Goa health minister charge sheeted for threaning lawyerPANAJI - Goa Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane was Friday formally charged by the police for threatening to kill activist lawyer Aires Rodrigues. UK Hindus lose court battle to have open cremationLONDON - Hindus in the United Kingdom have lost their battle in court to have the right to be cremated out in the open. Damir Dokic says all his threats were ‘a joke’MELBOURNE - The father of Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic has expressed regret over his alleged threats to kill Australia’s ambassador to Serbia, insisting his comments were “a joke”. Poachers shot dead tiger in Goa reserve, says wildlife activistPANAJI - A tiger believed to have died after being caught in a steel trap in Goa’s Sattari wildlife sanctuary was actually shot dead by poachers, a wildlife activist said Saturday while alleging that the forest department was trying to cover up the incident. Secularism will go with bismillah in Bangladesh constitutionDHAKA - Bangladesh is planning to restore ’socialism’, one of the four original principles of state policy, in the constitution but will also retain the Islam expression ‘bismillah’, says Law Minister Shafique Ahmed. US, Mexico, Canada calls for lifting pork bansWASHINGTON - The US, Mexico and Canada Thursday urged trading partners around the world to lift all restrictions on pork products that were adopted because of the swine flu outbreak, and left open the possibility of court action to remove the barriers. Birla expects 10 mn tonnes cement capacity in two yearsKOLKATA - Birla Corp Ltd, part of the MP Birla Group, expects its cement capacity to rise to 10 million tonnes in two years from 6 million tonnes now, the company said in a release Thursday here. Mumbai encounter specialist Sharma reinstated after eight monthsMUMBAI - Mumbai encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma was reinstated in service on Thursday nearly eight months after being dismissed for his alleged links with the underworld. Musharraf unlikely to return to Pakistan soonISLAMABAD - Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, who is currently abroad, is unlikely to return home soon given the volatile security scenario in the country, his aide says. Ethnic Indian speaker ejected from Malaysian state assemblyIPOH - Perak state legislature in Malaysia Thursday witnessed ejection of the speaker and installation of another, both ethnic Indians, amid day-long chaos. Indian-born trader sets precedent by winning 20mn pound compensationLONDON - Rajesh Gill, an Indian-origin trader regarded as among the best in the City, has won 20 million pounds in damages after being defrauded by one of the world’s largest brokerages. 3 Indians accused of running ‘Britain’s largest visa scam’LONDON - Three Indian illegal immigrants have been accused of running the biggest visa scam in British history. Congress decision to drop my candidature unfortunate: TytlerNEW DELHI - Criticising the Congress for dropping him as candidate, senior party leader Jagdish Tytler Thursday said the decision was unfortunate and that the ’shoe incident was just an excuse’. Congress decision to drop my candidature unfortunate: TytlerNEW DELHI - Criticising the Congress for dropping him as candidate, senior party leader Jagdish Tytler Thursday said the decision was unfortunate and that the ’shoe incident was just an excuse’. A three-way tie for first lady at Zuma’s inauguration: ReportJOHANNESBURG - After months of speculation over who will be South Africa’s next first lady, local media reported Thursday that president-elect Jacob Zuma, a polygamist, will be accompanied by both his wives and a third female companion at his inauguration Saturday. Hindraf leader Uthayakumar fails in Sessions Court bid on sedition chargeKUALA LUMPUR - Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee P. Uthayakumar has failed in his bid to get the Sessions Court to strike out his sedition charge on grounds that the consent signed by the Attorney-General was invalid. Illegal Indian fraudsters behind UK’s largest visa scamLONDON - Three Indian illegal immigrants are reported to be behind the biggest visa scam in British history. Bernie Madoff’s kin also spent like crazy and swindled investorsNEW YORK - Ponzie king Bernie Madoff’s family crisscrossed the globe, plucking up expensive trinkets and swindled investors with the tab, new court papers reveal. Two speakers cause chaos at Malaysian state assemblyIPOH - The Perak state legislature witnessed chaotic scenes Thursday with two presiding officers, both ethnic Indians, belonging to rival alliances trying to conduct the proceedings. Sedition charge against Malaysian Indian leader confirmedKUALA LUMPUR - A court Thursday confirmed a sedition charge against jailed leader of a banned Hindu outfit for writing a letter to Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown, blaming British colonialists for the poor condition of Indians, and posting the letter on a web site. Israel calls UN probe on Gaza fighting outrageousNEW YORK - Israeli President Shimon Peres lashed out Wednesday at a United Nations-commissioned investigation that found the Israeli Defence Forces were responsible for deaths and damage to UN compounds in Gaza Strip. Feds: Mountain-dwelling pika may go on endangered species list because of climate changeSALT LAKE CITY — A tiny mammal that can’t handle warm weather could become the first animal in the lower 48 states to get Endangered Species Act protection primarily because of climate change. Ford invests $550 million to convert SUV facility to build new Focus for small-car marketWAYNE, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. stripped “truck” from the name of one its Detroit-area plants Wednesday as it announced plans to build its next-generation Focus here, including a battery-electric version Ford expects will run up to 100 miles without using gas or emitting greenhouse gas. Village guards among suspects charged in deadly attack on engagement party in TurkeyBILGE, Turkey — A Turkish court charged at least eight people including government-linked village guards in the killing of 44 people at an engagement ceremony in the Kurdish-dominated southeast, the interior minister said Wednesday. Canada warns US Steel that temporary shutdown may violate its production commitmentsOTTAWA — The Canadian government warned United States Steel Corp. on Wednesday that it must live up to its production commitments at the former Stelco Inc. plants in Ontario which it has temporarily shut down. Wal-Mart agrees to pay $2M to avoid charges in probe of stampede death at Long Island storeMINEOLA, N.Y. — Wal-Mart agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $2 million and improve safety at its 92 New York stores as part of a deal with prosecutors that avoids criminal charges in the trampling death of a temporary worker. Sports star, matinee idol and barrister battle in KrishnanagarKRISHNANAGAR - Rarely does one find a sports star crossing swords with a matinee idol in Indian elections. But that is the case in West Bengal’s Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency where Asian Games double gold winning athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is up against leading Bengali film actor Tapas Pal. Police: Pa. man stole box with baby’s ashes during burglary, may not have known what it wasJOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial on charges he stole a wooden box containing a baby’s cremated remains during a home burglary. Senate passes resolution making new Democrat Specter the most junior on committeesWASHINGTON — Arlen Specter’s switch to the Democratic Party has cost him his seniority on Senate committees. German court rejects appeal from suspected Nazi death camp guard John DemjanjukBERLIN — A Berlin court has rejected an attempt by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to block his deportation from the United States. |
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