Visa denial: UK mission to speak to Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan

The UK High Commission on Saturday said it will speak to Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, a day after his visa application was rejected apparently due to incomplete information. "We don't......

UK denies visa to Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan

Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan’s visa application was rejected by the United Kingdom High Commission on Friday. The 70-year-old artist, who was to perform at the Royal Festival Hall next......

Over 1 mn sign petition demanding 2nd Brexit referendum in UK

  Over a million people have signed a petition in the United Kingdom calling for a second referendum over the country's EU membership following the shock Brexit vote. The petition will now......

Shock and awe: Britain reacts to Brexit

As United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum, scenes of celebration and gloom could be seen across the nation. While Leave campaigners celebrated the results, after......

Lagaan to help Sahara expand globally

Sahara India, one of India's biggest business houses with an asset base of $10.98 billion, plans to organise a ten-day Bollywood film festival in the United Kingdom and the United States from......

Young desis off the beaten track

When Sanjaya Malakar stood in a long queue for American Idol's audition on September 19, 2006, he had just one ambition: he wanted America to hear him. Keeping him company was Shyamali, his sister,......

Goodbye Maggie!

IMAGE: Maggie Smith poses for the media at a hotel in central London, August 13, 2015, for a media interaction to promote Downton Abbey's final season. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The......

Amy Jackson-Ed Westwick Attend BAFTA

The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad. The best was, of......

BAFTAs: Cate Blanchett, Austin Butler Win

BAFTAs 2023 saw a swish set of Hollywood on the red carpet, as they came up to make their presence felt, and in some cases, collect their awards. Held at the Royal Festival Hall, London, here's a......

BAFTA Nominations: RRR Out, All That Breathes In

S S Rajamouli's RRR failed to make it to the nominations of the 2023 BAFTA awards. The movie was in the long list for the Film Not in English Language category but could not find a spot in......

Luka Modric: From war-ravaged Zadar to Player of Year

IMAGE: Luka Modric addresses the guests after winning the Best Men's Player award Royal Festival Hall in London on Monday. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images via Reuters From practising......

PHOTOS: Luka is FIFA's Player of the Year!

'This award is not just mine.''It is my team mates' from Real Madrid and Croatia.''Without my coaches, I would not have won this and without my family I would not be the player I am today.' IMAGE:......

Toronto Raptors NBA victory bash marred by shooting

IMAGE: Police and spectators run as crowds scattered after reports of shots fired in the area where thousands gathered in Nathan Phillips Square to celebrate the Toronto Raptors victory parade.......