Tejpal case: Three witnesses depose in Goa court
Panaji – Three witnesses in the Tarun Tejpal sexual assault case Friday recorded their respective statements in a Goa court before a judicial magistrate, officials said. Ishan Tankha, G. Vishnu and Shougat Dasgupta — all employees of the Tehelka weekly news magazine who have resigned... read more »
Tata Projects bags industrial infrastructure award
Hyderabad – Tata Projects Ltd., an engineering procurement construction service provider, Friday won the Industrial Infrastructure Project of the Year Award at the Dun & Bradstreet Infra Awards 2013. According to a statemen! t by the Tata Projects here, its Rourkela Steel Plant blast... read more »
Wendy’s fires employee for leaving half-smoked joint in burger
Washington – A Wendy’s employee was arrested after a customer called 911, complaining that she had found a half-smoked blunt in her cheeseburger. According to the cops, Amy Seiber immediately admitted the blunt was hers, TMZ.com reported. The police said that Seiber claimed that she had... read more »
iPhone 5S in India costs 22.3% against GDP
Sydney – Owning an iPhone in India is equivalent to 22.3 percent against the country’s GDP, a new study has revealed. Comparing the handset price to the national average wealth for each person in a country, Mobile Unlocked revealed that India has the highest cost of owning Apple’s... read more »
Exiled Syrian opposition to partake in Geneva II meet
Damascus – Head of the Syrian National Coalition Ahmad Jarba announced Wednesday night that his group, which is the main opposition umbrella in exile, will attend the Geneva II peace... read more »
‘India Corner’ at Indonesia’s Udayana University
Jakarta – An “India Corner” has been set up at the Udayana University in Denpasar in Bali as part of an initiative by the Indian embassy here and the consulates in Bali... read more »
Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter
Kathmandu – Nepalese Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda will visit India Thursday to meet his daughter who is in a “very critical” condition at a Noida... read more »
Hemraj’s widow thanks judiciary for Talwar verdict
By Anil Giri Kathmandu – The Indian judiciary Wednesday got a ‘Thank You’ from the widow of the Nepalese domestic help whose murder along with Aarushi’s led to life... read more »
Taj Literature Festival in Agra from Dec 12
New Delhi – The second edition of the Taj Literature Fe! stival will be held in Agra Dec 12-14. The three-day extravaganza aims to reach out to the literati of Agra and Kanpur, the organisers... read more »
