PM meets Suu Kyi in Yangon; hands over Sonia's invite

In the highest-level contact between India and Aung San Suu Kyi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday held talks with Myanmar's democracy icon in Yangon and handed over to her an invitation......

Indian American honoured in California assembly

It was a proud moment for Aparna Hande when she walked along with California Assemblyman Tony Mendoza to receive the California 56 assembly district woman of the year award, in a ceremony held on......

Don't give Bharat Ratna to Sachin: Katju

Cricketers such as Sachin Tendulkar should not be honoured with the Bharat Ratna as the demand to give the award to filmstars and cricket players spoke of 'the low cultural level', Press Council of......

NRI journalist's tabloid wins UK award

'Asian Lite', a Manchester-based fortnightly focussing on British Asian events and issues, has won the top prize in the newspaper category in the How-Do Awards that celebrate the best in the media......

Shah Rukh to receive highest Yale honour

Bollywood actor and producer Shah Rukh Khan will join the likes of former Presidents George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carterwhen hedelivers a lecture at Yale University as a Chubb Fellow on......

'Soumitrada overshadowed Uttam Kumar in Jhinder Bondi'

Parambrata Chatterjee has become a name to reckon with after Kahaani, where his performance has been greatly appreciated. Well known in Bengali cinema, the actor has worked in several movies with......

'Soumitra Chatterjee has given his life to films'

Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh grew up watching veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee's movies, and not surprisingly, loves his works.Chatterjee has recently been awarded the prestigious......

'Soumitra Chatterjee has shown all of us the way'

There's been quite a buzz around legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee being felicitated with the Dadasaheb Phalke award for his exemplary contribution to cinema. The veteran's repertoire of......

Confident Delhi take on upbeat Knight Riders

Virender Sehwag's flamboyance will be put to test against Gautam Gambhir's gumption when leaders Delhi Daredevils take on second-placed Kolkata Knight Riders in a top-of-the-table clash in Indian......

Yuvraj Sports Illustrated India's Sportsperson of 2011

World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh, who survived a rare germ cell cancer, will lead the list of awardees at Sports Illustrated India's third annual Sportsperson of the Year awards, to be held in Gurgaon......

Pollard inspires Mumbai Indians to 27-run win

Kieron Pollard struck a blazing 64 before taking a four-wicket haul as Mumbai Indians notched up a 27-run win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket match on......

Smriti Mehra is women's pro golfer of the year

Smriti Mehra, India's most successful golfer on the domestic Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour, was adjudged Hero Player of the Year, at the Hero-WGAI Awards function for the just concluded......

I-League: Salgaocar scrape past Prayag United

Salgaocar Sports Club overcame stiff second half resistance from Prayag United SC, to score a solitary goal victory in the 19th round I League match, at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Goa on Monday.......