Indo-American Dharun Ravi Gets 30-Day Jail for Webcam Spying »
New Jersey: Dharun Ravi, Indian-American student who was found guilty in cyber bullying case was on Monday sentenced to 30 days in jail by a New Jersey judge on hate crime charges. Ravi is accused of using a webcam to spy on a homosexual roommate who later committed suicide. Ravi had faced a maximum of [...]
Twitter Blocked in Pakistan »
Islamabad: Pakistan authorities have blocked micro blogging website Twitter on Sunday after it refused to remove offensive content, cartoons to Islam. AFP reports that Twitter refused to remove posts a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed prompting government to put a ban. Reacting over the issue, the Pakistani government said that it would [...]
Countries That Bribe Most: India Ranks 19th »
New Delhi: India is ranking 19th position in the list of countries that bribe most, indicated the new survey of Transparency International, a global civil society organization that tracks corruption worldwide and its impact on civil society. 28 countries were evaluated in the survey, each of them scoring zero to 10.The maximum 10 indicated that [...]
Woman Loses Job for Shoplifting Crime 40 Years Ago »
Washington: A woman was fired from her job after a background check found that she shoplifted as a teen 40 years ago. Yolanda Quesada, 58, from Milwaukee admitted to FBI that she shoplifted clothing from a departmental store when she was a teenager. However, the lady, who was in bank job said that she paid [...]
2 More Killed in Karachi Violence; Normalcy Returns to Lyari »
Karachi: Normalcy finally found its way to battle hit Lyari, at the same time 2 more people killed in firing incidents in different area of Karachi, reported Dawn newspaper. According to the reports, one person was killed near Lalazar in the city’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal neighbourhood and another shot dead near Dalmia graveyard. Dawn quoted some residents [...]
Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh, First Time since Poll Debacle »
Lucknow: Since the Uttar Pradesh poll debacle, the Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today arrived first time on a three-day visit of his Parliamentary constituency Amethi. Mr. Gandhi will meet meet party workers and review the party’s performance during his visit. Rahul arrived at the Chowdhury Charan Singh Airport here and immediately left for his [...]
Pak Deports Osama bin Laden Family to Saudi Arabia »
Islamabad: Pakistan authorities have deported Al Qaeda leader Osama family members to Saudi Arabia in the wee hours of Friday, nearly a year after the Al Qaeda leader was killed in a US raid, reported the Dawn. Earlier on April 17, DesPardes.com had reported Bin Laden’s family may be deported to Saudi Arabia. Bin Laden’s [...]
Passenger Threatens to Hijack PIA Aircraft, Plane Landed At Karachi »
Karachi: A Pakistan International Airline aircraft landed at Karachi airport when a passenger threatened to hijack it, reported local media. According to the reports, all passengers have been evacuated. The Express Tribune reported that the plane was headed from Karachi to Bahawalpur. The website reported: “A passenger on board the flight had informed the staff [...]
Pak Supreme Court Convicts PM Gilani in Contempt Case »
Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court today convicted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in contempt of court case for not implementing the apex court’s ruling on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). Today’s incident is going to leave a significant mark on the pages of history as PM walked to the Supreme Court to lend his ear [...]
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