Desmond Tutu to attend Mandela’s funeral
London – South Africa’s Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu will attend the funeral of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela Sunday. “Tutu will be travelling to Qunu early tomorrow (Sunday) morning to attend Tata Madiba’s funeral,” BBC quoted Tutu’s... read more »
Kapil Sharma to perform for distressed women, children
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – Comedian Kapil Sharma will perform at a charity concert ! in Delhi in aid of distressed women and children. The c! oncert, to be held Monday, is being organised by a Bharatiya Janata Party worker Anurag Thakur (son of former chief minster of Himachal Pradesh, Prem... read more »
Ganguly case exposes political divide in West Bengal
By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata – The allegation of sexual assault levelled against retired Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly by a law intern has yet again exposed the great political divide in West Bengal. While the ruling Trinamool Congress is going all guns blazing, demanding he step down as... read more »
Air defence zone remarks: China refutes Japanese PM
Beijing – Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei has strongly refuted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent remarks on China’s East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone. Hong Saturday expressed China’s strong anger over the Japanese leader for his... read more »
Kerr, Bloom ‘united’ for son’s sake
New York – Supermodel Miranda Kerr believes it is important for her to stand “united” with her estranged husband Orlando Bloom for their two-year-old son’s... read more »
20,000 could be pardoned under Russian amnesty
Moscow – About 20,000 people could be granted amnesty to mark the 20th anniversary of the Russian constitution, the head of the country’s Human Rights Council said... read more »
Nicolas Cage doesn’t take criticism seriously
Los Angeles – Actor Nicolas Cage does not pay heed to either negative or positive remarks about him. He believes negative comments will hinder his progress, and positive ones are... read more »
No time for social media: Karl Lagerfeld
London – German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has four iPhones, but he says he’s neither a fan of gadgets nor social networking. “The world is distorted by these... read more »
Nepal makes diplomatic efforts to remove EC’s flight ban
Kathmandu – Nepal is making diplomatic! efforts to persuade the European Commission to revoke its recent decision to ban all Nepali airlines from entering the European airspace, government... read more »
