Indian political geniuses Mahatma Gandhi and Emperor Akbar have been listed among the “Top 25 Political Icons” of all time by Time magazine, along with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and Mao Zedong, the father of modern China.

Mark Zuckerberg’s father said in a radio interview on Friday that an early exposure to computers inspired his son’s interest in technology, and he encouraged parents to support their children’s streng

Hollywood actor Christian Slater has announced that he is alive after a Internet rumour that he has died in a snowboarding accident went viral.

George Mathew, the Singapore-born Indian conductor of Western classical music, led an orchestra to the tune of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at a concert to raise money for the flood victims in Pakistan.

The custody battle between Padma Lakshmi and entrepreneur Adam Dell has gotten ugly with Dell claiming that the Indian-origin model told him that she desperately hoped her other lover, IMG boss Ted Fo

Hollywood funnyman Jim Carrey is dating Indian model Anchal Joseph, who at 24, is half his age.
Joseph, who was born in New Delhi and moved to the US at the age of six with her parents, was one of the contestants on the superhit reality show America’s Next Top Model in 2007.

A Pakistani-American TV executive stabbed his wife 40 times and then sawed off her head because she “dared to file for divorce”, prosecutors told a New York jury in opening arguments.

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner is taking back the bunny after months of negotiations. Playboy Enterprises Inc, the iconic magazine publisher known for its bunny ears and centrefold photo spreads of naked women, plans to go private in a deal that values the company at $207 million.

Lawyers for Dr Conrad Murray have hinted that late King of Pop Michael Jackson delivered the shot of propofol to himself, and that the physician had nothing to do with administering the potent anesthetic.

Japan plans to seek a non- permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2012-2013 term in the hope of paving the way for eventual permanent membership, a media report said.

Tokyo after having just completed a two-year term on the body at the end of 2010 has already unofficially notified some friendly countries about its intention to run in the next election of non-permanent members, set to be held this autumn, and is likely to announce the plan shortly, Kyodo news agency quoted government sources as saying.