New Delhi | 3 hours ago
Air India crisis enters 10th day, losses touch Rs.188 crore
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 17 - The Air India crisis entered its 10th day Thursday as the impasse between agitating pilots and the management continued and the carrier's losses mounted to Rs.188 crore.'We are currently operating under the contingency plan, in which we are operating a bare minimum number of international operations by clubbing flights to destinations in Europe and the US,' a senior offi ... read more

Toronto | 5 hours ago
'Khushiyaan' selected for Punjabi film fest in Toronto
Toronto, May 17 - US-based Indian filmmaker Tirlok Malik is delighted after his Punjabi film Khushiyaan was selected for a screening at the first Punjabi International Film Festival -, starting May 18. The four-day festival will be held in Ontario province with events planned for the cities of Toronto, Brampton and Mississauga.The film is about the journey of a family and when you will watch it, y ... read more

Islamabad | 8 hours ago
Not a single dry eye as Chisty meets family
Islamabad, May 17 - Emotions ran high as virologist Mohammed Khalil Chisty, who spent 20 years in India following a 1992 murder, was reunited with his family in Karachi.Chisty, 80, was permitted by the Indian Supreme Court May 10 to visit Pakistan during the pendency of his appeal against his conviction in a murder case and life imprisonment in Ajmer. He arrived in Islamabad Tuesday night on an ai ... read more

New York | 9 hours ago
8 Indian-Americans get medal for community service
New York, May 17 - Eight Indian-Americans are among the recipients of this year's Ellis Island Medal of Honour presented to more than 100 immigrants for their community service.The eight, Peter Bheddah, Ravishankar Bhooplapur, Dr. Sanjiv Chopra, Dr. Leena N. Doshi, Dr. Surendra V. Jain, Hasu P. Shah, Rajendra Singh and Dr. John P. Thomas were presented the medal at a ceremony on the island in New ... read more

Mumbai | 16 hours ago
'Paa' child artist Taruni Sachdev cremated
Mumbai, May 17 - The last rites of child artist Taruni Sachdev, who died in a plane crash in Nepal, were performed here Wednesday evening.Her body was brought to Mumbai from Kathmandu through cargo along with her mother's body at 3 p.m. The funeral took place at Santa Cruz - cremation ground at 5.30 p.m. Her mother was also cremated at the same time.Woh bhagwan ki beti thi, bhagwan ke paas chali g ... read more

New Delhi | 21 hours ago
Jobless youth kills self
New Delhi, May 16 - Depressed over his failure to get a job, a 22-year-old young man hanged himself to death at a relative's house, police said Wednesday.Vikash Jha of Bihar was found hanging from a ceiling fan Tuesday evening in east Delhi's Mandawali area. No suicide note was recovered. But his family and relatives said he was upset as he could not get any job despite repeated attempts, a police ... read more

New Delhi | 22 hours ago
Cracks among pilots, only one flight cancelled
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 16 - Cracks appeared among the striking Air India pilots Wednesday as some of them returned to work and the management said it expects more to follow.The Indian Pilots Guild -, however, denied this, saying their strike was very much on.'Three pilots who were reporting sick have reported back. We expect many more to join work and after that we can start our discussions with th ... read more

Ghaziabad | 22 hours ago
Aarushi case trial adjourned till May 21
Ghaziabad, May 16 - A sessions court in Ghaziabad hearing the 2008 Aarushi-Hemraj double murders Wednesday adjourned the proceedings till May 21.Special Judge S. Lal deferred the hearing to allow the Central Bureau of Investigation - to provide documents to the accused - Aarushi's parents Nupur and Rajesh Talwar.Aarushi, 14, was found murdered at her parents' Noida flat May 16, 2008. The body of h ... read more

New Delhi | 22 hours ago
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Nupur Talwar's plea
New Delhi, May 16 - The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on Nupur Talwar's petition seeking review of its Jan 6 order directing her and her dentist husband Rajesh Talwar to stand trial for the 2008 murders of their daughter Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj.The apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice J.S. Khehar reserved the verdict on the conclusion of arguments by ... read more

New Delhi | 23 hours ago
Construction at Musharraf's ancestral house stirs row
New Delhi, May 16 - The demolition of a portion of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf's ancestral home, Neharwali Haveli in Old Delhi's Daryaganj, has stirred a row with the legality of the construction coming under question.Archaeological experts say that while the building could be a heritage property, currently there is no protective law for such buildings. We have been demanding a law ... read more