Devyani Khobragade’s arrest: angry India takes reciprocal steps
Furious with the US for the arrest and alleged strip search of its high-ranking diplomat Devyani Khobragade, India today retaliated with a slew of measures to pare down the privileges of American diplomats. US diplomats in consulates across India have been asked to surrender identity cards issued... read more »
British police reject Princess Diana murder claim
Scotland Yard on Tuesday said that it has found “no credible evidence” to support a claim that the British Special Forces were involved in the tragic death of Princess Diana in a 1997 Paris car crash. Britain’s Metropolitan Police had received material in August about the deaths of the... read more »
India downgrades privileges of US diplomats
India on Tuesday reacted strongly to the arrest of its Deputy Consul-General in New York by initiating series of steps to strip U.S. diplomats and their families of privileges including withdrawing all airport passes and stopping import clearances for the embassy. Asking all consulate personnel... read more »
Gold fell further by Rs. 280 to Rs. 30,400 per ten grams
Divergent trend was witnessed on the bullion market on Tuesday as gold fell further by Rs. 280 to Rs. 30,400 per ten grams on sustained selling, while silver surged by Rs. 1,080 to Rs. 45,080 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units. Traders said sustained selling by stockists against... read more »
New age writings of love, confusion and erotica
Fresh and complex, funny and erotic, this week IANS bookshelf is stacked with new age writings that are about today’s generation and their many ways of looking at life and love. Take... read more »
Aamir open to Marathi films
Bollywood actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan says he is open to do Marathi films as long as the scripts offered to him are interesting. “I can get along well with Marathi. If I get a good... read more »
‘Gunday’ trailer delights at DIFF
The trailer of Yash Raj Film’s “Gunday” impressed the audience at the decennial edition of the Dubai International Film festival (DIFF). The launch was attended by the... read more »
Jenny McCarthy ditches her diet
Los Angeles – Model-actress Jenny McCarthy has ditched her dieting regime for Christmas. The 41-year-old says her weight often fluctuates by 20 pounds at this festive time of the... read more »
Dozen years since ‘Kabhi Khushi…’: KJo, SRK rem...
Mumbai – It’s been 12 years since Karan Johar’s “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” hit the big screen. The filmmaker says it was his father Yash Johar’s favourite movie,... read more »
