raja Rawal Ratan Singh in forthcoming magnum opus "Padmavati", says the film celebrates India. Commenting on the continuous opposition by Rajput Karni Sena and others to the film, Shahid said: "All I can say is that that we are ready to release the film on December 1. Karni Sena has maintained it will oppose the screening of the film if the facts are "distorted".

Would be a dream to work with Shekhar Kapur on Lord Krishna film: Michael Hirst

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) They first got together to bring on the silver screen the life of England's Queen Elizabeth I. And now, as Oscar-nominated filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has expressed his desire to make a movie series on Lord Krishna, one of Hinduism's most adored gods, English screenwriter Michael Hirst is willing to help him write the narrative for the project. With actress Cate Blanchett in the lead role, Kapur panned his camera to narrate the journey of a girl to the throne. The films won Kapur international acclaim with "Elizabeth" bagging the prestigious BAFTA Award and the second movie earning Oscar nominations.

Misty Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) It was a misty Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.4 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, the weather office said. "The sky will be clear throughout the day with mist in the morning," an official from the India Meteorological Department told IANS. The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 34 degrees Celsius, he added.

Women directors sweep top awards at MAMI film fest

Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Women ruled the roost at the 19th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Rima Das's "Village Rockstars won the Golden Gateway award in the India Gold Category and Carla Simon's "Summer 1993" won the honour in the International category. Das is ecstatic as her movie has also won the Oxfam Best Film -- Gender Equality Award and the Young Critics Choice Award at the festival.

US expects Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorism: Tillerson

Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) Ahead of his India visit, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday that the US expects Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorist groups, and warned that countries that use terror as an instrument of policy will only see their international reputation diminished. Tillerson, who said that he would be visiting New Delhi next week for the first time in his official capacity, also said that US President Donald Trump's administration was "determined to dramatically deepen" ties with India. "In the past decade, our counter-terrorism cooperation has expanded significantly," Tillerson said while delivering an address on 'Defining Our Relationship with India for the Next Century' at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a top US think-tank.