Sikh cab driver awarded for returning $110,000 in Australia
Sydney: A Sikh taxi driver in Australia, who returned A$110,000 in cash he found on the rear seat of his cab to its owners, has received a Melbourne City Council award for his honesty. Lakhwinder Singh Dhillon found the money after dropping off a group of people at Crown Casino in Melbourne last month. The Lord Mayor Robert Doyle presented Singh with a certificate of commendation, the Herald Sun reported Wednesday.
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Saudi deports 60,000 foreigners in crackdown on illegal workers
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has deported more than 60,000 illegal foreign workers in a crackdown over the past fortnight and more are to follow, Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef said on Wednesday. Police have rounded up tens of thousands of peopl
RSS objects to Modi supporter using Bhagwat's name
Washington: The RSS has taken strong objection to the move by an Indian-American, who claims to be a staunch supporter of Narendra Modi, for dragging the name of its chief Mohan Bhagwat and other leaders in an event held here. "RSS has taken str
Ashamed as an American for not seeing foreign films: Sarandon
Panaji: Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon on Wednesday candidly confessed that as an American, she was "sad and ashamed" because of her lack of exposure to global cinema. Sarandon was speaking after inaugurating the 44th
Jolie-Pitt's wine named 'best rose in the world'
Los Angeles: Hollywood star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have now become successful wine producers with their brand getting ranked at number 84 in a list of 100 wines of the year. The couple's Chateau Miraval Rose 2012 has been named the
Next Sachin Tendulkar? Mumbai boy Prithvi Shaw, 15, scores 546 runs
Mumbai: Following on the footsteps his admirer none other than the legend Sachin Tendulkar, who once stopped to see him bat, 15 years old Prithvi Shaw on Wednesday created a national record by amassing 546 runs, studded with 85 boundaries and five si
Run feast expected in Kochi ODI
Kochi: With the opening tie of the three-match India-West Indies ODI series set to begin here at 1.30 p.m. on Thursday it's excitement all round as hundreds of cricket enthusiasts turned up at the stadium to cheer as the two teams practiced here on W
Contraceptive pill may double risk of blindness
Washington: Women who take the contraceptive pill for more than three years are twice as likely to suffer from glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, a new study has warned. Researchers caution gynaecologists and ophthalmologists to be aware o
Anything associated with Indira Gandhi is special to Lord Paul
London: Indira Gandhi was a wonderful person and a great leader, leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has said as he launched a unique photo exhibition here to mark the 96th birth anniversary of the former prime minister. "Anything associat
