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US: Indian Sentenced to Three Years for Human Trafficking

In support of the conspiracy, Thakkar and others recruited individuals in India who were willing to pay up to USD 60,000 to be smuggled into the US.

Spot-fixing Plot Thickens

It's now suspected that the fixing scandal wasn't limited to this year's IPL; there's strong evidence of it being just as rampant last season.

The Silence of the Shams

Ten suicides, one murder, $5.5 billion in losses and more than 1,300 journalists without a job — the toll from one of India’s biggest Ponzi schemes continues to mount.

Sanjay Dutt: India Bollywood Actor Returns to Jail

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has returned to jail to serve his sentence for firearms offences linked to 1993 blasts which killed 257 people in Mumbai.

Sanjay Dutt To Surrender Today

The Supreme Court, on March 21, had upheld his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts

Four Indian Americans Charged With Healthcare Fraud

Four Indian Americans, including a physician and three co-owners of a health clinic from Chicago area, have been charged with healthcare fraud estimated to be running into millions of dollars.

India Bihar Rapes Caused by Lack of Toilets

Most of the cases of rape of women and girls in India's Bihar state occur when they go out to defecate in the open, police and social activists say.

Surat Diamonds Found in Hollywood-style Heist

Robbers disguised as policemen had got away with $50 million worth of gemstones

Indian-origin Surgeon Faces Re-trial in Australia

The Jamnagar, Gujarat, born Patel had a controversial tenure in the hospital from 2003 to early 2005, during which over 80 deaths were linked to him and 30 patients died in his care.

Intelligence Alert Over Terror Attack on US Consulate in Mumbai

The Western Naval command headquarters has alerted the city police about the threat of a bomb attack on the US consulate here on July 21.

Boston Bombers: The Unbearable Whiteness of Brothers Tsarnaev

The notion that anyone can be a terrorist creates a dangerous sense of helplessness that racial profiling helped alleviate.

Saradha’s Sudipta Sen: India’s Stupidest Businessman

Sen’s business empire, about which he offers yet more graphic details in his mail, comes across as one colossal mess.

Teenager Exposes India's One Month Wives' Sex Tourism

A 17-year-old girl has exposed the scale of Islamic sex tourism in India where Muslim men from the Middle East and Africa are buying 'one month wives' for sex.

If Sanjay Dutt Can Get Four Weeks Off, Why Can’t Others

this ability of male superstars to get almost anything that they don’t like changed is limited to “reel life” and not “real life”. Not unless if you are Sanjay Dutt.

Lohan Pal and NY Hotel Magnate Vikram Chatwal in Florida Drug Bust

Airport security say they found loose white pills and a packet of cocaine in his jacket and a clear baggie hidden inside his pants that contained heroin, ketamine and marijuana.

Indian-American Hotelier Vikram Chatwal Released on Bond

Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal, arrested earlier this week at a Florida airport for allegedly carrying drugs, has been released on bond.

Indian Engineers Invent Anti-rape Underwear

After disabling the assailant, the undergarment has been designed to automatically send a text message to police or family members containing the GPS location of the attempted crime.

Anand Jon Gets 5 Years

An Indian-born fashion designer already serving 59 years to life in California for molesting would-be models was sentenced in New York on Tuesday to five years in a similar case.

Indian-American Sentenced For Identity Theft and Tax Fraud

An Indian-American along with two others from Alabama have been sentenced for their roles in an identity theft and tax fraud scheme

How India Broke the UK Extradition Jinx

Extradition is a very important tool in tackling international crime and hopefully, this judgment will usher in a new hope for India and ensure we get a large number of fugitives hiding in different parts of the world.

Lawsuit Accuses Founder of Yoga Empire of Misconduct

A former student has sued Bikram Choudhury, the millionaire founder of a wildly popular yoga franchise, accusing him of sexual harassment, discrimination and defamation.

Shiv Sena Opposes Move to Pardon Sanjay Dutt

The Shiv Sena today opposed the move to pardon Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt stating that it would send a wrong message to the society.

The Three Faces of Sanjay Dutt: Which One Do We Punish?

If sentenced, he will serve a few years in jail and come back almost forgotten. In the trial of an actor’s life, that may well be the ultimate punishment.

Hot Yoga Founder Bikram Choudhury Accused of Sexual Harassment

Choudhury claims to have taught yoga to presidents Nixon, Reagan and Clinton.

It’s Time Someone Sang Subah Ho Gayi Mamu to Sanjay Dutt

The Supreme Court judges have shown that they are not blind and that they can see things as they are.

Supreme Court Upholds Sanjay Dutt's Conviction, Sentences Five Years in Jail

Supreme court says that on the gravity of the crime Sanjay Dutt will not get a probation as he had asked for.

Marines Won't Return: Italy’s Betrayal Stuns India

Rome conveyed to New Delhi that marine Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone would not go back to India in view of the “formal international controversy” between the two countries.

Delhi Gang-rape Main Accused Ram Singh Found Hanging

Ram Singh, the main accused in the sensational Vasant Vihar gang rape of a young physiotherapy student in a running bus, was found hanging in his prison cell inside the high security Tihar Central Jail.

Why Thriving Wildlife Trade Should Not Surprise Anyone

We are yet to build the capacity to adequately combat poaching; the administration is mostly in denial; and the powers that be have strong incentive to back wildlife trade.

Major Drugs Haul in India's Punjab

Police in India's Punjab state say they have seized 26kg (57lbs) of heroin and arrested two men, including a Canada-based Indian, media reports say.

Indian-American Company Indicted for H-1B Visa Fraud

An Indian American company based in Texas has been indicted by federal authorities on charges of fraud in the H-1B visa category and using it to create a low-cost workforce in the US.

153 Million Euros: That’s How Much Reebok India Fiasco Cost Adidas

German sportswear giant Adidas today said its balance sheet for 2011 is negatively impacted by euro 153 million (over Rs 1,090 crore) due to ‘commercial irregularities’ at its arm Reebok India Co.

A Tailor Admits Underpaying on his Taxes by the Millions

Whether cutting suits or paying taxes, Mohanbhai Ramchandani, of Mohan's Custom Tailors, displayed a knack for making all sorts of figures fit.

India’s Mr. Death

When the application of a death sentence so depends on the discretion of a judge and a president, the punishment is not just inhuman, it is intolerable.

Lakshmi Mittal Prepares for Court Clash in UK with India-born Tycoon

The case, which begins on Tuesday, has created a stir here as it is likely to offer a rare glimpse into the workings of one of Britain's largest business empire.

Delhi Braveheart’s Friend Speaks: I Am Shunned by Politicians

Focused on getting justice for his friend, who succumbed to her injuries, he feels betrayed by the system all over again.

TCS pays $29.75 Million to Settle Class Action Suit

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS.NS), India's top software services provider, said it agreed to pay $29.75 million to settle a class-action law suit in the United States, brought by two former non-U.S.-citizen employees.

52 Indians Killed Abroad in 2012

A total of 52 Indians living outside the country were killed while another 50 committed suicide during 2012 in foreign lands.

Rajat Gupta Asked to Repay $6.22 Million to Goldman

Gupta, 64, is appealing his June 15, 2012 conviction and two-year prison term for feeding confidential information he had learned at Goldman board meetings to Raj Rajaratnam.