President Obama enjoyed a Himalayan-inspired meal prepared by renowned Indian American chef Vikas Khanna at a high-profile fundraiser held May 14, at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. Some of the city’s hoi polloi paid more than $35,000 for the multicourse meal that Khanna told Desi Talk, was inspired by the values the President espouses.

Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Actress Nandana Sen and producer Madhu Mantena have ended their nine-year-long relationship. The former is shifting to New York and the couple felt that a long-distance relationship is impractical, but they admit that they will work together on a movie. This, coming in the wake of Mantena's marriage proposal in Paris last year, is a rude shock.

She ruled Bollywood in the 1990s, but gave up a flourishing career after marrying Delhi-based businessman Sanjay Kapur in 2003. Last seen in the 2006 film “Mere Jeevan Saathi,” the glamorous Karisma Kapoor now hopes to return with a bang with Vikram Bhatt’s supernatural 3-D thriller “Dangerous Ishhq,” where she is cast opposite fairly unknown faces and will be seen in different avatars.

Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan has been voted as the ultimate style icon in an online survey conducted by Yahoo! India, while Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan were declared the most stylish celebrity couple. On the list of ultimate style icons cricketer M.S. Dhoni features at number two and superstar Shah Rukh Khan is third. Hrithik got 18 percent votes, while Dhoni bagged 16 and SRK 15 percent votes, said a Yahoo! India statement.

Los Angeles, April 30 (IANS) Singer Norah Jones says she finds inspiration from Elvis Presley and his Graceland home in Memphis, US, for her music. The 33-year-old is a huge fan of the late King of Rock 'n' Roll and says everyone should visit Presley's Graceland home at least once in their lives for inspiration. "I love it in Memphis. It's the most amazing city full of warm people and great food.

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Rising disposable incomes, exposure to unique art forms and greater social interaction are opening urban Indian homes to niche British interior accessory art like Amanda Brisbane sculptures, Wedgewood cutlery and Moorcroft objects'd art.

American Muslims grew in number over the past decade, outnumbering Jews for the first time in most of the Midwest and part of the South, while most mainline churches lost adherents, according to a census of American religions released on Tuesday. The number of Muslim adherents rose to 2.