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BBC suspends Sri Lanka broadcasts after 'interference'

BBC World Service has suspended all its broadcasts in Sri Lanka due to "continued interruption and interference" in its Tamil programming. “We regret the disruption in service to our loyal......

World wants Obama re-elected AGAIN: BBC survey

The United States president might be locked in a neck and neck battle at home with his challenger Mitt Romney, but across the world, including in India, people still overwhelmingly want to see......

Pakistan blocks BBC World News over documentary

Pakistan's cable television operators have blocked BBC World News, accusing the channel of broadcasting what they described as "anti-Pakistan" content in the wake of a cross-border NATO attack that......

UK tabloid 'News of the World' to shut down

Sunday's edition of the British tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest newspapers in Britain, will be its last. The 168-year-old tabloid is shutting down following accusations of hacking into......

What Preity Zinta wants in the new India

Michael Peschardt, one of BBC's senior foreign correspondents, launched a new 13-part series on BBC World in April. Peschardt's People will give viewers a chance to take a look at the lives of some......

India falls in global popularity ranking

While Germany is the most positively viewed nation in the world in this year's annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service, view of India has fallen sharply around the globe over the last......

Sony, BBC in alliance for India business

BBC Worldwide India, a unit of British Broadcasting Corp, and Multi-Screen Media, which runs Sony Entertainment Television, are finalising a mega alliance involving distribution and sales.......

BBC World ties up with 6 Indian mobile cos

International news broadcaster BBC World has tied up with six mobile service providers in India and will be looking to provide more content to consumers through the medium including news video......

BBC eyes Indian market

Buoyed by record profits in its global operations last year, the BBC Worldwide service is now eyeing India to further strengthen its network in India. The broadcasting behemoth beaming 28 channels......

BBC to go local with ad campaign in India

Smitten by India, world's leading news broadcaster BBC has decided to go local with its communication strategy by developing a campaign that has been developed for the first time outside London in......

The return of James Bond

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!There is exciting news for James Bond fans -- a new 007 film has officially been announced. Film studio MGM and EON......

Brangelina sue newspaper over divorce allegation

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have sued The News Of the World newspaper for publishing false reports about the couple signing a divorce deal.The paper had claimed that the pair had decided to......

Trilok Gurtu, Panjabi MC nominated for BBC awards

Cesaria Evora, Cheb Khaled and Trilok Gurtu are among the nominees for the BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards 2004. Evora, the soulful 62-year-old 'barefoot diva' from Cape Verde, a former Portuguese......

'Balraj Sahni was a misfit in filmdom'

On his birth centenary on May 2013, veteran actor Balraj Sahni's grandniece, Malavika Sangghvi, recounts his extraordinary but sad life.The world knew him as Balraj Sahni, the celebrated......

Oscar host Seth MacFarlane boosts TV ratings

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!Seth MacFarlane, who hosted this year's Academy Awards, helped the Oscars attract a US television audience of 40.3 million,......

Former snooker world champion Alex Higgins dies

Former world snooker champion Alex "Hurricane" Higgins has died at the age of 61, the BBC reported on Saturday.Higgins, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, had been suffering from throat cancer. He......

Tendulkar lone Indian in Stewart's Test dream team

Sachin Tendulkar is the only Indian to make it to the Test dream team drawn up by former England captain Alec Stewart. The team includes players against whom Stewart had played in his career. "The......

Ferguson retires as Manchester United manager

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will end his 27-year tenure at the end of the season. Manchester United confirmed the retirement of Ferguson and tweeted, “thank you sir alex”.......

Is Sir Alex Ferguson poised to call it quits?

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson’s future seems to be in doubt. There are ripe suggestions that the 71-year old Scot is considering drawing his nearly 27-year reign as manager to an......

CAS reject Butt, Asif's appeal against ICC ban

Disgraced Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif lost their cases at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne on Wednesday, the world's top sports tribunal dismissing their......

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Britain sends up fighters as Pakistani plane diverted

London, May 24: Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from... ...

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Now, a radio that can change scripts depending on where you are

A concept device has been created by BBC where the script can get altered depending on factors like weather. The Perceptive Radio, produced by the... ...

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India falls in global popularity ranking

While Germany is the most positively viewed nation in the world in this year's annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service, view of India... ...

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Revealed

The survey, carried out for the BBC, polled 26,000 people in 25 countries and asked them to rate 16 countries and the European Union as a whole on... ...

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Enquiries into Islam and Islamic Practices – The World Oldest Profession made Halal

By- Dilip Dutta Listeners to BBC World Service Radio may have listened to an interesting broadcast of unmarried British Shia Muslimas using Nikah... ...

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BBC suspends Sri Lanka broadcasts after 'interference'

World wants Obama re-elected AGAIN: BBC survey

Pakistan blocks BBC World News over documentary

UK tabloid 'News of the World' to shut down

What Preity Zinta wants in the new India

India falls in global popularity ranking

Sony, BBC in alliance for India business

BBC World ties up with 6 Indian mobile cos

BBC eyes Indian market

BBC to go local with ad campaign in India

The return of James Bond

Brangelina sue newspaper over divorce allegation

Trilok Gurtu, Panjabi MC nominated for BBC awards

'Balraj Sahni was a misfit in filmdom'

Oscar host Seth MacFarlane boosts TV ratings

Former snooker world champion Alex Higgins dies

Tendulkar lone Indian in Stewart's Test dream team

Ferguson retires as Manchester United manager

Is Sir Alex Ferguson poised to call it quits?

CAS reject Butt, Asif's appeal against ICC ban

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