Modi is expected to address more than 18,000 people at the event, during which students from local schools will stage a series of cultural performances.
The city plays host to the 16th International Children's Film Festival of India.
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The reigning Miss World, Ksenia Kukhinova of Russia, presented the award to India's tourism minister, Kumari Selja at a gala function held at the Grosvenor House in London.
Nobel Laureate Al Gore has warned that black carbon emissions from the kerosene powered lamps and stoves of the subcontinent will adversely impact the great rivers that are the lifeblood of India's agrarian economy.
'When you look at the United States-India partnership and the relationship, this is a good news story.'
Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International that runs public toilets in India, was honored by the Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday for developing low cost toilet technology to produce energy out of human excreta.
Rahul Singh, who is among Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People for 2010, says he's the same person he was after receiving the recognition at the Lincoln Center in New York, May 5.
The Dil Bole Hadippa actress has been confirmed as the second judge of Dance Premier League after Madhuri backed out.
An Indian-origin activist -- known for her vigorous campaign that led the British government to take effective measures against forced marriages -- has received the prestigious Pride of Britain award. Jasvinder Sanghera, who fled from her home to escape from being forced into marriage at the age of 15, was given the award for her extraordinary achievements at a gala ceremony on Tuesday night. She set up a charity foundation Karma Nirvana at Derby in 1993.
How well do you know Amancio Ortega? Here are 10 facts about the reclusive owner of Zara.
The World Cup will dominate the attention of soccer fans around the world next month but not in the case of a particularly special one. Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has more pressing priorities.
Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has predicted that the issue of climate change is likely to figure on the agenda when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Washington, DC on November 24, on a State Visit. "The whole area of green technologies is an area in which Indian business, instead of being passive recipients of technology from the world, can in fact emerge as active suppliers of technology to the rest of the world," he said.
The Indian Premier League's opening match was on Friday shifted from Hyderabad to Mumbai owing to the political unrest in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue.
American Idol bosses are demanding Sir Elton John to replace Simon Cowell as one of the judges on the show.
Kailash Satyarthi, Rani Mukherjee met the royal family.
Naomi Osaka has witnessed a huge change in her career after claiming a maiden Grand Slam title in 2018, but the rising star of women's tennis will not be changing her quirky personality in media appearances that has endeared her to so many.
Amal Clooney's must-read speech about 'the person who has her complete admiration'.
'I have been told by the committee members that I should now join back training and start preparing for the World Championships. I think the committee members are empathetic towards whatever happened'
The film joins a handpicked few which will get gala treatment at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Close to 200 invited guests paid $250 (Rs 11,624) a plate for the fundraiser for the world's underprivileged children, mostly in the developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, but also in the United States.
The actress makes a stylish debut on the Cannes 2015 red carpet.
La Liga players dominate this year's Best Player in Europe shortlist, announced by the continent's governing body UEFA on Monday, with seven of the top 10 contenders for the prestigious award currently plying their trade in Spain.
Aside from Salman's Bollywood clout, here's a look at the clothing that was on display at his Being Human charity showing.
The actress looked ravishing in a gown as she promotes her movie, Dil Bole Hadippa at the event.
The actresses were spotted at the premiere of their film, Cooking With Stella at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival.
Australia's Olympic champion high hurdler Sally Pearson has pulled out of the Rio de Janeiro games after tearing her hamstring in training.
While Kapil is an academy member of the Laureus World Sports Awards along with Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh, Yuvraj has been invited in role of an ambassador.
Rani Mukerji is one of the many Indians who will promote Bollywood at the ongoing TIFF.
We look to them for fashion tips and inspiration -- but sometimes even the divas get it wrong. Here's a list of the worst celeb hairdos we've seen in recent times!
The brain may be sharp as ever, but the legs seem heavier, the pace worryingly slower. He's still only 32, but the strain of a decade-and-a-half of paranormal activity on the pitch may just be piling up.
They were sharing a stage and took part in a gala dinner at the opening of the VII Summit of the Americas.
For a month-and-a-half all eyes will be on the IPL, not just because of the cricket but also Bollywood and the entertainment that comes with T20.
A New Zealand-based website begged to differ and have released the worst team of the just concluded cricket World Cup, with Eoin Morgan as the captain of the underachieving players.
A few years after the World War II that left many orphaned and shelterless in Europe and Asia, the wives of the UN staff in New York set up a group to help the hapless children, sewing and knitting sweaters for therm. That led to the formation of United Nations Women's Guild in 1948.
A look at some of tinseltown's most well-known single ladies.
A special jersey which batting great Sachin Tendulkar donned for his farewell 200th Test has fetched a whopping Rs 6 lakhs.
The latest Hollywood updates.
'For the Tamil Nadu protestors to openly ask popular film actor Vijay Sethupathi not to don Murali in 800 is a travesty in every sense. It may have given them a cause to tell the world, and the governments in New Delhi, Colombo and Chennai, that the Sri Lankan ethnic issue was still alive in the state -- more so, during the current run-up to two major events in the first half of 2021,' says N Sathiya Moorthy.
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