Obama appoints Indian-American Gargee Ghosh to key post
Washington: US President Barack Obama has appointed yet another Indian American, Gargee Ghosh, to a key administration post as member of his Global Development Council. Ghosh is currently the director of Policy Analysis and Financing (PAF) at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. PAF is the foundation's internal policy shop focused on priorities, trends and innovations in international development financing. Its work spans aid policy, country
Nisha Desai takes over as Obamas point person for South, Central Asia
Washington: US President Barack Obama has appointed yet another Indian American, Gargee Ghosh, to a key administration post as member of his Global Development Council. Ghosh is currently the director of Policy Analysis and Financing (PAF) at the Bil
Anushka believes in director's vision
Chennai: Southern actress Anushka Shetty, who is currently part of projects worth over Rs 200 crore, says she is not concerned about the budget of her films as long as she believes in her director's vision. Three of Anushka's big budget projects incl
Lawrence wanted to burn 'Hunger Games' outfits
London: Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she wanted to burn her 'Hunger Games' outfits as she grew tired of wearing them for countless hours while shooting. The Oscar-winning actress got to wear some one-of-a-kind couture, including a stunn
Winning Oscar like running for President now: Sarandon
Panaji: Academy award winning Hollywood star Susan Sarandon feels it is far more difficult to win an Oscar these days because the procedure is as elaborate as running for President. Sarandon, 67, was nominated four times for the Academy awards
Rupa to play labourer in Tamil movie
Chennai: With successive back to back hits in Malayalam and Tamil, actress Rupa Manjari is keeping her fingers crossed on her upcoming two films one of which features her as a construction worker. Bangalore-based Rupa, who shot into the limelight wit
Kohli, Rohit guide India to easy win over Windies
Kochi: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma hit sparkling half-centuries as a clinical India continued their domination over West Indies by thrashing the visitors by six wickets in the opening ODI of the three-match series, here on Tuesday. Asked to bowl, sp
Bedtime aspirin may reduce risk of heart attacks
Washington: Taking aspirin at bedtime instead of in the morning might reduce acute heart events, a new study has found. Low-dose daily aspirin is recommended for people at high risk of heart diseases and for reducing the risk of recurrent heart event
Australia jails Indian-origin man for 18 years
Sydney: A court in Australia on Thursday sentenced an Indian-origin man to 18 years in jail for sexually abusing disabled women in his care. Victoria County Court judge Felicity Hampel said Vinod Johnny Kumar, 31, had shamelessly preyed on the
