Country star Taylor Swift has denied reports that she is dating English singer Ed Sheeran but said that she has conversations with him about music.

“Khwaja wants him to come” was how external affairs minister Salman Khurshid today welcomed Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in Jaipur on way to Ajmer for his pilgrimage.

Faced with sluggish jobs growth and failure of the Doha round, the Obama administration has set in motion an ambitious global round of trade talks covering Europe and much of Asia, which is bound to influence countries like China, India and Brazil, say a media report.

Close on the heels of the powerful military expressing concern at the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi, President Asif Ali Zardari has directed authorities to restore peace in Pakistan’s largest city and to take action against militants and sectarian elements.

Local lawyers and the Ajmer Dargah market association today joined the protest against the visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in view of the recent brutal killing and beheading of Indian soldiers by Pakistani Army.

An animated film made by an Indian student as a tribute to his movie idol Steven Spielberg has earned him a personal note from the legendary director. A 19-year old student from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology (Bengaluru), created an animated tribute using Spielberg’s most iconic films, including Jaws, Jurassic Park, ET, Schi-ndler’s List and his most recent movie, Lincoln, and uploaded it on Youtube.

Nasa scientists have discovered evidence of “gigantic floods” on Mars that carved deep channels into the Red Planet in the past 500 million years.

Singer-actress Selena Gomez has moved on in life and has no plans to reconcile with teen pop star Justin Bieber as she finds his recent wild behaviour embarrassing.

The King’s Speech star Colin Firth has become the vice president of a speech therapy charity in the UK.
The 52-year-old actor, who won an Academy Award for playing stuttering British monarch King George VI in the 2010 drama The King’s Speech, is putting the experience to good use by supporting the Action for Stammering Children organisation, reported Contactmusic.

Indian refiners may soon be forced to stop importing crude oil from Iran after insurance companies said refineries processing oil from the Persian Gulf nation will no longer be covered.