May 7, 2015
MUMBAI – Salman Khan has today become the second leading Bollywood star in two years to be sentenced to a sizeable prison term, following his conviction for culpable homicide after a hit-and-run accident; this follows Sanjay Dutt’s imprisonment in 2013, also for five years, for illegal possession of weapons.
May 7, 2015
OREGON – During the rainy fall and winter, most Oregonians probably don't give much thought to Lost Lake, a shallow lake surrounded by pine trees that sits near a highway.
May 6, 2015
NEW DELHI – Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bad mouthing previous governments during his visit to Canada in April.
May 6, 2015
Mumbai: The Mumbai sessions court on Wednesday convicted Salman Khan of culpable homicide in a 2002 hit-and-run case.
The court said all charges against the actor have been proven.
Khan was accused of driving his Toyota Land Cruiser into a group of homeless men sleeping rough in suburban Mumbai after spending the evening in an upmarket bar.
May 6, 2015
NEW DELHI – India will push ahead this week with plans to build a port in southeast Iran, two sources said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi keen to develop trade ties with Central Asia and prepared to fend off U.S. pressure not to rush into any deals with Iran.
May 6, 2015
Islamabad: Pakistan's army chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday took "serious notice" of the alleged involvement of Indian intelligence agency RAW in "whipping up terrorism" in Pakistan, the military said.
May 6, 2015
United Nations: Having launched the massive relief operation 'Maitri' in quake-hit Nepal, India has told the UN that it remains committed to partnering with the neighboring country's rehabilitation and reconstruction.
May 5, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Mumbai Indians 153 for 5 (Rayudu 49*, Rohit 46) beat Delhi Daredevils 152 for 6 (Yuvraj 57) by 5 wickets
Ambati Rayudu played a crucial hand of 49 not out against Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2015, Mumbai, May 5, 2015 © BCCI
May 5, 2015
MUMBAI: A sessions court is all set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday in the hit-and-run case involving Salman Khan, who is charged with killing one person and injuring four by ramming his SUV into a bakery shop in suburban Bandra 13 years ago.
Salman Khan: Bollywood's enfant-terrible
May 5, 2015
Washington: It seems as if we're not alone in thinking that America's spies may have trodden on a few too many civil liberties of late. That's why senior officials at the Justice Department are calling for a wide-ranging review of electronic surveillance practices and will open up a little bit about why, and when, this technology is used.
