Chak De girl Shilpa Shukla is all set to enter the international cinema with a film titled Extrospection which will be directed, written and produced by Manan Singh Kotohora. It is said that the film is based on Satyajit Ray's Charulata but set in contemporary times.

LONG BEACH, CA: Saumya Gurbani was declared first place winner in the high school category of India Heritage Awards while Meera Midha took the top award in the middle school category on May 4 in a glittering ceremony at Crystall Ballroom, Golden Sails Hotel, Long Beach.

NEW DELHI: Neeroga is a unique formulation which can easily root out all ailments caused by toxins and various viruses. It was developed after seven years of dedicated research by Dr GR Saini and his team at the Saini Herbal Research & Development Center. It is a modern 'Sanjivani' (life giver) by using which old people become young and young become younger.

ARIES, TAURUS, GEMINI, CANCER, LEO, VIRGO, LIBRA, SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS, CAPRICORN, AQUARIUS, PISCES

On April 14, 2008, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted a computer-generated random selection process on H-1B petitions to select H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2009. Selected petitions would continue to full adjudication.

NEW DELHI: Fulfilling the noted Gandhian's final wish, 11-year-old Shambhavi Mishra today performed the last rites of Nirmala Deshpande who passed away after a brief illness.

LOS ANGELES: She has captured the hearts of audiences around the world, for sixty years and here she was, aged 75, singing her heart out at the prestigious Walt Disney Concert hall in Los Angeles. Some of the world's greatest names have graced this hall and Asha Bhosle joins the illustrious roster.

Eepal has always been a chessboard for power games between China and India. While in the past, the fortunes have largely favored India, primarily because of cultural linkages and the domination of the Nepali Congress, the rise of the Maoists in the recent elections has turned the applecart.

Let people quote the Scriptures and sacrifice to the gods, let them per-form rituals and worship the deities, but there is no Liberation without the realization of one's identity with the Atman, no, not even in the lifetime of a hundred Brahmas put together.

NEW JERSEY: Edison township has granted the Edison Cricket Club (ECC) a home ground in Edison. Announcing the grant, ECC president Atul Huckoo thanked town Mayor Jun Choi and said the Internal Revenue Service has formally granted ECC a non-profit organization status.

MUMBAI: Home grown Pharma major Dr Reddys Laboratories (DRL) said it will acquire US-based BASF's pharmaceutical contract business and its manufacturing facility for an undisclosed amount. BASF's business which would be transferred to DRL, includes contract manufacturing of generic prescription and over-the-counter products for branded and generic companies in the United States, DRL said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Khajjiar of Himachal Pradesh is located closely to Dalhousie in the district of Chamba. The place is an ideal destination for excursion. The place is extremely beautiful with its calm and quite ambiance. The place holds a lake with a floating island on it.

LOS ANGELES: "Though choosing a dissertation for our prestigious award is not like picking the Oscars it certainly is more democratic," quipped Professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam, who holds the Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian History at UCLA and is the chair of the Sardar Patel Dissertation Evaluation Committee.