The flamboyant leader arrived in France on Monday flanked by 30 blue-uniformed females, all supposedly virgins, with guns dangling from their shoulders.
Three deaths have been reported and there are fears of more fatalities.
Julie 2 does not rise above being a B-grade flick, says Urvi Parikh.
Awful religious practices need to be abolished. But through social and political reformers, not by courts, argues Shekhar Gupta.
Indian-born actor Shelley Malil, best known for his performance in The 40 year Old Virgin, has pleaded not guilty in a court to a charge of attempted murder following his arrest for allegedly stabbing his former girlfriend 20 times.
'Many misunderstood non-violent satyagraha as a passive strategy; it was anything but that,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
After the scandals of the 1990s, didn't investment banks put sexist employment practices behind them? Evidently not.
Jolie's punishing fitness regime leaves her with bulging veins!
Only a small contingent of diehard English fans have made the journey to see the start of their team's World Cup campaign in Russia, with many others put off by fears of violence and a diplomatic crisis between London and Moscow.
Tania Wadhwa finished tied 23rd -- best show by an Indian -- to be adjudged the best amateur, while French woman Gwladys Nocera survived compatriot Virgine Lagoutte-Clement's late charge to lift the inaugural Emaar-MGF Ladies Masters in Bangalore on Saturday.
With Google CEO Larry Page's wedding planned for Dec. 8, BusinessWeek takes a look at what billionaires risk when they tie the knot.
Padmarajan's Thoovanathumbikal has become a part of Malayali mythology, just as its maker himself now possesses mythological status.
Experts like National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Managing Director and CEO P H Ravikumar feel that the commodities market will steal the thunder in the coming days. The next bull run is not in stocks but in commodities, he said.
The race to nail the elusive sun has begun! In what was relatively a virgin market, Indian software companies are now making a beeline to enter the $200 billion Japanese software market.
Ahmed Tilly, the creative director of the advertising agency behind the ad, said "Gandhi was used as a political figure".
The Ambanis are ranked 31 ahead of the likes of global soft drink giant PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi and music-to-airlines conglomerate Virgin Group's founder Richard Branson.
Imagine Sachin Tendulkar as the saviour of the world -- fighting the baddies and averting catastrophes!
The popular Indian concept of 'nagin' makes an appearance as the 'Snakewoman' stalking the streets of Los Angeles, to seek revenge.
She quit her career in financial services to pursue her passion for writing.
So now the rich among us Indians can certainly dream of taking a flight into space, as early as 2010. Yes, the rich, because it costs $200,000 a trip.
One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets. The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of an overall economic slowdown.
George, who hosts the popular travel show "Sancharam" (Travel) on a Malayalam channel, will soon go to Paris for a training programme with his fellow passengers.
He also invited all politicians accusing him and his family to present evidence of any financial wrongdoing before the judicial commission.
Kohli will be extradited to London by a Virgin Airlines flight on Saturday.
Jet Air boss Naresh Goyal wants everyone to try his airline's superior service -- and he wants his breakfast on time.
A new generation of mobile phone games is slated to hit the market in the next two months: Ramayan 3392 AD, 3D-Sachin Tendulkar, Rounders (a poker game based on a Hollywood movie) and a host of other film celebrity games.
The scientist said he had offered to give his DNA to a project to scan the human genetic code for clues to the cause, in an initiative backed by the MND Association.
Konkona Sensharma talks about films and her role in Life In A Metro.
The NCP leader said that he will be happy to cooperate with the ED so that the agency understands the "complexities" of the aviation sector.
British Virgin Islands, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Mauritius and Singapore were the top five nations where Indian firms made investment of $9.6 billion in the last three years.
On Sunday, the faithful claimed that idols of various Hindu deities drank the milk that the devotees offered.
A suspected chemical leak forced the evacuation of the airport, and 50 people were hospitalised.
Patni Computer Systems has completed the acquisition of US-based Cymbal Corporation for $68 million, helping it enter the $60 billion telecommunication vertical for IT services.
The assets have been attached as part of five separate orders issued by the central probe agency under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, it said.
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio will be involved in the new Formula E electric racing series as a co-founder of the Monaco-based Venturi team that has secured the 10th and final entry.
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