The Times Of India Chasing the hard cash | 5 Jul 2009, 0126 hrs IST, Meenakshi Kumar Text: The 1980s was a turning point, not just for the country but also for a lot of young men and wome... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Star Tribune 'The YouTube of arranged marriages' | MUMBAI In a two-minute video clip televised here last month, Amit Daruka, 29, and his doting parents listed the attributes of the ideal bride for him -- she must be tall, fair-skinned and respectful... (photo: WN) IndiaMarriagesMumbaiPhotosTechnology
The New York Times Sarah's Straight Talk | Truly, Sarah Palin has come a long way. When she ran for vice president, she frequently became disjointed and garbled when she departed from her prepared remarks. Now the prepared remarks are incohe... (photo: AP / Charlie Riedel) MediaPhotosPoliticsUSWomen
The Star On the fast track | The hunt for the next Estée Lauder stars is now on as the long-awaited Estée Lauder Model Search Contest 2009 returns to give Malaysian beauties a chance to be in the s... (photo: WN / RTayco) FashionMalaysiaPhotosStarsWomen
Inquirer Imelda Marcos: The best and worst life | MANILA, Philippines — In true Imeldific fashion, she glided down a red carpet, surrounded by little girls in white dresses carrying bouquets of roses and trailed by tux... (photo: Public Domain / Angeles624) FashionMarcosPhilippinePhotosWoman
The New York Times Snatching Big Names, Aesthetics Aside | LONDON - The surprising success of the contemporary art sales at Sotheby's on June 25 and at Christie's on Tuesday has again confirmed that the art market operates as i... (photo: WN / James) ArtsCultureLondonMarketPhotos
The New York Times The Bollywood Sign | Bollywood casts a proprietary eye on Hollywood in "Kambakkht Ishq," a comedy set in Los Angeles starring two of India's hottest stars, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor. ... (photo: AP / Rajesh Nirgude) BollywoodComedyIndiaLosangelesPhotos
Canada Dot Com UN begins probe into Bhutto killing UN begins probe into Bhutto killing | ISLAMABAD -- A UN commission appointed to investigate the assassination of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto began wor... (photo: AP / B.K.Bangash) NewsPakistanPhotosPoliticalUN