Indian found dead in UAE
Dubai: A 62-year-old Indian man's body was recovered from the grounds a residential apartment building in Abu Dhabi. The man who hails from Uttar Pradesh was living in an apartment on the 10th floor of the same building with his wife, neighbours of the deceased said. The body was spotted on Monday in the grounds of Eldorado Cinema building on Electra Street. They said it was not clear whether he fell to death from his apartment. The m
Sikh man sues bank for insulting turban
London: A British Sikh man is suing the bank where he worked for race and religious discrimination after colleagues allegedly interfered with his turban and asked whether it "flashed red in an emergency". Harminder Dhanota, an informat
US shutdown starts, 1 million workers on unpaid leave
Washington: The US government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers on unpaid leave, closing national parks, museums, government buildings and stalling medical research project
No bikini, be happy with what you get now: Sonakshi
Mumbai: Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who was seen coming out of the water wearing a saree in "R...Rajkumar", says she will not wear a bikini. Asked while other actresses are seen donning a bikini while on beach, she said: "No bikini...jitna
I don't aspire to be James Bond: Bachchan Jr
Kolkata: Abhishek Bachchan has no desire to be James Bond but would not mind teaching actor Daniel Craig few Bollywood dance steps. "Every actor has his own identity. I don't aspire to be Bond. My quest is to do something new, something differen
Australia detains 18 Indian asylum seekers
Melbourne: Australian authorities have detained 18 Indian asylum seekers, who are likely to be sent back to India in line with newly elected Prime Minister Tony Abbott's policy to combat people smuggling. The Indians were among 128 asylum seekers, tr
Sarabjit's Pakistani lawyer gets asylum in Sweden
Lahore: Awais Sheikh, the Pakistani lawyer who defended slain Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, and his family have taken asylum in Sweden after receiving threats, his colleagues and friends said on Monday. " Sheikh has taken asylum in Sweden alon
Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be declared saints on April 27
Vatican City: Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be declared saints on April 27, 2014. Pope Francis announced the date on Monday during a meeting with cardinals inside the Apostolic Palace. Francis had announced in July he would canonize tw
Pak media says Manmohan-Nawaz talks a 'miracle'
Islamabad: The Pakistani media on Monday termed the meeting between India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's Premier Nawaz Sharif as no less than a "miracle", given the troublesome backdrop against which it took place. The two l
