London, Nov. 22 (ANI): French defender Patrice Evra has come out in defence of his team-mate Thierry Henry saying that a statue should be erected in honour of the handball cheat. ...

Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will be conferred an honorary doctorate by Goa University (GU). Patil will be conferred a D.Litt degree (doctor of letters) at a convocation function held ...

26/11 was the most horrified day for all which is still stored in the minds of the people. The day which horrified city by its terrorist attack will be remembered ...

By Dipankar De Sarkar London, Nov 21 (IANS) An elderly Sikh man's closeness to the British National Party (BNP) has set off furious speculation that he may become the first non-white member ...

By Gayatri Makhijani Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) They remember his little gestures - a cake one day, a dress on another. They wish their father, assistant sub-inspector Tukaram Omble, hadn't been so brave ...

It seems the Barbie war is going to the next level as the vivacious beauty; Katrina Kaif is finally getting the honour of being the one. The toy brand Mattel has ...

London, Nov 20 (ANI): Former James Bond Sir Roger Moore has been named Person of the Year by animals rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). The star, a long-time ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 19 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mammootty is to be the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the 40th International Film Festival of India in Goa. The 11-day festival is the biggest ...

London, Nov 19 (IANS) The son Osama bin Laden favoured to carry on his work says he would like to work for the United Nations instead -- as a peace campaigner. In a ...

London, Nov 19(ANI): Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's son, Omar bin Laden, has insisted that he is definitely not someone cut from the same cloth as his father, saying he would ...

Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle has decided to withhold the trust fund set up for the movie's child stars after reports emerged that they are not attending ...

London, Nov 19 (ANI): Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has been named the 'Sexiest Man Alive' in a poll by People magazine. According to the Telegraph, the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star reclaimed ...

NATIONAL Don't consider me future PM, says Rahul Gandhi - Moved at 2055 Another Sanatan Sanstha member held in Goa blast case - Moved at 1953 US optimistic about reprocessing pact, completing ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 18 (IANS) SunTec, the city-based provider of pricing and centralised billing solutions, has been selected as a winner of the Red Herring 100 Asia award, given to promising technology companies ...

NATIONAL US optimistic about reprocessing pact, completing n-deal - Moved at 1618 Hundreds arrested for protesting against Orissa government - Moved at 1706 One month in captivity, released Andhra engineer tells all - ...

Adelaide, Nov 18 (ANI): Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney is set to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The prize is a US Library of Congress honour, named for US composer ...

London, Nov 17 (ANI): Brit actress Dame Helen Mirren is to be awarded a lifetime achievement honour for her contribution to the film industry. Mirren, 64, will be presented with the trophy at ...

London, Nov 17 (ANI): Actor Michael Sheen is all set to don the director's cap at the National Theatre of his native Wales. The 40-year-old Sheen will act as creative director for a ...

Melbourne, Nov 17 (ANI): The New Oxford American Dictionary has named 'unfriend', which means deleting a friend from a site such as Facebook, as its word of the year. Oxford University Press ...

London, Nov 16 (IANS) Veteran actress Helen Mirren is to be conferred with a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to cinema. The Oscar-winner will be presented with the trophy at the 19th ...

Ranchi, Nov 16 (IANS) As president of the Mahendra Singh Dhoni fan club, he's probably officially the biggest fan of the Indian skipper. And with the bat as his election symbol he's ...

Ahmedabad, Nov. 15 (ANI): Ahead of India's three-match test series against Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has expressed optimism over the team's bowling and batting prowess. "I am not worried ...

London, Nov 15 (ANI): Ace Argentinean footballer Carlos Tevez rates Manchester United winger Wayne Rooney as the best player he has ever played with. "I've had the honour of playing with ...

Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) will Monday honour its leader Abu Asim Azmi who was recently attacked by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators in the assembly at Mumbai ...

Children's day is celebrated to honour the childhood is also remembered as the birth anniversary of our favourite Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and the reason for celebration of children's day is the ...

Yuba City (California), Nov 14 (IANS) Yuba City, which became the first Indian settlement in the US and is now known as the first Punjabi village in this country, got its first ...

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday reviewed the progress of several Commonwealth Games (CWG) related projects and stated that her government would "have to work overtime to ...

New Delhi, Nov. 13 (ANI): South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane met his Indian counterpart S M Krishna here on Friday. Nkoana-Mashabane, a former South African High Commissioner to India, is on a ...

Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): Lady Gaga is honouring recession-hit fans by releasing a cut-price version of her upcoming mini-album. The singer's debut disc The Fame hit the top of the charts and she ...

London, November 13 (ANI): Singer Annie Lennox has received woman of peace honour for her contribution towards raising awareness of HIV and Aids. The former Eurythmics star was honoured at a summit of ...