New York, Mar 6: Indian liquor and airline magnate Vijay Mallya bought Mahatma Gandhi’s personal belongings for Rs. 9.3 crores (1.8 million dollars) in an atmosphere of high drama and frenzied bidding.

Mallya said he “bided for the country at the auction after last-ditch attempts by India to “stall the sale of the memorabilia fell through.”

New York, Mar 06 : American President Barack Obama recently took some time off from his hectic work schedule to meet Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.

The `Twelve Monkey's' actor had arrived at the White House to discuss the New Orleans issue with Obama.

Pitt, who has been working for the upliftment of the hurricane-affected New Orleans, had a brief meeting with Obama.

He later discussed the matter with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and others, reports the New York Daily News.

New York, Mar. 6: Mahatma Gandhi’s five personal objects, including the iconic round eye glasses, were bought by Indian liquor baron VJ Mallya for 1.8 million dollars.

The controversial auction has gone ahead in New York, despite protests from India, and the United States-based owner James Otis’ last-minute attempt to halt it.

Finally, Gandhi’s belongings were bought by Indian businessman VJ Mallya for 1.8 million dollars, who said he was bidding for the country and plans to return them to Indian Government.

New York  - The physical impacts of violence against women are just the tip of an iceberg of sufferings caused by abuse, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday on International Women's Day.

"The consequences of violence go beyond the visible and immediate," Ban told the Commission on the Status of Women, which met at UN headquarters in New York to discuss programmes to end violence against women and girls, from domestic violence to armed conflict.

New York, March 5: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino have filed a lawsuit against a US watch company and a film distributor for 10 million dollars claiming identity theft.

The Hollywood veterans are suing Tutima USA over images from their recent film "Righteous Kill”, which were used for the brand’s promotion purposes without their consent.

New York, Mar 5: American actress Jennifer Lopez is said to have kept 50,000 dollars worth of diamonds that she had borrowed from Robert Mouawad to wear at the launch of Andrea Lieberman's fashion line, ALC. The event, which took place at Barneys in Beverly Hills last week, also saw Gwen Stefani, Leah Remini and Ellen Pompeo wearing borrowed jewellery from the Swiss jeweller.

While they returned the baubles, Lopez decided to hang on to them.