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Indian Doctor Faces Jail In US After Pleading Guilty To Groping A Minor On Flight

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  Vijaykumar Krishnappa, a 29-year-old Indian doctor has pleaded guilty to groping a minor girl who was sitting next to him on a New Jersey-bound United Airlines flight. According to reprots, the physician was flying from Seattle on July 23 when he allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old girl sitting next to him.      Krishnappa appeared before a federal magistrate in Newark on Wednesday. Krishnappa admitted that while the victim was asleep, he intentionally touched her near her groin over her leggings without her consent, Acting US Attorney William E Fitzpatrick said in a statement.    Under terms of a plea agreement, the Indian national will be sentenced to between 30 and 90 days in prison in January. The minor girl, who was travelling, was asleep on the flight, when a stranger's hand on her thigh awakened her. Krishnappa, sitting next to her quickly removed his hand, and the teenager went back to sleep. Then, she woke up again - and this time, the man
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On Single's Day, Chinese Company Offers Patrons Lifetime Supply Of Liquor To Drown Their Pain

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Single people in China are set to drink till they drop. Quite literally. A Chinese liquor company is selling a lifetime supply of baijiu, a Chinese liquor, for just 11,111 yuan (Rs 10,000, approx).  Jiangxiaobai Liquor Company is making this insane offer as part of Alibaba’s annual Singles Day shopping holiday.   But if they do pass on within five years of their purchase, the alcohol supply can be transferred to a family member. But there's a catch, the offer is limited to the first 33 customers, the South China Morning Post reported.  Jiang Xiao Bai is running its sale on Alibaba's Tmall platform, which caters to brands that want to list officially on the e-commerce site. Baijiu is a fiery white spirit usually made from sorghum or rice and can easily contain alcohol content well above the standard 40%
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After Sentencing Him To Death In April, Pakistan Now Allows Kulbhushan Jadhav To Meet His Wife

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After denying repeated requests from New Delhi, for consular access to detained Islamabad said on Friday that it has informed the Indian High Commission here that it would allow him to meet his wife. "A note verbale to this effect has been sent to the Indian high commission in Islamabad, today," Dr Mohammad Faisal, Pakistan foreign office spokesperson, said. "The government of Pakistan has decided to arrange a meeting of Jhadav with his wife in Pakistan, purely on humanitarian grounds," Faisal added.  The move comes days after Pakistan's foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif welcomed a US offer of mediation in easing tensions with India. It's believed that the two countries had discussed the issue last month in a meeting between foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and the newly appointed Pakistani high commissioner to New Delhi, Sohail Mahmood.
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Construction Work Stopped Across Gurgaon As Air Quality Remains Dangerous In Delhi-NCR

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The enforcement wing of the Gurugram department of town and country planning (DTCP) has slapped notices on 118 developers, asking them to stop all construction activity at their project sites across Gurgaon with immediate effect. "We are in an emergency situation due to the high level of pollution. Developers have been directed to send their compliance reports through mails," said Rajendra T Sharma, district town planner (enforcement). "If any construction work is noticed on licenced plots, the matter will be referred to the directorate (town and planning) for further action against the erring colonisers, who may face heavy penalty as well as strict action as per the provisions of the relevant Act/rules," he added.
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Yuvraj Singh Continues His Crusade Against Cancer, Advises Families That It Can Be Cured If Detected Early

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Yuvraj Singh emphasised why it was important to detect cancer at an early stage, saying it paves the way for curing the disease. Singh said he could be cured as the cancer was detected early. "Sixty per cent of the cancer patients can be cured, provided the disease is detected at an early stage," he told reporters. He said sometimes prayers play a more vital role in a patient's recovery than medicine. He said tobacco was one of the causes for cancer and urged people not to consume it.
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Maharashtra MLC Heckles SRK, PC's Mom Talks About Sexual Harassment And More From Ent.

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Remember how big a celebration it was on Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday some days ago? All the stars from the industry had flown to Alibaug for the big lavish party that SRK had thrown. It was a private affair but the pictures from the bash made fans feel jealous, making them want to join it.  While we all thought it was a happy day for SRK, little did we know that he was involved a brawl with Maharashtra MLC from Alibaug Jayant Patil. The MLC lost his cool on SRK and had heckled him. Take a look:But because SRK has a massive fan following, a lot of people had gathered to catch the glimpse of their favourite superstar, and hence, SRK took some time to come out of it.  Due to the delay, the MLC shouted at him for not coming out of the yacht on time. It is also said that King Khan’s fans didn’t give him the way to reach his yacht, which triggered his anger further.
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Wasim Akram Wants India To Play Pakistan And He Is Pissed At The ICC For Not Making It Happen

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The 51-year-old lashed out at the ICC for failing to initiate an India-Pakistan series which he felt should be separated from politics.I don't think ICC has the power to pursue BCCI, but again I have always said people-to-people contact is necessary. Politics and sport should be kept separate," Akram was quoted as saying by Geo TV.The legendary left-arm pacer further said that an India-Pakistan clash is more exciting to watch than the high-octane Ashes series between traditional rivals England and Australia. "A Pakistan-India match is more fun to watch than the Ashes. Twenty million people watch the Ashes while a Pakistan-India match is watched by a billion people," emphasised Akram, who took 502 wickets from 356 ODIs.
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