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Oscar Fernandes receives Nelson Mandela award

Senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes received the prestigious Nelson Mandela Award from the International Foundation of Minority Empowerment at the United Nation Church on Saturday. Fernandes was......

Celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela, the hero of South Africa’s struggle to end apartheid and establish democracy, is being honoured in a new visitor attraction on London’s South Bank. Mandela: The......

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: 4 convicts get bail

The Delhi high court on Monday granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Girish......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

BJP stalwart L K Advani to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that Bharatiya Janata party stalwart and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest......

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal. IMAGE: Dr Verghese Kurien cuts a cake......

Ruia joins Branson to fund 'The Elders' group

Essar Group Chairman Shashi Ruia has joined entrepreneur Richard Branson and activist Peter Gabriel to fund a group of world leaders -- The Elders -- who will contribute their wisdom to tackle some......

Shyam Benegal's Life In Pictures

Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Shyam Benegal......

Rhea Starts A New Chapter

Bhumi holidays in Paris... Huma prays at Ajmer... Janhvi visits her mother's Chennai home... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rhea Chakraborty/Instagram Rhea Chakraborty shares a series of pictures from......

'Your Work Is To Make Films And Not Stay In Jail'

'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.''And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.' IMAGE: Vishka Asayesh in Seven Days. Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was......

Karisma Says Murder Mubarak To Sara

Kareena has a question... Vidya makes the sari look so good... the film Anil Kapoor is watching... Photograph: Kind courtesy Karisma Kapoor/Instagram Sara Ali Khan and Karisma Kapoor wrap up the......

Mandela leaves Amitabh tongue-tied

"Do you remember me?" asked former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela.For once, even the articulate Amitabh Bachchan was tongue-tied.Both were visiting the bereaved......

Laureus World Sports Awards to be held in Madrid on April 22

IMAGE: The prestigious award ceremony will be held in Madrid. Photograph: Media Release The 25th Laureus World Sports Awards will take place in Madrid, Spain on April 22, it was announced on......

Bopanna-Qureshi receive Humanitarian Award

Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Of The Year award during the ATP World Tour Finals in London for their peace......

Mandela gets hands on World Cup again

The World Cup was handed to Nelson Mandela on Thursday as it began the last leg of its journey around the globe 35 days before the kick-off. Mandela, who led South Africa out of the apartheid era......

Mandela asks for "perfect gift"

Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela says the 2010 World Cup would be a perfect gift for the country as it celebrates 10 years of democracy.Mandela was speaking at a dinner on Monday before......

Mandela bids for 2010 World Cup

Hosting the 2010 soccer World Cup would boost South Africa's global image and unite the country further, former president Nelson Mandela said on Friday.Speaking after a meeting with FIFA president......

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