Taiwanese-American Ang Lee beat master directors like Steven Spielberg and Michael Haneke to take home the best director Oscar for Life of Pi, his visually stunning 3D tale of an Indian boy adrift in the ocean for months with a Bengal tiger.

Singer Dido says she underwent hypnotherapy to cure her stage fright. The 41-year-old White Flag hitmaker underwent treatment to combat her nerves and was pleased it was successful as her anxiety was affecting her performances, reported Hello! magazine.

The last hope of Sahara group to get more time to refund Rs 24,000 crore to its investors was today dashed in the Supreme Court which dismissed its plea and pulled it up for not complying court’s earlier order to return the money by first week of February.

A suspicious laptop bag was today found near the Army Research and Referral hospital near Dhaula Kuan in South Delhi, sparking security alert.

Amid stiff Opposition from Opposition-ruled states to the proposed NCTC, the BJP today said the fight against terror must co-exist with federalism and it was meaningless to debate the “imaginary federalism versus terrorism” issue.

Australia were 232 for nine in their second innings at stumps on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against India here today.

Housing prices have risen in 18 major cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, by up to 9.6 per cent during October-December period 2012 compared with the previous quarter, according to National Housing Bank (NHB).

All eyes will be on railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal tomorrow on whether he yields to pressure of hiking passenger fares yet again or looks at other measures to mobilise resources to offset the burden of the recent diesel price hike.

The Censor Board has refused to clear a Bengali film for taking potshots at the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the Singur movement that forced the Tatas to exit the state.

India were all out for 572 in their first innings on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against Australia here today.