There were underpants, Lego statues and a nail-biting finale on the Oscars stage on Sunday, but it was Lady Gaga’s “Sound of Music” spectacular that sparked the most chatter on social media. The Oscars lit up digital platforms, with 21 million people logging 58 million Continue Reading
Beauty Pageants have always changed lives of many Beauty Queens around the world. And this time Aileena Catherin Amon from the God’s Own Country has been crowned as the Manappuram Miss South India 2015. She also won the subtitle for Miss Catwalk. So simple and down to earth is the first impression one gets […]Continue Reading
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will hold talks with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi on Tuesday to salvage a deal to supply 126 Dassault fighter jets that has stalled on the issue of local assembly of the aircraft. Under the terms of the contract, 18 of the Rafale planes will be sold ready […]Continue Reading
Rahul Gandhi, a leader of Congress party, is taking a leave of absence from parliament to focus on party work, an official said, setting off speculation of a long-awaited change in the party to revive its fortunes. Gandhi, the presumed fourth-generation heir of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, has led the party to a series of electoral […]Continue Reading
Reliance Group distanced itself from reports of police raids at its offices, saying it was “not aware of the circumstances” leading to the arrest of an employee of the group’s power business. “No search or raid has been conducted by police authorities at any office of the Reliance Group anywhere in India,” the Anil Ambani-led […]Continue Reading
At least 66 people died when a passenger ferry carrying more than 150 passengers and crew capsized after colliding with a trawler on a river in central Bangladesh on Sunday, police said. Rescuers managed to save at least 50 passengers and were still searching for more survivors, regional police official Harun-ur Rashid told Reuters on […]Continue Reading
Hemlines fell, sultry dresses hugged the body and tailored coats with generous fur trim oozed elegance on the runway as designers at New York Fashion Week spun a retro 1970s look with sleek silhouettes for their 2015 fall/winter collections. Chunky-knit sweaters, high collars, long layering and fur hats paired with ponchos and capes exuded a […]Continue Reading
Police have arrested five people on charges of stealing official documents from India’s petroleum and natural gas ministry and selling them to energy consultants and companies, the Delhi Police said on Thursday. The police said in a statement they were tipped off that some people were “trespassing” into ministry offices to steal the documents. Continue Reading
The government has cleared a $8 billion plan to build India’s most advanced warships, defence sources said, just months after ordering new submarines to close the gap with the Chinese navy in the Indian Ocean. Since taking over last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signalled his resolve to build a strong military after years […]Continue Reading
A bomb blast in a Shi’ite mosque killed two people and injured six in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Wednesday, a hospital spokesman said, the latest in a string of deadly attacks targeting the minority sect over the past month. Fahad Marwat, a spokesman for the Taliban splinter group Jundullah, claimed responsibility, saying it […]Continue Reading



















