Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Sunday accused the BJP of practising “politics of blood” by dividing people along religious and caste lines, and said his party will bring a legislation granting the poor the right to health services. Addressing a rally here, Gandhi sought to woo women, youth and poor as he criticised the Bharatiya […]
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 […]
Noting that Diwali has been gaining increasing recognition in the US, six US lawmakers have urged New York City’s education department to include the Indian festival of lights among new public school holidays. The plea was made in a letter Thursday by Joe Crowley, Democratic co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, […]
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 […]
At least two soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing Saturday at an army checkpoint in Lebanon’s Hermel town, Xinhua reported. According to LBCI TV, a suicide bomber tried to cross the checkpoint towards Hermel when the soldiers became suspicious and asked for his identification paper. The bomber then blew himself up.
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 […]
Senior UN officials Saturday welcomed a resolution on Syria’s humanitarian crisis, calling for boosting aid access across the war-torn country and easing the suffering of millions of people in desperate need. The UN Security Council, in a meeting Saturday, unanimously adopted the resolution to urge an immediate and unhindered access of humanitarian aid in Syria, […]
At least six people died in Spain Saturday following a fire in a house in Burgos province, Xinhua reported. The six victims, who all come from the same family, were staying in a holiday home in Tordomar village when the tragic incident took place, thought to have been caused by a spark from a chimney, […]
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski Saturday tweeted that there was no coup d’etat in Kiev, in response to Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych’s claims of a coup, Xinhua reported. The Polish minister said the government buildings in Kiev were abandoned. The speaker of the Rada (parliament) was elected legally. He underlined that President Yanukovich had 24 […]
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto confirmed the capture of the world’s most wanted drug lord, Joaquin Guzman Loera, known as El Chapo, in the Pacific resort of Mazatlan Saturday morning. “I recognise the work of the Mexican state’s security institutions for detaining Joaquin Guzman Loera in Mazatlan,” Pena Nieto tweeted after the drug lord’s arrest, […]