London: A large collection of Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia will go under the hammer on Tuesday in London. Auction house Mullocks will auction the collection including a copy of a will, a pair of worn out sandals, a shawl woven by Gandhi himself, recordings of his speeches and a microscope slide with a drop of his blood. The auction house is already facing flak for selling Gandhi's belongings. But it is...
08:45 AM, May 21, 2013
London: For the first time in 48 years, London's iconic Big Ben will fall silent on Wednesday as a mark of respect for 'Iron lady' Margaret Thatcher's funeral. The former Conservative Prime Minister died of a stroke in London on Monday aged 87. She will be given a ceremonial funeral with military honours, one step down from a state funeral. It is the first time that the bells of Big...
01:17 PM, Apr 16, 2013
London: An Indian-origin school laboratory technician and her two daughters have been found dead under mysterious circumstances at their home in west London, a Scotland Yard spokesman said on Sunday. Heena Solanki, 34, was found dead along with Prish, 4, and Jasmine, 9, at their home in Midcroft, Ruislip on Friday evening. The spokesman said, "Police were called at approximately 6:40 pm on Friday. The deaths are being treated as...
06:07 PM, Apr 14, 2013
World leaders are paying their tribute to the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, who passed away on Monday at the age of 87 and will have full military honours at her funeral. "There were people who said she couldn't make it, who stood in her way, who said that a woman couldn't lead. And she defied them all," said British Prime Minister David Cameron. ...
09:56 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Bad Bard! William Shakespeare was repeatedly dragged before the courts and fined for illegally hoarding food during times of shortage, and even threatened with jail for evading his taxes, a new study on the famous English playwright has claimed. "There was another side to Shakespeare besides the brilliant playwright - as a ruthless businessman who did all he could to avoid taxes, maximise profits at others' expense and exploit the...
12:40 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Nominated for an Oscar next week, actress Anne Hathaway says nothing will ever top the feeling of getting married, not even winning the coveted Hollywood honour. ...
01:08 PM, Feb 18, 2013
'Twilight' star Kristen Stewart reportedly kept calling boyfriend Robert Pattinson on Valentine's day, but the actor didn't respond. The 22-year-old actress, who did not exchange cards with Pattinson, bombarded the 26-year-old actor with calls while he is in Australia filming for new movie 'The Rover', reported Sun. ...
06:45 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Sara Leal, the woman with whom Ashton Kutcher cheated on Demi Moore, has claimed the actor is not exactly being faithful with his current flame Mila Kunis either. Kutcher strayed with Leal on his wedding anniversary in 2011, which led to the break down of his six-year marriage with Moore. ...
10:37 AM, Feb 17, 2013
Almost four months since she was shot in the head, Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai has been released from a UK hospital where she was being treated after being attacked by the Taliban. Yusufzai had made a good recovery from a five-hour operation she underwent on her skull and ear at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. ...
08:56 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Funnyman Russell Brand has reportedly invited Demi Moore on a group trip to India so that she can get over her split from actor husband Ashton Kutcher. Several other members from Brand's yoga class have been to the Ananda Spa in the Himalayas - which offers meditation classes and healthy eating - and have recommended it as a way of clearing the mind and heart, reported Sun Online. ...
02:04 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Veteran actress Helen Mirren has said she "kept waiting" to have children but motherhood was not in her destiny. In the past the Oscar-winning actress has insisted that motherhood holds no interest for her and said she has "no maternal instinct". ...
11:26 AM, Feb 05, 2013
Former 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston is reportedly still pining after ex-husband Brad Pitt. The 43-year-old actress, who was married to Pitt from 2000-2005, has turned to one-on-one therapy in a last-ditch attempt to rid herself of her obsession with the actor, reported Showbizspy. ...
12:31 PM, Feb 03, 2013
One of the three Sikh men charged with attacking Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar in London, pleaded guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to the hero of the 1984 Operation Blue Star, as the accused were on Friday remanded in custody to stand trial from April 2. Barjinder Singh Sangha, 33, pleaded guilty to the charge of "unlawful wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm" at the hearing in...
08:38 AM, Jan 19, 2013
An Islamic vigilante group has been confronting people in a London suburb asking women to cover up and to give up alcohol claiming they were living an 'unclean life', prompting authorities to clamp down. ...
04:56 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Indian actress and popular VJ Sophiya Haque died in a hospital here today. She was 41. Haque was suffering from pneumonia and had been undergoing tests during which she is believed to have developed a clot in her lungs and passed away in her sleep. The model-actress, who lived in London with her partner and musical director David White, had fallen ill just before Christmas and was diagnosed with cancer....
10:26 AM, Jan 18, 2013
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