Actor rapes live-in partner, held
Vats and the complainant, who hails from Kolkata, have been living together in Andheri (West) since a year after she came to Mumbai to make a career in the film industry.
View ArticleAt home away from home, Syrian Kurd refugees long for statehood
Keyrings and umbrellas in the colours of the Kurdish flag are on sale at a refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan, where thousands of Syrian Kurds who have fled war at home are enjoying the freedom to flaunt...
View ArticleFarmhouse scam: UP Lokayukta records statements of 4 officers
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in August had entrusted the UP Lokayuktya with carrying out an enquiry into the alleged multi-crore Noida farmhouse scam.
View ArticleBJP defends Narendra Modi over targeting Centre
Defending Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for criticising the Centre during his poll campaign, BJP said had the UPA government not discriminated against Gujarat, the state would have progressed...
View ArticlePrithviraj Chavan meets Sharad Pawar
Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan met NCP President Sharad Pawar, in the backdrop of talks of a reshuffle and expansion of the Congress-NCP Ministry.
View ArticleNicolas Sarkozy to face probe over illegal poll financing
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy would be heard this week over allegations of suspected illegal financing of his 2007 election campaign by L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, Xinhua reported.
View ArticleVeteran journalist Sitaram passes away
Even after five decades of service and post-retirement, he continued his association with the print media by contributing to a leading English daily and language newspapers.
View ArticleWoman hurls stone at Jharkhand CM's pilot car
Munda's car was at a safe distance and the driver of the pilot car managed to maintain the speed that avoided any pile-up of cars following it, the sources said.
View ArticleIf it's a US 'swing state,' Paul Ryan calls it home
He's sold hot dogs in Minnesota and spent summers in Colorado. His mother lives in Florida and Ohio looks just like his native Wisconsin. Whatever the swing state, Paul Ryan finds a way to call it home.
View ArticleFan arrested over alleged racist gesture at Chelsea
A man has been arrested over an allegation that a racist gesture was made to a player during last week's Capital One Cup match between Chelsea and Manchester United, London's Metropolitan police said.
View ArticleIndia welcomes UNSC sanctions on Haqqani network
The UNSC, under India's presidency, has imposed global sanctions against the dreaded Pakistan-based Haqqani militant network and the group's chief of suicide operations.
View ArticleFDI will help add new flavours to Indian luxury market: Anand Sharma
Quaint carpet designs from rural India may soon find a global market with the opening up of retail sector to foreign direct investment.
View ArticleObama, fresh from re-election, has little time to savour win
Americans chose to stick with a divided government in Washington by leaving the US Congress as it has been since the mid-term elections of 2010.
View ArticleMan sets himself alight outside Turkish PM's office: Report
A man set himself alight outside the building housing the Turkish prime minister's office in Ankara on Monday but the fire was immediately extinguished by security staff, Turkish media reported.
View ArticleIran cool to re-elected Barack Obama and talk of talks
Iran reacted coolly to Barack Obama's re-election on Wednesday, as the head of its judiciary condemned the 'crimes' of US sanctions and indicated the president should not expect rapid new negotiations...
View ArticleFormer employee arrested for senior citizen's murder in Mumbai
Hailing from Rajsamand in Rajasthan, Girvarsingh Devda started working with the family's sugarcane juice centre in September, but left after a dispute.
View ArticleTurkey conducts ground raid against Kurd militants in Northern Iraq: TV
Turkish ground forces carried out a two-day cross-border operation targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Nov. 5-6, Turkish media reported.
View ArticleTaylor Lautner is finding a new dawn after Twilight
Lautner's character finds new love, albeit unusual, and indulges his comic side as the story comes to an end.
View ArticlePrima facie nexus in Aircel-Maxis deal involving Maran: Supreme Court
While stating that it had completed the domestic probes related to the deal, the CBI told the court that the overseas probe was being delayed due to the influence of the firm's Malaysia-based...
View ArticleHeavy fog likely to hit IGI airport from December 10, says IMD
It was at a meeting held to review the fog preparedness at the north Indian airports that the aviation regulator DGCA was warned of the upcoming fog situation.
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