Aparajita Das

Afghanistan National Institute of Music is believed to be the only music academy in the country.

Lady Gaga has left a note along with the gift requesting Beyonce to make baby Blue Ivy wear that dress when she attends Gaga's concert for the first time.

Views of Facebook's Menlo Park headquarters at Menlo Park in California.

The Biswa Ijtema, also known as the World Muslim's Congregation, is one of the largest congregations of the followers of Islam.

The Federal Trade Commission has been urged to verify whether Google search is giving preference to its own content and is discriminating against other websites or other contents.

Iran boycott-busting firms in China, Singapore and UAE sanctioned by US.

Apple cancels scheduled sale of iPhone 4S in Beijing store as mass brawl breaks out.

Beyonce, Adele, Ed Sheeran and Jessy J have been nominated for BRIT Awards 2012.

Presidential polls will take place in three countries in 2012 - the U.S, Russia and France. Here are some names that could change the political landscape of these countries.

A car bomb explosion in the Iranian capital Tehran killed a scientist.

George Clooney and Rooney Mara were among those given awards at the National Board of Review Awards in New York on January 10.

Three Bayern Munich players visited the Audi pavilion at the ongoing Delhi Auto Show.

NBA champions Dallas Mavericks were welcomed to the White House on 9 January.

Mercedes-Benz will showcase an exclusive Facebook app in-built in its vehicles at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.

Encouraged by the increasing demand, the company is expanding its facilities.

Twenty young women took part in the first open training session to work as female bodyguards in Hainan province in China.

The girl plunged into the river after her cord snapped.

Beyonce Knowles has launched an iPad/ iPhone app of her "Live at Roseland" show.

Celebrities have made it a trend to give unusual names to their newborns.

Kate and Prince William attended the London premiere of War Horse, Steven Spielberg's latest film.

There was lot of speculation about how North Korea's new "supreme leader," Kim Jong Un, would celebrate his birthday, which is believed to be Jan. 8. But North Korean state TV showed him watching a military exercise.

Several well-known actors and actresses walked the Red carpet on day one of the 23rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in California.

The Americans are said to be wary of Chinese space missions.

Dame Kelly Homes, Olympics chamapion, said that Pippa Middleton would promote her charity ahead of London Olympics.

Royal Navy's HMS Daring, one of the most advanced ships in its fleet, will be sent to the Gulf on her maiden mission as Iran threatens to block the Strait of Hormuz.

American billionaire and philanthropist Warren Buffett will sing during an online broadcast to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The Year of the (Water) Dragon will begin Jan. 23.

Wayne Rooney's spokesperson said the star player was in bed and sober on Boxing Day midnight.

Prince Edward and Princess Sophie received jewellery sets from the Bahraini monarch when they visited Bahrain in December 2011.

Security was tight on Friday night as thousands of Coptic Christians gathered for a Christmas Eve Mass at the Abbassiya Cathedral in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. There were calls among Coptic followers to keep the celebrations low-profile this year.