US court reduces Kashmiri separatist Fai's sentence
Washington: A federal court has reduced the prison sentence of Kashmiri separatist and ISI agent Ghulam Nabi Fai by about four months in response to a petition from the US government. Fai, 63, was given a two-year sentence in March 2012 for illegally working for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence to influence American policy on Kashmir. He was scheduled to be released in March next year. In a petition filed on November 15, US Assistant Attorn
Indian courts settle over 35 lakh cases in a single day
New Delhi: A National Lok Adalat, held simultaneously in the Supreme Court and courts across the country, Saturday settled over 35 lakh of the 39 lakh pending cases concerning accident claims, matrimonial disputes, dud cheques and traffic fines, amon
Lohan to do community service
Los Angeles: Actress Lindsay Lohan's mother Dina has reportedly been ordered to perform community service after she was arrested in September for driving while intoxicated. Dina, 51, was arrested on September 12 following a traffic stop on Long Islan
Religious communities ask India to boycott South Africa tour
Johannesburg: Several community organisations here have called on the Indian cricket team to boycott the tour of South Africa, starting next month in the wake of the Ganesha cartoon controversy, involving cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro. At a public meet
US to celebrate Indian cuisine
New York: The aroma of authentic Indian cuisine will tease American connoisseurs as the first week- long Indian food festival in the US begins next month to showcase a wide variety of regional cuisines. The "Indian Festive Food Week" will b
Japanese, Chinese ships and planes patrol disputed islands; fears of clash grow
Hong Kong: The Chinese government on Saturday claimed the right to identify, monitor and possibly take military action against aircraft that enter a newly declared “air defence identification zone,” which covers sea and islands also claim
Indian short film 'Kush' in 10 Oscar hopefuls
Los Angeles: Indian director Shubhashish Bhutiani's short film "Kush" has been selected by the Academy in the short-list of 10 live-action shorts that will advance in the Oscar race. Three or five films out of these 10 films will be selecte
Did not want my film Jal to look 'gareeb': Girish
Panaji: Director-producer Girish Malik says he has tried to shoot his debut film "Jal" in such a way that it appears like an epic as he did not want it to have an impoverished look. The film, which had its world premiere at the Busan Intern
Indian-American chemist jailed for faking forensic test results
Houston: An Indian-American former chemist at a Massachusetts drug lab has been sentenced to prison for faking forensic test results, a scandal that has jeopardized thousands of convictions. Annie Dookhan pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Suffolk Superi
