Lady Gaga plans high-octane show at India F1 gig
Oct 28, 2011 09:45 EDT
American singing sensation Lady Gaga on Friday vowed to channel her inner "Indian hippie" to deliver a unique show at this weekend's inaugural Formula One race in New Delhi.
$130-a-month worker wins Indian 'Millionaire' quiz
Oct 27, 2011 09:29 EDT
A computer operator who earns just $130 a month has become the first person to win the $1 million top prize on the Indian version of the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" television quiz.
India raises the flag for F1
Oct 26, 2011 07:55 EDT
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - With both Formula One championships already wrapped up by Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull team, India takes the starring role on its long-awaited grand prix debut this weekend.
Bubbly's voice tweets to expand from Asia
Oct 25, 2011 04:19 EDT
(Reuters) - Fans of Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber looking for more than their 140-character tweets may soon be able to follow and hear their idols chatter over a new online service.
India's inaugural F1 race: speeding past the poor
Oct 25, 2011 03:47 EDT
SALARPUR, India (Reuters) - India will hold its first Grand Prix this weekend - a glitzy coming-out party for an emerging economic juggernaut that is lost on villagers like Meera, standing by a fetid pond near the brand new Formula One race track with a child covered in warts.
Bollywood's Shah Rukh the one to beat this Diwali
Oct 22, 2011 22:46 EDT
Shah Rukh Khan's science fiction superhero film "Ra.One" looks set to be the only blockbuster this Diwali as Bollywood gears up for the annual festive period.
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan in copyright row
Oct 21, 2011 07:34 EDT
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was on Friday ordered to deposit $200,000 with an Indian court after a scriptwriter claimed that the star's new superhero film had breached copyright.
Bollywood's Bachchan gets Australian doctorate
Oct 20, 2011 12:20 EDT
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was awarded an honorary doctorate for his services to cinema Thursday in a ceremony in Australia featuring congratulations from renowned director Baz Luhrmann.
FM licence sale set to open up India's airwaves
Oct 19, 2011 03:59 EDT
Indian radio presenter Lavanya Padmanabhan has seen many changes during her 13 years in the business, from reel-to-reel tapes and manual faders to the introduction of computerised, digital technology.
Indian wives fast, luxuriously, for husbands
Oct 14, 2011 02:47 EDT
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Saturday, Kanika Syal will wake up before dawn to begin a fast at sunrise, and not eat or drink until she sees the moon at night -- all in the hope her husband will have a long life.
Kim Kardashian on prenup: You do the math
Oct 13, 2011 12:23 EDT
DUBAI (Reuters) - Reality star Kim Kardashian, who married basketball player Kris Humphries in a lavish made-for-TV wedding in August, refused to be drawn on questions about whether she arranged a pre-nuptial agreement before marrying the New Jersey Nets player.
Reality star Kardashian on prenup: You do the math
Oct 13, 2011 10:54 EDT
DUBAI (Reuters) - Reality star Kim Kardashian, who married basketball player Kris Humphries in a lavish made-for-TV wedding in August, refused to be drawn on questions about whether she arranged a pre-nuptial agreement before marrying the New Jersey Nets player.
One room is home to many in India's City of Dreams
Oct 13, 2011 07:22 EDT
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Salim stands between the sleeping bodies of two men on the floor of the room where they live as his father helps him get ready for school, straightening the dark tie of his school uniform.
Former Bollywood heroines return to limelight
Oct 13, 2011 03:08 EDT
Bollywood heroines from decades gone by are making a return, defying the traditional career trajectory that consigned older, married Indian actresses to more minor roles or even retirement.
Bollywood star turns producer to show 'true India'
Oct 13, 2011 02:44 EDT
Award-winning Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi says he is now producing movies because he wants to make films the major Indian studios won?t touch.
Bollywood star leads life-saving toilet campaign
Oct 10, 2011 03:35 EDT
Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan has joined a campaign to help cut thousands of easily-preventable deaths across the world through the provision of basic toilet facilities.
Indian music maestro Jagjit Singh dies at 70
Oct 10, 2011 02:57 EDT
Indian musician and composer Jagjit Singh, who won generations of fans by reviving the traditional genre of "ghazal" tunes, died on Monday in Mumbai at the age of 70, hospital officials said.
End of the road for Mumbai's horse-drawn carriages?
Oct 07, 2011 02:32 EDT
Elaborately-decorated horse-drawn carriages are a symbol of the Indian city of Mumbai, have starred in several Bollywood films and become a tourist attraction in their own right.
Wife of notorious killer debuts in Indian reality TV
Oct 03, 2011 15:44 EDT
The 22-year-old wife of a convicted French murderer and alleged serial killer has appeared in India's hugely popular reality television show "Bigg Boss."
Bollywood star aims to inspire homegrown heroes
Oct 02, 2011 08:53 EDT
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up for the release of his new special effects-packed film, hoping it will trigger a spate of Hollywood-style superhero movies in India.