Updated 2:34 am PST, Monday, December 17, 2018 Sikh protestors burn effigies of congress party leaders Sajjan Kumar and Kamal Nath during a protest in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec.17, 2018. An Indian court has convicted Kumar of helping incite violence during anti-Sikh pogroms that left thousands of people dead. less Sikh protestors burn effigies of congress party leaders Sajjan Kumar and Kamal Nath during a protest in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec.17, 2018. An Indian court has convicted Kumar of helping incite violence ... more Photo: AP Photo: AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 Sikh protestors burn effigies of congress party leaders Sajjan Kumar and Kamal Nath during a protest in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec.17, 2018. An Indian court has convicted Kumar of helping … [Read more...] about Onetime Indian politician convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
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India removes investigative agency head amid probe of deputy
Updated 2:15 am PDT, Wednesday, October 24, 2018 A rickshaw puller pedals past outdoor broadcasting vans of various television channels lined up outside Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The government of India placed the director of the federal investigative agency and his deputy on leave on Wednesday days after the agency filed a case against the deputy alleging that he took bribes to settle a money laundering case. less A rickshaw puller pedals past outdoor broadcasting vans of various television channels lined up outside Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The government ... more Photo: Altaf Qadri, AP A woman looks from the balcony of Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The government of India placed the director of the federal … [Read more...] about India removes investigative agency head amid probe of deputy
Indian court allows deportation of 7 Rohingya to Myanmar
Updated 2:20 am CDT, Thursday, October 4, 2018 FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2017 file photo, Indian lawyer and social activist Prashant Bhushan speaks to the journalists about the petition filed by two Rohingya Muslim refugees against their deportation to Myanmar, outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India. India's top court has allowed the federal government to send seven Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar in the first deportation of members of the Myanmar minority group since it last year ordered their identification. The Supreme Court on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 rejected a plea by Bhushan, a defense attorney, to let them live in India as they feared reprisal in Myanmar. They were arrested in 2012 for entering India illegally and have been held in a prison. less FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2017 file photo, Indian lawyer and social activist Prashant Bhushan speaks to the journalists about the petition filed by two Rohingya Muslim refugees against their deportation to ... more … [Read more...] about Indian court allows deportation of 7 Rohingya to Myanmar
India’s top court lifts temple’s ban on women who menstruate
Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Updated 4:27 am CDT, Friday, September 28, 2018 In this Dec. 1, 2015 file photo, Hindu worshippers stand in long queues outside the Sabarimala temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala. India's Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, lifted the temple's ban on women of menstruating age, holding that equality is supreme irrespective of age and gender. The historic Sabarimala temple had barred women age 10 to 50 from entering the temple that is one of the largest Hindu pilgrimage centers in the world. less In this Dec. 1, 2015 file photo, Hindu worshippers stand in long queues outside the Sabarimala temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala. India's Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, lifted the temple's ... more Photo: Hareesh Kumar, AP Photo: Hareesh Kumar, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption … [Read more...] about India’s top court lifts temple’s ban on women who menstruate
Mimoh to tie the knot with Madalsa Sharma today in Ooty
Over the last couple of days, speculations have been rife about whether or not Mahaakshay Chakraborty aka Mimoh’s marriage with actress Madalsa Sharma , which was slated to happen on July 7, took place. The wedding plans seemed to have hit a roadblock after Mimoh was accused of rape , cheating and wrongful termination of pregnancy filed by a Bhojpuri actress last week. His mother, former actress Yogeeta Bali , was also named in the complaint. A source has now told BT that the couple registered their marriage on July 7, as scheduled. However, the traditional wedding, which was cancelled following the arrival of a police team to investigate the complaint, will be held today. The ceremony will take place at Mimoh’s father, actor Mithun Chakraborty’s plush hotel in Ooty. Last week, the Bombay High Court had rejected Mimoh and Yogeeta’s bail plea, following which the duo moved the Rohini court (Delhi), which granted them interim bail. A source close to … [Read more...] about Mimoh to tie the knot with Madalsa Sharma today in Ooty