Two prominent Sikh organisations in Britain have demanded a full inquiry into the extent of the country’s involvement in the Indian army assault on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, in 1984. Sikh Federation UK and the British Sikh Council, in an open letter, argued that there were “too many serious questions that remain unanswered”, BBC […]
The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Friday said the Taliban were ready for talks despite recent bombardment of their hideouts in North Waziristan region, which they said was a proof of the government’s insincerity. Speaking to journalists from an undisclosed location, TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said the war has been started by the government and it should […]
A court in the Maldives Thursday sentenced a member of parliament (MP) to one year in prison for refusing to provide police with a urine sample after he was arrested for allegedly consuming alcohol. The criminal court sentenced Kaashidhoo MP Abdulla Jabir to a year in prison for refusing to provide his urine sample required […]
China Friday hailed the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna as positive and constructive, which will be “a good start for negotiation” on a comprehensive agreement. “This round of talks will help maintain the momentum of dialogue. It also laid a good foundation for negotiation on a comprehensive agreement,” said Hua Chunying, foreign ministry spokeswoman referring […]
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Friday announced an early presidential election as one of a package of measures aimed at ending the country’s political crisis. The president agreed to hold the election before the end of the year, as part of a deal to end the crisis. “I am initiating an early presidential election. I am […]
A Sikh American in Minnesota drove away with a victory when he won the right for the community in the US state to wear their turbans in driver’s licence photos. Last month when Blaine resident Jatinder Singh went to the local Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) office to get his licence renewed, he was told […]
After several breaches of rules and guidelines while climbing Mt Everest, Nepal has decided to adopt strict measures for aspirants from this spring. For providing better service to the climbers, porters, sherpas, sardars, high-altitude workers and cooks, the government decided to set up an integrated office at the Everest base camp. The measure followed after […]
In the face of objections from China, President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama Friday, saying the US supports his “Middle Way” approach of neither assimilation nor independence for Tibetans in China. Obama’s meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader and fellow Nobel laureate, who is in the US on a speaking tour, was closed to […]
An Indian-American man in Florida is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly beating his sleeping father to death with a sledgehammer following an evening “playing puzzles”, according to a media report. Holly Hill (Florida) resident Vinayak Shanbhag, 33, was arrested last week on charges of murdering his 66-year-old father, Pandurang Shanbhag, according to the Daytona […]
The Ukrainian president and opposition leaders signed an agreement Friday to end the country’s nearly four month-long political crisis which has left 77 people dead and hundreds injured. The deal includes provisions for constitutional changes that would limit presidential power, and for holding early presidential elections in December 2014, Xinhua quoted parliamentary leader of the […]