Television is better than films, feels Amitabh
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is all set to make his fiction debut on the small screen with ‘Yudh’, feels TV has better reach and it needs to be given more importance. “TV needs to be given more importance, looked at more seriously. I understand content is the king on TV and whoever has the best content is going to succeed,” the 71-year-old actor told reporters here today after ringing the bell at the Bombay Stock
UK rejects demand for Diwali, Eid holidays
London: The UK government has rejected the idea of declaring Diwali and Eid as national holidays saying that adding more public holidays will affect the country’s economy. An online petition calling for a day off for these festivals celebrated
US seeks immunity for Manmohan as PM in human rights case
Washington: The US sought immunity for Manmohan Singh in his capacity as the Prime Minister in an alleged human rights violations case against him filed by a American Sikh organisation in a court here. In its fresh petition filed before the court yes
British Indian physicist accorded Knighthood
London: An Indian-origin physicist, best known for his work on the Large Hadron Collider experiment, has been accorded an honorary knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for his achievements in science. Tejinder Virdee, of Imperial College in Lon
Zinta files sexual harassment case against ex-beau Wadia
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who is also co-owner of Kings XI Punjab cricket team, has filed a police complaint against her former boyfriend and businessman Ness Wadia, alleging that he molested, abused and threatened her inside Wankhede s
Indian wins photo competition in Australia
Melbourne: An Indian-origin scientist has bagged first prize in a photo competition in Australia for his shot on deep red and orange coloured autumn trees. Expressing his delight over his win, 54-year-old Vijay Koul said he won the award in his secon
US Senators ask Modi to combat gender-based violence in India
Washington: Sharing India's "shock and horror" over the brutal rape and murder of two girls in Uttar Pradesh, ten influential US Senators have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate action to combat gender-based violence and i
Dhoni worlds 8th highest paid sportsperson from endorsements
New Delhi: India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the world's eighth highest paid sportsman from endorsements, reportedly making $26million a year from his commercial deals, according to the Forbes list of Highest Paid Athletes released on Wed
10-yr-old Indian prodigy graduates high school in US!
Los Angeles: Tanishq Abraham has accomplished more at age 10 than many students twice his age. The home-schooled 10-year-old Indian-origin genius has surprised one and all by becoming one of the youngest ever in the US to graduate high school. Tanish
