The woman was caught on Friday based on a tip-off that she had bought a seven-day-old boy for Rs 20,000 and was going to sell him to a childless couple for Rs1.50 lakh. The 29-year-old woman from Worli, who was arrested for buying a newborn for Rs20,000 with an intention to sell the child to…
Around 1,500 people, from different nationalities, are expected to join the march which will be the first such event to be held on such a large scale in the Netherlands, a press release issued by the embassy said. AMSTERDAM: People advocating non-violence will join hands with the Indian community in the Netherlands and the Embassy of…
Rahul Gandhi in New York: “The challenge in India was to create jobs for the 30,000 young people who enter the job market every day, and of whom only 450 get employed.” Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi asserted that there was a growing concern in the US over threats to tolerance in India and asked the…
NEW DELHI: Indian techies and industry can breathe a sigh of relief as the US has resumed premium, or expedited, processing of H-1B visas in all categories. The service was suspended five months ago as officials struggled to handle a huge rush of applicants. The suspension+ had been seen as an example of US President Donald Trump‘s election campaign remarks…
Online jihadist propaganda attracts more clicks in the UK than any other country in Europe, a report has found. Britain is the fifth-biggest audience in the world for extremist content after Turkey, the US, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Policy Exchange’s study said. The think tank suggested the UK public would support new laws criminalising reading content that…
Ministry of External Affairs has taken cognisance of the situation and have affirmed that NRIs who desert their wives could face cancellation of passport Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) who are found harassing or deserting their wives could have their passports impounded or cancelled. Taking cognisance of various complaints lodged by women about them being deserted by…
NEW DELHI: Aadhaar should be made mandatory for the registration of NRI marriages in India to tackle desertion and other marital issues, an inter-ministerial committee has recommended to the Ministry of External Affairs. The proposal by the special committee on Indian passport holders getting married in India is aimed at protecting the rights of women who are deserted by…
Security measures were tightened across London’s vast mass-transit network, and the government described the threat level as critical, meaning another attack could be imminent. Police in London were searching for the assailant who detonated a homemade bomb Friday that sent a scorching blast of flame and smoke through a London subway car, injuring at least…
London Underground passengers have been injured following an explosion on a District Line train in south-west London. Police and paramedics were called at 08:20 BST (07:20 GMT) on Friday to Parsons Green station in Fulham. Pictures show a white bucket on fire inside a supermarket bag, but does not appear to show extensive damage to…
Remember the good old bank clerk who used to update your pass book? The fact that he is hardly seen these days explains banking industry’s biggest predicament — Automation. On Wednesday, Vikram Pandit, who ran Citigroup during the financial crisis, endorsed this predicament with a disturbing figure. Pandit said developments in technology could see some 30 per cent of…
