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Malaysian court declines Hindu widow's appeal
( 21-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian court has rejected the appeal of a Hindu widow to determine the religious status of her husband who was buried as a Muslim five years ago.
The Court of Appeal ruled that the Civil High Court had no jurisdiction to determine the religious status of late Sgt M. Moorthy, who .... |
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Ethnic Indians not helping in probe, say Malaysian police
( 21-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: Inspector General Musa Hassan, chief of Malaysian police, has said he was "disappointed" at the lack of cooperation from ethnic Indian politicians in police investigations.
The police chief said an ethnic Indian politician has levelled allegations against another politician .... |
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Court rejects Malaysian minister's plea against daily
( 21-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: The High Court here has rejected Human Resource Minister S. Subramaniam's plea to stop a Tamil daily from continuing to publish articles which he claimed were defamatory. Justice Zabariah Mohammed Yusof dismissed Subramaniam's petition after hearing submissions from lawyer .... |
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New Malaysian party to give voice to Indian community
( 20-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: A new party seeking to help uplift conditions of the ethnic Indian community in Malaysia plans to contest the next general election in the country. The Human Rights Party of Malaysia (HRP) aims to be the alternative platform for the Indian community to improve their socio-economic .... |
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Indian-origin Malaysian minister denies sex scam charges
( 19-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: An Indian-origin minister in the Malaysian federal government has denied charges by a political opponent that he was involved in a sex racket and drug trafficking. Deputy Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister M. Saravanan has been accused of supplying college girls to promi .... |
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Fourth man charged with Indian-origin woman's murder
( 16-Aug-2010 )
London: A fourth man has been charged with the murder of an Indian-origin woman, whose hand was cut off and who was left dying in a London suburban street.
Geeta Aulakh, 28, a receptionist with Sunrise Radio, was found bleeding to death in Greenford, in northwest London, in November 2009. One of he .... |
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Indian American senator loses Minnesota seat
( 13-Aug-2010 )
Washington: Satveer Chaudhary, an Indian American member of the Minnesota Senate, has lost his seat after serving the state for 14 years. He lost his primary election to challenger and former State House representative Barb Goodwin.
Just four years after his election to the House in 1996, Cha .... |
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Indian American held guilty of selling military secrets to China
( 11-Aug-2010 )
Washington: Indian American engineer Noshir Gowadia, who helped design the propulsion system for the B-2 bomber, has been found guilty of selling military secrets to China, conspiracy and money laundering.
Gowadia, 67, could be sentenced to life in prison in November following his conviction Monda .... |
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Indian American doctor convicted in car bomb attack
( 11-Aug-2010 )
Washington: An Indian American doctor in Arkansas has been found guilty of masterminding a car bomb attack on the head of the state's medical board in February 2009.
A federal jury for Monday convicted Randeep Mann, 52, on seven counts, including using a weapon of mass destruction against a per .... |
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Indian-American IT contractor gets jail in bribery scandal
( 11-Aug-2010 )
Washington: The Indian American chief executive of a Washington-based IT contracting firm has been sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to repay $844,000 for his part in a bribery and kickback scheme.
Sushil Bansal, 42, president and CEO of Advanced Integrated Technologies and Innovative IT .... |
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