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Gay suicide case: Indian-American student charged with hate crime
New Jersey: Dharun Ravi, a 19-year-old Indian American student has been further charged with bias intimidation, invasion of privacy and hindering prosecution. Charged earlier with using a webcam to film his roommate Tyler Clementi, kissing another male friend, Ravi is facing new charges in court.Clementi committed suicide after he found out about the video. The Star-Ledger reports that

Noida seals offices in residential areas
The Noida Authority Wednesday began implementing the Supreme Court directive against commercial establishments being run from residential areas, sealing 11 premises, including eight banks.

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NRI children: Uncle to leave for Norway, India steps up pressure
New Delhi: India on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Oslo as the uncle of two Indian children, who were taken away by Norwegian Child Welfare Services on grounds of emotional disconnect, heads for

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NRI kids: Krishna urges envoy to act
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Sunday urged the Indian Ambassador in Norway to call on the Norwegian Foreign Minister and pursue them to hand over to the Bengali parents their children taken away by the Norwegian Childcare Services.

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Norway 'kidnap': Brinda Karat meets Prez
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS) Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat on Saturday met President Pratibha Patil over the separation of two children from their Indian parents in Norway after the kids were taken away by the Nordic nation's child welfare service citing incapability of their parents to take care of them.

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Uncle to get Norway NRI children custody
A Bengali couple whose children were taken away by Norway's Childcare Services last year for "not raising them properly" heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday after it was known that the children will be reportedly handed over to a family member.

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