Purulia: Every second girl in India is married underage, according to UNFPA data. The UNFPA also says that India has the highest number of child brides. Nearly 47 per cent of girls are married under the legal age of 18. The agency adds that nearly 140 million child marriages may take place between 2011 and 2020 across most developing nations. This means that on an average, 39,000 child marriages will...
04:54 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: India on Wednesday asked Pakistan to release death row convict Sarabjit Singh so that he could benefit from the best possible treatment available in India or alternatively, shift him to a third country on humanitarian and sympathetic grounds. The MEA issued a statement on the matter saying, "Our High Commissioner has met the Pakistan Foreign Secretary and urged the Government of Pakistan to immediately release Shri Sarabjit Singh...
04:22 PM, May 01, 2013
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan gets candid about crossing over to Hollywood and his first break. ...
03:59 PM, May 01, 2013
Age is just a number for Karisma Kapoor. The beautiful lady, 38, looked stunning in a red outfit at a recent event in the capital. The actress was also clicked in Mumbai on Tuesday night partying with Malaika Arora Khan and Amrita Arora. Karisma chose a psychedelic top and black denims for the party. A hands on mother, Karisma clearly seemed to look younger by the day. ...
01:51 PM, May 01, 2013
Even as doctors treating Sarabjit in Lahore's Jinnah Hospital said his chances of survival were 'slim', Dalbir Kaur said he can still get up and speak if the right treatment is given to him. ...
01:37 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's sister Dalbir Kaur, who returned to India from Pakistan on Wednesday, demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation and said she will not eat till her brother returns home. "When my brother returns home, I will eat only then. I want to apologise to his kids that I wasn't able to bring Sarabjit back," Dalbir Kaur said. Lashing out at the Indian government for not...
01:12 PM, May 01, 2013
Lahore: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's lawyer will move the Lahore High Court seeking permission for Indian doctors to examine him in Pakistan. He said the Pakistani authorities have not been responding to the family's queries on Sarabjit's health and so they want to move court asking for Indian doctors to join the Pakistani team of doctors treating Sarabjit. "The doctors from India should be allowed to come here and join...
10:40 AM, May 01, 2013
Lahore: The news on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's health continues to be grim. Doctors treating him at Lahore's Jinnah Hospital say his condition has deteriorated further. PTI reports that his blood pressure is being maintained with support. He had entered a "critical phase" and his chances of survival had been very slim, said doctors. Sarabjit's lawyer will file a new petition in the Lahore High Court on Wednesday asking for...
09:11 AM, May 01, 2013
Kingston: Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has been ruled out of Saturday's Jamaica International Invitational meeting because of a slight hamstring strain, his agent said on Tuesday. The 100 and 200 metres world record holder felt tightness in training over the weekend and in consultation with Coach Glen Mills decided not to risk anything at this early stage of the season, agent Ricky Simms said. "It's a small strain...
08:46 AM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: Facing a CBI probe for its alleged role in the payments of kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal, Anglo-Italian AgustaWestland on Tuesday said it has sought time from the Defence Ministry to discuss its contract with India. "AgustaWestland International Ltd (as the formal 'seller') has formally sought bilateral discussions with the Ministry of Defence, which is a legal obligation under the contract and is currently awaiting a response,"...
04:06 AM, May 01, 2013
Washington: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended the FBI on its investigations related to the suspected Chechen-origin Boston bombers, even as he praised Russia for its co-operation in the probe into the attacks. "I think that all our law enforcement officials performed in an exemplary fashion after the bombing had taken place. We should be very proud of their work, as obviously we're proud of the people of Boston,...
03:26 AM, May 01, 2013
Telugu actor Sudheer Babu's 'Prema Katha Chitram,' is all set to be released on May 11. The film will star Nandita as the female lead in the film. The film is directed by J Prabhakara Reddy. 'Ee Rojullo' and 'Busstop' fame Maruthi and R Sudharshan Reddy are jointly producing the film under the banner of R C A Creations and Maruthi Talkies banner. J B is the music director of...
10:55 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Islamabad: Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal will visit Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh, comatose in hospital following a brutal assault, on Thursday. Sabharwal is scheduled to be in Lahore on Thursday and would visit Sarabjit in hospital, the Indian High Commission said. There were no other details. Pakistan has so far granted officials of the Indian mission consular access to Sarabjit on two occasions. Sarabjit, 49, was...
07:19 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Islamabad: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's lawyer will reportedly file a new petition in Lahore High Court on Wednesday seeking permission for Indian doctors to examine him. Sarabjit Singh is in coma at Lahore's Jinnah Hospital, and reports suggest that he may be brain dead. Sarabjit's family will meet him again tonight at 8.00 pm and come to India on Wednesday to seek advice on whether ventilator support to him should...
06:33 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: CPI(M) on Tuesday demanded sacking of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar after Supreme Court observations against the government in the coalgate and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to place facts before the nation. "Supreme Court's scathing remarks regarding the sharing of the CBI's coalgate report with the Law Minster has made his continuance in office totally untenable. The Law Minister must resign or be removed from office forthwith," CPI(M)...
04:58 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Lahore: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's family finally got a chance to visit him in the hospital in Pakistan, but the news is grim. Sarabjit's condition is deteriorating even as India pushes for him to get medical treatment back home. India on Monday appealed to Pakistan to facilitate the return of prisoner Sarabjit Singh who was attacked by his jail inmates on Friday afternoon. In a statement, the Ministry of External...
09:26 AM, Apr 30, 2013
London: A woman desperate for another child forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant using syringes of donor sperm, a British judge said. In a ruling reported for the first time on Monday, High Court judge Peter Jackson said the mother had behaved in "a wicked and selfish way" that almost defied belief. The judge said the woman, an American divorcee living in Britain with three adopted children, hatched the...
08:16 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Washington: Marking the community's heritage month this May, the White House has announced to honour 15 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women including two Indian-Americans as "champions of change" in recognition of their significant contribution to the community. The two Indian-American women to be recognised next week by the White House are Aparna Bhattacharyya from Atlanta and Pramila Jayapal from Washington state. They would be recognised along with 13...
07:59 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Moscow: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday asked Pakistan to take "seriously" India's appeal for the release of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh, comatose in a Lahore hospital after a brutal assault. "We have been concerned of getting him (Sarabjit) back to India. We have been repeatedly pushing the matter. We have pulled out everything we know in diplomacy to reach out for this matter," Khurshid said in...
02:07 AM, Apr 30, 2013
