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Aussie jailed to 45 yrs for raping and killing Indian girl

A 21-year-old Australian man was Friday sentenced to 45 years in jail with a minimum non-parole period of 30 years for the "planned and premeditated" rape and murder of Indian student Tosha......

Australian faces life sentence for raping, killing Indian

Australian prosecutors on Monday demanded life sentence for a 21-year-old man, who has pleaded guilty of raping and killing Indian student Tosha Thakkar in 2011, before stuffing her in a suitcase......

Indian worker 'raped, tortured' by employees in UK

An Indian domestic worker in the UK was repeatedly raped and beaten by her employers who threatened to murder her if she complained, it has emerged. A court heard that the 39-year-old vulnerable......

Australian man admits to murdering Indian student

A 21-year-old Australian man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a young Indian woman whose dismembered body was discovered in a suitcase in a Sydney canal last year. The body of Tosha Thakkar, 24,......

8 Indians with expired visas held in UK

Twelve people, including eight Indians who had overstayed their visas, have been arrested following three separate raids by immigration officials in the London borough of Croydon. Acting on......

Eurozone crisis sparks immigration concern in UK

The British discourse on the emotive issue of immigration usually refers to migrants from India and other non-EU countries, but now some of the focus is shifting as a large number of......

When it took 7 days to fly from Britain to India

It was considered a flight of fancy 80 years ago, but when the first flights from England to India took off in March 1929, it took seven days to cross the distance -- a far cry from what has today......

NRI pays £1mn for cartelisation

Goldshield, a major pharmaceuticals company accused by Britain's health authorities of fixing the price of medicines, agreed to pay one million pounds to settle the claims this week.The company,......

Which is the world's first airport?

Airports Airports across the world are known for their outstanding features and facilites. Take the rediff biz quiz and find how much you know about airports . Biz Quiz is best viewed in Internet......

Spot-fixing trial: Jury hears telephone conversations

The jury deciding on the alleged spot-fixing trial involving Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif returned to court, on Friday, to hear more evidence from telephone conversations. -......

Napier hits 16 sixes to equal world record

Essex all-rounder Graham Napier equalled the record for the number of sixes in a first-class ininngs when he struck 16 in a county match against Surrey on Thursday.Napier cleared the boundary 16......

UK charges Pakistan trio with spot-fixing

British prosecutors charged former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir on Friday with taking bribes to fix incidents in the fourth Test against......

Revealed: How the 'spot-fixing' scandal unfolded

The skeletons continue to tumble out in the spot-fixing saga with British tabloid News of the World revealing details of the conversations between alleged fixer Mazhar Majeed and their undercover......

Three more held in 'spot-fixing' scam

Three more arrests have been made by the Customs investigators in connection with the 'spot-fixing' scandal involving Pakistani cricketers.Two men and a woman, all from London, were questioned on......

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Q. This word was introduced in 1923 by a senior radio officer at Croydon Airport, London. It is derived from the French venez maider and seemed appropriate at that time, since much of the air traffic was between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris. What is the word?
: A. Mayday. 'Venez M'aider' means 'come to my aid'.! more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/this-word-was-introduced-in-1923-by-a-senior-radio-officer-a//answers/19181819

Q. Which is world's first airport?
Redhif: A. The world's first airport was built in 1928 at Croydon near London (England). It was the main airport for London till it was closed down in 1959 more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-worlds-first-airport/19181774/answers/9915965

Q. An epidemic caused forty-three deaths in Croydon in the winter of 1937; of what disease?
Pratima Sharma: A. Typhoid more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/an-epidemic-caused-forty-three-deaths-in-croydon-in-the-wint/9915926/answers/3692340

Q. What is the full form of CFC's?
Vasantha Margaret: A. Chlorofluorocarbon : a class of chemical compounds known to inflict great damage to the ozone layer. Canadian Film Centre : the largest institution...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-full-form-of-cfcs/3692302/answers/2564907

Q. name the first airport
Shourya Goyal: A. The world's first airport was built in 1928 at Croydon near London more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/name-the-first-airport/2564851/answers/67637

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The unkindest cut

In this house, we now count spots to fall asleep; we rank our itches on a scale of 1 to 10; and the daughter who caught it from school and passed... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/mag-columns/the-unkindest-cut/article4727116.ece

Rapist butcher gets 11 years

A 54-year-old butcher has been jailed for 11 years for raping an Indian woman who was treated like a "slave" at his home in London. The victim, a... ...

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`Enslaved' Indian woman finally gets justice in UK

London: A north London butcher, who had been found guilty of five counts of rape of an Indian woman last month, has been sentenced to 11 years in... ...

http://www.asianage.com/india/enslaved-indian-woman-finally-gets-justice-uk-887

Sydney court sends man to 45 years in jail for rape and murder of Vadodara girl in 2011

A 21-YEAR-OLD Australian man was Friday sentenced to 45 years in jail with a minimum non-parole period of 30 years for the "planned and... ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sydney-court-sends-man-to-45-years-in-jail-for-rape-and-murder-of-vadodara-girl-in-2011/1117360/

Australian man gets jail for rape, murder of Indian woman

A 21-year-old Australian man of Sri Lankan descent, who raped and murdered an Indian woman, has been sentenced to 45 years in jail by a Sydney... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a379883.html

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