The two Italian Marines facing trial for murder of two Indian fishermen have been asked to appear before a court here Wednesday. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma last month issued notice against Marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone and asked them to appear before him Jan 8. The court order came on a plea filed […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Mayank Gandhi said Tuesday that he intends to contest the Lok Sabha election from the Mumbai North-West constituency. “Yes, I am planning to fill up my nomination for this constituency. It will later go through scrutiny and approval process before my name is approved and finalised,” Gandhi. Gandhi said the […]
The Indian community in the US is unhappy at the treatment meted out to Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade and feels very strongly that there was no need for her to be handcuffed or strip searched, says an Indian American delegate who is attending the annual diaspora convention here. Mohan L. Jain, a delegate at the […]
The Indian diaspora was shaken by the brutal gangrape of a young woman on Dec 16, 2012, and upset over the continuing rapes taking place in the national capital and elsewhere but made the country appear unsafe for women, said members of the Indian diaspora here. It wants the government to take the strictest action […]
A police officer was killed and three policemen were injured in a fierce gunbattle between security forces and guerrillas in Kashmir’s Baramulla district Tuesday, an official said. A senior police officer said that an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) who was injured along with three policemen in the gunbattle in Chankhan locality of Sopore town, 55 km […]
A meeting of some Congress leaders on Tuesday took a lot of people by surprise when Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra, sister of party vice president Rahul Gandhi, also turned up. A party leader would only say that the meeting was held to discuss the tour programmes of Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Speaking to reporters, […]
Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra will co-host the 59th Filmfare awards, and the ‘desi’ girl says she is nervous. “Filmfare awards is an experience in itself. This is the first time that I will be co-hosting the awards, I am very nervous,” the 31-year-old said here Monday at a press conference for the forthcoming […]
Hong Kong media mogul and philanthropist Run Run Shaw passed away aged 107 at home Tuesday morning, announced Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) of Hong Kong. TVB said in a press release that Shaw, its chairman emeritus, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of his family at 6.55 a.m., Xinhua reported. Born in 1907 […]
Social activists have accused the Uttar Pradesh government of providing inadequate and slow relief to victims of communal violence in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli. Accusing official agencies of forcing the victims living in relief camps to sign undertakings in lieu of compensation, an umbrella grouping of NGOs said the government must realize its duties towards its […]
The Supreme Court Monday said it will open on Jan 17 the Justice (retd) N.M.Kasliwal report on the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections, which were embroiled in controversy after former IPL czar Lalit Modi entered the race for the president’s post. A bench of Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice M.Y.Eqbal rpt M.Y.Eqbal said they […]