British-born actress Katrina Kaif has delivered six back-to-back hits, bagged several brand endorsements and is now a highly sought after heroine - all the qualities needed to be crowned the reigning actress in Bollywood, say film critics. "Katrina has evolved immensely as an actress. In Bollywood, actors are mostly known for the number of hits that they can deliver.

CHICAGO: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said here that he was set to make Karnataka the most modern and progressive State in the Indian Union and that a new industrial policy friendlier to investors is on anvil.

COIMBATORE: Ayurveda symbolized the best of India's traditions for many people in the outside world and was seen as a relief from the regimen of allopathic system of medicine, M K Narayanan, National Security Advisor, said here.

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

NEW DELHI: The Home Ministry attributed to "human error" by an immigration official the discreet departure of Ken Haywood, a US national whose internet connection was used to send terror e-mail minutes before Ahmedabad blasts.

PATNA: The flood situation in Bihar's Supaul, Madhepura, Araria and Saharsa districts today eased a little further with the discharge in the Kosi river, which has played havoc after changing course, coming down marginally. However, fresh areas were inundated in Purnia district, one of the worst-hit by the deluge, as several panchayats were submerged in Naugachia sub-division of Bhagalpur district where the Kosi breached its embankment near Dhodia village.

CORK, Ireland: Once upon a time that beautiful spread of land by the River Lee housed a swimming pool. They called it the Lee Baths, a pool that people have been swarming to do their butterflies and breaststrokes since 1934.

Afghan President, Hamid Karzai's visit to India on August 4 following the SAARC summit held in Colombo, was significant to India in many respects. Karzai was the first to hold the Pakistani spy agency responsible for the July 7 suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul.

Originality is one of the special fea-tures of Sri Guru Granth Sahib which makes it distinct from other holy scriptures.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympics contingent, including the three medal winners Abhinav Bindra, Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh were felicitated by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) at a grand ceremony here.

Aurangabad gets its name from a Persian word meaning "Built by the Throne", named after Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. It is a city in Maharashtra, India. The city is a tourist hub, surrounded with many historical monuments including the Ajanta and Ellora

NEW JERSEY: Putting forth Gujarat as a global real estate investment hub, the first and biggest ever property show exclusively showcasing properties in Gujarat, was held in conjunction with the World Gujarati Conference, Aug 29-31, at the Raritan Center, New Jersey.