List
of articles contributed by lighthouse
Dramatic scenes at TADA court : 93 Serial Blasts
Friday, July 27, 2007 www.rediff.com
(
Cities
)
Yakub Memon, upon being sentenced to death, in the 1993 Mumbai Blasts case, pointed to the Judge and said : "Forgive them Lord for they don't know what they do." Actor Sanjay Dutt, who was watching the proceedings, will be sentenced on July 31.
Tags :
TADA-Court
Read
More | View
Comments | Submitted by : lighthouse
93 Serial Blasts: Yakub gets death sentence
Friday, July 27, 2007 www.ibnlive.com
(
Crime
)
The sentencing of the Memon family, also known as the 'first family' of the blasts took place on Friday. Yakub Memon has been sentenced to death for his role in the serial blasts, while the other three members - Essa, Yusuf and Rubeena – were handed out life imprisonments owing to their failing health.
Tags :
Mumbai-Serial-Blasts
Read
More | View
Comments | Submitted by : lighthouse
10 killed in rocket attack in NW Province : Pakistan
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 www.rediff.com
(
Foreign Affairs
)
Rockets fired by militants in a city in the North west Frontier Province of Pakistan kileld 10 people and injured at least 35. The rockets hit two houses, a mosque and a shop and the injured include 5 police officers.
Tags :
Rocket-Attack
Read
More | View
Comments | Submitted by : lighthouse
'Haneef could sue Australian Govt if cleared' : Lawyer
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 www.rediff.com
(
Foreign Affairs
)
Haneef Mohammed's lawyer has said that said the wording of the charge against their client should be changed to address "technical inaccuracies". The lawyer also added that Haneef could sue the Australian government for a million dollars, for wrongful arrest and imprisonment, if he's cleared of recklessly supporting terrorism.
Tags :
Haneef-Mohammed
Technical-Inaccuracies
Read
More | View
Comments | Submitted by : lighthouse
Air-India building bomber to be sentenced
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
(
Crime
)
Farooq Pawale, who is convicted of planting explosives at the Air India Building and Lucky petrol pump near Sena Bhavan at Dadar will be sentenced on Wednesday by the designated TADA court in the 93 Mumbai serial blasts case. Pawale, is held guilty on all 23 charges framed against him, including causing the death of 24 people in the two blasts.
Tags :
TADA
Read
More | View
Comments | Submitted by : lighthouse
Army major killed by Jawan in J&K : Frat
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 sify.com
(
Crime
)
An army jawan, Mohan Munda shot dead an officer, Major P Alexander at a forward post in Gurez sector of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir.
This is yet another instance of fratricide killing, taking place in the national army. The reason for the killing is yet to be known.
Tags :
Fratricide
Army
Read
More | View
Comments | Submitted by : lighthouse
Norway's Princess to teach psychic course
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 sify.com
(
Foreign Affairs
)
Princess Martha Louise, the daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, has announced on a website that she is clairvoyant and wants to help people by teaching them how to talk to angels. The 35-year-old Princess who is a trained physical therapist, claims that she has been communicating with angels since childhood.
Tags :
Clairvoyant
Norway
Read
More | View
Comments | Submitted by : lighthouse
Rice to visit India to finalise Nuke deal: 123 Agreement
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 sify.com
(
Foreign Affairs
)
Following the marathon discussions between the Indian and the US negotiations teams last week on the 123 Agreement, the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, will visit India to finalise the nuclear deal and also to pave the the way for an official visit of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Washington.
Tags :
123-Agreement
Condoleezza-Rice
Nuclear-Deal
Read
More | View
Comments | Submitted by : lighthouse
Air India-Indian merger hits a roadblock!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 www.rediff.com
(
M & A
)
The proposed merger between Indian (Airlines) and Air India, which was due to take place in August, has hit a standstill as the major IA unions are opposing it on the grounds that the government has been unable to resolve key issues, such as lack of parity in career progression and salary with AI employees and arrears of over Rs 800 crore (Rs 8 billion) from 1997.
Tags :
Air-India-Indian
Proposed-Merger
Read
More | View
Comments | Submitted by : lighthouse
Police 'rescue' kidnapped Satyam GM
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 www.ndtv.com
(
Cities , Crime
)
According to information received from sources in the Hyderabad police, V Satyanaryana, the General Manager of Satyam Computers, who was kidnapped on Tuesday has been 'rescued' from Warangal district. The sources have added that at least four people have been arrested in connection to the kidnapping.
Tags :
Kidnapped
Satyam-Official
Read
More | View
Comments | Submitted by : lighthouse
Next
|
