Prasun Sonwalkar

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Brar assailants had 'long beards': Police
Rediff.com2 Oct 2012

The Scotland Yard has appealed for information from members of the public on the Sunday...

Brar assault: Lack of communication to blame?
Rediff.com2 Oct 2012

A lack of communication between Indian authorities appears to have led to the situation...

Historian Eric Hobsbawm passes away
Rediff.com1 Oct 2012

Eric Hobsbawm, one of the most eminent British historians who closely followed the...

Radical cleric Abu Hamza launches bid to avoid extradition
Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

Convicted radical Islamic cleric on Tuesday launched a last-minute appeal in a British...

Queen Elizabeth upset with cleric Hamza's hate message
Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

It is rare for Queen Elizabeth to intervene or express opinion on matters related to...

Court reprieve for Indian students in UK university
Rediff.com21 Sep 2012

Indian and other non-EU students at the London Metropolitan University heaved a sigh of...

France bans future publication of Kate's topless photos
Rediff.com18 Sep 2012

After days of furore, a French court on Tuesday blocked the future publication of...

UK phone-hacking case: Army man, wife arrested
Rediff.com13 Sep 2012

A serving member of the armed forces was arrested along with his wife on Thursday by...

65 years after India's freedom, UK to scrap 'raj' era laws
Rediff.com13 Sep 2012

As debate continues in India about using laws drawn up during the 'raj' -- such as...

UK documentary on Islam's origin sparks row
Rediff.com12 Sep 2012

A documentary on Britain's Channel 4 on the origins of Islam has sparked off a furious...

Indian students at university in London face deportation
Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

Hundreds of Indian students are among over 2,600 non-European Union students at a major...

When Armstrong apologised to Indira Gandhi
Rediff.com28 Aug 2012

"I apologise for the inconvenience", United States astronaut Neil Armstrong told Indira...

Indian student wins Cambridge competition
Rediff.com22 Aug 2012

Sruthi Vijaychandran has won the top prize of a scholarship to study for an MBA in...

Ecuador to decide on asylum to Julian Assange today
Rediff.com16 Aug 2012

Ecuador has said that it will announce its decision on WikiLeaks founder Julian...

UK offers help to end violence in Myanmar
Rediff.com14 Aug 2012

Expressing 'serious concern' over recent violence in Myanmar, Britain on Tuesday...

UK honour killing: Pak-origin parents jailed for life
Rediff.com3 Aug 2012

In a widely followed case of honour killing, a Pakistan-origin couple was on Friday...

'Psycho' Stapleton gets life term for Anuj Bidve killing
Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

A Briton found guilty of murdering Indian student Anuj Bidve last year was on Friday...

No race angle in Anuj Bidve's killing: Police
Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

There was no evidence that Indian student Anuj Bidve was shot dead by a Briton because...

India to take 'political call' on FDI in retail: Min
Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

The decision to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail was...

'Psycho' Stapleton guilty of Bidve's murder
Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

'Psycho' Stapleton, a Briton who shot dead Indian student Anuj Bidve in an unprovoked...