India, Aug. 2 -- The holy month of Sawan (Shravan) is regarded as one of the most sacred periods in Hinduism, especially for ...

Every Sawan, stories of people witnessing a Nag-Nagin dance spread across villages, towns and social media. For many devotees ...

Former Mayor Ray Nagin, who was convicted on 20 of 21 federal charges in February, was sentenced this morning to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $84,000 in restitution. The sentence was ...

If, as Nagin's attorney Robert Jenkins said in his opening statements, there were no bribes, no kickbacks and no payoffs, then the government has no case. However, if the jurors believe the underlying ...

Former New Orleans mayor faces prison; few sound sorry to see him go "At one point ... just about everybody voted for Nagin, and we all got fooled," columnist says But prison can be a good thing for a ...

Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, who portrayed himself as a straight-talking anti-politician determined to clean up the city’s notoriously corrupt culture, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in ...

The wife of Ray Nagin defended her husband in a letter to Judge Ginger Berrigan, who will announce a sentence for the former New Orleans mayor on Wednesday.Seletha Nagin didn't ask for mercy; she ...

Before former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin appears before a judge, he'll have to go through the swath of reporters first.Nagin's arraignment is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday. A judge will formally read Nagin ...

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who became a national figure in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, reported to federal prison Monday to begin serving a 10-year term for corruption that unfolded as the ...

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday in a bribery scandal that rocked the city, the U.S. Justice Department said. U.S. District Judge Helen G. Berrigan also ...