Bangladesh’s Shahbag movement still on, claim leaders, activists
By Sahana Ghosh Dhaka, (IANS) Directed at channeling the “patriotic spirit” of youngsters in Bangladesh to create a “secular youth force”, the Shahbag movement, that peaked in February and March with tens of thousands of protesters and torchlight processions, is “not dead” and “lives on” sans the noise and the fury, its leaders and participating [...]
By Alfred de Tavares Stockholm, More than 40 Indian families in densely populated Stockholm suburbs are worried over explosive protests in the past week, which one Indian immigrant described as “unusually fearome”. The ongoing crisis appears to have been triggered by police action which led to the death of a violent, 69-year old armed immigrant [...]
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By Soroor Ahmed (NVONews.Com) There is very few things for the UPA to celebrate on the completion of nine years in the office under Manmohan Singh on May 22. There are serious charges of corruption against ministers. Indecisiveness grips the ruling alliance and the government’s record on the economy front is not too good. The [...]
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Jeddah: The Indian consulate in Jeddah is using diplomatic channels to make passport authorities in Saudi Arabia accept newly-designed Indian passports, which they are refusing saying they were not officially informed about the change. According to Consul General Pranav Ganesh, the consulate is aware of the “unexpected problem”, the Arab News reported Tuesday. “The matter [...]
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Washington, At least 91 people were killed, 20 of them children, as a massive tornado ripped through parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs in the US, flattening homes and businesses and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary schools. Emergency crews and volunteers worked through the early morning hours Tuesday in a frantic search [...]
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By Sahana Ghosh Dhaka, (IANS) With a hoot and a honk, meandering through Dhaka’s famed traffic snarls, the legion of psychedelic rickshaws that are an essential part of Bangladesh’s capital have a new claim to fame – they ferried protestors for free from parts of the city to the site of the revolutionary Shahbag movement [...]
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Bangalore, iGate Corporation sacked its chief executive officer Phaneesh Murthy on the charges of sexual abuse by a woman employee, the US-based IT major said Tuesday. “The decision to terminate the employment of president and chief executive Phaneesh Murthy was made following an investigation into a relationship he had with a subordinate employee and a [...]
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Patna, Four days after the court acquitted former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on charges of killing CPI-M leader Ajit Sarkar, he was formally released from jail here Tuesday, police officials said. Citing lack of evidence, the Patna High Court last Friday acquitted Yadav in the case related to Sarkar’s murder. Left Front [...]
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Washington, (IANS) At least 51 people, including seven children at an elementary school, were killed as a massive tornado slammed Oklahoma City in south central US leaving widespread destruction in its wake. Emergency personnel were scouring the rubble at flattened Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, hours after the tornado struck Monday afternoon, a [...]
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Jerusalem, (IANS) Israel has cancelled a planned visit by a UNESCO delegation to Jerusalem due to the efforts of Palestinian factions to politicise it. The Israeli foreign ministry said Monday the Palestinians were trying to turn this visit into a “fact-finding mission of Israel’s moves in Jerusalem “. “The delegation’s visit has been postponed, ” [...]
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By Our Correspondent, New Delhi, India and China scripted a new chapter in their ties Monday as Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh candidly discussed their recent border row and decided to take steps for an early resolution of a dispute that triggered a war in 1962. Li, making New Delhi his first [...]
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By Soroor Ahmed (NVONews.Com) Police in different states of India often talk of shortage of man- and machine-power. They are ill-equipped and find it difficult to fight criminals, Maoists, separatists and militants. One would often come across stories in the media stating as to how a large number of police personnel are involved in guarding [...]
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New Delhi, (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday on a three-day state visit, his first overseas trip after assuming office in March, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a string of issues including the recent border row. Li, who touched down late Sunday afternoon, was received by [...]
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Lucknow, (IANS) Khalid Mujahid, an accused in the serial blasts at Uttar Pradesh’s Faizabad in 2007, died of ‘heat stroke’ Saturday when he was being taken back to the Lucknow prison after a hearing at a Faizabad court, police said. A probe has been ordered. Confirming the death, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Faizabad, [...]
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