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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned
Rediff.com26 Apr 2024In a pivotal turn of events, the New York Court of Appeals has overturned renowned Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, marking a significant development in the legal saga that unfolded in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
Indians found dead on US-Canada border believed to be from Gujarat
Rediff.com2 Apr 2023Canadian police have named two of the eight people, including four Indians, whose bodies were found in a marshland area along the United States-Canada border, amid an investigation into the circumstances of their deaths.
Indian family found dead near US-Canada border yet to be identified
Rediff.com2 Apr 2023Bodies of eight persons were found on Friday in a marsh on the riverbank near Akwesasne, a community which straddles Quebec, Ontario and New York state.
Indians among 6 migrants found dead in river near US-Canada border
Rediff.com1 Apr 2023Six bodies were recovered by police Thursday afternoon in a marshy area of Quebec near an overturned boat during an aerial search with the Canadian Coast Guard., according to Canadian news outlets CBC and CTV.
The Dust Of Development
Rediff.com1 Jan 2022So, what's the problem if our present is screwed up when the future promises to be profitable? It's an Indian habit, notes Shyam G Menon.
New York City to be closed till June: Mayor
Rediff.com12 May 2020New York has been recording a decline in daily hospitalisations, ICU admissions and fatalities but the mayor said such progress must continue further before officials consider reopening the city.
When politicians bring their kids to work
Rediff.com25 Sep 2018On Monday (September 24), New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made history as the first female world leader to attend the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York with her newborn baby in tow. However, Ardern isn't the first to bring their kids to work. Here are some examples of kids roaming the halls of power.
Robert De Niro tells you how to deal with rejection
Rediff.com2 Jun 2015"When you feel you can't fight it, just go with it." said Robert De Niro's commencement speech to students graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts!
NRI to lose US mansion for harbouring illegal immigrant
Rediff.com5 Mar 2015An Indian-American widow will have to forfeit her 34-room mansion in New YorkState after she lost her appeal to overturn a 2013 conviction for harbouring an illegal immigrant from Kerala for over five years and subjecting her to slave-like conditions.
This desi is making waves in the global eyewear business
Rediff.com16 Nov 2013Meet Kajal Sanghrajka whose niche eyewear line norn out of Columbia Business Lab is going places.
NY millionaire on trial for keeping an Indian 'slave'
Rediff.com8 Mar 2013A woman, who is on trial for allegedly keeping an Indian immigrant as slave in her mansion in upstate New York, told jurors that her late husband made every important decision during the time she allegedly forced her former employee to work as an illegal servant.
Body of Indian-American hotelier recovered
Rediff.com16 Jun 2009The body of Albany-based hotelier George Kolath, who hails from Kerala, was recovered on Monday afternoon, state police said. Bodies of his 11-year-old son, George Kolath Jr, and friend, identified as Krishnan Raghavan (52), were pulled out from the river on Sunday.
2 Indian-Americans killed in New York plane crash
Rediff.com15 Jun 2009A single-engine Piper plane crashed into the Mohawk River in New York on Sunday killing at least two people, believed to be Keralites. Reports from Kerala said that Palghat Olavakode Kolath Mathai George's 12-year-old son Matt George died along with the pilot. Mathai George is in serious condition.The pilot was not identified.
Celebrity hairdos gone wrong!
Rediff.com11 May 2009We look to them for fashion tips and inspiration -- but sometimes even the divas get it wrong. Here's a list of the worst celeb hairdos we've seen in recent times!