Vedanta ‘charity’ for Cong, BJP

New Delhi : Even as the Congress and the BJP cry foul over foreign funds received by the Aam Aadmi Party-led by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the two political arch...

Taylor Swift, One Direction Named 2013’s Most Charitable Stars

The country-pop singer tops the sixth annual Top 20 Celebs Gone Good li...

Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Charity Show, Hammersmith Apollo, London

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Thane hamlet applauded at global Sustainability awards in London

A film on the integrated community development initiatives of Siemens Corporate Citizenship was adjudged a runner-up in the category of ‘Community Investment’ a...

Syd Field, whose books on screenwriting became set texts for many aspiring film writers, has died at the age of 77

Famous for outlining the “three act” structure used by many screenplays, the author and lecturer died of haemolytic anaemia at his Beverly Hills home.

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Comedy needs more female writers, says Veep’s Armando Iannucci

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s heels may clatter down the corridors of power in the American sitcom Veep – now back for a second season – but her gender is not the...

Graham Stark, Pink Panther actor, dies aged 91

British comic actor Graham Stark, best known for his recurring roles opposite Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther films, has died aged 91.

The actor died in London on...

Ewan McGregor to make Broadway debut

Ewan McGregor is to make his Broadway debut next year in a revival of Sir Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play The Real Thing.

The Trainspotting star will play Henry, a p...

Drought followed by brain: How climate change spurred evolution of human intelligence

Scientists show shifts from dry to wet and back in East Africa’s Rift Valley caused the development of the human brain.

Humans evolved their ...