Rare French privilege for Dr Singh

In a rare honour for India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Tuesday the Chief Guest of Honour at the French National Day celebrations, witnessing an impressive parade, in which a contingent of......

Illinois governor commends Telugus in US

Thousands of Telugu-speaking Indian Americans gathered at the Rosemont Convention Centre in O'Hare, Chicago on Friday to participate in the 17th annual convention of Telugu Association of North......

Jewish community honours Sabi Marwah

Sabi Marwah, vice chairman and chief administrative officer, Scotiabank, was honoured at Words and Deeds, an annual event of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy and the UJA......

Indian American girl wins Spelling Bee

In her fourth appearance at the annual spelling marathon, a supremely-confident Kavya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kansas, breezed through to win the 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee competition,......

India major hub for cybercrime

India is fast emerging as a major hub of cybercrime as recession is driving computer-literate criminals to electronic scams, claimed a study by researchers at the University of Brighton. Titled......

How to succeed in a downturn

Starting a business during a recession is a lot like batting first on a green pitch under an overcast sky. The going is tough and one can't afford to make errors. An ailing economy, repressed......

After Nano, Tatas offer flats for Rs 4 lakh!

After Rs 1-lakh people's car Nano, the Tatas on Wednesday unveiled a low-cost realty project which offers a house for less than Rs 4 lakh. Tata Housing, the real estate development arm of the......

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Farhan Akhtar?

Writer, director, actor, singer, producer, Farhan Akhtar dons many, MANY hats and makes the world, well Hindi cinema for sure, a cooler place. Three cheers to his multiple talents with Sukanya......

Navratri Special: Bollywood's Orange Supremacy

Bring out the dandiya sticks and dance a storm, it’s Navratri time. Nine days of colours, joy and revelry, starting October 15. And since it's always celebration season in Bollywood, Sukanya......

'Khansaab, Deepika would rehearse after midnight'

'Every day, after 'pack-up', Khansaab and Deepika would come for dance practice and rehearse till around 1-1.30 am.''The weather was a challenge because while on screen, it looks warm and sunny, it......

Mithila's Having Fun In Frisco

Don't you love going on a holiday? Bollywood stars love it too! And they are recording their travels with lovely pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mithila Palkar/Instagram......

Sania-Nestor off to a flier

Sania Mirza teamed up with Canadian Daniel Nestor to outplay Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan and Ashley Fisher of Australia 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the mixed doubles. Sania, who couldn't......