From shootout at an elementary school to a nurse's suicide over a hoax call, from a scandal involving the CIA chief cheating on his wife to romps of Britain's prince in Las Vegas, 2012 continued to send shockwaves across the globe. Here are some of the moments that stopped us in our tracks.
An Indian-origin nurse, found dead after a hoax call to the hospital treating Princess Kate, has criticised her senior colleagues in one of the three emotional suicide notes she left behind, a media report said on Friday. Jacintha Saldanha, 46, wrote three emotional notes revealing the anguish that led to her suicide after she was duped by two Australian DJs into believing they were royalty.
Death threats have been made against the staff of an Australian radio station, whose DJs made a prank call to a United Kingdom hospital which was treating pregnant Princes Kate, prompting some of the employees to move to safe-houses.
The inquest into the death of India-born nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who was found hanging after a hoax call made to a United Kingdom hospital treating Kate Middleton, reopened in London on Tuesday. A two-day hearing to record the cause of her death has been scheduled for May 2.
An Australian radio network, whose prank call to a British hospital treating a pregnant Kate Middleton led to the death of an Indian-origin nurse, today said it would contribute at least 500,000 Australian dollars (around Rs 28 lakhs) to a memorial fund to help the grieving family of the woman.
An Indian-origin nurse, who died in a suspected suicide after being duped by two Australian DJs' prank call to a hospital treating a pregnant Kate Middleton, was found hanging, British media said on Wednesday, a day before the release of the result of an autopsy on her.
Southern Cross Austereo which aired the controversial prank call conducted by 2Day FM DJs with two London nurses has been criticised by the London hospital for failing to check with it before the hoax was broadcast.
Vicky Nanjappa talks to the family of 46-year-old nurse Jacintha Saldanah, who was found dead in her hospital quarters in central London
With 18,000 to 20,000 regular attendants, the Wave-Gotik-Treffen is one of the largest events of the Goth-, Cybergoth-, Steampunk and Rivethead- subcultures worldwide.
Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a 50,000-strong Indian diaspora at the Dubai cricket stadium, his fans collected in large numbers to watch their 'rockstar'.
Swarms in about 3,526 hectares of 5,000 hectares under control; farmers burn tyres or dry straw, play loud music and beat steel plates, and use large fans to destroy or drive away the pests, reports Vinay Umarji
Shilpa Shetty is going to have to jet back and forth between Mumbai and the West.
LG's new speaker system -- the CM9960 X Boom Pro -- is a capable party animal that boasts a plethora of connectivity options and could make champions out of amateur DJs.
With a heavy inflow of foreign and domestic tourists in the coastal state of Goa, several hotels are busy with preparations for private parties to usher in New Year with lot of fanfare.
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This IPL would have been Dhoni's comeback tournament after eight and a half months. He would have again led the side -- face not giving away anything but unbridled joy when Chennai Super Kings does something.
Unhappy with the recreation of his song Masakali, A R Rahman has asked fans to listen to the original track, saying his team put in a lot of hard work and sleepless nights in composing it.
The panchayat also asked the man to return the dowry he got from the woman.
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An Australian DJ involved in a royal prank call to a premier London hospital that resulted in the death of an Indian-origin nurse has settled her lawsuit with the radio network and resigned.
The Burning Man isn't your usual festival; it's a bustling makeshift metropolis dedicated to art and community wherein almost everything that happens is created entirely by its citizens, who are active participants in the experience.
Well, these engineering students race them too.
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R... Rajkumar starts off well with Gandi Baat and Saree Ke Fall Sa catching your attention. But there is an overdose of this sound, and a couple of ordinary numbers dilute the effort to some extent.
'If 25 black men had been executed illegally in the US in one day, the government would have fallen and the population would have rallied to the victims. In India, those of us who did not applaud the police only yawned,' says Aakar Patel.
An increasing number of young classical musicians are dabbling in fusion music, discovers Aditi Divekar.
From the UK to Poland, each of these festivals attract the best of crowds. Have you booked your tickets yet?
It is always wonderful to discover a gem of film at an international film festival. It is even more exciting when that film is from India.
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