Ranchi: A Jharkhand court here Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a state Congress legislator Sawana Lakra and three others convicted in a murder case. Lakra was Monday convicted by the Ranchi court in abduction and murder of a youth Avinash Tiwari. Lakra was convicted under different sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including [...]
By Rohit Bansal If Narendra Damodardas Modi reads the forthcoming book by journalist Kingshuk Nag he would be angry. Interestingly enough, Rahul Gandhi’s reaction won’t be very different either! Instead, the book is for audiences seeking a short and balanced account on one of India’s most enigmatic leaders. That’s because the narrative is built on [...]
Shimla: Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Vadra and lawyer Prashant Bhushan are among 881 outsiders who were allowed to buy land in the past three years in Himachal Pradesh, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said here Monday. Priyanka Vadra got permission in 2011 under Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, [...]
New Delhi: The government Monday dismissed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s charge that the execution of Afzal Guru was selective, and said the assassination cases of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and Punjab chief minister Beant Singh were different. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said at a press conference: “These cases are still under [...]
Srinagar: The speed post sent by Tihar Jail superintendent to Afzal Guru’s family in Kashmir Valley’s Sopore town was delivered Monday, two days after he was hanged in the national capital. The letter reached postal authorities here Saturday evening, several hours after he was executed. “A speed post letter has been delivered to us by [...]
Dubai: India batsman Suresh Raina has broken into the top-10 of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player Rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in his career. Raina has jumped 15 places to 10th in the latest rankings released Monday. Raina was named player of the series against England after he scored 277 runs [...]
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, whose earnings between October 2011 and September 2012 amounted to Rs.202.8 crore, has topped the inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list. The list, a ranking of India’s biggest entertainers based on their income and popularity, also features Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni on [...]
Mississauga: Mississauga Ward 5 City Councillor Bonnie Crombie and city staff hosted a successful public consultation this week at the Malton Community Centre on the topic of the permissibility of second units, often referred to as basement apartments or in-law suites. The event attracted over 30 residents in the Malton area keen [...]
Washington: Some 3.2 million Indian Americans, including Asian Indians of mixed race, lived in the United States in 2010 as South Asians led all Asian groups in population growth in the last decade. They led all Asian American households with highest media household income. At 3,183,063, Indian American made up 18 percent of the Asian [...]
Ottawa: Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, is on a week-long trade mission to India. The purpose of the mission is to strengthen Canada-India trade and investment ties, meet with Indian government ministers to advance key policy interests, meet with Indian business leaders to showcase Canadian know-how [...]
