Indian diplomat in US was strip-searched, kept in jail with drug addicts
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was subjected to a humiliating strip search and was kept in a cell with drug addicts after her arrest for alleged visa fraud in New York last week. She has refused to comment on this. The manner in which Ms Khobragade was arrested has sparked a diplomatic row.... read more »
Devyani Khobragade’s arrest: angry India takes reciprocal steps
Furious with the US for the arrest and alleged strip search of its high-ranking diplomat Devyani Khobragade, India today retaliated with a slew of measures to pare down the privileges of American diplomats. US diplomats in consulates across India have been asked to surrender identity cards issued... read more »
British police reject Princess Diana murder claim
Scotland Yard on Tuesday said that it has found “no credible evidence” to support a claim that the British Special Forces were involved in the tragic death of Princess Diana in a 1997 Paris car crash. Britain’s Metropolitan Police had received material in August about the deaths of the... read more »
India downgrades privileges of US diplomats
India on Tuesday reacted strongly to the arrest of its Deputy Consul-General in New York by initiating series of steps to strip U.S. diplomats and their families of privileges including withdrawing all airport passes and stopping import clearances for the embassy. Asking all consulate personnel... read more »
Former India pace bowler S Sreesanth marries Jaipur princess Bhuveneshwari Kumari
New Delhi – Controversial former India pace bowler S Sreesanth on Thursday morning tied the nuptial knot with his girlfriend from the Jaipur royal family, a jewellery designer by... read more »
Retail inflation jumps to 9-month high in November
Costlier fruits and vegetables such as onions and tomatoes pushed retail inflation to a nine-month high of 11.24 per cent in November, making it harder for the Reserve Bank to lower... read more »
Telangana bill reaches Hyderabad
Hyderabad – The bill for formation of separate Telangana state reached Hyderabad Thursday evening, officials said. A senior official of the union home ministry reached Hyderabad along... read more »
Mamata government passes bill against chit funds again
Kolkata – Seven months after passing legislation aimed to protect interests of chit fund depositors but failing to get presidential assent, the West Bengal assembly Thursday cleared... read more »
Hottest hair trends for 2014
New Delhi – The new year calls for new things. Why not try a fresh hairstyle too? Hairstylist Asgar Saboo predicts the hairstyles which will be in vogue and which ones will be out of fashion in... read more »
