Belgium's Queen Paola (centre) poses with former Romanian Olympic gold medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci (left) and Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase after arriving at Focus Romania on Wednesday.
A secret horn called 'Vuvuzela', which is creating an ear-shattering experience during FIFA World Cup in South Africa, could be banned from use inside the stadiums.
Nelson Mandela, 91-year-old former South African president, firmly intends to make a brief appearance at Friday's World Cup opening match, organisers and his family said on Thursday. But World Cup chief Danny Jordaan told reporters the decision on whether Mandela will appear at Soccer City for South Africa's encounter with Mexico would be determined on the day.
Bollywood's last salute to Sridevi
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
Even though Ranbir's movie was released a week ago, it's still doing better business than the just released action thriller Acid Factory.
The highest pay hikes for the current year are set to come from Maruti Suzuki and Hero Honda.
Liverpool's Sadio Mane marked his return from injury with a late goal to break Norwich City's resistance and secure a 1-0 win on Saturday to extend his side's Premier League lead to 25 points.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Although around 200,000 World Cup tickets remain unsold exactly a month before the tournament starts, organisers believe the finals will be a sell out. After an initial rush, sales have slowed.
Bollywood folks reveal fascinating stories about Irrfan and some shared unseen pictures.
'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma.
The resolution failed to be adopted on Thursday as it could not garner two-thirds support in the General Assembly.
Tottenham Hotspur dealt a potentially fatal blow to north London rivals Arsenal's Premier League title hopes with a 2-1 win at White Hart Lane on Wednesday.
Over 50,000 people are expected to attend Rahman's Jai Ho concert at a specially created arena near the airport.
Arsenal enjoyed a 3-0 win in Azerbaijan against Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday and AC Milan beat Greece's Olympiakos Piraeus 3-1 but Sevilla suffered a shock defeat by Russians Krasnodar.
The underwater world has never looked so magical, mysterious and mesmerising. These photographs are some of the stunning medal winners in the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021 contest.
A stunning strike by Romelu Lukaku gave Inter Milan a 2-1 win at Brescia on Tuesday although they had to cling on for three points in the face of heavy pressure from the promoted side.
New Zealand bowler-turned-commentator Danny Morrison predicts that India will be the side to beat at next year's ICC Cricket World Cup.
For the first time in 10 years, four English clubs have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League
The new Alice In Wonderland -- not a patch on Disney's 1951 animated classic of the same name.
Take a look at the hits and misses at the box office last week.
Manchester United were denied by a spirited Stoke City performance as Joe Allen pounced late to secure the visitors their first point at Old Trafford since 1989 in a deserved 1-1 Premier League draw.
The 25-year-old actress, who shot to global fame with her small role as Latika in Danny Boyle's multiple-Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, will play Caroline, a primatologist in the 20th Century Fox movie.
Danny Boyle has decided to withhold the trust fund set up for the movie's child stars after reports emerged that they are not attending school regularly.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Maxim India's March 2009 issue is all set to hit newsstands, and the lovely Ms Pinto's covershot is a picture of bliss.
Lavishing praise on Federer, Woods said that the tennis star has truly proved himself by winning a Grand Slam title at this age.
Sanjay Gupta on producing Acid Factory.
Wondering how celebrities manage to look fab in a two-piece? Well, stop scratching your head, for the stars have revealed the secrets to their slim bodies.
Aftab Shivdasani chats with Rediff readers.
Through his films, National award winning director T V Chandran has handled many relevant social issues, like few others do.
American boxing legend Mike Tyson has finally dispelled any notion that he will make a return to the ring.
The bilateral talks took place as the formal heads of government meeting got underway in London on Thursday, following a formal launch by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
Slumdog Millionaire, which was orphaned a few months ago when distributor Warner Independent folded into the parent company, consolidated its Oscar nomination chances last week winning a slew of key awards and being nominated for four Golden Globes.
'A star hijacking a film and running down the hard work of crew member/s is the worst form of hara-kiri there is.'
US talk show host and conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh recently insulted India and Indians, calling those who take outsourced jobs from America 'slumdogs'.
From running atop a burning train to swimming with sharks, the film promises to be quite the thriller.
The film's director Danny Boyle had to fly down to India to warn the children's parents to stop demanding flash homes and cars.
