The Hinduja brothers, who were de facto Indian envoys in London in the weeks following the nuclear tests in May 1998, apparently mixed up West Asia for South Asia, it emerges from their correspondence with the British Prime Minister's office. Porn stars ejected from shocked Cannes hotel A Cannes hotel threw a team of porn stars out of its premises on Tuesday, causing chaos on the resort's famous La Croisette beachfront. The scantily-clad actresses had planned to use a reception room and terrace at the Noga Hilton to promote some of their latest productions, but hotel management said they had been kept in the dark about the true nature of the event.
Indian art seems to be getting back in vogue here.
An evening of Indian classical music in Paris Lovers of Indian classical music in Paris are in for a rare treat. A group of young artistes from Kolkata is holding a nightlong concert of Indian classical music in Paris Friday. The Indian community in Germany is grieving the death of Hiltrude Khan, a German scholar on Islamic studies and India, who died in a Frankfurt hospital April 14 and was buried at the central cemetery of Frankfurt. Russia Order of Friendship bestowed upon Russian Indian writer Well-known Hindi literary writer Madan Lal Madhu has been honored by Russian President Vladimir Putin for his contribution to enrichment of cultural ties between India and Russia. Pakistan army accused of being behind Taliban operations Pakistan Army officers seem to be behind all major military operations conducted by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, according to a leading Russian daily.