Indian on the run after fleecing Haj pilgrims
Dubai: An Indian national, who fleeced some 500 pilgrims through a fake Haj campaign in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, is on the run. The man told the group of 500 expatriates in mid-September that they will have tents in Mina and receive free food and transportation but after collecting over 1.5 million Saudi riyals (nearly $40,000), the man disappeared and switched his mobile phone off, the Saudi Gazette reported. Saudi authorities, however,
Mahatma Gandhi's 'foldable charkha' sold for 110,000 pounds at UK auction
London: Mahatma Gandhi's 'charkha' which he used in Yerwada Jail during the 'Quit India Movement' was on Tuesday sold at an auction in the UK for a whopping 110,000 pounds, nearly double the expected price. Gandhi's last will was also sold for 20,000
Samantha sparkles in sari. PM and Sam celebrate Diwali in style
London: Samantha Cameron outshone her husband once again as she wore a stunning burgundy sari to mark Diwali. Prime Minister David Cameron had to admit that his wife looked "magnificent" during a visit to Swaminarayan Mandir, the largest tr
Russian beauty sells her virginity online for 17,000
London: A Russian girl sold herself for for £17,000 (Rs 18.4 lakhs) on the internet. However, the 18-year old did not reveal her identity. The ad displays her name as Shatuniya and tries to lure prospective buyers with telling them that she is
Indian killed as lift collapses in Sharjah
Sharjah: An Indian worker died after a lift collapsed on him during a routine maintenance work in a building here, a media report said. The deceased worker was identified as Shaijjo S, from Kerala. He was an authorised lift mechanic with a private co
Three Indians killed in Oman road accident
Dubai: Three Indians have been killed while another Indian and an Omani national were seriously injured in a road mishap in Oman, a media report on Sunday said. The Indians, hailing from Kerala were killed while they were travelling to Muscat from Su
Indian American finds answer to question of life
New York: An Indian American scientist has claimed that he has found the answer to the question about how life on earth began more than 3.8 billion years ago. Sankar Chatterjee, professor of geo-sciences and curator of paleontology at the museum of T
Diwali celebrated with gusto in UK
London: Diwali, the festival of lights, was celebrated on Saturday by the Indian community in the United Kingdom with much fervour and gaiety. Fireworks illuminated the sky in the night in most places as non-resident Indians distributed sweets and ex
Dubai court upholds death sentence for Indian
Dubai: A Dubai court has upheld the death sentence awarded to an Indian national for killing a woman, from whom he had bought a washing machine, by slitting her throat. The 28-year-old Indian man, identified by the initials of his name AM, admitt
