Watch: Vrindavan widows celebrate Holi

Breaking the tradition, more than 2000 widows in Vrindavan played Holi on Sunday out in public view. Traditionally, widows do not participate in such festivities but they have been celebrating Holi for decades at their ashrams. ...
11:34 AM, Mar 25, 2013

Vrindavan widows break tradition, play Holi in public Breaking the tradition, more than 2000 widows in Vrindavan played Holi on Sunday out in public view. Traditionally, widows do not participate in such festivities but they have been celebrating Holi for decades at their ashrams. ...  
09:39 AM, Mar 25, 2013

Chopper deal: Italy demands extradition of Haschke Italian prosecutors have asked for extradition of Swiss resident Guido Haschke who allegedly allege acted as an intermediary for bribes paid to Indian officials to win the 560 million-euro contract for 12 helicopters. ...  
01:25 PM, Mar 23, 2013

Widows to play Holi at Vrindavan this year Breaking the shackles of tradition, hundreds of widows would play Holi, the festival of colours, in the land of Lord Krishna. Around 800 widows would play Holi in ashrams of Vrindavan during the four-day celebrations commencing on March 24. ...  
07:49 PM, Mar 21, 2013

Denmark asks India to give fresh proposal for Davy extradition Talks between India and Denmark on expediting the extradition of prime accused in Purulia arms drop case Kim Davy to face trial here failed to make any headway on Thursday as the European country asked for a fresh proposal which will be examined by their justice department. "The talks were held in a cordial manner and there was a discussion on extradition of Kim Davy," Union Home Secretary RK Singh...  
08:16 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Britain asks India to seek Lalit Modi's extradition as per law Former Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi will stay in Britain for now as the UK has asked India to seek his extradition as per law. According to sources, Britain cited rule book to India on Lalit Modi and said an extradition can be considered only when such a request is backed by a court order. ...  
11:36 AM, Mar 05, 2013

Reading e-books easier than printed versions for older people Older people may find e-books much faster and easier to read than their paper editions, a new study has claimed. ...  
05:01 PM, Feb 11, 2013

India, Bangladesh sign new visa pact, extradition treaty India and Bangladesh on Monday signed a liberalised visa agreement and a landmark extradition treaty that would pave the way for the deportation of jailed ULFA 'general secretary' Anup Chetia and other wanted "criminals". ...  
05:55 PM, Jan 28, 2013

India, Bangladesh to ink new visa pact, extradition treaty Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has left for Dhaka on a two-day visit. India will sign a liberalised visa agreement and an extradition treaty with Bangladesh during Shinde's visit. ...  
08:57 AM, Jan 28, 2013

Very unlikely that Headley will be extradited to India: Suhasini Haidar Does the long jail term for Headley mean that he won't be extradited to India? CNN-IBN's senior editor Suhasini Haidar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...  
05:44 PM, Jan 25, 2013

Possibility of Headley's extradition to India: US attorney There is still some possibility of extraditing Pakistani-American LeT terrorist David Headley to India, if the Mumbai terror attacks convict violates his plea agreement, a US federal Attorney has indicated. Going into rare hypothetical scenario, which a government official normally does not do before the media, the Acting US Attorney Gary S Shapiro told reporters that for this Headley would have to violate his guilty plea by not co-operating the...  
07:39 AM, Jan 25, 2013

WikiLeaks to release 1 million new documents: Assange London: WikiLeaks will release one million documents next year affecting every country in the world, founder Julian Assange said in a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Julian Assange also said that the "door was open" for talks to end his refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he holed up six months ago to avoid extradition to Sweden for alleged sex crimes. "Six months...  
06:09 AM, Dec 21, 2012

UAE Cabinet approves extradition pact with India Dubai: The UAE Cabinet on Sunday approved the extradition agreement that the Gulf nation had signed with India for facilitating the transfer of Indian convicts to spend the remaining jail term in their home country. The agreement, which was signed by the two countries in November 2011, is expected to help around 1,200 Indian prisoners who have been languishing in UAE prisons. As per the agreement, Indian prisoners in the...  
08:19 AM, Dec 10, 2012

Kerala: Roping in Gulf Malayalis to revive age-old arts
by IANS
Dubai: He quit India's space agency many years ago to spur a revival of India's cultural traditions across the world. Today, Nataraja 'Soorya' Krishnamoorthy is busy trying to rejuvenate Kerala's age-old arts, enable folk and theatre artists to live a more dignified life and also integrate Malayali artistes living outside Kerala, especially those in the Gulf countries. Krishnamoorthy, the brain behind the reputed Soorya Festival, is determined to use his...  
10:01 AM, Nov 09, 2012

US must stop probing me, says Julian Assange

In an exclusive interview with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, he gives us an idea of how life has been at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Assange has been there since June, 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden. When asked what is it like living in an embassy, Assange said, "It is like living in a space station, there is no natural light. My career and stuff - you can't go ...
08:33 AM, Oct 26, 2012

Britain extradites Islamist cleric Abu Hamza to US London: Britain extradited Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri to the United States on Friday to face terrorism charges after the one-eyed radical preacher finally failed in his eight-year battle to avoid deportation. The Egyptian-born Abu Hamza is accused by Washington of supporting al Qaeda, aiding a kidnapping in Yemen and plotting to open a training camp for militants in the United States. The 54-year-old cleric, jailed in Britain for inciting...  
08:21 AM, Oct 06, 2012

Ecuador mulls Assange transfer to Sweden embassy Quito: Ecuador has said it would consider asking Britain to authorise the transfer of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to its embassy in Sweden so that he can respond to sex crimes allegations there. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters on Friday that there are several possibilities to resolve the standoff with Britain over Assange, including "that his statement be taken in our embassy in London or that Ecuador get authorisation...  
10:41 AM, Sep 22, 2012

Assange predicts a year-long stay at Ecuador embassy London: Already almost 100 days in near isolation in the heart of London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange predicts he may have to "spend up to year" of being holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London. I am here to be inside for "six to 12 months", Assange breaking his silence in weeks, told on interview broadcast in Ecuador, the BBC reported. Fighting extradition to Sweden over sex assault cases, Assange...  
04:52 AM, Sep 16, 2012

Abu Salem seeks stay on trial in extortion case New Delhi: Extradited underworld don Abu Salem on Saturday moved a Delhi court seeking a stay on his trial in an extortion case in the wake of Portugal's constitutional court turning down India s appeal against the cancellation of his extradition. In his application filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash, Salem sought that his trial be stayed as "continuation of his trial after termination of the authorization granted for...  
07:34 PM, Aug 04, 2012

Exclusive: Olympics High Tea with Sushant Mehta

Join CNN-IBN's Sushant Mehta as he savours the great English tradition of High Tea in its special Olympics avatar. ...
05:35 PM, Jul 26, 2012