Indian betel box fetches 662,000 pounds at Southeby's
London: An 18th century diamond-set, enamelled gold paandan - a small ornamented box Indians use for keeping their betel leaf and assortments - was sold for a staggering 662,500 pounds at Sotheby's first auction of the Imperial India collection here. The "Art of Imperial India" collection attracted bidders from all over the world Wednesday. Over 90 precious objects, representing almost 500 years of Indian decorative art, were on auction
Suriya drops Gautham Menon's 'Dhruva Natchathiram'
Chennai: Actor Suriya has opted out of Tamil thriller "Dhruva Natchathiram", which was launched a few months back, as he felt that filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon was taking too much time to tweak the story. "I only do films if I like
I was so confused before I had kids: Witherspoon
Los Angeles: Actress Reese Witherspoon, a mother of three, says that motherhood helped her in knowing herself better. The actress has a 14-year-old daughter Ava and nine-year-old son Deacon with actor Ryan Phillippe, and 12-month-old son Tennessee wi
Phailin likely to hit Odisha, Andhra coast at 6 pm tomorrow amid fears of repeat of '99 super cyclone
Hyderabad: Orissa and Andhra Pradesh braced for widespread devastation as a Cyclone Phailin as big as India itself roared towards the coast, on course for landfall near Gopalpur in Orissa's Ganjam district on Saturday evening after crossing a
Gandhi jayanti celebrated in Harrow by mahatma Gandhi Foundation
London: Gandhi jayanthi was celebrated in style in Harrow by the Mahathma gandhi foundation. Almost 1000 people including members of parliament, Mayors, councillors and representatives of prominent cammunity group attended the function. This wa
Kareena is sexy yet graceful: Imran
Mumbai: Actor Imran Khan, who will be seen opposite Kareena Kapoor Khan in 'Gori Tere Pyar Mein', feels that his co-star has done full justice to a riveting dance number 'Tooh' in their upcoming film. Praising her dancing skills in the song which is
Sachin to retire from Test cricket after 200th game
New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar has decided to call it quits. In a media statement released through the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday afternoon, the 40-year-old Tendulkar said his 200th Test will be the last time he will be seen
Can't bear cricket without Sachin, says Shah Rukh
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter to express disappointment about the retirement of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. Shah Rukh said, "O no! Suddenly realised the meaning of addiction. Mine was the Master. I am going t
New urine test can diagnose eye disease
Washington: Scientists have found that a urine test can help identify a gene mutation that causes an inherited, degenerative disease that results in severe vision impairment and often blindness. Dr Rong Wen and Dr Byron Lam at the Bascom Palmer Eye I
