Angry cricket fans on Thursday smashed their TV sets at various places in Bihar after India’s 95-run loss against Australia in the semi-finals of the ongoing World Cup. Some of the incidents were reported from Gaya, Purnea, Muzaffarpur, Aurangabad, Patna and Begusarai districts. “Over a dozen television sets were either smashed or broken by angry […]
The body of Lt. Kiran Shekhawat, who was one of the three Indian Navy crew of the Dornier-228 maritime surveillance aircraft which crashed into the Arabian Sea near Goa, was recovered on Thursday, navy officials said. The body was recovered from the fuselage of the crashed aircraft. The commander was rescued from the sea soon […]
Steven Smith’s 105 put Australia in the final of the cricket World Cup as they defeated defending champions India by 95 runs in the second semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Thursday. Four-time champions Australia overwhelmed the Indians with both the bat and ball. A 182-run stand between Smith (105) and Aaron […]
Indian electric utility company Tata Power on Tuesday said it has completed the financial closure to develop a hydel-power project in the Adjaristsqali river in the southwestern European nation of Georgia alongwith two other companies. “The Shuakhevi plant aims to satisfy Georgia’s electricity demand during winter, reducing dependence on imported fuel and increasing renewable energy […]
The central government will consider Tamil Nadu’s request to grant Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in the state, central minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday. The minister of state for home visited a refugee camp near Chennai and told the media that the central and state governments were taking several measures to promote […]
An Indian restaurant in Britain was raided by immigration officers and seven workers, all from Bangladesh, were arrested on the charge of visa-related offences, according to media reports. The seven illegal workers were arrested last week from the town of Sandhurst in southeast England’s Berkshire county and face deportation, reported Getreading online on Monday. British […]
Survivors and families of the 42 Muslim men massacred in 1987 at Hashimpura in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday voiced anguish after a court freed all the accused, calling it a “massacre of justice”. On March 21, a Delhi court acquitted 16 Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel of the charges of murder, attempt to murder and […]
Actor Bobby Simhaa considers the best supporting actor National Award for his work in Tamil gangster drama “Jigarthanda” as an incentive to continue doing good work. “I’m overwhelmed. My phone hasn’t stopped ringing. The award is an incentive to continue doing good work,” Simhaa told IANS on Tuesday. Simhaa, who is currently busy shooting for […]
Durban, March 24 An Indian-origin author attacked in South Africa for praising the controversial writer Salman Rushdie said on Monday that the incident left her traumatised and needing psychiatric help, according to media reports. Zainub Priya Dala, 40, said she was attacked a day after praising Rushdie’s writing style while addressing Chatsworth school children in […]
An Indian-American brother-sister duo has been awarded nearly $9 million in damages for injuries suffered when they were assaulted by two men in a night club in New York in January 2005. Anuj Sapra and Arti Sapra won the judgement on March 11 in Manhattan Supreme Court for the incident at Club 9 1/2, owned […]