‘Leak’ engineer denied bail in US

Honolulu (AP): A US court has refused bail to an Indian-born engineer accused of selling US military secrets to foreign governments.

The court said Noshir Gowadia was a flight risk because of the highly classified knowledge he possesses. He helped design a system that protects the B-2 stealth bomber from enemy heat-seeking missiles.

A naturalised US citizen, Gowadia was arrested in October. Each of the six counts of indictments against him carries a maximum 10 years in jail and a $250,000 fine.

Defence attorney Chris Todd argued that his client suffers from a blood disorder, which requires him to sometimes sleep uninterrupted for 12 hours, which “he’s not getting in the (federal) detention centre”. Todd said with both of his children, wife and all three siblings living in the US, Gowadia is unlikely to flee to another country.

A-I bonus for elite fliers

Mumbai (PTI): Air-India on Friday announced a premium programme for first and executive class passengers travelling to New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Birmingham, effective from November 15.

First and executive class passengers travelling between India and the US or Canada or the UK could look forward to receiving a complimentary executive class ticket for travel between India and Singapore, Kuala Lumpur or Dubai, or for a domestic sector, the airline said in a statement.

Executive class passengers travelling between India and the UK will be entitled to a complimentary executive class return ticket for a domestic sector in India or an economy class ticket between India and Kuala Lumpur.

IIT suicide

Dehra dun (PTI): A student of IIT Roorkee, from Rajasthan, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan, police said.

Lokesh Chand, a third-year student of electronics, was last seen alive on Wednesday night. One of his friends found him dead in his room on Thursday.

Gawli arrest stay

Mumbai (PTI): A sessions court has stayed the arrest of don-turned-MLA Arun Gawli in an extortion case till November 22. It also issued a contempt notice against investigating officer Yashwant Vatkar for making “blatantly false statements.”

Raja Bhaiyya

Kanpur (PTI): A designated court adjourned to November 26 the hearing of the anti-terror act cases against MLA Raja Bhaiyya, his father and cousin after their counsel said they were yet to procure copies of the apex court order quashing withdrawal of charges.A 12-year-old Coimbatore boy has performed katas (sequence of movements in karate) for 24 hours to enter the Guinness Book. P. Srikandh took two five-minute breaks during the feat.

A 12-year-old Coimbatore boy has performed katas (sequence of movements in karate) for 24 hours to enter the Guinness Book. P. Srikandh took two five-minute breaks during the feat.