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Voluptuous Veena Malik celebrated in photos as Zindagi 50-50 opens (gallery)

In honour of the release of ”Zindagi 50-50,” the latest film from Pakistani actress Veena Malik, here is a... (more...)

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An Indian 'dhobi' - clothes washer - hand washes sheets at the Devi Prasad Sadan Dhobi Ghat in central New Delhi on May 23, 2013. Located amongst the high-rises of of the commercial centre of the city Connaught Place, the Dhobi Ghat is home to a community of about 55 'dhobis' who moved to the area in the '70s and whose main clientele are hoteliers. AFP PHOTO/Anna ZIEMINSKI (Photo credit should read ANNA ZIEMINSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

New Delhi’s Dhobi Ghat continues tradition of washing clothes by hand (gallery)

Who needs washing machines? In New Delhi, India, located amongst the high-rises of the city’s commercial centre, Connaught... (more...)

Sufi devotees worship, self-flagellate during death anniversary of saint (gallery)

Devotees attend an Urs festival, or death anniversary of a Sufi saint, at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti... (more...)

People magazine cover girl Deepika Padukone dispels Shah Rukh rumours (with gallery)

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone unveils People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman 2013 issue in Mumbai, India on May... (more...)

Bans on wild animals, child performers force struggling Indian circuses to adapt or die (with gallery)

KAY JOHNSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In this April 11, 2013 photo, Biju Nair, principal clown at Rambo Circus, looks at a mirror... (more...)

Designer Sanchita Ajjampur takes a risk with Freida Pinto’s Cannes look (with video, gallery)

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Sanchita Ajjampur believes she took a “risk” with an “unconventional” ensemble — a... (more...)

Doctors operate on baby in India whose head swelled to double its size (gallery)

VANCOUVER DESI Doctors have successfully carried out life-saving surgery on a baby in India suffering from a rare disorder... (more...)

Bollywood stars front and centre as Cannes Film Festival kicks off (gallery)

The 2013 Cannes film festival kicked off May 15 with the international premiere of Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great... (more...)

U.S. launches drone from aircraft carrier for first time in glimpse of the future of warfare (with gallery)

BROCK VERGAKIS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In this handout released by the U.S. Navy, an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS)... (more...)

Pakistani artist splatters paint directly onto roof of New York’s Metropolitan Museum (gallery)

Imran Qureshi of Pakistan has done something unprecedented: he is the first artist to create a work by painting directly... (more...)

Hindus skewer cheeks in bid to honour goddess Maha Mariamman (gallery)

Hindu devotees walk with trident rods piercing their cheeks while taking part in a procession held to honour the Hindu goddess... (more...)

Rajasthan Fashion Week 2013 evokes essence, flavour of region (review, with gallery)

Models showcase creations by designer Krishana Demble during Rajasthan Fashion Week (RFW) 2013 in Jaipur, India on May 12,... (more...)

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