Faced no racism: Desi ‘American Idol’ contestant
byNew Delhi (IANS) ‘Turbanator’ Gurpreet Singh Sarin happens to be luckier than Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. The young man of Indian origin, who made it…
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Chinese NASA worker in US court over computer cache
byWashington (IANS/RIA Novosti) A former Chinese contractor with the NASA has appeared in a US federal court after he was arrested following an attempt to…
Kashmir opposition demands troopers be allowed to carry arms
byJammu: Opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir assembly Friday protested the government’s decision to disallow paramilitary forces from carrying arms which, they said, results in…
1,800 children die daily from unsafe water: Unicef
byUnited Nations: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that almost 90 percent of death of children from diarrhoeal diseases are directly linked to…
HC allows media coverage of Dec 16 gang-rape trial
byNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday allowed the media to cover the day-to-day trial of the Dec 16 gang rape case in the Saket…
Italian marines to return to face trial
byNew Delhi: The two Italian marines facing trial for killing two Indian fishermen last year are headed back to India, the government announced Friday. “Following…
ONGC makes 3 major oil and gas discoveries
byNew Delhi (IANS): State-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) said Thursday it has made three significant oil and gas discoveries. Two of the…
Pakistan not preventing terror attacks from its territory: SC
byNew Delhi (IANS): Noting there was a Pakistani hand in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, the Supreme Court Thursday said the neighbouring country was violating its…
BSP attacks Akhilesh government for ‘non-delivery’
byLucknow (IANS): The BSP hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, terming him “Mr Laptop” and “Mr Clean”, and asking him to take…
Mumbai cop’s beating: Two legislators sent to police custody
byMumbai (IANS): Two Maharashtra legislators surrendered Thursday to the Mumbai police after they were booked for assaulting a policeman at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan…