Courts find brother guilty of killing former Indian minister

A court found the younger brother of late Indian Hindu former federal minister Pramod Mahajan yesterday guilty of his murder last year. Mahajan stormed into the apartment of his elder brother and shot him three times with a gun in April last year. Mr Pramod, who was 56, died of multiple-organ failure in 12 days after the shooting.

Prima cakes too tasty to forgo?

In spite of the spate of food posioning that had led to the closure of the bakery's 40 outlets on Dec 5, Ms Julie Raihan,32, echoed the majority view when she said there was little cause for worry given the authorities "stringent checks". Yesterday the AVA took microbiological swabs from the factory. Once the factory is given a clean bill of health, Laywer Dennis Loh,53, would not hesitate to return to its shop.

Fares up but waiting time still a bother

Blame it on the rain or the festive rush. But even as new taxi charges by market-leader ComfortDelGro kicked in yesterday, aimed in part at driving up the supply of cabs during peak hours in the city area, some commuters found themselves having to pay 10 to 49 percent more-but still having to wait in frustration for an elusive ride. at about 10.30 am, ques of at least 20 people formed a taxi stands in front of Centre point.Vacant taxis were spotted cruising the streets without stopping for passengers.

A new era for local music or just a idol dream

Some call it a triumph to silence the sceptics; others, an unexpected and lucky win.Hardy Mizar has been crown as the first Asian idol contest. But some viewers were surprised that the 27-year-old winner of the second season of Singapore idol could beat out strong contestant such as Indonesia Mike Mohede, 24, and Malaysian Jacklyn Victor, 29.