January 25, 2013
WASHINGTON: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has a message for his fellow Republicans: Stop being so “stupid.”
Louisiana Governor: Bobby Jindal
January 25, 2013
New Delhi — Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has won the title of India's Prime Icon.
Amitabh Bachchan crowned "2013 India's Prime Icon"
January 25, 2013
The 52-year-old American was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, which killed 166 people and wounding hundreds. The man was spared the death penalty after pleading guilty and providing information about a plot to attack a Danish newspaper.
January 24, 2013
A 101-year-old Sikh, by all accounts the world's oldest marathon runner, will quit after one final run at next month's Hong Kong race. Dubbed the 'Turbaned Tornado,' Fauja Singh took up running marathons at 89 and has been credited with competing in eight 26-mile races in London, Toronto and New York.
January 24, 2013
The remarks came during a CNN-IBN interview about “Vishwaroopam,” a Tamil language film recently banned because Muslim groups found it offensive. Rushdie's book, "Satanic Verses," is banned in India for the same reason.
Hay Festival 2012: Salman Rushdie on security and The Satanic Verses
January 24, 2013
Indian Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tweeted that the idea of a nuclear war was "daft". This week an English-language newspaper instructed residents to construct bunkers and stock up on food in case of a nuclear war.
January 24, 2013
The trial of five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus began in a closed courtroom Thursday. The five men on trial — who face a maximum sentence of death by hanging if convicted — covered their faces with woolen caps as they walked into the courtroom surrounded by a phalanx of armed police.
January 24, 2013
SEOUL: North Korea's top governing body warned on Thursday that the regime will conduct its third nuclear test in defiance of UN punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United States.
January 24, 2013
By Special Correspondent, Sam Prasad Jillella - Special to MYDOSTI.COM
Prince George’s County, created from portions of Calvert and Charles Counties in 1696, and named for Prince George of Denmark, the husband of Queen Anne of Great Britain, is now the wealthiest African American majority county in the US. Baker is aiming to move the county from good to great, and wants a second term.
January 24, 2013
From 1954 to 1970, Pakistan won 18 wrestling gold medals in the Commonwealth Games, five at the Asian Games and a Bronze in the 1960 Olympics. Now government neglect and poverty has helped consign the glorious feats of Pakistani wrestlers to fast-fading memory.
