Tharoor wedding low key, only close relatives, friends invited

Last Updated: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 22:37

The wedding of former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor with Sunanda Pushkar at a village near here today was a low-key affair, with only about 100 close relatives and friends attending the marriage.

9/11 relatives group blasts Obama support of mosque

Last Updated: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 00:03

A group representing relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on Saturday roundly condemned President Barack Obama`s support of a mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero.

People are sexually attracted to their kin, and their own selves

Last Updated: Friday, July 30, 2010, 16:27

People tend to develop an attraction towards others who resemble their kin or themselves, according to a research.

Metro accident: Relatives demand job for injured girl

Last Updated: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 22:12

The relatives of the 22-year-old girl, who lost her legs after she fell on a track at a metro station here, today demanded that she be provided with a job either by the Delhi Metro or the city government.

Chile tsunami victim relatives sue over alert system failure

Last Updated: Friday, March 19, 2010, 11:01

The families of 20 people killed in a tsunami that followed Chile`s massive February 27 quake are suing state officials they say failed to warn them of the dangers they faced.

Osama bin Laden’s son seeks release of relatives in Iran

Last Updated: Monday, March 15, 2010, 15:33

One of Osama bin Laden`s sons has called on Tehran to release a number of his relatives said to be detained under house arrest in Iran, according to a letter.

Testimony of relatives crucial, says Supreme Court

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 17:49

The Supreme Court has held that in murder cases eyewitness account of a victim`s close relatives can be considered crucial piece of evidence as they would not implicate an innocent person by shielding the actual accused.

Assam Prof`s relatives accuse hospital of negligence

Last Updated: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:55

Relatives of a professor in Assam University, who died while being treated at a leading hospital here, on Thursday alleged that the death had occurred due to negligence by staff, a charge denied by hospital authorities.

Relatives plead for British man condemned in China

Last Updated: Monday, December 28, 2009, 16:09

Relatives of a British man with possible mental problems who faces execution on Tuesday in China are making a last-minute visit to plead for mercy.

Hitler`s 39 relatives `tracked down in US, Austria`

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 15:13

Nearly 65 years after his death, two Belgian Hitler hunters have tracked down some 39 relatives of the Nazi leader in the US and Austria.

Domestic violence: Women relatives of hubby can be booked

Last Updated: Sunday, September 13, 2009, 19:55

In a significant order, Bombay High Court has ruled that complaint can be filed against female relatives of husband under Domestic Violence Act.

Taliban executes Baitullah`s relatives on spying charges

Last Updated: Sunday, August 23, 2009, 18:09

Pakistani Taliban have executed Baitullah Mehsud`s father-in-law and three of his relatives on suspicion of tipping off authorities of the slain commander`s whereabouts, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Sunday.