India

British comedian’s surprise gesture for Mumbai attack victim

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

London, Jan 1 (IANS) A leading British comedian has put up a surprise show for a victim of the Mumbai terrorist attacks whose serious injuries prevented him from attending a pre-booked performance.



Kerala’s all top hotels to undergo security audit

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) All four and five-star hotels in Kerala have been asked to prepare a detailed layout plan and undergo a security audit, a state minister said Thursday.



Mumbai’s notorious ‘Beer Killer’ gets life term

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) A court here Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment a notorious serial killer who had earned the nickname ‘Beer man’ for leaving an empty beer can beside all his roadside victims, whom he killed by clubbing and stabbing.



Row stops worship at Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Kathmandu, Jan 1 (IANS) For the first time in the history of Nepal’s revered Pashupatinath temple, devotees were unable to offer worship to the centuries-old deity after a row erupted between the trust that looks after the shrine and the priests, marking an inauspicious start to the New Year.



Row stops worship at Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Kathmandu, Jan 1 (IANS) For the first time in the history of Nepal’s revered Pashupatinath temple, devotees were unable to offer worship to the centuries-old deity after a row erupted between the trust that looks after the shrine and the priests, marking an inauspicious start to the New Year.



Goa daily, tour operator apologise for controversial ad

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Panaji, Jan 1 (IANS) A local newspaper group and a multinational travel and tour operator issued a public apology following a controversial advertising campaign, which according to protestors showed Hindu deities in bad light.



FBI team visits Kasab’s Faridkot hometown (Lead)

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) A five-member FBI team has visited Faridkot, the ancestral hometown Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured alive during the Mumbai terror attacks, a media report Thursday said.



NC, Congress to discuss Kashmir ministry formation

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s coalition partners, National Conference (NC) and Congress, are meeting here Thursday evening to chart out the modalities of ministry formation in the state.