Veteran theatre personality Dolly Thakore, who made her film debut as a casting director with Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, kept in touch with him till much after work on the multiple award-winning biopic was over. Distraught upon hearing the unfortunate news, the Indian thespian revisits her long and 'wonderful' association with Sir Richard Attenborough.
Shakib Al Hasan made light of a thumb injury to score a quickfire 81 and steer Bangladesh to 300 for six on the first day of the second and final Test against Zimbabwe on Thursday.
Brendan Taylor struck his third Test century to take Zimbabwe to 217 for four at the close of play on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday.
Middle-order batsman Craig Ervine has opted to play club cricket in England rather than Tests for Zimbabwe and will miss this month's series against Bangladesh.
'My interest is to open up transparency to the people who unnecessary raise these issues. The prime minister has full right to go wherever he is going but the question is why is he not transparent on expenditure.' 'When the prime minister went to the UN, he spoke of transparency. You are not complying with it. It shows hypocrisy.' Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd) on why he filed an RTI to find out how much Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spent on his foreign visits.
According to his family, Attenborough is now too unwell to care for himself.
Chevron received 25 citations from the state's safety regulator.
"Sir Ben," I called out on the red carpet as he arrived to applause from hundreds of admirers at the Elgin theatre in Toronto. "You have played so many ethnic characters starting from Gandhi to Lenin, and now you are a humble New York cabbie. What led you to take this role?"
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present the Most Valuable Player Index of the just-concluded three-match series between India and Zimbabwe.
Rediff.com's Bikash Mohapatra reports from Ohio, one of the foremost swing states in this year's presidential elections.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney kept up campaign frenzy even on Election Day and dashed through the swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania for a last minute push to his election prospects.
Barack Obama created history when he went to a polling booth in his home town of Chicago to cast his vote, over 12 days ahead of the November 6 elections, thus becoming the first US President to vote early.
Of all the other cities in India, Bangalore is one city, where you can actually walk around and take in the crowd and confusion, says Sumit Ganguli.
Robiul Islam claimed five wickets as Bangladesh took control of the second Test against Zimbabwe at the close of day three at Harare Sports Club on Saturday.
Olympians from China and Britain have been reunited in London -- 64 years after they competed against each other at basketball in the 1948 Olympic Games.
Olympians from China and Britain have been reunited in London -- 64 years after they competed against each other at basketball in the 1948 Olympic Games.
He will be more than happy if a little bit of luck goes in his favour, but medal hopeful Ronjan Sodhi made it clear that Indian shooters will have no excuse to offer as far as weather and range conditions are concerned during the Olympic Games.
US President Barack Obama's administration has faced extensive criticism for its failure to prosecute bankers criminally for behavior that led to the financial crisis.
Right in the midst of bustling Kolkata lies what might be the most prominent population of Britons in India.
Zimbabwe are still in with a chance of an upset victory, but Pakistan appeared in control at close on the fourth day of the second Test in Harare on Friday. Pakistan, needing 264 for victory, finished on 158 for five.
Saurav Ghosal added another feather to his cap, winning the Windy City Open Squash 2012 in Chicago on Monday. The six-time Indian national champion got the better of Pakistan No 2 Yasir Butt 11- 8, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5.
The strongest quake to strike eastern America in more than a century rattled offices in the United States' capital. Authorities evacuated buildings as far as New York and shut down two nuclear power plants.
A major earthquake measuring about 6.0 rattled offices on Tuesday in the US capital Washington and led to panicked evacuations at the Indian embassy and in as far away as New York.
Virginia Commonwealth University's India Chair in Democracy and Civil Society a first in the United States. Aziz Haniffa reports
Champion double-trap shooter and Asian Games gold medallist Ronjan Sodhi is the only Indian marksman to occupy the top spot in the latest ISSF world rankings.
Eying the about 3 million Indian-origin voters, three well-known members of the community -- actor Kalpen Modi, California Attorney General, Kamla Harris and Sai Iyer, who served as a White House intern in 2011 - have been roped in for the Obama Campaign.
The Melbourne Magistrates court heard Rajveer Singh of Niddrie picked up the 40-year-old woman outside a Richmond pub last November and drove to Northcote, but during the journey he turned off the meter. It is alleged that Singh then parked in the woman's street and raped her.
India's medal hope in shooting Ronjan Sodhi failed to qualify for the finals of the men's double trap event at the Olympics on Thursday. The former world No 1 from Ferozepur fired 134 out of 150 to finish a shocking 11th out of 24 competitors In the qualifying rounds and crashed out of the competition.
The world's largest economy, which is witnessing slow expansion, is also grappling with high unemployment levels. "Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve districts suggest that economic activity continued to expand moderately from November through December," Fed's latest Beige Book said.
Indian community's peace memorial for soldiers killed in Afghan conflict is symbolic of their integration into their adopted country, says Ajit Jain in Toronto
Addressing impressive rallies in both Columbus in Ohio and Richmond in Virginia, US President Barack Obama said "his agenda of change -- though has accomplished a lot -- is yet to reach its destination and thus he needs another chance."
Heartfelt, sharp, aware, bright, and sincere, these are the best speeches from the show.
The reason behind obesity is not just limited to poor eating habits and a less active lifestyle, for viruses may also play a role in making people obese, an expert has suggested.In an article published in the October issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researcher Richard Atkinson, MD, director of Obetech Obesity Research Center in Richmond, reports that there is mounting evidence pointing to viruses as one reason in the worldwide obesity epidemic.
The skit was part of SAYA!'s annual event to showcase the efforts of the youth, held in the First Presbyterian church in Elmhurst, the basement of which serves as the SAYA! office. The program included skits and performances by various groups, including those from Middle School 137, Richmond Hill High School and Flushing High School. Desi Girls, one of SAYA!'s own groups, had a skit on stereotypes and the South Asian girl;
The International Cricket Council released the provisional squads of the 12 teams for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand on Friday. However, co-hosts Australia and minnows Ireland decided against releasing the provisional list although they submitted 30 names to the parent body within the stipulated deadline.
Andy Murray clinched the Vienna Open title on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 victory over David Ferrer, one of the Briton's main rivals in the battle to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals.
Two young students of Indian origin from Chile and the United States of America, who attended the 8th Bharatiya Pravasi Divas as part of Know India Program, reveal how their current tour of India has helped them cleanse themselves of their prejudices spurned by Bollywood movies and how they wish to further strengthen their relationship with India by working with the country's underprivileged.
It is always wonderful to discover a gem of film at an international film festival. It is even more exciting when that film is from India.
Community organisations draw up a demographic snapshot of America's fastest growing ethnic group. George Joseph reports
An Indian-origin Thai banker will have to return to Thailand to face charges of embezzling USD 88 million (Rs 4,130 million) after the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday refused to hear his appeal against an earlier extradition order.
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