INS Karwar, a minesweeper of the Indian Navy, is being berthed at Kakinada port for public viewing from 2 p.m to 6 p.m of November 19.People can see the ship from close quarters in the run up to Navy Day celebrations slated for December 4.INS Karwar is a Pondicherry class minesweeper (a warship that detects and neutralises mines under the sea) commissioned on July 14, 1986.The Indian Navy has 12 Pondicherry...
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Kerala Pravasi Welfare Organisation (KPWO) has called for the intervention of the Union government for the safe return of 237 Indians who are allegedly kept confined by a construction company in Tripoli, Libya.At a press meet on Thursday, KPWO patron Fr. Paul Cruz said 26 persons from the group, including 13 Malayalis, had escaped.Those who returned said that the group was forced to work for 12 hours...
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Tickets to the 2010-11 Ashes will go on sale on July 14 next year, but only to Australian residents who have registered with. Remaining general seats, including those to overseas fans who have joined the programme, will be offered on July 20.The first of the five Tests begins in Brisbane on November 25, 2010 as Australia attempt to regain the Ashes following their 2-1 loss in England in August. "Register...
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By Ravi Khandelwal, London, Oct.28 : President Pratibha Patil was given Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia here on Wednesday in a ceremony held at India House (Indian High Commission) by two Indian-origin industrialists Ghulam Noon and Nathu Ram Puri.President Patil, speaking on this occasion, thanked both the industrialists for "procuring Gandhiji's papers as well as other items which have been gifted to...
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Surat District and Sessions Court has acquitted a man, who had been framed into a false rape case by a girl and his neighbour, as he had rivalry with them.Krishna Upadhyay (38), a resident of Althan Tenement in Bhatar, was arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl on July 14, 2006. According to the complaint, the girl, who worked as maid in Upadhyay's home, became pregnant after the incident....
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Patil was given Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia here on Wednesday in a ceremony held at India House (Indian High Commission) by two Indian-origin industrialists Ghulam Noon and Nathu Ram Puri.President Patil, speaking on this occasion, thanked both the industrialists for "procuring Gandhiji's papers as well as other items which have been gifted to India this time and on earlier occasions also as they...
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Truth prevails! Not many would like to vouch for it, but 38-year-old pan-shop owner Krishna Upadhyay would remember it for the rest of his life.He was accused of committing rape, all evidences pointed against him and efforts were made to frame him. But Upadhyay fought through the case to prove his innocence, and finally the Surat sessions court acquitted him of all charges.According to information,...
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London, Oct.28 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil was given Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia here on Wednesday in a ceremony held at India House (Indian High Commission) by two Indian-origin industrialists Ghulam Noon and Nathu Ram Puri.President Patil, speaking on this occasion, thanked both the industrialists for "procuring Gandhiji's papers as well as other items which have been gifted to India this time...
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Prosecutors at the UN-backed Sierra Leone court will start cross-examining Charles Taylor on Tuesday, challenging the former Liberian president on his denials of weapons trading in exchange for "blood diamonds".Taylor, 61, has denied all 11 charges of instigating murder, rape, mutilation, sexual slavery and conscripting child soldiers during the intertwined wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone in which...
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Jim Sutton and Jesse Mainardi Jim Sutton and Jesse Mainardi are political law attorneys representing the Los Angeles Lobbyist Association.On Tuesday, July 14, the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission will consider whether to approve a new ordinance designed to update the city's outdated lobbyist registration and reporting rules.The Commission should approve the proposed ordinance and send it to the City...
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