Enthusiasts can now explore 360 degree online imagery of 30 Indian heritage sites, including the Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar and Red Fort, which were released by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and Google. The launch was the result of Google and ASI’s joint initiative to make 100 of India’s most important heritage sites more […]
Shyam Yadav, a 17-year-old from Mumbai, walked away with the “Sunehri Taqdeer Ki Topi” as the winner of reality show “Dance India Dance Season 4” Saturday. As the winner, he also won the key to a brand new car, a Maruti Celerio. He has also signed a three-year contract with Zee TV, which airs the […]
Following his visit to the Philippines earlier this month, former football star David Beckham has launched a global appeal to help children caught up in disaster zones. The retired soccer ace headed to the Southeast Asian country recently in his role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to chat with […]
Singer Christina Aguilera was not expecting to get pregnant for the second anytime soon, but now that she is pregnant, she is happy about it. The singer is expecting her first child with new fiance Matt Rutler. She already has Max, 6, with ex-husband Jordan Bratman, reports shownizspy.com. Sources say the new pregnancy “wasn’t expected”, […]
Singer Lorde says she looks up to the likes of Grace Jones and David Bowie for style. “People like Grace Jones and David Bowie, who have such a sense of themselves… The kind of clothes that I’ve found I like to wear over the past year and six months have all been things that make […]
Actress Emma Stone, who is dating actor Andrew Garfield, was left mortified earlier this week when a series of naked photographs of her were leaked online. In the photos, Stone is seen standing fully naked in front of a bathroom mirror, taking a selfie with a cell phone. The actress isn’t amused, reports showbizspy.com. “To […]
Model Katie Price’s designer handbag was stolen from her car recently. The glamour model was furious when she discovered that the window of her car had been smashed in after a night out in Horsham in Sussex Friday. However, she says she felt “stupid” for leaving her valuables under her seat, reports femalefirst.co.uk. The 35-year-old […]
A Sikh American in Minnesota drove away with a victory when he won the right for the community in the US state to wear their turbans in driver’s licence photos. Last month when Blaine resident Jatinder Singh went to the local Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) office to get his licence renewed, he was told […]
Noting that Diwali has been gaining increasing recognition in the US, six US lawmakers have urged New York City’s education department to include the Indian festival of lights among new public school holidays. The plea was made in a letter Thursday by Joe Crowley, Democratic co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, […]
US President Barack Obama played dumb during his meeting with the Dalai Lama at the White House Friday, a leading Chinese daily said Saturday. “National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden reiterated that the US recognises Tibet to be part of China, but at the same time she emphasized US support for human rights and religious […]