53 percent voting in Uttar Pradesh, Pilibhit beats records

LUCKNOW - About 53 percent voting was registered in the fifth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh with Pilibhit, where the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) controversial leader Varun Gandhi is contesting, breaking all past records with a 64.5 percent turnout.

Indian police: No evidence yet that father of ‘Slumdog’ child star tried to sell her

MUMBAI, India — Indian police said they have so far found no evidence that the father of a child star in the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” tried to sell the 9-year-old girl to an undercover reporter.

Azharuddin may contest from Uttar Pradesh: Congress

LUCKNOW - Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin may contest the Lok Sabha election from Uttar Pradesh, Congress state president Rita Bahuguna Joshi said Friday.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ kids dance to ‘Jai Ho’ at WIFW

NEW DELHI - With wide smiles, immense confidence and effortless twirls, Rubina Ali Qureshi and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, the child stars of Oscar winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, Thursday walked the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) ramp and performed a jig on the film’s hit song ‘Jai ho’.

Slum kids of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ awarded scholarships for free education

MUMBAI - Slum kid actors of Oscar winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, were awarded scholarships for free education.

‘Slumdog’ kids back in shanties - with Oscar dreams

MUMBAI - Their crowning glory at the 81st Academy Awards over, it’s back to the grimy routine of Mumbai shanties for little Azharuddin Shaikh Ismail Usman and Rubina Rafiq Asghar Ali Qureshi Thursday. But their dreams have been stoked well and truly by the Oscars for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.