Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has been charged with assaulting two fellow diners at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel, police said on Wednesday. Khan, 41, and his friends are accused of assaulting South African businessman Iqbal Sharma and Sharma's father-in-law after an argument on Tuesday night. Police said Sharma suffered a broken nose and his father-in-law was also injured during the scuffle.
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge has rejected India's calls to terminate Dow Chemicals' sponsorship deal with the IOC and 2012 London Games and called on the country to recognise Dow's contribution to the Olympic Movement. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has demanded London 2012 terminate its deal with the U.S. firm because of its links to India's 1984 Bhopal gas disaster that killed thousands of people.
British Indian origin MP Keith Vaz said he will speak to the parents of student J. Praveen Reddy, who was critically injured in a brawl at a party in London, but stressed there was nothing to fear for Indian students in his country.
NEW DELHI — A bomb attack Monday on an Israeli diplomat’s car in New Delhi underlines the tough balancing act that India has to perform as it attempts to manage its relations with the United States and Israel, and with Iran. Despite Iran’s denial that it was involved, the incident complicates an equation that India has managed adroitly for years. As U.S.
Hyderabad, Feb 14 Protests by Hindu groups and a campaign to educate the youth by some Muslim organisations marked Valentine's Day in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday, as many joined the celebration of love. Activists of various right-wing outfits took out rallies, chased and warned lovers at parks and public places abuzz with enthusiastic couples.
Israel accused arch-enemies Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being behind twin bomb attacks that targeted embassy staff in India and Georgia on Monday, wounding four people. Tehran denied involvement in the strike, which has amplified tensions between two countries at loggerheads over Iran's contested nuclear programme. Hezbollah, the powerful Shi'ite Muslim movement in neighbouring Lebanon, declined comment.
A Class 9 student of a reputed public school here Thursday stabbed to death his teacher for complaining to his parents about his poor academic performance. The 13-year-old student of St. Mary's Anglo-Indian School killed Uma Maheswari, who taught Hindi and Science, in the classroom. Maheswari, a mother of two, raised an alarm when Irfan started stabbing her. She was rushed to hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
