Sathya Sai Baba laid to rest in Puttaparthi
Puttaparthi: Thousands bid farewell to Sathya Sai Baba Wednesday as the spiritual leader, who died three days ago, was laid to rest at his Prashanti Nilayam ashram with full state honours. (Watch) The coffin of the 84-year-old was lowered in a grave during the nearly two-hour private ceremony at Sai…
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt to marry as per Hindu style in Jodhpur
JODHPUR: While it’s splitsville for Liz Hurley and Arun Nayar after three rocky years of marriage, Hollywood’s celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have decided to cement their bond further. Like Liz and Arun, who tied the knot according to Hindu customs in Jodhpur, the Brangelina couple, too, are…
Obama endorses India’s bid for permanent seat in UNSC
NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama on Monday said that the US would support India’s bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Barack Obama made this announcement during his address to the joint session of Parliament. Obama paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. “I would…
India is a world power, can work together for global peace: Obama
NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama on Monday said India was now a world power and the two countries can work together on issues like counter-terrorism to promote peace, stability and prosperity for the whole world. The US President said he has undertaken the trip to India to strengthen what…
Michelle Obama dances to Bollywood beats
Rang De… When US President Barack Obama was talking serious business with industry honchos on Saturday evening, his wife Michelle interacted with differently-abled children at the library of Mumbai University and danced with them to the tunes of a hit number from Aaamir Khan-starrer Rang De Basanti. During her half-hour…
Obama gets 50,000 jobs; deals worth $10 billion signed
It will make headlines back home in the United States, and after his ‘shellacking’ in the mid-term polls, Barack Obama could certainly use some good press. And, India Inc seems to be buying into President Obama’s ‘win-win’ mantra. Obama today announced that “several landmark” deals worth $10 billion (nearly Rs….
Obama in India today; first stop at Taj Hotel to meet 26/11 survivors
American President Barack Obama is on his way to India. In a couple of hours along with wife Michelle, Obama will land in Mumbai. The President’s plane Air Force One is expected to touchdown at 12:50 pm at the Mumbai airport. Obama will head for the Taj Hotel soon after…
Indian American wins FT/Goldman Sachs award
London: A book analysing the flaws in economy that led to the current financial crisis by an Indian-origin professor of finance at the University of Chicago has won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award for 2010. The 30,000 pounds prize was on Wednesday night…
Thai Indian entrepreneur’s wealth soars by 252%
The ongoing political turmoil in Thailand has apparently not prevented the kingdom”s richest people from getting richer.The biggest gainer in percentage terms is longtime Thai Indian resident Aloke Lohia. His wealth soared by 252 percent when he took his integrated polyester company, Indorama Ventures, public earlier this year. This son…
Biggest Commonwealth Games kicks off in Delhi
NEW DELHI: The wait is finally over. The biggest Commonwealth Games so far was inaugurated by Prince Charles and President Pratibha Patil at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. An impregnable security blanket of 7,500 personnel, including commandos, has been thrown over the grand Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, the venue of…