Hard leaders, soft names

President Goodluck Jonathan, head of the world's eighth most populous country, perhaps the most powerful man on the entire African continent? The name may be hard to believe, but it's 100 per......

India warns citizens against travelling to 3 Nigerian states

India has issued a travel warning to its nationals in Nigeria urging them to be cautious while visiting the oil-rich nation's troubled northeastern region, where a state of emergency had been......

66 killed in communal clashes in Nigeria

At least 66 people, including women and children, have been killed in clashes between two rival ethnic groups in southeastern Nigeria, hours after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of......

Metastasis of Al-qaeda? Pan-African terrorism

In a televised broadcast on December 31,2011, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in parts of the country following anti-Christian violence by a jihadi group called......

Spotted: Oscar winner Resul Pookutty in Pune

Reader Ameya Joshi met Oscar winner Resul Pookutty in Cafe Goodluck in Pune. Pookutty, a sound engineer, won the prestigious award for Danny Boyle's Slumdog...

PIX: How Priyanka prepared for the Oscars

It's a big day for Priyanka Chopra, as she makes her maiden appearance at the 88th Annual Academy awards. And she's been preparing hard for it. The actress shows us what's she been up to, through......

'Tamasha trailer looks superb'

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: The trailer of Ranbir Kapoor and Deepike Padukone starrer Tamasha has been generating a lot of buzz ever since it was unveiled by......

Cotterell 'salutes' Indian blind cricket team

West Indies pacer Sheldon Cotterell paid rich tribute to the Indian blind cricket team, the reigning world champions, when the cricketers visited him at his Army base camp in Jamaica. It is Indian......

Yadav describes maiden India call-up in one word!

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav was finally was rewarded for his performances. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Finally rewarded for his consistency, prolific Mumbai batsman Suryakumar Yadav described his......

President suspends Nigeria football team for 2 yrs

Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has suspended the national soccer team from international competition for the next two years following their poor performance in the World Cup, a senior adviser......

As cricketer, I feel for English girls: Mithali Raj on Indian team reaching T20 WC finals

IMAGE: With no reserve day scheduled under tournament rules endorsed by all the cricket boards of competing nations, India went through by virtue of topping Group A. Photograph: England......

Facebook swayed Nigerian president to reverse ban

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Tuesday hundreds of posts on his Facebook page had helped persuade him to reverse his suspension of the national soccer team from international......