Ratan Tata conferred with honorary degree by Cambridge
India’s leading industrialist Ratan Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group, has been conferred with a honorary degree of Doctor of Law by the University of Cambridge. Tata, Hon. KBE, and seven others were conferred with the doctorate at a congregation held in Cambridge yesterday. It was presided over by Chancellor…
Salman, the walk man!
Salman Khan Salman Khan found the most effective way to catch up on his daily fitness regime while shooting for Dabangg in Wai. Salman Khan has one of the hottest bodies in Bollywood. But the star’s fit body hasn’t happened overnight. Known for exercising and cycling regularly, Salman is willing…
SRK apes Big B
Shah Rukh Khan Newbies Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan are reportedly wrapped up in petty squabbles. However, the true demi-Gods of Bollywood are also very busy. Over the weekend, Amitabh Bachchan put up a photograph of his fans thronging Jalsa on Sunday. Now everyone knows that this has been a…
‘Lara dated married Mahesh’
Mahesh Bhupati and Lara Dutta Well now my pretty Lara Dutta and her good friend Mahesh Bhupati are traipsing the globe. They turned up at a recent awards ceremony in Colombo last week. Anyway, even as they play their own “good friends” game with the paparazzi who looks foolish taking…
Big B to remove SKR from his Twitter list
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan confesses that he accidentally removed actor Shah Rukh Khan from his follower list on microblogging site Twitter, but has now got him back. “Pressed wrong button … Shah Rukh gone off my ‘following’ list … how do I get him back …?” Amitabh posted on his…
Worried US hopes Bhopal verdict doesn’t affect ties with India
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday said it hoped the Bhopal gas tragedy case will not inhibit its growing ties with India or affect the nuclear liability bill currently before the Indian parliament, and that the verdict in the matter ”brings some closure to the families of the victims of…
More South Asia FTAs eyed
Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot yesterday began a four-day visit to India to discuss ways to expand free trade with countries in the Bay of Bengal region.The government hopes to revive free trade talks that have been stalled since June last year, said Mr Alongkorn, who will visit New Delhi,…
Imran to compile a book on Salman
Imran Khan More Pics Aamir Khan loves Salman Khan unconditionally. And, in Aamir’s footsteps is his nephew, Imran Khan, who recently confessed that he is “crazy about bhai”. Just the other day Imran was giving interviews for Karan Johar’s I Hate Luv Stories at a Bandra studio. Salman was expected…
Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, better known as Seh Daeng, was shot and seriously wounded
Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, better known as Seh Daeng, was shot and seriously wounded during a melee near Sala Daeng intersection on Rama IV road on Thursday night, hours after authorities threatened a lockdown of the rally site, official said. Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, or Seh Daeng, has been admitted to Hua…
Chennai Super Kings are the IPL champions
Chennai Super Kings were crowned Indian Premier League 3 champions after thumping Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in a thrilling summit clash here on Sunday night. Electing to bat, Chennai posted 168 for five, thanks to Suresh Raina’s unbeaten 57 and then restricted Mumbai to 146 for nine to win…