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Husain lives in deathless art

M.F. Husain, seen here with former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on August 9, 2004. PHOTO: PTI

Celebrated Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain, who was in self-imposed exile from India, died at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London early on Thursday morning. He was 95.

Britain to deport 40 illegal Indians

Twenty-eight Indians working illegally in the UK were arrested by the UK Border Agency on Tuesday in its largest-ever swoop on suspected illegal workers in Leicester. Twelve Indians had been arrested in Leicester on May 26, taking the total number of Indians arrested for working illegally to 40.

London to have a new Oxbridge-style college

Top academics in Britain, including an Indian-born economist, on Sunday announced the setting up of a private college in London, which will charge tuition fees of £18,000 a year, to rival world-famous

BAE woos India with fighter jets, IT, superhelmet, UAVs

India’s growing defence needs and its upcoming decisions on buying military equipment has attracted the defence firms all around the world.

For Sir Vidia, some pride,and a heap of prejudice

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Indian-origin Nobel laureate V.S.

Sotheby’s: Top draws by Husain, Raza go unsold

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A painting by Syed Haider Raza, who lived in France for a long time, was the bestseller at the sale of South Asian modern and contemporary art by Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday.

Oxfam: One in four hungry people lives in India

Food prices globally will more than double in 20 years, leading to a steep increase in the number of hungry people, who already amount nearly to a billion.

Perwez: ISI couldn’t have trained Headley

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who recently announced his decision to return to Pakistan on March 23 next year, said on Friday that David Headley, who is facing trial in Chicago for his links to the November 2008

Summer of Indian art in London

London, May 26: Indian summer is starting in London as art world gets ready for major auctions of modern and contemporary art and an array of exhibitions on Indian art. Not just London, Europe too is buzzing with Indian art:

Desai, Tharoor, Jaishree in Hay-on-Wye fest lineup

US model and actress Pamela Anderson and her dancing partner perform during the TV programme ShowMatch 2011 in Buenos Aires

Indian-origin Nobel prize winner V.S. Naipaul leads the long list of South Asian writers at the 10-day literary festival at Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales, which kicks off on Thursday.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.