NEET row: Ruling DMK, allies boycott guv's 'At Home' over pending bill

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its allies on Thursday boycotted the 'At Home' reception organised by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in Chennai protesting the pendency of an assembly bill......

'Once Sachin scores 100th ton, issues like poverty are over'

Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Saturday said anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare lacks the scientific ideas that are needed to solve the problem of graft. The PCI chairman also......

Pt Ravi Shankar's ashes to be taken to Varanasi

The ashes of noted sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar, the who passed away last week, will be taken to Varanasi for the final rites, Lakshmi Shankar, the musician's sister-in-law, toldrediff.comat a......

Children's Hope India holds 20th annual gala in NY

Children's Hope India Inc hosted its 20th annual gala, titled The Black and White Ball, at a decorated Pier 60 in New York on October 21. CHI, a non-profit organization seeking to help poor......

Indian visa process in UK to be outsourced

With a rising number of people from Britain queuing up to visit India, the Indian High Commission in London will outsource the Visa Application Process from May this year. "From summer (May) this......

IIMB centre sets eyes on Singapore

N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB), set up to encourage entrepreneurs to act on their ideas, is all set to expand its horizons......

A-I flights to Mauritius from Sept 12

Air India will launch its direct flights from India to Mauritius from September 12, its chairman and managing director V Tulasidas said.Air India is firmly on its growth path, Tulasidas said,......

'The Diaspora Wants To Transform India'

The Indian Diaspora wants to give an input in transforming India. A man came from Canada to India. In his old age, his only mission in life was to transform his village in Punjab. Today his......

Dev Anand's ashes immersed in Godavari river

The ashes of legendary actor Dev Anand, who died in London on December 3, were immersed in the Godavari river in Nashik on Wednesday evening by his son Suniel. The ashes were immersed in 'Ramkund'......

Dev Anand's funeral to be held in London on Saturday

Legendary actor-filmmaker Dev Anand's last rites will be performed in London on Saturday, following which his ashes will be flown to India for a memorial ceremony in Mumbai, the centre of the......

'I was Bipasha's lab partner'

We asked readers to tell us if they had grown up or studied with movie or television celebrities. And we got a great response! Sharing her memories is Priti Tiwary, who studiedin the same school as......

Rahman star of New York's I-Day parade

The craze to have a movie star lead the Independence Day Parade in New York --- the craze has been catching up in other cities --- is so big that the organisers of the parade have convinced......