Bride refuses to marry after groom fails to bow

Bride refuses to marry after groom fails to bow

Ghaziabad, March 14 A groom learnt the hard way just how important it is bow before the bride so that she can garland him. A bride here walked out a marriage on Friday night when the groom was playfully lifted a little too high beyond her reach during their marriage ceremony. The marriage was called […]

Indian student falls to death while hiking in Arizona

Indian student falls to death while hiking in Arizona

Washington, March 14  Rhishav Choudhury, an Indian student from Guwahati, India, studying at a private liberal arts college in Ohio, fell to his death while on a spring hiking trip in Arizona. The College of Wooster is mourning the death of Choudhury, 22, College Dean Kurt Holmes said in a Thursday message to the campus […]

Kazakh woman gang raped in Delhi, three held

Kazakh woman gang raped in Delhi, three held

New Delhi, March 13  A 35-year-old Kazakhstan woman was gang raped by three people here in a hotel where she had gone to meet them, police said on Friday. The culprits have been arrested. The incident took place on Thursday night at a hotel in Karol Bagh in central Delhi. Police said the culprits were […]

Immediate release, triggering strong reaction from India which summoned the Pakistan envoy

Immediate release, triggering strong reaction from India which summoned the Pakistan envoy

Islamabad/New Delhi, March 13  The Islamabad High Court on Friday declared the detention orders of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, as illegal and ordered his immediate release, triggering strong reaction from India which summoned the Pakistan envoy in New Delhi to lodge its protest. The issue also figured in […]

If India-China go to war tomorrow, 1962 will be repeated: Expert

If India-China go to war tomorrow, 1962 will be repeated: Expert

New Delhi, March 13 If China attacks India tomorrow, the situation would be something similar to the 1962 war, a strategy expert said on Friday. Sam Roggeveen, a well known strategy expert and founding editor of Australia’s Lowy Institute of International Policy’s blog, however, said there were little chances of this happening. “The situation will […]

Modi asks Colombo to embrace Tamils, wants stronger ties

Modi asks Colombo to embrace Tamils, wants stronger ties

Colombo, March 13  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday gently nudged Sri Lanka to reach out to its Tamil minority and branded the the vanquished Tamil Tigers terrorists as he outlined his determination to build a stronger economic relationship with Colombo. In a carefully worded speech delivered in parliament, Modi emphasized that Colombo, which […]

Gurgaon helpline for northeast people gets bizarre calls

Gurgaon helpline for northeast people gets bizarre calls

By Pradeep Singh Gurgaon, March 13 A special police helpline launched here nearly six months ago for people from the northeast is getting numerous calls but on subjects unrelated to them. The helpline came into being so that people from the northeastern states living in Gurgaon could report cases of physical assault as well as […]

Three killed, 21 injured in Manipur blast

Three killed, 21 injured in Manipur blast

Imphal, March 11  Three people were killed and 21 others injured in a powerful blast at a market here in the Manipur capital on Wednesday, police said. “An IED (improvised explosive device) that was planted near a chicken shop at Khwairamband Keithel exploded killing three people and wounding 21 others, including women,” Inspector General of […]