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Indian actor Sanjay Dutt surrendered before a Mumbai court Thursday to begin serving time for a weapons conviction linked to a deadly terror attack in the city in 1993.India's Supreme Court sentenced Dutt to five years in prison in March for illegal possession of weapons supplied by mafia bosses linked to the terror attack, which killed 257 people in the Indian financial capital and entertainment hub.The 53-year-old actor served 18 months in jail before being released on bail in 2007 pending an appeal, so he's to spend the next 3 1/2 years behind bars. The Supreme Court reduced his prison sentence to five years from the six-year term initially handed down.Earlier this month, the court rejected Dutt's plea seeking review of its judgment on his conviction and jail term.Dutt was convicted for possession of an automatic rifle and a pistol that were supplied to him by men subsequently convicted in the Mumbai bombings.Dutt arrived in court Thursday accompanied by his wife, Manyata, and filmm...
MUMBAI, India -- Searching for help half a world away, President Obama on Saturday embraced India as the next jobs-creating giant for hurting Americans, not a cheap-...
A Chicago man accused of planning a terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper knew in advance about a plot to attack Mumbai and offered congratulations to the kill...
A Chicago man accused of planning a terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper knew in advance about a plot to attack Mumbai and offered congratulations to the kill...
Relative upset over auction of Gandhi's itemsMonday, February 23, 2009 By MUNEEZA NAQVI, Associated Press WriterPrintNEW DELHI The great-grandson of Mohandas K. G...
Government and opposition lawmakers called each other thieves Friday, forcing Parliament to adjourn for the fourth day and preventing an address by the prime ministe...
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A political cartoonist whose drawings mock Indian government corruption has been jailed in a sedition investigation that was widely condemned Monday as evidence of p...
The Gandhi political dynasty prepared for a return to power Thursday after a stunning election victory fueled by anger among millions of rural poor left behind by In...
The U.S. holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. has taken on added meaning for most Americans this year, as they try to make sense of the...
Mohandas K. Gandhi's Ashes to Be Sprinkled Over Arabian SeaTuesday, January 15, 2008Print APOct. 2: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh garlands a portrait of Mahat...
An activist's threat to fast to death unless the government amends an anti-corruption bill has sparked debate about whether the traditional Indian form of protest ha...
Indian lawmakers facing sexual assault charges against women could be suspended from office if the country's top court rules in favor of a petition submitted followi...
A chipped street mural in South Africa's Soweto township depicts stations in the life of Nelson Mandela, each matched by a portrait of the global icon as he advanced...
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with India's prime minister and foreign secretary on Wednesday as part of a trip to establish closer ties between the ...
JERUSALEM -- In a high-stakes gamble, an imprisoned member of a Palestinian militant group has waged a hunger strike for almost two months, trying to draw attention ...
India's environment minister has blocked the construction of mines, power plants and dams. He's held up a new airport and describes diesel cars as criminal. He's eve...
A 73-year-old Indian activist harnessing the tactics of Mohandas K. Gandhi has galvanized public anger at rampant corruption with a high-profile hunger strike demand...