Mumbai | 20 minutes ago
Salim-Sulaiman to recreate classics with The Bollywood Musical
Mumbai, May 17 - Composer duo Salim-Sulaiman are excited to re-create the magic of classics in a contemporary way through a concert called - The Bollywood Musical.The show will bring old songs and represent in a big concert with a live orchestra, but in a contemporary way with bass player, drummer, keyboard and guitarists. We will give it a newer look. The way they used to produce old songs with a ... read more

Warsaw | 11 hours ago
Chaurasia's magic flute charms Poles
Warsaw, May 17 - The profile of Poland has gone up by many notches as a cultural destination for Indian artists. After Bollywood films and translations of Urdu masters into Polish language, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaursia, one of the doyens of Indian classical music maestro, enthralled the Polish crowd in three cities - Wroclaw, Krakow and Warsaw.In all these places, Chaursia won the hearts of the aud ... read more

Washington | 22 hours ago
US slaps sanctions against Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon
Washington/New Delhi, May 16 - The US has slapped sanctions on Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim Tiger Memon, two top aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, the alleged mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai bombings that left over 250 dead, in a move to target the nexus of crime and terrorism in South Asia.The US move was Wednesday welcomed by India, which stated that narco-terrorism is a threat to itself and ... read more

Srinagar | 23 hours ago
Union home secretary in Kashmir, meets Omar
Srinagar, May 16 - Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Thursday discussed the prevailing law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, an official statement said here.Singh arrived here Thursday afternoon on a two-day visit to Kashmir.During his stay in the Kashmir Valley, the union home secretary is likely to discuss the security arrangements for this year's annual A ... read more

Agartala | 1 day ago
Reang refugees' return to Mizoram stalled again
Agartala/Aizawl, May 16 - The repatriation of 36,000 Reang refugees from Tripura to Mizoram is hanging in the balance again as most of the tribals are unwilling to return to their villages without a written agreement for their safety, security and livelihood, officials said Wednesday.'The Tripura government has communicated the refugees' reluctance to return to Mizoram to the union home ministry. ... read more

Mexico City | 1 day ago
Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes is dead
Mexico City, May 16 - Carlos Fuentes, a towering literary figure in the Spanish-speaking world, died Tuesday at a hospital in the Mexican capital. He was 83.The cause of death was not immediately disclosed, but the writer was known to suffer from heart problems.An acclaimed novelist and essayist who taught at Princeton and other elite universities, Fuentes also served Mexico as a diplomat, though ... read more

New Delhi | 3 days ago
Inflation rises to 7.23 percent; food prices surge
New Delhi, May 14 - India's inflation moved up to 7.23 percent in April as compared to 6.89 percent in the previous month, mainly driven by a sharp increase in the prices of food items, adding to the woes of policy makers as the economic growth remains under pressure, government data showed Monday.The monthly inflation based on wholesale price index - was 9.74 percent during the corresponding mont ... read more

New Delhi | 3 days ago
Inflation accelerates to 7.23 percent in April
New Delhi, May 14 - India's inflation rose faster-than-expected to 7.23 percent in April as compared to 6.89 percent in the previous month, mainly driven by a sharp increase in the prices of food items and manufactured products, government data showed Monday.The monthly inflation based on wholesale price index - was 9.74 percent during the corresponding month of previous year. In the monthly repor ... read more

Chennai | 5 days ago
Pakistan's domestic T20 winners to play in Champions League: BCCI
Chennai, May 12 - The Board of Control for Cricket in India - Saturday decided to invite Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 champions for the Champions League tournament to be hosted by India in October.The BCCI working committee's decision to invite a Pakistani domestic team means domestic Twenty20 champions Sialkot Stallions, led by Shoaib Malik, would be seen in action in October. Bilateral cricket t ... read more

Chicago | 5 days ago
Hudson's brother-in-law guilty for murder
Chicago, May 12 - A Chicago court has convicted singer Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law for triple murder -- of her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew Julian King.William Balfour, 31, was found guilty of three counts of murder and four other counts related to the 2008 killings. He now faces a mandatory life imprisonment, reports contactmusic.com.Balfour had pleaded he was not guilty ... read more