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    Topless activists arrested at Brussels protest

    Belgian police have arrested four activists of Ukraine’s Femen movement when they attempted to hold a topless protest in Brussels where the Russia-EU summit is underway. The EUbusiness news portal said that shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the EU headquarters for talks with EU president Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission head […]

    International

    10 die in Pakistan bus attack

    At least 10 people died Friday in Pakistan’s Balochistan when gunmen opened fire at their bus, heading to Iran from Sindh province. The attack took place in Makran district, near the Iranian border, reported Xinhua. Several people were injured. It was not immediately clear how many people were on board.

    National

    Parliamentary panel summons home secretary, Delhi Police chief

    New Delhi :  Taking note of the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus in south Delhi Sunday night which has evoked a huge public outcry, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has summoned Home Secretary R.K. Singh and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Dec 27. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Venkaiah Naidu […]

    International

    Senator John Kerry nominated for secretary of state

    Washington :  US President Barack Obama will nominate Senator John Kerry to be his next secretary of state, Xinhua reported Friday. This will be President Obama’s first announcement relating to a new cabinet since he won re-election Nov 6. The nomination has been widely expected since Susan Rice, the American ambassador to the UN and […]

    International

    EU welcomes Indian court’s decision on Italian marines

    Brussels : The European Union Friday welcomed the decision of the Kerala High Court to allow two Italian marines held in India for killing two fishermen to return home for two weeks over Christmas pending settlement on their case. The marines had shot dead the fishermen Feb 15, allegedly taking them for pirates off the […]

    International

    Malala becomes symbol of hope as Pakistan in global spotlight

    Islamabad :  The exit of prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the attack on teenaged rights campaigner Malala Yousufzai, spiralling sectarian violence and brazen terror attacks ensured that 2012 was a year that kept Pakistan firmly in the global spotlight. Pakistan, a nation of 180 million, saw a momentous political development when Gilani stepped down in […]

    National

    Change patriarchal system to stem rape, say Muslim clerics

    Mumbai :  Rape can only be stemmed through a change in the present “capitalistic, patriarchal” social system, a group of Muslim clerics said Friday as they condemned the “horrifying and spine-chilling” gang-rape of a 23-year-old in Delhi. Demanding justice for the girl, who is battling for life in a Delhi hospital, the clerics said in […]

    Breaking News

    Another woman gang-raped in Delhi

    Within a week of a 23-year-old woman being gang-raped by six men in a moving bus in the capital, a 40-year-old woman has alleged that she was raped in her house by three men at knife-point Wednesday, police said. Two of the accused have been arrested. “The incident was reported from east Delhi’s Welcome area. […]

    Breaking News

    Delhi Police to seek life term for gang-rape accused

    Delhi Police will seek life imprisonment for the accused in the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus Sunday night, Home Secretary R.K. Singh said Friday and defended Delhi Police in probing the case swiftly and assisting the victims. Singh defended Delhi Police saying it had made fast progress in the case and […]

    National

    Probe nails Balco for Chhattisgarh industrial tragedy

    The judicial probe report into Chhattisgarh’s biggest industrial tragedy at Balco power plant when a chimney collapsed in Sept 2009, killing 40 workers, was tabled in the state assembly Friday. The report blames Balco and others for the incident. The Chhattisgarh government that had appointed district and sessions court judge Sandeep Bakshi to investigate the […]

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