Kanchi seers acquitted in murder case
Puducherry: In a huge relief to the pontiffs of Kanchi Sankara Mutt, Jayendra Saraswathi and Vijayendra Saraswathi, a local court on Wednesday acquitted them in the sensational case of murder of a temple official in Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu. Besides the seers, arraigned as accused 1 and accused 2 respectively in the murder of A Sankararaman, Manager of the Varadarajaperumal temple in Kancheepuram district, 21 other accused were also acquitted b
Dhawan powers India to series win over Windies
Kanpur: Shikhar Dhawan has been in the form of his life since his comeback into the Indian team last March and the dashing opener wants to continue with the "good habit" of scoring centuries and winning a lot more matches for India across a
Aarushi Murder case: Rajesh, Nupur sentenced to life in prison
Ghaziabad: Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were today awarded life imprisonment by a CBI court for killing their teenaged daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in a sensational double murder that gripped the nation for five-and-a-half
Obama cites NRI's case for immigration reform
Washington: US President Barack Obama has cited the case of an Indian-American woman entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley, who got a green card following over 12 years of agonizing wait, to push for a comprehensive immigration reform that would attract
Monica Gill is Miss India USA 2013
New Jersey: Monica Gill, a clinical affairs associate from Boston, Massachusetts, is the new Miss India USA 2013, an annual pageant where Indian American beauties compete for the grand Miss India Worldwide crown.
Gill, 24, was crowned by outgoing Mi
Two Nigerians arrested for lottery scam
Hyderabad: Two Nigerian nationals have been arrested by the city Police in New Delhi on Tuesday for duping three persons of Rs 49 lakh through the infamous `lottery scam'. Patrick Okwuokenye and Festus Iteh were arrested in Delhi last week, Hyderabad
New immunotherapy for brain cancer has 80 pc success
London: Scientists have developed a novel treatment for brain tumours that involves encouraging the body's own immune system to recognise and eliminate cancer cells in the organ. Glioblastoma is one of the most ominous brain tumours. Despite aggressi
Neha Dhupia likes clean-shaven Rahul Gandhi
Indore: Actress Neha Dhupia has a piece of advice for Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi -- to sport a clean-shaven look rather than his rugged one. Neha, who was here to promote Gillette's new razor range, feels the young politician sh
Time shortlists Modi for Person of the Year
New York: Narendra Modi is among 42 global leaders shortlisted by Time magazine for 'Person of the Year' title, becoming the only Indian political leader in the fray. Time has shortlisted 42 global leaders, entrepreneurs and celebrities for its 'Pers
