A wing walker at an air show in Detroit fell close to 200 feet to his death on Sunday, while he was trying to climb onto an helicopter while performing a stunt.
'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'
King Charles III led the procession of the coffin from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament for her lying in state.
Rushdie said he was in "two minds" about whether to face his alleged attacker, who has pleaded not guilty, in court.
Britain's Prince Harry is considering leaving his career in the British army later this year, media reports said on Friday.
Indian Premier League franchisee Deccan Chargers has contended that a British court's award of over pounds 10 million to its former CEO Tim Wright would be non-est in the eyes of Indian courts or justice.
Kenyan authorities are questioning a British national arrested at Nairobi airport as he tried to board a Turkish Airlines soon after an upmarket mall was besieged by militants in that country's capital.
Delhi police sources say that they would question Kundra again and have told him not to leave the country, reports Vicky Nanjappa
The local police force where Rishi Sunak filmed a social media video in a moving car without a seatbelt on Friday fined the British Prime Minister for the legal breach.
British servicemen and women will carry the national flags at the team welcome and medals ceremonies at this year's Olympic Games, the London 2012 organising committee said.
When Jaipur's Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII's coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey. He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga jal on board. Prakash Bhandari recalls the maharaja's voyage to attend a British monarch's coronation on a day when Charles III will be crowned king at Westminster Abbey.
In What's Love Got To Do With It, Shekhar Kapur makes the simple point that when it comes to love, nothing else matters, observes Deepa Gahlot.
The couple will spend the day at a World AIDS Day charity fair organised by the Terrence Higgins Trust and then meet Headteachers of a local school, Nottingham Academy.
In an effort to enhance communication skills of the umpires, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, as part of the Umpire Development Program has decided to host an English language upskilling course.
Julian Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks who is fighting extradition to Sweden over sex charges, was granted conditional bail by a British court on Thursday and is expected to be freed soon.
'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
As we near the end of another eventful year, 15 top moments from the world of arts and culture.
'It's only been two and a half days, three days, but we're just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy'
The British Open will end on a Monday for the first time since the late Seve Ballesteros won at Royal Lytham in 1988 after high winds caused havoc on Saturday.
The bill will now go to the House of Lords on Monday for voting before royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II to become law.
On Tuesday night, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stayed at Buckingham Palace in London, where she lived almost all her life, for one last time.
Jeev Milkha Singh sparked a double celebration after beating Italian Francesco Molinari in a play-off to win the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart, on Sunday, and earn a spot at the British Open next week at the Royal Lytham and St. Annes.
India's historical focus on its continental borders has overshadowed its maritime ambitions, but that is changing quickly, notes Ajai Shukla.
'After greeting Prince Charles with a traditional bow, moving away from protocol, I also did a namaste, which HRH reciprocated twice -- once before the award presentation and the second time just before I left him.'
Highlights from the imagery include celebrations for the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Calcutta in 1912 -- the only visit by a British monarch to India as Emperor of the subcontinent -- with the city's buildings lit up at night in tribute.
Prince William and his wife Kate will undertake their maiden visit to India next year, Kensington Palace announced on Friday.
A spokesman for Gibraltar's government also confirmed that police proceedings against four members of the crew had ended.
King Charles III, Britain's new monarch who ascended to the throne on the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, has a strong connection with India and its age-old traditions of Yoga and Ayurveda.
The queen ascended to the throne when the future prime minister was four months old.
The world of sport reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday with a raft of cancellations across cricket, golf, rugby and cycling, while others paid tribute by holding a minute's silence.
As India's diplomatic tensions with the Land of the Maple Leaf escalate, so do the anxieties of countless Punjabis.
The writer and producer died "peacefully" on Sunday evening surrounded by his wife and family, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Royals and world leaders gathered at London's Westminster Abbey on Monday morning to bid farewell to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present.
'Nike came up with this idea right when I decided I was going to come back. And so it's kind of interesting how it all tied into the wedding and, you know, then I felt a little awkward!'
Another extension for General Bajwa in office at this juncture looks unlikely at this juncture, observes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
British banking major Royal Bank of Scotland has said it will slash as many as 9,000 jobs worldwide in the coming days, including 4,500 positions in the UK, as part of its cost-cutting measures.
The marathon is the ultimate Olympic race and has captured the popular imagination from the outset.
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