Pakistan boycotts 'Zero Dark Thirty', US dramas
Jan 29, 2013 11:08 EST
Pakistani movie distributors and TV stations are boycotting an Oscar-nominated film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden and popular US dramas to avoid offending sensibilities or sparking a violent backlash.
Shah Rukh Khan tops Forbes India celebrity list
Jan 25, 2013 10:26 EST
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan tops the first Forbes India Celebrity 100 with annual estimated earnings last year of $37.7 million, the magazine said on Friday.
American Mumbai plotter gets 35 years in prison
Jan 25, 2013 00:48 EST
An American man who admitted to scouting targets ahead of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks and then cooperated with US authorities to avoid execution was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
American Mumbai plotter gets 35 years in prison
Jan 24, 2013 22:21 EST
An American man who admitted to scouting targets ahead of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks and then cooperated with US authorities to avoid execution was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Mumbai plotter Headley sentenced to 35 yrs in US
Jan 24, 2013 13:37 EST
David Coleman Headley, who helped plot the devastating 2008 Mumbai attacks before agreeing to become an informer, was sentenced by a US judge on Thursday to 35 years in prison.
Jean Paul Gaultier puts on Rajasthani couture extravaganza
Jan 23, 2013 15:57 EST
Designer Jean Paul Gaultier on Wednesday turned to the gypsies of Rajasthan for inspiration for his 2013 spring-summer couture collection in a show dominated by the embroidery and vibrant colours of the famous Indian desert state.
Indian film explores harassment as Bollywood in spotlight
Jan 20, 2013 02:44 EST
A new Indian film looks at the sensitive topic of sexual harassment in the workplace at a time when Bollywood has come under fire for its portrayal of women, after a fatal gang-rape shocked the nation.
US man gets 14 years in jail for Danish newspaper plot
Jan 17, 2013 13:16 EST
A Chicago businessman was sentenced to 14 years in jail for helping a Pakistani militant group plot an attack on a Danish newspaper which sparked outrage with cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Indian minister pens 'lovey-dovey' Bollywood song
Jan 02, 2013 08:33 EST
India's communications minister, already a poet in his spare time, has found another outlet for his creative ambitions: penning a slushy love song for a new Bollywood film.
Indian minister pens 'luvvy-duvvy' Bollywood song
Jan 02, 2013 07:03 EST
India's communications minister, already a poet in his spare time, has found another outlet for his creative ambitions: penning a slushy love song for a new Bollywood film.
Indian rapper caught in gang-rape backlash
Jan 01, 2013 02:51 EST
A chart-topping Indian rapper known for his sexually explicit lyrics was caught in a backlash on Tuesday against sexism and misogyny after a deadly gang-rape that shocked the nation.
Gang-rape victim's body flown home to grieving India
Dec 29, 2012 14:11 EST
The body of a gang-rape victim was being flown back to New Delhi on Sunday after her death from sickening injuries in a Singapore hospital triggered a mass outpouring of grief and anger in India.
India grieves as gang-rape suspects face death sentence
Dec 29, 2012 12:48 EST
India was engulfed by a mass outpouring of grief and anger Saturday for the victim of a gang-rape as her body was flown out of Singapore hours after she died in a hospital of her horrific injuries.
India grieves for gang-rape victim
Dec 29, 2012 10:16 EST
Thousands of Indians joined protests Saturday in a mass outpouring of grief and anger after a gang-rape victim died in a Singapore hospital as police warned the suspects could face the death sentence.
Shame and soul-searching in India after rape death
Dec 29, 2012 09:09 EST
The death of a student in a foreign hospital after a gang-rape in Delhi has generated a deep sense of shame in India, the second country to elect a female premier and one of the world's emerging powers.
Bollywood actor will not coach Rovers, says Singh
Dec 28, 2012 13:39 EST
Blackburn global advisor Shebby Singh has rubbished claims that a Bollywood actor is a candidate to become the Championship club's manager.
One Pound Fish singer returns to Pakistan in triumph
Dec 27, 2012 15:21 EST
Internet sensation One Pound Fish Man returned to a hero's welcome in Pakistan on Thursday, vowing to take his signature tune in honour of cut-price produce to France and the United States.
India acid attack victim who became a TV millionaire
Dec 22, 2012 22:54 EST
When Sonali Mukherjee spurned the advances of three of her fellow students, they responded by melting her face with acid.
Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan 'charged with assault'
Dec 21, 2012 08:03 EST
Indian police have charged Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan for allegedly assaulting and breaking the nose of a South African businessman at a luxury hotel earlier this year, a report said Friday.
Outrage over Delhi gang-rape swells across India
Dec 19, 2012 06:46 EST
Riot police fired water cannon Wednesday at a protest in New Delhi over the gang-rape of a 23-year-old student who was left fighting for her life as anger against the brutal attack grew across India.