Ram Nath Kovind wins to become the 14th President of India succeeding Dr Pranab Mukherjee! Kovind won more than 65% of the votes giving him a clear edge over opponent Ms Meira Kumar, a former Lok Sabha speaker and the first woman Speaker in India. He will take oath on July 24th, 2017 Read more
Diwali 2017 – on Thursday, October 19th – will bring another year of magical fireworks, community celebrations, traditional food and desi bonding for Indians living in London and other parts of the UK. Here's what's on if you are in London celebrating Diwali 2017 in the UK. This year UK Indians and NRIs from London to Edinburgh celebrate Diwali - the festival of light, goodness and community bonding. Read more
The verdict on 50-year-old Ram Rahim is out! He gets 20 years in prison for 2 rape cases and the godman sat down and wept as he heard his sentence. The verdict on Monday follows tight security and army cover in the jail in Haryana's Rohtak where self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was held after he was found guilty of raping two women in 2002. The security is to prevent Ram Rahim's staunch supporters to repeat violence and bloodshed in Rohtak as they did in Panchkula after the verdict. Read more
The obsession with the issue around nepotism in Bollywood has once again resurfaced strongly after the now infamous IIFA 2017 joke "Nepotism Rocks" by Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and Saif Ali Khan. Read more
Bollywood sensation Deepika Padukone has graced the cover of coveted UK magazine Vanity Fair on Jewellery for its latest issue. 2017 has been a special year with Deepika Padukone raising her stakes in international grounds with her Hollywood debut in XXX: Return of Xander Cage, and high profile appearances at Cannes 2017 and Met Gala appearances and now gracing the front cover of Vanity Fair. Read more
Fashionista Sonam Kapoor took her influence to another level after owning the stage as a princess at the Paris Couture Week. The Neerja actor sashayed as a showstopper modelling Ralph & Russo bridal gown. Read more
Indian brides are stereotyped to be demure, shy, muted and follow traditions during the long, festive weddings. But one Delhi bride Amisha Bhardwaj is rewriting the script. Her wedding dance video, filmed in Thailand, with bridesmaids on the song “Cheap Thrills” is going viral with more than 7.3 million views. Read more
Suhana Khan, daughter of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan plays Cinderella in what looks like a school drama production. The 2-minute video has leaked and gone viral on social media with many fans commenting that ‘acting is in the genes’. Read more
Already a music director-producer-singer-songwriter, music maestro AR Rahman has collaborated with a Toronto-based company to direct a Virtual Reality short film with odour elements. Read more
The smog in Delhi on November 2, 2016, just days after Diwali celebrations has been rated as the ‘worst smog case in 17 years’ by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Visibility continues to remain poor and people including children are choking as pollution peaks in the capital as Delhiites share photos on Twitter. Read more
