No bail for three held for inflammatory speechesERODE - A court here Tuesday rejected the bail petitions of film director Seeman and Tamil nationalist leaders Kolathur Mani and P. Maniarasan, who have been held for allegedly making inflammatory, secessionist speeches. US court agrees to partial sale of Lehman BrothersNEW YORK - A US bankruptcy court approved the sale of investment bank Lehman Brothers’ investment-management division Neuberger Berman, media reports said. Unholy goings-on cloud Kerala’s churchesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Christian priests being arrested for murder, a nun committing suicide, another alleging torture in a convent… 2008 has been full of unsavoury incidents for churches in Kerala, except for one historic moment - the sainthood of Sister Alphonsa. Pakistan not convinced by Kasab’s letter, wants ‘ample proof’ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has taken note of the letter by lone surviving Mumbai attacker Ajmal Kasab saying he is a Pakistani but has asked India to provide ‘ample proof’ of his identity, official sources were quoted as saying here. One dead in attack on UN relief truck in southern PhilippinesMANILA - Unidentified gunmen fired at a United Nations truck carrying rice to evacuees in southern Philippines, killing one Filipino worker, a UN representative said Tuesday. ‘Ghajini’ producers face lawsuit days before releaseMUMBAI - With just days left for the release of ‘Ghajini’, the film producers have been sent court summons by KBC Pictures claiming to possess the rights of remaking the Tamil version of the movie. But the makers of ‘Ghajini’ say the film will be released as per schedule despite the lawsuit. |