Pakistan expels two Indian journalists. Its a "retrograde step", reacts India
Islamabad: In a sudden decision which was denounced as a "retrograde step" by India, Pakistan has expelled the two Indian journalists posted there and asked them to leave within seven days without assigning any reason. Press Trust of India's (PTI) Snehesh Alex Philip and Hindu newspaper's Meena Menon received letters late Monday night from Pakistan government's External Publicity Wing informing them that an unnamed "competent autho
Violent protests in Turkish town after 245 miners die in blast
Soma: Anger and grief boiled over into a violent protest today in the western Turkish town of Soma, where officials said at least 245 miners died in a coal mine explosion and fire. Nearly 450 other miners were rescued, the mining company said, but th
Punjab-born councillor becomes mayor of UK town
London: An India-born businessman has taken charge as the mayor of a small town in the East Midlands region of England. Jalandhar-born Councillor Kewal Singh Athwal was elected Mayor of Erewash in Derbyshire by the narrowest of margins after th
Indira Talwani confirmed as federal judge in Massachusetts
Washington: Indian-American Indira Talwani has been confirmed by the US Senate as a federal judge in Massachusetts, making her the first Asian Pacific American federal judge in this state. Talwani, in her 50s, was confirmed by the Senate by 94-0 vote
Modi set to become PM, BJP to get over 250 seats: Exit polls
New Delhi: Exit polls are predicting the end of the Congress-led UPA’s 10-year rule in India and return of the BJP-led NDA, attesting that its prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi’s game plan focusing the polls on himself has paid off.
Modi-phobia in the West -Isn't it time for the west to start minding its own business !
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Hindujas top UKs super rich list
London: The Hinduja brothers have emerged as the richest persons in the UK, which boasts of 102 billionaires, including Lord Swraj Paul and four others of Indian-origin. The London-based Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja, who have a fortune of 11.9 bill
10 Indians among 15 workers killed in Dubai road accident
Dubai: At least 10 Indian workers were among 15 people killed when the bus they were travelling in rammed into a parked truck on the busy Emirates road here. The bus hit the parked truck, flipped on its left side and skidded for five meters, killing
One of US most wanted fugitive arrested in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Amith Muddamalli Livingston, one of the America's most wanted fugitives, was arrested here, police said on Sunday. Livingston was absconding since 2007 after a US court sentenced him for 23 years in prison for killing his girlfriend.
