Former Nepal king Gyanendra leaves for India

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 16:27

Nepal`s former monarch Gyanendra Shah Sunday left on a three-week visit to India, where he enjoys close relations with members of the erstwhile Indian royalty.

Obama names gay tennis legend on Olympic delegation

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 19:32

President Barack Obama Tuesday named openly gay tennis legend Billie Jean King on the US delegation to the Winter Olympics in Sochi amid a storm over a Russian law targeting homosexuals.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan turns `Fan` in next flick

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 08:48

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has millions of fans around the world, is all set to play one in his upcoming film `Fan`, to be directed by `Band Baaja Baarat` helmer Maneesh Sharma for Yash Raj Films.

Saudi passes anti-terror law, banning defamation

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 04:56

Saudi Arabia`s Cabinet has approved a new anti-terrorism draft law that criminalises acts that disturb public order, defame the reputation of the state or threaten the kingdom`s unity.

Best time to meet me is morning: Shah Rukh Khan

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 13:47

Shah Rukh Khan says that the best time for anyone to get him to agree to something is in the morning.

Professor Peter Higgs collects Nobel Prize for `God particle`

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 23:54

Professor Peter Higgs has received his Nobel prize for physics at a ceremony in Stockholm.

In US, parallels seen between Mandela, Martin Luther King

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 21:11

Standing on the balcony outside Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on a clear and cool November day in 2000, Nelson Mandela couldn`t help but weep.

Obama pays homage to Mandela, calls him `giant of history`

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 19:29

America`s first black President Barack Obama today paid a moving tribute to his inspiration Nelson Mandela, calling him a "giant of history" and comparing the anti-apartheid icon with the likes of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln.

I try not to be aggressive with a woman: Shah Rukh Khan

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 13:33

Shah Rukh Khan, who is considered Bollywood`s undisputed king of romance, had some valuable tips on romance to share on his recent visit to the capital.

UK official backs Indian stand on carbon emissions cuts

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 21:06

Stating that developing countries like India were right in asking for a differentiated treatment on cutting down of carbon footprint, a top British official today said negotiators should be more "pragmatic" and help find consensus by 2015.