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Indian diner arrested after row over onions at US eatery
An Indian-origin man has been arrested in the US after he went on a violent, naked rampage, threatening to shoot staffers at an Indian eatery -- all because the restaurant put onions in his food. Police arrested Yuba Raj Sharma, 43, after the confrontation at the All India restaurant, in Oakland, Pittsburgh, and charged him with terroristic threats, indecent exposure, resisting arrest and public drunkenness
Indian to return home after 24 years in S Arabia
A 52-year-old Indian national, who has been illegaly living in the deserts of Saudi Arabia for 24 years, will soon return to India after the government announced a 90-day amnesty period, according to a media report. Gana Prakasam Rajamariyan came to Saudi Arabia in August 1994 to work as a farm-hand in a remote village in Hail province
Huge fire in London housing block, several trapped in homes
A huge fire today engulfed a 24- storey residential tower in London, with eyewitnesses claiming people are trapped in their homes. The fire at Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate in Latimer Road was reported at 01:16 local time and about 200 firefighters are tackling the blaze
Enough evidence to prove my case, says Mallya outside UK court
Embattled Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, who is wanted in India on loan defaults to several banks, today claimed that he has "enough evidence" to plead his case as he appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court here for his extradition case hearing. The 61-year-old former chief of erstwhile Kingfisher airlines, who has been out on bail since his arrest in April, arrived for the hearing in Court Room 3 after a number of other extradition cases on schedule for the day
Panama breaks off from Taiwan, ties up with China
In a major blow to Taiwan, Panama today broke off diplomatic ties with it and established relations with China as cash-rich Beijing exerted its economic clout to wean away handful of allies of Taipei
Mallya to appear for extradition hearing in UK court today
Embattled Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, who is wanted in India on loan defaults to several banks, is set to appear today before Westminster Magistrates' Court here for his extradition case hearing
Vijay Mallya faces flak, Indians call him ‘Thief’
London: The loan defaulter Vijay Mallya faced flak when he tried to enter the Oval arena to watch India’s crucial cricket match with South Africa in the ICC Champions Trophy. Mallya, who is wanted in India for defaulting on bank loans worth Rs 9,000 crore, was in for some embarrassment when he, along with a companion, entered the stadium.
Indian-origin Tory candidate targeted by racist voter in UK
London: Ameet Jogia, an Indian-origin Tory candidate, was allegedly subjected to racial abuse after a racist graffiti was drawn on a wall of a voting booth in his own constituency during the UK polls, according to a media report. Jogia, who stood against Labour's Barry Gardiner in Brent North, was shocked when he came across the graffiti reading "Vote Labour Barry, not Jogia. Keep p*kis out of politics" in Wembley on June 8.
'Yeh Ballet' to be screened at London Indian Film Festival
Mumbai: "Yeh Ballet", a virtual reality (VR) documentary, directed by Sooni Taraporevala is set to be screened at London Indian Film Festival. The film by the "Little Zizou" director documents the journey of two boys living in the chawls of Navi Mumbai, pursuing their dream of dance through scholarship.
Pak summons Indian DHC over 'ceasefire violations'
Pakistan today summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner and condemned the alleged firing by Indian troops along the LoC in which three Pakistani civilians were killed