Krishnadev Calamur

Krishnadev Calamur appears in the following:

All Bets Are Off: Intrade Shuts Door To U.S. Customers

Monday, November 26, 2012

The move came Monday just hours after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission accused the Ireland-based company of violating the agency's ban on off-exchange options trading. The pre...

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Israel Makes Arrests For Tel Aviv Bus Bombing

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Several people, including an Arab Israeli, was arrested in connection with Wednesday's bombing that wounded 27 people. All those arrested were linked to Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

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FBI Agent In Petraeus Case Identified In Media Reports

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Both The New York Times and CBS News identify him as Frederick Humphries, a veteran agent at the bureau who investigated the foiled millennium terrorist plot in 1999.

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Navy SEALs Disciplined For Role In Videogame

Thursday, November 08, 2012

The seven SEALs are charged with releasing classified information while working as consultants on Medal of Honor: Warfighter. One of them was involved in the raid that killed al-Qaida...

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Man Behind Anti-Islamic Film Sentenced To Year In Prison

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Mark Basseley Youssef admitted to violating four of eight conditions of his probation. He'd previously served 21 months in prison for bank fraud. His film, Innocence of Muslims, which...

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Penguin, Random House Announce Merger

Monday, October 29, 2012

German media company Bertelsmann will own 53 percent of the new firm, Penguin Random House; Pearson, which owns Penguin, will control the rest. The merger, subject to regulatory appro...

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Rocker Gary Glitter Arrested In Connection With U.K. Sex Abuse Investigation

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Glitter, born Paul Gadd, is the first person to be arrested in connection with the Jimmy Savile abuse inquiry that has rocked Britain and its publicly funded broadcaster, the BBC. Gli...

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Giants Beat Cardinals, Head To World Series

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The San Francisco Giants came back to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 of the National League championship series Monday. They face the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.

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Hilary Mantel Wins Man Booker Prize For 'Bring Up The Bodies'

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The British writer becomes only the third author to win the prestigious award twice, joining J.M. Coetzee and Peter Carey. She also becomes the first author to win with a sequel. Her novel Wolf Hall won in 2009.

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Judge Orders Man Behind Anti-Muslim Film Jailed

Thursday, September 27, 2012

The federal judge said Thursday that Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, was a flight risk. Prosecutors say he violated the terms of his probation. Nakoula was identified as the "key figure...

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Don't Allow Iran's Nuclear 'Touchdown,' Netanyahu Warns

Sunday, September 16, 2012

The Israeli prime minister, speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, said Iran's nuclear program was "in the last 20 yards." He also denied he was taking sides in the U.S. presidential election.

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Four U.S. Troops Killed In Afghanistan; NATO Strike Kills 8 Afghan Women

Sunday, September 16, 2012

The U.S. troops were killed by an Afghan officer at a remote checkpoint. Eight NATO troops have been killed in similar insider attacks over the past three days. In the attack on which...

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Drew Peterson Convicted Of Killing His Third Wife

Thursday, September 06, 2012

The former police officer from suburban Chicago now faces a maximum 60-year prison term when he's sentenced Nov. 26. The verdict could prove controversial because it was based mainly...

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Rev. Sun Myung Moon, Founder Of Unification Church, Dies

Sunday, September 02, 2012

Moon had been hospitalized in South Korea two week ago with pneumonia. He was 92 years old.

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Pentagon May Take Legal Action Against SEAL Author

Thursday, August 30, 2012

In a letter to the author, the Defense Department's general counsel said No Easy Day violated the author's agreements not to divulge military secrets. The book goes on sale Sept. 4.

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Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall In Southeast Louisiana, Headed For Baton Rouge

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Isaac's core was expected to pass west of New Orleans with winds close to 80 mph and head for Baton Rouge, La. It was expected to gradually weaken. The storm made landfall near the mo...

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Lance Armstrong Says He Won't Fight Doping Charges

Thursday, August 23, 2012

The seven-time Tour de France winner said he was tired of fighting "outlandish and heinous" accusations of drug use. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said it was stripping Armstrong of his titles and banning him for life.

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Fed Hints At More Action To Boost Economy

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Many Federal Reserve members said there would have to be action fairly soon if the economy didn't pick up, according to the minutes of their most recent meeting. Separately, the CBO w...

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Wife Of Ex-Chinese Official Given Suspended Death Sentence

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Gu Kailai was convicted after confessing to killing British businessman Neil Heywood in 2011. She's the wife of Bo Xilai, who was removed from his post as Communist Party secretary in the southern city of Chongqing in March.

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Missouri GOP Senate Candidate's Remarks On Rape Stir Controversy

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, who's challenging Democrat Claire McCaskill for the U.S. Senate seat, said it's "rare" for women to become pregnant when they are raped. The Romney campaign distanced itself from the remarks.

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