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UK: Cautious response to 'Mahatma Gandhi Marg'

An appeal by a US-based Gandhi Monument Council to name streets in UK towns after Mahatma Gandhi has received cautious response in Leicester, the city widely considered to be a 'Little India'.The......

Sparing a thought for widows in India

Manjula Sood, the India-origin Lord Mayor of Leicester, will release dozens of balloons to highlight the plight of widows in India on the International Widows Day on Monday.The day, organised by......

Gandhi's UK statue to be sculpted in Kolkata

Councilors voted across party and ethnic lines as the Leicester Council gave its approval to install Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the multicultural city, ending months of contentious campaign and......

UK: NRI lawyer jailed for helping criminals

A 32-year old non-resident Indian lawyer has been sentenced to 14.5 years of imprisonment for helping a criminal gang in London, which is believed to have made millions of pounds selling heroin and......

When London celebrated Diwali

Trafalgar Square at the heart of the British capital was ablaze with lights and colour as Mayor Ken Livingstone led hundreds of Londoners in celebrating Diwali. The celebration, organised for the......

Now UK company sells samosas to Indians

Call it food colonialism in reverse, but a British food manufacturer has started selling samosas in India, from where the delights of spicy dishes caught the imagination of the British palate 200......

Delhi a super city by 2010!

If you're a Delhiite, and there's a considerable distance between your home and your workplace, you'll know your day's work isn't done when office closes. Driving back home, you'll have to contend......

Sixth Harry Potter film premieres in London

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premiered at London's Leicester Square on July 7. Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, who play Harry and Ron respectively, got drenched as they made their way......

Spotted: Will Smith in London

Reader Sahil Wadhwa's mother-in-law Shail Srivastava met Will Smith in London's Leicester Square last year.If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a......

Spotted: Amitabh in London

Reader Shivasree Bhowmik spotted Amitabh Bachchan at the premierefor Cheeni Kum at Leicester Square, London on May 22. According to Shivasree, it was a well attendedshowing at the Empire......

PIX: The Amazing Spider-Man premieres in London

Hollywood hottie Emma Stone, who stars opposite boyfriend Andrew Garfield in director Mark Webb's reboot of the Spiderman film series, arrived at the film's London premiere outside the Odeon......

Cameron Diaz to take up farming?

On Thursdaynight, two of Hollywood's biggest stars, Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise, hit the streets of London for the UK premiere of their new movie, Knight and Day. And though they're no longer......

Spotted: Sourav Ganguly at Leicester Square

Reader Sridhar R Gondesi sent us this picture from London.'My name is Sridhar R Gondesi, full time IT consultant. I work and live in London,' writes Sridhar.'I was very lucky to have met (on 19th......

Photos: Lewis Hamilton and Nicole look loved up

Nicole Scherzinger and her boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, who have been seen together just a handful of times in the past few months due to the singer's hectic schedules, were spotted attending the......

Kapil wins Global Diversity Award for Sport 2011

India's first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev has been chosen for the Global Diversity Award for Sports 2011 for his outstanding achievements in cricket and his recent induction into the ICC......

Chelsea relieve pressure on Scolari

Chelsea went some way to relieving the pressure on coach Luiz Felipe Scolari by coming from behind to beat Southend United 4-1 in an entertaining FA Cup third-round replay on Wednesday. Goals from......

Ranadeb, Powar shine against Sri Lanka 'A'

Ranadeb Bose took five wickets for 51 runs as India dismissed Sri Lanka 'A' for 266 on Day 1 of the three-day tour match, at the Leicester County Club ground in Grace Road on Friday.Ramesh Powar......

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Q. Which film star has his statue in Leicester Square...?
: A. Charlie Chaplin more

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Q. \'Hear them down at Leicester square,Dropping aitches everywhere\'..These lines are from a famous filmQ. Name the film and who said them?
Rocky Robust: A. My Fair Lady' more

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Q. Which film star has his statue in Leicester Square?
Joyoti Sen: A. charlie chaplin... more

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Muse to perform at World War Z premiere

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I need to topple my previous best with Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - Deepika Padukone

Fact is Deepika Padukone is beyond beautiful. How do I know this? Don't be silly! I have eyes and secondly I am sitting next to her getting the... ...

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TransAct Technologies Signs New Contract to Install EPICENTRAL(R) Print System at Hippodrome Casino in London

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransAct Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq:TACT), a global leader in market-specific solutions, including printers, terminals,... ...

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'Fast & Furious' cast roars into London vowing to keep on racing

By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - The cast of "Fast & Furious" sped into London for the world premiere of their sixth film that is set in the... ...

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