British director Antonia Bird dies
London: British director Antonia Bird, known for films such as "Face," "Priest" and "Mad Love," has died. She was 54. The BBC, citing Bird's agent, said today the director had been suffering from anaplastic thyroid cancer and had died in her sleep. Bird worked for several years at the Royal Court Theater before switching to TV in the mid-1980s. She racked up a string of credits on shows such as "Spooks" and
Indian expats world's top remitters back to home country: Report
Dubai: Indian expatriates have topped the charts worldwide for being the top remitters for the developing world, a new World Bank report revealed. The World Bank data released for 2013 showed that amounts transferred by the migrant workers of I
Rains and floods ravage Andhra, Odisha; 51 dead
Hyderabad: Incessant rains and floods have claimed as many as 45 lives in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, with hundreds of villages submerged in nearly 30 districts and road and rail links disrupted in the region. Six persons were also killed in heavy rai
Indian-American Emily Shah wins Miss New Jersey title
Washington: Just a month after beauty queen Nina Davuluri made history by becoming the first Indian-American Miss America, 18-year-old Emily Shah has won the Miss New Jersey USA 2014 title. Shah, a resident of Edison, home to a large Indian-American
Proteas penalised for ball tampering; Pakistan struggles to avoid defeat
Dubai: South Africa was penalised five runs for ball tampering as Pakistan fought grimly to avoid a heavy loss to the Proteas on an eventful third day of the second cricket test on Friday. Pakistan was reeling at 132-4 in its second innings at stumps
Pakistans ISI luring Muzaffarnagar riot victims to terrorism: Rahul Gandhi
Indore: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhitriggered a spat with both the BJP and SP on Thursday claiming intelligence agencies in Pakistan were in touch with riot victims in Muzaffarnagar to ensnare them into terrorism during an election rally in I
Prince Charles, Camilla clap along to Kishore Kumar melody
London: Britain's iconic St James's Palace in the heart of London reverberated to the beats of a Kishore Kumar classic during a special reception hosted today by Prince Charles and wife Camilla. The royal couple clapped and foot-tapped to "O Mer
Sikh woman killed by speeding police bike
London: A 78-year-old British Sikh woman died after being hit by a speeding police motorcycle here, officials said on Thursday. After a week-long inquest into Harbhajan Kaur's death, police found that nobody was to blame and described her as a victim
Indian-origin woman goes missing in UK
London: A 34-year-old Indian-origin woman has gone missing in the UK, prompting police to appeal for information to trace her. Seemberjeet Kaur, from Wibsey, went missing after taking a taxi to Shipley at about 10am yesterday. Police said they
