New Delhi: Bollywood actor and Pataudi royal Saif Ali Khan took a seat on the front row at the London Fashion Week during a showcase of the Burberry spring-summer 2013 collection. Saif looked dapper in an elegant black tuxedo teamed with a polka-dotted neck-tie. He sported a beard at the show, held at West Albert Lawns in Kensington Garden. Others on the front row included Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel,...
06:21 PM, Sep 18, 2012
London: Stars from the entertainment industry in Maharashtra on Sunday came together for an eight-hour extravaganza here to raise funds for the family of Indian student Anuj Bidve, who was shot dead in Manchester last year. The murdered student's parents attended the concert at the O2, earlier known as the Millennium Dome. Tickets for the concert were sold out, organisers said, and added that the Bidve family will be presented...
07:55 PM, Sep 16, 2012
London: Britain on Thursday announced a new fund of two million pounds to help Indian and other non-EU students caught by the revocation of London Metropolitan University's licence to admit and teach international students. LMU's licence was revoked on August 29, throwing the academic future of over 350 Indian and over 2,250 other non-EU current students in disarray. After the licence revocation, they are required to apply for similar courses...
05:35 PM, Sep 13, 2012
Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda, India's lone medallist at the Paralympics, speaks to CNN-IBN about his triumph. ...
11:05 AM, Sep 12, 2012
Indian Paralympic athletes return home from London on Tuesday. ...
08:53 AM, Sep 12, 2012
London: Farewell, London. Good luck matching that, Rio. Coldplay, Rihanna and Jay-Z rocked the Olympic Stadium on Sunday night to give the biggest-ever Paralympic Games a rousing send-off, wrapping up an unforgettable summer of sports in Britain. The three-hour party at the packed 80,000-seat arena in east London gave the world a chance to celebrate 11 days of Paralympic competition that have shifted perceptions and shattered stereotypes about the disabled....
08:53 AM, Sep 11, 2012
London: Tens of thousands of Britons took to the streets of London on Monday to cheer Olympic and Paralympic athletes, celebrating a summer of spectacular sport that surprised even the most optimistic by lifting the host nation's mood. In scenes reminiscent of the Royal Jubilee and the 2011 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, flag-waving fans crammed into the centre of the city to cheer the likes of Mo...
09:57 PM, Sep 10, 2012
New Delhi: Cracking the whip on the Paralympic Committee of India after receiving complaints from the participants in the London Games, sports minister Ajay Maken Friday issued a show cause notice to the body. "On the basis of petitions received from participating paralympic athletes and others, show cause notice being issued to the PCI," Maken wrote on his twitter page. Arjuna awardee powerlifter Farman Basha is among the parathletes who...
02:35 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Lahore: Former President Pervez Musharraf is keen to return to Pakistan from self-exile when an interim government headed by a "neutral" Prime Minister is formed ahead of the general election scheduled for early next year. According to his party, the All Pakistan Muslim League, Musharraf has started contacting friends in the powerful Army and in political circles to assess the possibility of his homecoming under a caretaker set-up. Musharraf, who...
12:42 PM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has set an example for the country's rich sportsmen as the start badminton player gifted Paralympic silver medallist HN Girisha Rs 2 lakh from her own earnings, Times Of India reported on Friday. In awe of Girisha's medal in the high-jump event, Saina recognised the effort he had put in to compete and win at the big stage. "I am very happy for...
08:48 AM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: Union sports minister Ajay Maken on Wednesday has tweeted that paralympics silver medallist Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda will be offered a job of coach in Sports Authority of India at an officer level. On Tuesday, Maken had announced 30 lakhs of cash prize for Girisha. However, the silver medallist, who is still unemployed has struggled a lot to manage his finances but now he is hoping to get a...
07:20 PM, Sep 05, 2012
New Delhi: Aiming to corner a major chunk of India-UK traffic, British Airways on Wednesday announced an attractive limited-period offer of two-night free stay in London on every return ticket. The return ticket on any class has to be bought from Wednesday (September 05) till September 30 and the travel has to be carried out till January 31, 2013, a British Airways statement said. The offer includes stay in London...
06:51 PM, Sep 05, 2012
London: The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) on Wednesday announced a cash award of Rs 10 lakh for Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda for his silver medal leap at the London Paralympics. The committee, however, expressed disappointment at the apathy towards the disabled sportsperson. Girisha, who has an impairment in his left leg, sailed over a height of 1.74m in the Men's High Jump F42 event on Monday to finish behind gold...
02:49 PM, Sep 05, 2012
London: Lucky escape! A skydiver whose parachute failed to open, miraculously survived a 13,000 feet fall, landing into a muddy bog that saved his life. Liam Dunne, 35, who is a father of two, broke his back after dramatically crashing into the ground at high speed and landing in the soft, waterlogged area. His reserve parachute opened at the last moment on the horrifying descent at a festival in Moteuko,...
03:22 PM, Sep 04, 2012
London: Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda gave India its first medal at the Paralympic Games after bagging a silver in the Men's High Jump F42 event here. The 24-year-old from Karnataka, who has an impairment in his left leg, sailed over a height of 1.74m using scissors technique in the final of the event to finish second in the presence of an 80,000 capacity crowd last night. Iliesa Delana of Fiji won...
10:48 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Sports Minister Ajay Maken steps in after CNN-IBN exposed the shabby treatment meted out to the Indian contingent in London. ...
10:37 AM, Sep 04, 2012
CNN-IBN discusses Indian Paralympic athletes' travails in London. While Indian officials are staying at the Village, coaches and escorts have been asked to stay outside on their own expense. ...
11:12 PM, Sep 03, 2012
London: Amidst much hand-wringing, the revocation of London Metropolitan University's licence to admit and teach Indian and other non-EU students has caused a "high level of concern" in various countries from where students come to study in the UK. LMU's board of governors were scheduled to meet later on Monday to discuss the situation, while student and other unions expressed support to the international students affected by the licence revocation...
07:54 PM, Sep 03, 2012
New York: Rafael Nadal has a partially torn patella tendon in his left knee and will be sidelined for at least the next two months, including Spain's upcoming Davis Cup semifinal against the United States. In a website posting linked on his Twitter feed, the 11-time Grand Slam champion says he "will be back when I have no pain." He adds: "I really want to be back competing and enjoying...
03:55 PM, Sep 03, 2012
London: Less than a month after India's best show at the Olympics, shame for the country at the London Paralympics. CNN-IBN has exclusively learnt that India's specially-abled athletes are struggling at the Games Village. While Indian officials are staying at the Village, coaches and escorts have been asked to stay outside on their own expense. "I do not have an escort here and even my coach was not allowed to...
08:16 PM, Sep 02, 2012
