Aishwarya Rai Bachchan receives French honour

Francois Richier, Ambassador of France to India, conferred the insignia of Chevalier dans l' ordre des Art et des Lettres (Knight of the order of Arts and Letters) on Aishwarya RaiBachchan on her birthday (November 1).

She is the second member of the Bachchan family to receive a French civilian honour. In 2007, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Aaradhya cries while her mother gets French honour. "We are very proud parents and in-laws to have Aishwarya in the family. I was decorated by the French government and was wondering whether I should wear my badge to get entry today, " said the Big B on the occasion.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan receives French honour

Francois Richier, Ambassador of France to India, conferred the insignia of Chevalier dans l' ordre des Art et des Lettres (Knight of the order of Arts and Letters) on Aishwarya RaiBachchan on her birthday (November 1).

She is the second member of the Bachchan family to receive a French civilian honour. In 2007, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Aaradhya cries while her mother gets French honour. "We are very proud parents and in-laws to have Aishwarya in the family. I was decorated by the French government and was wondering whether I should wear my badge to get entry today, " said the Big B on the occasion.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan receives French honour

Francois Richier, Ambassador of France to India, conferred the insignia of Chevalier dans l' ordre des Art et des Lettres (Knight of the order of Arts and Letters) on Aishwarya RaiBachchan on her birthday (November 1).

She is the second member of the Bachchan family to receive a French civilian honour. In 2007, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Aaradhya cries while her mother gets French honour. "We are very proud parents and in-laws to have Aishwarya in the family. I was decorated by the French government and was wondering whether I should wear my badge to get entry today, " said the Big B on the occasion.

Anupam Kher among the five most talented actors in Asia

Actor Anupam Kher is on cloud nine after making it to the list of five best actors in Asia by an international magazine. "Happy to share. Hollywood Reporter in its latest issue has listed me among the five best actors in Asia. I am the only Indian. Jai Ho!," the 57-year-old tweeted Saturday night.

"Other four actors are - Li BingBing (China), Lee Byung-Hun (South Korea), Iko Uwais (Thailand) and Aaron Kwok (Hong Kong)," he wrote.

Anupam, who made his acting debut with 1982 Hindi movie 'Aagman', hogged the limelight with the 1984 film 'Saaransh', where at the age of 28 he played a retired man who loses his son. He did that role with such conviction that people still rave about his performance. It was followed by off-beat hits like 'Daddy', 'Janam', and 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'.He also did commercial films 'Karma', 'Darr', 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', and 'Veer-Zaara'.

It's not Bollywood, the actor also received Hollywood's attention for his supporting role of psychiatrist in David O. Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook', which also stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro.

actors in Asia by an international magazine.

Iran builds advanced drone: news report

Iran has built an advanced drone that can take off vertically and without a runway, Iranian media reported.

Iran's military regularly announces defense and engineering developments, though some analysts are skeptical of the reliability of such reports.

Abbas Jam, researcher on a project for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone, said on Saturday that the drone would be tested that day and "unveiled" next year, according to Iran's Mehr news agency.

The unmanned aircraft "enjoys ultra-advanced technology and has been built for the first time in the world," Jam said, according to Mehr.

In October, Israel shot down a drone after it flew 25 miles into the Jewish state. Lebanese militant group Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the aircraft, saying its parts had been manufactured in Iran and assembled in Lebanon.

Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said last month that the downed drone did not use his country's latest technological know-how, and that Iran possessed drones that are far more advanced.

An Iranian legislator said last month that Iran holds pictures of Israeli bases and other restricted areas obtained from the drone, although a senior Israeli military officer said to the best of their knowledge the drone had not been equipped with a camera capable of transmitting photographs.

Iran builds advanced drone: news report

Iran has built an advanced drone that can take off vertically and without a runway, Iranian media reported.

Iran's military regularly announces defense and engineering developments, though some analysts are skeptical of the reliability of such reports.

Abbas Jam, researcher on a project for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone, said on Saturday that the drone would be tested that day and "unveiled" next year, according to Iran's Mehr news agency.

The unmanned aircraft "enjoys ultra-advanced technology and has been built for the first time in the world," Jam said, according to Mehr.

In October, Israel shot down a drone after it flew 25 miles into the Jewish state. Lebanese militant group Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the aircraft, saying its parts had been manufactured in Iran and assembled in Lebanon.

Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said last month that the downed drone did not use his country's latest technological know-how, and that Iran possessed drones that are far more advanced.

An Iranian legislator said last month that Iran holds pictures of Israeli bases and other restricted areas obtained from the drone, although a senior Israeli military officer said to the best of their knowledge the drone had not been equipped with a camera capable of transmitting photographs.

U.K prime minister David Cameron defeated as MP’s call for real reduction in EU spending

David Cameron suffered a humiliating Commons defeat last night as Tory rebels joined Labour to demand he fights for a cut in EU spending.

He had indicated he would use Britain’s veto unless Brussels agreed to limit its budget increases to the level of inflation. But this did not satisfy the Eurosceptics in his party, who insist on a real-terms reduction.

In the first major defeat of Mr Cameron’s premiership, a total of 53 Tory backbenchers voted with Labour, which was accused of cynically shifting its position on EU spending earlier this week to embarrass the Prime Minister. Senior government figures had spent the day pleading with rebel Tories to accept that a real-terms budget freeze was the best possible outcome from a crunch EU summit next week

But ministers sat grim-faced as Commons Speaker John Bercow announced that MPs had instead backed a call for a cut by 307 votes to 294. Mr Cameron had earlier told MPs: ‘This Government is taking the toughest line in these budget negotiations of any government since we joined the European Union.

‘At best we would like it cut, at worst frozen, and I’m quite prepared to use the veto if we don’t get a deal which is good for Britain. But let’s be clear – it is in our interest to try to get a deal because a seven-year freeze would keep our bills down compared to annual budgets.