”Jodhpur” News

Overcrowded van, truck collide in western India, killing 24

JAIPUR, India - Police say a truck collided with an overcrowded van in western India, leaving 24 people dead.
04 25 2008 1:56AM (...more)

India returns runaway Pakistani boys

KARACHI, Pakistan - Two boys who ran away from home and sneaked across the heavily guarded Indian border were back in Pakistan on Friday after Indian authorities swiftly deported them.
04 18 2008 6:17PM (...more)

Jagger gets rocks off at Indian music festival

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Mick Jagger was a surprise visitorto the inaugural Rajasthan International Folk Festival, heldOctober 25-29 in the Indian city of Jodhpur .
11 3 2007 9:39AM (...more)

Truck crash kills 85 pilgrims in India

JODHPUR, India (AFP) - Rescuers in India recovered the bodies of 85 people Saturday from the mangled wreckage of a truck that plunged into a ravine in one of the country's worst accidents in recent years, police said.
09 8 2007 4:03PM (...more)

Bollywood star gets bail in poaching case

JODHPUR, India (AFP) - An Indian court on Friday granted bail to top Bollywood actor Salman Khan pending his appeal against a conviction for poaching protected wildlife, paving the way for his release from prison.
09 2 2007 11:55PM (...more)

Lawyer: Salman Khan released on bail

JAIPUR, India - A court in Jodhpur released popular Bollywood actor Salman Khan on bail Friday in a poaching case, his lawyer said.
09 2 2007 11:40PM (...more)

Salman Khan jailed in wildlife case

JODHPUR, India (Reuters) - Bollywood star Salman Khan was arrested by police on Saturday and sent to jail after a court rejected his appeal against a five-year sentence for shooting endangered gazelles.
09 2 2007 7:49PM (...more)

Macho Bollywood actor Khan jailed in wildlife case

JODHPUR, India (Reuters) - Bollywood star Salman Khan wasarrested by Indian police on Saturday and sent to jail after acourt rejected his appeal against a five-year sentence forshooting endangered gazelles.
09 2 2007 7:35PM (...more)

Madonna rings in New Year in India: reports

NEW DELHI (AFP) - US pop icon Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie rang in the New Year in a remote village in the northern Indian desert state of Rajasthan , reports said Tuesday.
01 2 2008 8:54PM (...more)

India suspends rail service to Pakistan: ministry

NEW DELHI (AFP) - New Delhi has suspended two train services to Pakistan following violence in the wake of the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto , the railways ministry said.
12 30 2007 1:15AM (...more)