Actress Sophiya Haque, best known for her stint as a video jockey on MTV, passed away in London on Thursday morning. According to sources, she was suffering from pneumonia and had been admitted to a London hospital for treatment for close to a week. After a successful stint as a VJ, Sophiya tried her hand in acting and appeared in a film called 'Snip'. The actress also dabbled in modelling...
11:09 PM, Jan 17, 2013
India Inc said on Wednesday that there should not be any increase in taxes for the "super rich" as it would dampen business sentiments and lead to relocation of professionals to low tax regions like Singapore, Dubai and London. ...
01:05 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Police say two people were killed when a helicopter crashed on Wednesday during rush hour in central London after apparently hitting a construction crane on top of a building. Two people were taken to a nearby hospital with "minor injuries," London Ambulance Service said. ...
02:13 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The oil on canvas by Glasgow-born artist Paul Emsley was done in two sittings. ...
01:24 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Prince William and his wife Kate have advertised for a super servant expected to be a jack of all trades as the royal couple prepare to become parents for the first time. An internal advertisement at Buckingham Palace calls for someone: "To provide a high standard of housekeeping for TRH (their royal highnesses) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge". ...
05:41 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Voices demanding justice for women are not just coming from India. Protests were held in Central London to condemn sexual violence. The protestors held a demonstration outside the Indian High Commission to demand justice for the 23-year-old Delhi braveheart. ...
06:35 AM, Jan 08, 2013
An Indian-origin mother, who beat her 7-year-old son to death for failing to memorise the Quran, was on Monday sentenced to life for killing him and setting his body on fire to hide evidence after applying barbeque gel. ...
08:57 PM, Jan 07, 2013
A previously unpublished photo of Princess Diana as a teenager is set to go under the hammer. This picture of the Princess of Wales was given to a newspaper a day after she and Prince Charles announced their engagement. ...
11:30 AM, Jan 05, 2013
An unemployed Briton has spent his last 500 pounds putting up a billboard that features an ad asking for a job in the media industry. ...
02:05 AM, Jan 05, 2013
A Muslim couple have sued a school in Britain after it banned students from wearing the traditional Islamic headscarf or hijab, a media report said on Thursday. ...
03:43 AM, Jan 04, 2013
Over 100 Non Resident Indians (NRIs) in London held a candle light protest on Monday night against the gangrape of the 23-year-old medical student in Delhi and demanded severe punishment to the culprits. The protesters holding tricolours and candles, met at Hounslow's Shree Jalaram Seva Trust temple. Hounslow is a London borough close to Heathrow Airport with a sizeable Indian population. ...
01:05 PM, Jan 01, 2013
The Russian won the French Open before carrying the national flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. ...
08:47 AM, Jan 01, 2013
The best Olympics medal haul ever by India was undone by IOA bosses who led to the association's suspension. ...
12:59 PM, Dec 28, 2012
The National Audit Office of Britain will launch an investigation after the BBC reportedly gave 200 senior managers pay-offs of more than 100,000 pounds each in the past three years, the Daily Telegraph reported. Lawmakers have said that leaving the BBC was like "winning the lottery". ...
05:55 PM, Dec 26, 2012
India's Joydeep Karmakar finished 4th in the 50m prone shooting event at the London Olympics. ...
09:43 PM, Dec 18, 2012
Mumbai: The body of Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who committed suicide over the royal hoax call, will be flown to Mangalore on Sunday afternoon and the funeral will be held on Monday in her hometown Shirva. On Saturday, another memorial service was held outside Westminster Cathedral. The 46-year-old nurse was found dead at her apartment near the King Edward hospital on last Friday. She had left three suicide notes on...
08:27 AM, Dec 16, 2012
