Yearly Archives: 2015
I was at the wheel, claims Salman’s driver
March 31, 2015
Denies lying under oath after the prosecution suggested that he had been paid a huge sum of money
Salman Khan's driver Ashok Singh arrives at the session court in Mumbai on Monday.
Sikh man brutally beaten in Birmingham street sparks police probe into ‘race hate attack’
March 31, 2015
LONDON – Police have launched an investigation after footage of a Sikh man being beaten up in the street emerged online.
Officers are probing claims that the violence was religiously motivated and have urged the victim to come forward.
ICC President N Srinivasan defends 10-team World Cup in 2019
March 29, 2015
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: The Associate cricket nations might be fuming at the prospect of a 10-team World Cup in 2019, but ICC President N Srinivasan on Sunday said they had no reason to feel left out as the format gives them a good chance at qualifying for the mega-event.
Indiana governor: ‘Absolutely not’ a mistake to sign religious freedom bill
March 29, 2015
Indiana Governor Mike Pence on Sunday said it was "absolutely not" a mistake to sign the state law that supporters contend promotes religious freedom but detractors see as a covert move to support discrimination against gay people.
Demonstrators gather to protest a controversial religious freedom bill in Indianapolis
VHP picks church-attack sites for Delhi ghar wapsi campaign
March 28, 2015
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) organized a shoba yatra in Delhi on the occasion of Ram Navami and sent a clear signal that it would play a proactive role in the capital, where the BJP was routed by the AAP in the recent elections.
Diplomats and U.N. staff flee Yemen as Houthis target Aden
March 28, 2015
ADEN – Saudi Arabia's navy evacuated dozens of diplomats from Yemen on Saturday and the United Nations pulled out international staff after a third night of Saudi-led air strikes trying to stem advances by Iranian-allied Houthi fighters.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s ‘Art of Living’ receives threat letters from Islamic State
March 28, 2015
Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian chapter of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living has received threatening letters from the Islamic State terror group, a close aide of the spiritual leader claimed on Saturday.
Liftoff! US, Russia Launch Historic One-Year Space Mission
March 27, 2015
An American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut launched into space Friday to attempt something their two countries have never done together before: a one-year mission on the International Space Station that could help one day send humans to Mars.
U.S. penny fetches more than $1M at Baltimore auction
March 27, 2015
Baltimore, Maryland – A handful of copper Birch Cents would have bought a meal of cold meat and a pint of beer at an early 19th-century American tavern, but at an auction in Baltimore late Thursday night, one fetched nearly $1.2 million.
Germanwings crash co-pilot hid ‘illness’ from airline
March 27, 2015
The Germanwings co-pilot who flew his Airbus into the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard, hid a serious illness from the airline, prosecutors said Friday amid reports he was severely depressed.
Germanwings Plane Crashes in French Alps
