Dazzling HIL opening ceremony fails to grab eyeballs

Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 21:08

From incredible roller-skating stunts to a breathtaking balloon act, the organizers left no stone unturned but the crowd turned their backs on the glittering opening ceremony of the inaugural edition of HIL.

Pak breaks India`s record of singing national anthem

Last Updated: Sunday, October 21, 2012, 11:25

Pakistan set a new world record after around 70,000 people from the Punjab province sung the national anthem simultaneously.

China: Xi tells attendees at Party school to focus on study

Last Updated: Monday, September 3, 2012, 14:28

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is officially projected to succeed President Hu Jintao as Communist Party chief later this year.

Prince William, Kate to embark on 2nd honeymoon

Last Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012, 15:50

Prince William and Kate Middleton are again heading to a deserted paradise island but this time in the South Pacific.

`Spirit in Motion` gala opens London`s Paralympics

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 11:12

Volleys of fireworks lit up the night sky, Beverley Knight belted out "I am what I am," and Britain`s first Paralympic gold medalist lit the cauldron to open the 2012 London Paralympic Games.

London Olympics organisers apologise to India for opening ceremony incident

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 14:05

The London Olympics 2012 organisers have apologised to the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony incident which saw a Bangalore-based woman parading with the country`s athletes.

Michelle Obama dons $6800 jacket to visit Queen

Last Updated: Monday, July 30, 2012, 17:09

Political commentators said that Michelle Obama elected to spend so much money on a garment while so many in US are suffering financially.

London Olympics 2012: 3 charged for cyclist protest outside Olympic Park

Last Updated: Monday, July 30, 2012, 08:03

London police arrested 182 activists on bicycles who tried to breach the Olympic Park`s security cordon during the games` opening ceremony, officials said on Sunday.

London 2012 opens with dazzling ceremony

Last Updated: Monday, July 30, 2012, 05:52

From Boyle’s Isles of Wonder, a green and pleasant land, John Milton’s capital city of Hell (Pandemonium) to James Bond and Mr. Bean's Chariots of Fire cameo, London lived up to the expectation of presenting a swanky opening ceremony for the XXX Olympiad.

2012 Olympics: London organisers looking into "mystery" woman issue

Last Updated: Sunday, July 29, 2012, 20:15

London Olympic Games organisers on Sunday said that they were "looking into" the issue of an unidentified woman`s presence in the Indian contingent during the march past at the Opening Ceremony, a development which has not only left the Indians angry but has generated a big controversy back home.