Beijing, Feb 21 Beijing, the capital city of China on Friday relaxed its birth control policy allowing couples to have a second child if either parent is an only child. An amendment to the Beijing Population and Family Planning Regulations was approved at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress, […]
US President Barack Obama played dumb during his meeting with the Dalai Lama at the White House Friday, a leading Chinese daily said Saturday. “National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden reiterated that the US recognises Tibet to be part of China, but at the same time she emphasized US support for human rights and religious […]
An Egyptian court Saturday postponed till Feb 24 the trial of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and 130 others for storming the Wady al-Natroun prison and killing police officers during the 2011 uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak. Morsi and 21 other defendants were detained in the case, while the rest of the defendants were […]
An elderly Sikh in Singapore has been honoured for his outstanding volunteer services. Surjan Singh, 82, received the Ministry of Social and Family Development Volunteers Award for helping some 60 boys, mostly involved in petty crimes such as theft, the Straits Times reported. Singh, a retired teacher, worked for Community Probation Service, a voluntary service, […]
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will pay an official visit to India Feb 26-28, the highest level political visit from the kingdom after the 2006 landmark trip by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations. Crown Prince Salman, who is also Saudi Arabia’s deputy […]
Two brothers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are searching for their half sister, who was born in India 40 years ago. Ibrahim Abdulla, who lives in Khorfakkan area in Sharjah, said that three years before his father’s death, he told them that he had a daughter in India but he had failed to find […]
An Indian has been arrested for killing his countryman in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. Police arrested the alleged murderer within 24 hours after a charred body had been found on the terrace of a building in Kandra district of the city Tuesday, the Arab News reported Saturday. Police said that the accused has […]
Former Ukraine prime minister Yulia Timoshenko was released from jail Saturday, a media report said. Relatives have left for the east Ukrainian city of Kharkov to meet her. Timoshenko will be also met by representatives of the European Parliament, Timoshenko’s daughter, Yevgeniya, told Verkhovna Rada, the country’s parliament. The parliament had voted for her release […]
The Ukrainian parliament elected a new parliament speaker and acting interior minister during its emergency session Saturday even as President Viktor Yanukovych reportedly left Kiev and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from jail. Alexandr Turchinov, an ally of Tymoshenko, was elected speaker after predecessor Volodymyr Rybak resigned due to health reasons, Xinhua reported. […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday demanded that the central government hike the dearness allowance of state government employees whenever they extend such benefits to their own staff. “The central govenement hikes the DA of its employees from time to time. But the state government does not have money. So it cannot effect a […]