http://www.mail.com/locations/12246-india.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/12246-india.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1862844-indian-film-star-faces-homicide-charge.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — An attorney says Indian movie star Salman Khan will be tried for homicide for his alleged involvement in a fatal road accident more than 10 years ago. If convicted he faces up to 10 years in jail. Deepesh Mehta, Khan's lawyer, says a magistrate on Thursday accepted an appeal by state government prosecutors that he should be charged wi... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1862844-indian-film-star-faces-homicide-charge.html 2013-02-01T19:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860948-international-literary-festival-opens-myanmar.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The latest first for fast-reforming Myanmar — its first international literary festival — is putting the spotlight on dozens of the country's authors, a number of whom once spent time in prison for their writings. The Irrawaddy Literary Festival, which runs from Friday through Sunday, comes as Myanmar relaxes its censorship rules, b... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860948-international-literary-festival-opens-myanmar.html 2013-02-01T09:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1856300-dickey-mumbai-to-help-sexual-exploitation.html R.A. Dickey said the pictures and literature couldn't have prepared him for the young boy who approached him last week on one of the squalid streets of Mumbai's red-light district. The boy was maybe 3 years old, 4 at best. He had no pants on. His body was covered with open sores. "He was playing amongst the open sewage and filth with rats as big as dogs. ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1856300-dickey-mumbai-to-help-sexual-exploitation.html 2013-01-30T13:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1855554-bollywood-star-khan-caught-india-pakistan-spat.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan appeared to be caught in a verbal slugfest between India and Pakistan after he wrote a magazine article that led to heated exchanges between the rival nations. The controversy erupted after Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik suggested that New Delhi beef up the actor's security after Khan wrote an... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1855554-bollywood-star-khan-caught-india-pakistan-spat.html 2013-01-30T06:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1852868-india-cuts-key-interest-rate-quarter-point.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India's central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 7.75 percent Tuesday, aiming to boost flagging growth in Asia's third-largest economy. The Reserve Bank of India also lowered its cash reserve ratio for banks by a quarter point to 4 percent, which means commercial banks can lend more. India's economic growth ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1852868-india-cuts-key-interest-rate-quarter-point.html 2013-01-29T06:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850638-suspect-india-gang-rape-to-tried-juvenile.html NEW DELHI (AP) — A juvenile court ruled Monday that a suspect in the fatal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi last month was a juvenile at the time of the attack. A lawyer present in the court said a magistrate of the Juvenile Justice Board announced the decision after going over documents presented to the court by officials of the suspect's elementa... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850638-suspect-india-gang-rape-to-tried-juvenile.html 2013-01-28T11:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845188-doubts-raised-fairness-delhi-rape-trial.html NEW DELHI (AP) — In the court of public opinion, the men being tried in the gang rape of an Indian university student should be hanged in a public square. That demand for swift justice might make it impossible for them to get a fair trial in a court of law. Already, there are plenty of portents. Amid the heightened emotions that have surrounded this case ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845188-doubts-raised-fairness-delhi-rape-trial.html 2013-01-26T01:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1845172-india-35-year-term-mumbai-plotter.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India expressed disappointment Friday with the 35-year sentence given to an American who admitted his role in the 2008 Mumbai attack, saying he deserved more prison time for the terrorism that killed 166 people in the country's financial capital. David Headley was sentenced Thursday in a U.S. federal court in Chicago. External Affairs Min... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1845172-india-35-year-term-mumbai-plotter.html 2013-01-25T21:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1842420-american-mumbai-plotter-sentenced-to-35-years.html CHICAGO (AP) — Minutes before an American was sentenced to 35 years in prison for helping plan a deadly attack on Mumbai, India, one of his victims tearfully pleaded for a harsh punishment despite the terrorist plotter's widespread cooperation with U.S. investigators following his arrest. David Coleman Headley, 52, shifted uncomfortably in a gray tracksui... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1842420-american-mumbai-plotter-sentenced-to-35-years.html 2013-01-25T06:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842298-trial-india-gang-rape-special-court.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The trial of five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus began in a closed courtroom with opening arguments by the prosecution lawyers in a special fast-track court set up just weeks ago to handle sexual assault cases. The brutal attack last month set off protests across India and opened a de... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842298-trial-india-gang-rape-special-court.html 2013-01-25T00:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1844684-10-finalists-named-international-booker-prize.html JAIPUR, India (AP) — American author Marilynne Robinson, Israel's Aharon Appelfeld and China's Yan Lianke are among 10 finalists for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction. The award, an offshoot of Britain's better-known Man Booker novel-of-the-year prize, is awarded for a lifetime's work. It is open to authors of all nationalities whose work is ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1844684-10-finalists-named-international-booker-prize.html 2013-01-24T23:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1841890-indian-panel-pushes-laws-fatal-gang-rape.html NEW DELHI (AP) — On the eve of a trial over a fatal gang rape that horrified Indians, a government panel recommended that India strictly enforce sexual assault laws, commit to holding speedy rape trials and change the antiquated penal code to protect women. The panel, formed in response to last month's brutal attack on a New Delhi bus, received more than ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1841890-indian-panel-pushes-laws-fatal-gang-rape.html 2013-01-24T02:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1839058-prosecutors-want-35-year-term-mumbai-attack.html CHICAGO (AP) — An American who played a central role in the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, that left more than 160 people dead should spend no more than 35 years in prison because of his cooperation with investigators, U.S. prosecutors argued Tuesday in asking for a relatively lenient sentence. David Headley, 52, pleaded guilty to several charges... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1839058-prosecutors-want-35-year-term-mumbai-attack.html 2013-01-23T02:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837342-kashmir-police-publish-nuclear-war-survival-tips.html SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Officials in Indian-controlled Kashmir are warning residents to be prepared for a possible nuclear war by building build bomb-proof basements and collecting two weeks' worth of food and water. Local officials said the advisory was routine, though it was the first time it had been published in a newspaper. They said it did not signal... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837342-kashmir-police-publish-nuclear-war-survival-tips.html 2013-01-22T12:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834326-india-gang-rape-trial-opens-thursday-court.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The trial of five men accused of the rape and murder of a student aboard a bus in New Delhi will begin Thursday and should have none of the long delays commonly associated with India's justice system, a defense lawyer said after a brief hearing. Judge Yogesh Khanna denied a defense motion to make the proceedings public, ruling that the co... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834326-india-gang-rape-trial-opens-thursday-court.html 2013-01-22T00:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834300-villagers-kashmir-brace-escalating-violence.html CHAKOTHI, Pakistan (AP) — Villagers in Kashmir are building bunkers as they brace for more clashes along the fragile line of control that divides Pakistan and India after the recent killings of soldiers on both sides in one of the worst flare-ups in violence in the disputed Himalayan region in a decade. In the past two weeks, three Pakistani and two India... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834300-villagers-kashmir-brace-escalating-violence.html 2013-01-21T05:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831952-india-political-heir-rahul-gandhi-condemns-elitism.html JAIPUR, India (AP) — Rahul Gandhi, the heir to India's Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, said he would work to transform the country by decentralizing power after he was elevated to the governing Congress party's No. 2 post. His career embodies Congress' reliance on the Gandhi family name, but the man widely expected to be the party's candidate for prime mi... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831952-india-political-heir-rahul-gandhi-condemns-elitism.html 2013-01-20T23:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1831992-ap-exclusive-sikh-shooting-victim-slowly-improves.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — Day after day, Raghuvinder and Jaspreet Singh hovered by their nearly comatose father and repeated a single word — a word their dad probably spoke more than any other in his lifetime: "Waheguru." The Punjabi word is a term Sikhs use to refer to God. Roughly translated, it describes the wondrous expression of God's presence. For 65-year-ol... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1831992-ap-exclusive-sikh-shooting-victim-slowly-improves.html 2013-01-19T19:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829074-top-court-orders-italian-marines-tried-india.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Supreme Court ruled Friday that two Italian marines accused of killing a pair of fishermen off the coast of India last year will be tried in a special court to be set up by the Indian government. Italy had argued that the shootings should be dealt with by an Italian court and said the killings took place in international waters, w... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829074-top-court-orders-italian-marines-tried-india.html 2013-01-18T11:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1826508-chicago-man-who-backed-terror-group-14-years.html CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago businessman was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday for providing material support to overseas terrorism, including a Pakistani group whose 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, left more than 160 people dead. Tahawwur Rana did not address the court before U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber imposed the sentence and did not react ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1826508-chicago-man-who-backed-terror-group-14-years.html 2013-01-17T20:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826738-judge-sends-india-rape-case-to-fast-track-court.html NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian magistrate on Thursday ordered the trial of five men accused in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving bus to be shifted to a special fast-track court in New Delhi. The brutal rape of the 23-year-old student last month set off protests in New Delhi and sparked a national debate about the treatment of women across the c... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826738-judge-sends-india-rape-case-to-fast-track-court.html 2013-01-17T12:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1826316-air-india-halts-flights-boeing-787-aircraft.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government ordered Air India to ground its fleet of six Boeing 787 aircraft Thursday after the jets were forced to halt flights in Japan and the U.S. because of safety concerns. Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said he directed India's aviation authority to ground all the planes pending an investigation by the U.S. Federal Aviation... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1826316-air-india-halts-flights-boeing-787-aircraft.html 2013-01-17T05:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824748-india-pakistan-agree-to-ease-tensions-kashmir.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to ease tensions in disputed Kashmir by strictly observing a decade-old cease-fire after five soldiers were killed in recent clashes, an Indian army spokesman said. The military commanders of the two armies spoke by telephone for 10 minutes and reached an understanding not to allow the situation to e... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824748-india-pakistan-agree-to-ease-tensions-kashmir.html 2013-01-16T15:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819040-indias-army-chief-warns-pakistan-retaliation.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India's army chief on Monday accused Pakistan of planning an attack in which two Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed Kashmir region last week, and warned of possible retaliation. Gen. Bikram Singh's strong words are a clear message that India believes the Jan. 8 attack was a deliberate provocation and not an unintentional skirmish... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819040-indias-army-chief-warns-pakistan-retaliation.html 2013-01-14T14:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1818800-millions-hindus-bathe-ganges-to-cleanse-sins.html ALLAHABAD, India (AP) — Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ascetics with ash smeared on their bodies plunged into the frigid waters of India's holy Ganges River on Monday in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins. The ceremony in the northern city of Allahabad took place on the most auspicious day of the Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, one of... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1818800-millions-hindus-bathe-ganges-to-cleanse-sins.html 2013-01-14T14:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1818780-lawyer-india-rape-case-client-minor.html NEW DELHI (AP) — One of the five men charged with gang-raping and killing a 23-year-old student on a bus in India's capital is a minor, his lawyer said Monday as he demanded an age-determination test in what could be a tactic to delay the case from being tried in a fast-track court. Manohar Lal Sharma, the lawyer for Mukesh Singh, said at a court hearing ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1818780-lawyer-india-rape-case-client-minor.html 2013-01-14T13:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817246-hindus-fellow-believer-congress.html NEW YORK (AP) — When Dr. Uma Mysorekar looks at the members of the new Congress, the Indian immigrant and practicing Hindu can see that, for the first time, there's someone who shares her ethnicity and someone who shares her faith. To her surprise, they're two different people. Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is the first Hindu elected to Congress... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817246-hindus-fellow-believer-congress.html 2013-01-14T08:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817098-6-arrested-rape-bus-passenger-india.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws. Police officer Raj Jeet Singh said a 29-year-old woman was the only passenger on a bus as she was traveli... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817098-6-arrested-rape-bus-passenger-india.html 2013-01-13T11:51:00Z