The 72-year-old will be the guest of honour at the event, where his 1977 hit Bollywood action comedy "Amar Akbar Anthony" will be screened.


Amitabh to be inaugurate festival in Egypt


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The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards and Weekend, an annual glitzy affair which celebrates Indian showbiz on foreign shores, will this year be celebrated in Kuala Lampur in Malaysia.


IIFA returns to Malaysia for its 16th edition


Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will attend an event in London, where a statue of late Indian icon Mahatma Gandhi, known for his non-violence movement against British rule, will be unveiled at Parliament Square.


Big B to attend unveiling of Gandhi statue in London


Excessive force used by six people to restrain an Indian-origin man in the Australian state of Queensland contributed to his death in 2012, according to the findings of an inquest, a media report said on Wednesday.


'Excessive force behind Indian-origin man's death'


India and the Indian Ocean island of Seychelles  strengthened their ties as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here for a brief  visit, the first by an Indian prime minister in 34 years that saw the inking of four pacts, including one on boosting maritime security.


India, Seychelles ink four agreements during Modi visit


An Indian-origin liquor store owner and manager in New Zealand have been ordered to pay an Indian employee  NZD45,000 ($32,800) in damages for racial harassment.


Racially abused Indian awarded damages in New Zealand


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday took up with her Australian counterpart the murder of an Indian IT consultant in a Sydney street. Australian police have released CCTV footage of the woman minutes before she was stabbed to death three days ago.


Sydney murder: Sushma Swaraj speaks to Australian counterpart


An Indian-origin liquor store owner and manager in New Zealand have been ordered to pay an Indian employee  NZD45,000 ($32,881) in damages over racial harassment, media reported on Tuesday.


Racially asbused Indian man in New Zealand to get damages


VisitBritain, the country's national tourism agency, has announced actor Saif Ali Khan as the spokesperson for the 'Bollywood Britain' tourism campaign in India. He says he shares a deep connect with the country.


Saif Ali Khan to promote 'Bollywood Britain' in India


Police on Monday released CCTV footage of the  Indian IT consultant minutes before she was stabbed to death in a park on Saturday, just metres away from her home in Sydney's Westmead suburb, a media report said.


Police release CCTV footage of slain Indian woman in Sydney


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said she has spoken to the husband of Indian woman IT consultant Prabha Arun, who was stabbed to death near her home in Australia's Sydney city.


Sydney murder: Sushma Swaraj speaks to victim's husband


"Pappu Ki Pugdandi", the latest movie produced by Children's Film Society of India (CFSI) will be the official Indian entry at the Toronto International Film Festival Kids 2015 from April 7 to 19, a top official said here Monday.


CFSI's 'Pappu Ki Pugdandi' chosen for Toronto fest


The husband of an Indian IT professional who was stabbed to death in Australia flew to Sydney from Bengaluru to formally identify the body, a media report said on Monday.


Slain Indian woman's husband flies to Sydney


British actor of Indian descent Dev Patel feels that he bagged the role in sci-fi entertainer "Chappie" to add an Indian appeal to the film on artificial intelligence.


'Chappie' incredibly relevant: Dev Patel


An Indian woman IT consultant, employed with Bengaluru-based tech firm MindTree, was stabbed to death while she was walking home from work in the Australian city of Sydney, police said on Sunday.


Indian IT consultant stabbed to death in Australia


A pair of broken and blood-stained glasses tucked away inside a museum in West Bengal serves as a poignant reminder to the horrors of war and helped frame the incredible story of Jogendra Nath Sen, the only non-white who fought in the 15th West Yorkshire Regiment and the first known Bengali to be killed in World War I.


Blood-stained glasses relate story of 'Jon Sen', first Bengali to be killed in WW1


Shlok Sharma's "Haraamkhor" and Nagesh Kukunoor's "Dhanak" will be the opening and closing films of the 13th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) respectively.


'Haraamkhor', 'Dhanak' to be shown at IFFLA


After garnering kudos for his acting prowess, British actor of Indian descent Dev Patel is ready to take the next step in the world of filmmaking. He's working on his own projects to narrate stories revolving around India and even has plans to introduce an Indian superhero to the world with his movie.


Indian superhero, gangster drama by Dev Patel in offing


Financial giant JP Morgan Chase has elevated India-born Anu Aiyengar as co-head of mergers and acquisitions for North America, a media report said on Thursday.


India-born woman to head JP Morgan's North America M&A


The Indian consulate in Jeddah has confirmed the arrest of an Indian in Saudi Arabia for allegedly posting a blasphemous image of the Kaaba on his Facebook page, media reported Thursday.


Indian national arrested for blasphemous Facebook post


If India's idea of an International Yoga Day has found easy acceptance in the UN, much of the credit must go to Paramhansa Yogananda, India's first yoga guru in the US whose 62nd death anniversary falls this Saturday.

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