NDTV News - World

Hedge fund scam suspect on run in Mumbai?

November 8, 2009 9:07 PM

Deep Shah, an Indian-origin suspect in the largest ever hedge fund scam in the US is on the run and is believed to be in Mumbai, federal authorities have said. Shah, 27, and Gautam Shankar, 35, were among the 14 new suspects charged on Thursday in the $53 million insider trading scam by the FBI.

Prachanda warns of a parallel government

November 8, 2009 8:20 PM

Maoists' supremo Prachanda has warned that his party may declare a "parallel government" in Nepal if the ruling coalition fails to address the key dispute over "civilian supremacy", which has forced them to take to the streets.

Indian embassy on Dhaka was on LeT’s radar

November 8, 2009 6:47 PM

The Indian High Commission in Bangladesh, along with the embassies of the US and the UK, was the target of Pakistan-based terror outfit LeT whose operatives were nabbed in Dhaka recently, police said on Sunday. Bangladesh police arrested three terror suspects, including two operatives of Lashkar-e-Toiba, and their HuJI accomplice.

Army chief in Israel to better defence ties

November 8, 2009 6:16 PM

As India and Israel move to deepen their military ties, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor arrived in Jerusalem on a key visit where he is scheduled to hold talks with top military officials. General Kapoor will hold discussions with senior defence officials as 'part of regular ongoing exchanges' to tighten bilateral defence ties.

8 killed in suicide attack in Peshawar

November 8, 2009 12:02 PM

A suicide bomber struck at a packed market on the outskirts of Peshawar on Sunday, killing at least eight persons - including a local Mayor believed to be the target of the attack - and injuring 31. Officials at the Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar's main healthcare facility, said nine of the wounded were in a serious condition.

US releases list of Texas shooting victims

November 8, 2009 9:06 AM

The US has released the list of victims, six of them in their twenties, who were killed in the horrific shooting spree at the country's largest military base in Texas. US military psychiatrist Maj Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly opened fire on Thursday at the Fort Hood military processing center, killing 13 persons and severely injuring 38 others before being shot and captured.

Tawang: Ready, eager, willing for the Dalai Lama

November 7, 2009 2:31 PM

Controversy surrounds the visit, but that hasn’t ebbed Tawang’s enthusiasm in preparing for the Dalai Lama’s arrival. The monastery here is where he stayed when he entered India fifty years ago after being forced to leave Tibet. The Dalai Lama arrives in Tawang on Sunday, and will spend a week in Arunachal Pradesh. For his many supporters in Tawang, the visit is a reaffirmation of their faith; for India, it’s a public and political reaffirmation that Tawang and Arunachal Pradesh are very much integral parts of India.

Shootout at building in Orlando; 2 killed

November 6, 2009 11:48 PM

A shootout has taken place at an office building in Orlando, Florida. Two people have reportedly died while eight people have been injured.

US favours Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal

November 6, 2009 4:50 PM

Ahead of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, a top US official on Friday said he was free to go anywhere as a religious figure. "The Dalai Lama is a religious leader and he, of course, can travel to carry out that role," US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero told journalists here.

New drug for swine flu offers hope

November 6, 2009 2:39 PM

Athena Gurno thought her allergies were acting up when she started coughing in early October. But within days, Gurno, the 30-year-old mother of a young girl, was in a Seattle hospital, close to death from the H1N1 flu.