October 26, 2012
"Miss Lovely" opened New York's South Asian International Film Festival Wednesday. Director and co-writer Ashim Ahluwalia says the film portrays the real Bollywood: a grittiness that foreign audiences barely know.
October 26, 2012
Violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Mynmar has left 25 men and 31 women dead. Nearly 2,000 homes have been destroyed since Sunday.
October 26, 2012
Washington, — N.R. Narayana Murthy, co-founder of IT giant Infosys who has used his business success to "give back" to his native India, has been named recipient of the prestigious 2012 Hoover Medal.
Narayana Murthy - Infosys
October 26, 2012
Mumba: The news that Amitabh Bachchan is set to play Anna Hazare in Prakash Jha's next, Satyagraha, has been doing the rounds for some time now. However, there has been much speculation over his character's look in the film, which is jointly produced by Prakash Jha and UTV Motion Pictures.
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan
October 25, 2012
On the 50th anniversary of a war between India and China, China stated that the two nations are now partners instead of rivals. Foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said that “common ground outweighs disputes and common interests outnumber conflicts.”
October 25, 2012
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United States said Thursday that it is concerned over Sri Lanka resettling some of its war-displaced civilians without basic facilities in their rush to close down a massive refugee camp.
US Concern Over Sri Lankan War Refugees
October 25, 2012
Mumbai — Chennai-based SUN TV Network acquired the Indian Premier League (IPL) Hyderabad franchise Thursday for a whopping Rs. 85.05 crore per year, it was announced here.
The franchise has reportedly been acquired for the next five seasons, which makes the total winning bid Rs. 425 crore.
October 25, 2012
Richard Mourdock of Indiana still has Romney's blessing to run campaign ad that presidential hopeful taped for him. White House says President Obama 'felt those comments were outrageous and demeaning to women.'
October 25, 2012
The Pope has announced he will appoint six new Cardinals in November, including India’s Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal. American James Michael Harvey will also be appointed.
October 25, 2012
Ten men have been arrested after masterminding a scheme that allowed answers to university admission exams and job application tests to be sent to cell phones concealed as watches. The test takers would pay at least $1,500 for answers.
