Indian-origin doctor refutes rape charges
Sydney: A 39-year-old Indian-origin doctor has pleaded not guilty in an Australian court to charges of raping two women during consultations. Manu Maimbilly Gopal, who hails from Kochi in the south Indian state of Kerala, allegedly digitally penetrated two women illegally when they complained of abdominal pain during separate visits to a Sunbury medical clinic in Melbourne in February last year. He was arrested at Melbourne international airport
Blue-collar workers exploited by fellow Indian employers
Melbourne: A new study has found that Australian employers and managers, often of Indian ethnicity, frequently exploit their fellow Indian blue-collar workers who come here on temporary visas and often face harsh working conditions. A three-year-long
Two Pak Army officers killed in Taliban trigger blast
Islamabad: Two senior Pakistan Army officers including a Major General, and a soldier were on Sunday killed in a bomb attack claimed by the Taliban in the restive province, in a potential setback for peace talks with the militants. The blast occurred
48 killed in car bombings in Shiite-dominated Iraq cities
Baghdad: A new wave of insurgent attacks in Iraq, mostly car bombs targeting Shiite-majority cities in the centre and south of the country, killed at least 48 people on Sunday, officials said. The attacks continue a surge in bloodshed that has engulf
Suicide car bomb blast near US consulate in Afghanistan, 2 killed
Kabul: Taliban militants staged a suicide car bombing and then engaged in a gunfight with security forces outside the American consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat early on Friday. Police said two Afghan security forces were killed, while th
Karachi world's 'most dangerous megacity': Report
Karachi: Pakistan's financial hub is the world's "most dangerous megacity", with a murder rate of 12.3 for every 100,000 residents and the expanding presence of the Taliban who run criminal and smuggling rackets, according to a media report
Indian-origin model in Miss Universe New Zealand top 20
Wellington: A Fiji-born travel consultant and aspiring model of Indian descent has been selected in the top 20 of the Miss Universe New Zealand contest. If Neekita Naidu wins the Miss Universe New Zealand contest in the grand finale to be held in Auc
Chinese expert says India's new border posts 'provocative'
Beijing: India's plan to set up 35 new border posts along the India, China border has sparked off concerns in China, with a Chinese expert at an influential think-tank here terming the move as "provocative" that may trigger a new round of t
Indian doctor taken into custody by Oz immigration dept
Melbourne: An Indian-origin doctor, who had served 18 months in jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting one of his patients in Australia, has been taken into custody by the Immigration Department. Suhail Durani (36), who had his permanent r
