Nair, Jha lead India at London festival
Nine films from India, including Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Prakash Jha’s Chakravyuh, have been selected for the 56th London Film Festival, which will take place from October 10 to O
India-born professor faces expulsion in UK
British academic John Tulloch, who was born in India when it was a British colony and who survived the July 7, 2005 bomb blasts, is being threatened with expulsion from the United Kingdom over his imm
Thatcher’s suits up for sale at Christie’s
Seven outfits worn by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher are being auctioned by Christie’s as part of an one-off sale of themed London memorabilia on September 3.
Shakespeare, science dominate opening show
The London Paralympics opened on Wednesday night literally with a Big Bang — a celebration of science featuring Shakespeare, theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking and umbrellas.
UK varsity stripped of visa licence, 360 Indians at risk
Britain’s Border Agency has revoked London Metro-politan University’s right to grant study visas to foreign students over “serious deficiencies”. This affe-cts the fate of over 2,000 non-European Union students at the university, who have 60 days to find a new course or face deportation.
I have run my race: Strauss
England Test captain Andrew Strauss in a surprise announcement on Wednesday afternoon retired from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect. He has been replaced as Test captain by England’s one-day international skipper Alastair Cook.
Economics of the art world
Former banker Priyanka Mathew, who is now the head of South Asian art sale for Sotheby’s, feels her education in economics and then subsequent work with Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs in New York prepared her for dealing with art.
Bond captured
Britain’s favourite spy James Bond with his sartorial panache and mannerisms is a real dandy at heart. Ian Fleming, the creator of the super spy, based Bond on himself and passed on his own style preferences to his most famous character.
Life of a danseuse
For Kuchipudi dancer Arunima Kumar, the decision to move to London in 2009 after marriage was life-changing in more ways than she realised.
Jugalbandi lights up London skies
A jugalbandi of Indian dance and Belgian aerialists lit up the London skies to celebrate the Olympic Games in three boroughs of the city.