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How Bollywood boosts tourism in Britain

Keen to visit the popular film shooting locations in the country, cinema lovers from India and other countries are flocking to Britain, boosting its tourism by 2 billion pounds. The euphoric......

UK: Indian-origin doc banned for filming female medics showering

An Indian-origin cardiologist, who set up spy cameras in bathrooms to record images of his women colleagues, has been ordered to a 10-year sex offender treatment programme. Vivek Baliga, 33,......

UK Muslims appeal to IS seeking release of British hostage

Over 100 Muslim clerics, groups and individuals in the UK have made a united appeal to the Islamic State terror group to show mercy and release a British hostage under their......

NRI 'sex predator' doctor arrested in UK

An Indian-origin doctor, branded as "sex predator" for sexually assaulting women and teenage girls and secretly filming the acts, has pleaded guilty to 39 sexual offences at a UK court. Dr......

Gandhi's UK statue to be sculpted in Kolkata

Councilors voted across party and ethnic lines as the Leicester Council gave its approval to install Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the multicultural city, ending months of contentious campaign and......

German, UK funds to pour into Indian films

TheUnited Kingdomand Germany have shown keen interest in financing projects of the Indian film industry.About pounds 10 million is expected to flow into India from the UK Film Council in the next 5......

Entertainment industry set to boom: KPMG study

The highly unorganised entertainment industry in the country is set to become an organised one within the next five years. Its turnover is also expected to shoot up $9.4 billion by 2008, compared......

'Market's ability to process info is a lie'

Author Rajni Bakshi discusses with Editorial Director Prem Panicker how her latest book Bazaars, Conversations and Markets came about. Conversations: when did we stop having......

Mumbai's Bandra-Worli sea link to open shortly

The countdown has begun for the inauguration of Mumbai's much awaited Bandra-Worli sea link -- an ambitious, eight lane, twin carriageway -- built over the Mahim Creek of the Arabian......

How the I&B minister can clean up the media

The growth of a credible, objective news media business in India requires political will and a belief in free speech, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. On an hour-long Facebook interaction last week,......

Britain draws a blank at IFFI

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is stumped by the United Kingdom's no-show at the International Film Festival of India in Goa. "It's extraordinary that we are not being represented......

Goodness Gracious Syal

A 101,500 cheque for British comedian Meera Syal will provide seed money for new film projects involving ethnic Indian themes.Syal is best known in Britain for the television series Goodness......

The Taj Mahal's love story returns!

Shiraz: A Romance of India, a 1928 Indo-British-German silent classic, will tell the epic tale once again. And you're invited. IMAGE: A still from Shiraz: A Romance Of India At a time when the Taj......

Preity Zinta declared best actress at Chicago film

Preity Zinta, whose performance in Deepa Mehta's Heaven on Earth, received warm reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, has won the Silver Hugo Award for best actress at......

Guess these sexy legs!

Bollywood heroines have some of the sexiest legs in the business. So we were inspired to come up with this fun quiz where your observation skills will be put to the test. Here we have......

South Africa thrash England

England recorded their lowest total in a Twenty20 international as South Africa bowled them out for just 111 before easing to a seven-wicket win in the World Cup second round match on Thursday.......

Film fest for soccer fans in Mumbai

'Moving the Goalpost', a series of short films that focus on the role which soccer plays in the lives of Britain's football fans, would be held at the British Council auditorium in Mumbai on......

Sports Shorts: Cueist O'Sullivan blasts new snooker record

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first player to compile 1,000 career century breaks. Photograph: Alex Pantling/Getty......

Neetu Chandra questioned in spot-fixing scandal

Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra wasquestioned by the International Cricket Council anti-corruption and security unit regarding her alleged links with suspended Pakistani pacer Muhammad Asif in the......

Interview: Simon Jones

September 01, 2003 | 17:40 ISTInterview: Simon Jones The bowler England have pined for all summer is making his comeback from a horrific injury too late for this week's fifth Test against South......

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