AFP reported that Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan has topped the first Celebrity 100 with annual estimated earnings last year of $37.7 million. In the list – a ranking of the country’s biggest entertainers based on income and popularity – fellow actor Salman Khan came in second with estimated earnings of ...

Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas rapper Taboo and dance star Moby have sent their condolences to fans in Brazil after a deadly nightclub fire killed over 230 people in the early hours of Sunday (27Jan13). Flames ripped through the packed Kiss venue in Santa Maria as crowds rushed for the single ...

Lady Gaga provided a perfect metaphor for her own self-image early during her concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena this past weekend. After the first couple of songs, she took the stage attached to a giant inflatable torso with the exaggerated features of a pregnant woman. As Gaga finished ...

The 90’s super-hit pair Bollywood Super star Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla are together again, for a new pizza store launch in Mumbai. We got to feast our eyes on little more than the delicious pizzas on display. London’s favorite pizza brand: ‘Pizza Metro Pizza’ launched a restaurant in Bandra, ...

Central bank’s ‘mild’ intervention seems to have stalled the decline temporarily, believe traders Indians expats living in the UAE and elsewhere across the Gulf, and indeed in other foreign lands, are cashing in on a weak rupee by remitting record money home, even if that means borrowing through their skin. The Indian ...

DUBAI: India has announced a scholarship programme of as many as 100 grants for students of Indian origin in Saudi Arabia who are willing to pursue under graduate courses in several disciplines in their home country. The Indian Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has announced the details of a scholarship scheme ...

Columbia University professor and economist Jagdish Bhagwati and noted author Amitav Ghosh are among 19 persons winning the Light of India awards recognizing excellence and the exemplary achievement of Indians living abroad. Jagdish N. Bhagwati Winners for the awards instituted by Remit2India, a Times Group online money transfers unit, were announced at ...

Tourist view the Grand Canyon in this file photo The Obama administration on Thursday announced a new plan to boost domestic and international tourism to the United States, highlighting the economic and job benefits to Americans. “Tens of millions of tourists from all over the world come and visit America every year. ...

China plans to introduce a new visa regime titled “talent introduction” in an effort to attract more skilled professionals from abroad. A draft law in this regard has been submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, for its second reading. Ordinary visas will be granted to ...

The US embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday launched business visa programme to reduce the visa processing time for the members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh. Under the programme a subset of AmCham members would get a visa interview call within two days of application. ‘This pilot project will make ...