Three Indian-origin chicken factory workers in Britain, who were sacked over claims that they took cash bribes for jobs, have won claims for unfair dismissal. Baljit Johal, Mukesh Kumar and Balwinder Jackhu won their cases for unfair dismissal at the Birmingham Employment Tribunal against 2 Sisters Food Group Ltd, the Birmingham Mail reported Friday. The […]
An Indian-origin homeless woman, who suffered 80 percent burns as a result of what she called an acid attack, died in a hospital in Australia. Monika Chetty, 39, was found by police at Hoxton Park in Sydney Jan 3 after a resident reported hearing a woman crying for help. It was found that the Fijian […]
Myanmar President U Thein Sein said Saturday that the next meeting between the government and ethnic armed groups at Hpa-an in Kayin state could work out a date for signing a nationwide ceasefire agreement. U Thein Sein made the remarks in his monthly radio speech to the nation, Xinhua reported. Underscoring the successful holding of […]
The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and the six major world powers will be held Feb 18 in Austria’s capital Vienna, said an Iranian minister. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced the decision Friday after his meeting with Catherine Ashton, European Union foreign policy chief, on the sidelines of the Munich Security […]
Three people were arrested in connection with the sensational Rs.7.69-crore heist in the national capital, the special cell of Delhi Police said Saturday. “Three people were arrested from different parts of the city and Rs.1.5 crore has so far been recovered,” a police officer told IANS. Police said four others are also involved, who have […]
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) event to be held here in April will be a four-day weekend this year with the launch of IIFA Stomp, a free-for-all public party with “a taste of India”. Stomp – an entertaining mix of Indian food, music and handicrafts, will take place April 23 at the picturesque Curtis […]
Asserting that the US downgrade of India’s aviation regulator had “absolutely nothing” to do with the Khobragade affair, the US says it was committed to help India get its status back as soon as possible. “This absolutely had nothing to do with the ongoing case of Dr. Khobragade,” State Department spokesperson Marie Harf told reporters […]
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday ruled out his party Janata Dal-United’s (JD-U) return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA. “There is no question of us (JD-U) returning to the NDA,” Nitish Kumar said at a function here. The chief minister’s statement came after JD-U president Sharad Yadav Friday reportedly said that his party […]
Demanding justice, students from the country’s northeastern states held a protest here Saturday at the market where a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh was beaten up, leading to his death. Scores of protesters held placards, raised slogans against discrimination and demanded justice. “It is a shocking incident and it is not the first time. It […]
Hrithik Roshan was in Shimla shooting for his upcoming action flick ‘Bang Bang’, but the actor flew back to Mumbai just to attend his elder son Hridhaan’s sports day. Hrithik and Sussanne have separated their ways, but for the events which include their sons, both will always be together for it. It seems like Hrithik […]