New Delhi- The Delhi police Tuesday told a court here that the IPL spot fixing scandal was allegedly linked to fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim as bookie Ashwini Aggarwal alias Tinku Mandey was in touch with him and his aides. Senior Public Prosecutor Rajiv Mohan told Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma that interception of [...]
Mumbai: Pakistani singer-actress Salma Aagha is happy that the audiences have accepted her daughter Sasheh Aagha, who made her Bollywood debut with Yash Raj Films’ “Aurangzeb”. “I appreciated Sasheh (and her work) in the film. Although in the film, her role was not much lengthy, but she was a solo lead and people saw depth [...]
Mumbai : Former Miss World Priyanka Chopra condemned her fellow actress Mallika Sherawat for calling India a “regressive nation for women” on an international platform. Priyanka is “highly offended” by the “Murder” girl’s statement at the recently concluded 66th Cannes International Film Festival. “I think we are a progressive nation. I disagree that we are [...]
Dubai: An 11-year-old Indian girl in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a rare cancer and her family is racing against time to collect funds for her treatment. Martina Thomas, who will turn 12 June 4, started taking chemotherapy in Abu Dhabi a year ago after she was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia, a form [...]
Mumbai: Mumbai police late Friday night arrested Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, in the IPL spot fixing scam after three hours of intense interrogation, an official said. Questioned at the office of the Crime Branch, Meiyappan was confronted with the evidence against him and arrested around midnight. His name [...]
desiFest At Dundas Square Toronto: This year’s desiFEST, will feature 12 hours of chart-topping artists performing from 11 AM to 11 PM on Saturday May 25, 2013 at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto. The music festival, now in its seventh year, continues to provide a platform for artists to showcase their talent and give audiences [...]
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, daughter of badminton icon Prakash Padukone, says sports was pure and clean during her father’s time. She rues how malpractices such as spot-fixing can give any sport a bad name. Following news of actor Vindu Dara Singh’s association in the recent spot-fixing scandal of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Deepika [...]
Chennai: An Indian’s heart is now beating for 40-year-old Moulana Mohammed Zubair Ashmi, a Pakistani national, who has undergone a successful heart transplant surgery at the Fortis Malar Hospital here. Ashmi was suffering from a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy in which functioning of both the ventricles of the heart is severely depressed, said a statement [...]
New Delhi: As many as 56,700 Indians face deportation from Saudi Arabia in the next one-and-half months and ten officials have been dispatched to the kingdom to help the Indian mission prepare emergency certificates for their exit, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday. “As of now, 56,700 Indians have registered with the Indian mission [...]
Islamabad: Twelve people were killed in Pakistan’s Quetta city Thursday when a car packed with 100 kg explosives blew up just as a vehicle carrying security personnel was passing by. The deafening explosion took place in Bhosa Mandi area of Quetta Thursday morning, DawnNews reported. Fayyaz Sumbal, a senior police official, said militants targeted the [...]
