Lusaka (Zambia), Feb 1 (IANS) On the ground floor of a squat building in downtown Lusaka, tellers sit inside tiny wooden cabins, counting out money. The busy scene is as ordinary as at any other bank, but the provenance of this financial firm is a rath…
London, Feb 1 (IANS) History was made here when football fans got to watch the world's first broadcast of a match in 3D format and they hailed the experience saying it is better than being in the stadium.
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) Bangladesh has beaten competition from India, Indonesia and Myanmar to grab the second slot, next only to China, in Japan's $26.5 billion apparels and accessories market.
Los Angeles, Feb 1 (IANS) Ace music composer A.R. Rahman scooped two awards at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony here, but Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Ustad Zakir Hussain, who were also nominated, could not manage to win the golden gramophones.
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) In announcing a $6 billion arms package for Taiwan, the Obama administration has drawn the line beyond which it would not let China push them.
Los Angeles, Feb 1 (IANS) Music maestro A.R. Rahman shared the Grammy award for the best motion picture song 'Jai ho' with veteran lyricist Gulzar and Tanvi Shah who wrote the Spanish lyrics for it.
New York, Feb 1 (IANS) After finding that seven previous US presidents, including George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, are his distant kin, President Barack Obama has now discovered that the nation's newest senator Scott Brown is also his distant cousin.
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Socialite-heiress Paris Hilton has aped movie icon Marilyn Monroe back to life in adverts for her tenth eponymously-named fragrance.
Port-au-Prince, Jan 31 (IANS) Ten US citizens were arrested in Haiti on the charges of trafficking 33 children from the earthquake-hit nation, Press TV reported Sunday.
London, Jan 31 (IANS) NASA is sending a new mission in the space to observe the surface of the sun so as to unlock the secret of solar storms and other chaotic activities.