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    95 Bangla border guards jailed for 2009 mutiny

    Ninety-five border guards were Saturday sentenced to jail terms for a maximum of seven years for revolting in Bangladesh’s south-eastern Rangamati district as part of the bloody 2009 mutiny that killed 57 army officers, including Major General Shakil Ahmed, the then chief of the paramilitary force. A Special Court-15, headed by Col Zahedur Rahman, in […]

    International

    Mutiny by south Sudan ex-militiamen kills 20: army

    A rebellion by former pro-Khartoum militiamen in south Sudan against giving up their heavy weapons sparked two days of clashes which killed 20 people in one of the region’s three main towns, a military spokesman said Saturday. At least 24 people were wounded in the fighting in Malakal, capital of sensitive Upper Nile state close […]

    International

    Yemen denies cyber-attacks on Saleh website

    Yemen has denied that the website of President Ali Abdullah Saleh — the target of anti-government protests — was brought down by hackers this past week, its official news agency said. “An official in the ministry of communication and information technology denied reports claiming that the website of President Ali Abdullah Saleh was hacked” the […]

    International

    Mubarak holds talks with key ministers to kickstart the economy

    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has held talks with ministers to try to revive an economy hit by a wave of anti government protests, a day after tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Cairo demanding his immediate ouster. Banks will reopen on Sunday. Finance Minister Samir Radwan says the economic situation is “very serious”. Analysts […]

    National

    Overcome social hurdles, Sonia tells women panchayat members

    Congress President Sonia Gandhi asked women panchayat representatives to prepare themselves to face challenges and overcome social hurdles while performing their duties. “Panchayati Raj is the bedrock of democracy. As women representatives face various social hurdles, it was a major challenge before them to execute their responsibilities successfully,” she told a Panchayati Raj meet at […]

    National

    Dignity of Gyuto Monastery should be maintained: Virbhadra

    The dignity and sanctity of the Gyuto Monastery should be maintained while conducting investigation into recovery of foreign currency worth over Rs 7.5 crore from the transit home of the Karmapa, Union Min Virbhadra Singh said. He also demanded a strict probe in other benami land cases of Tibetans and a thorough investigation in the […]

    National

    ULFA to sit for talks with Centre on 10th Feb

    The banned ULFA has announced unconditional peace talks with the Centre on 10th February in New Delhi to find an amicable solution to their 31-year-long armed struggle. Terming the first round of talks as a “courtesy call”, senior ULFA leader Sasadhar Choudhury told reporters in Guwahati on Saturday that the outfit “would like Prime Minister […]

    National

    FM rules out giving names of black money holders abroad

    Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday yet again ruled out disclosing names of those who have stashed away money in tax havens abroad. He disclosed to the media that of the 18 names of secret account holders in a bank in Liechtenstein notices have been issued to 17. One person was dead and so no […]

    International

    New Nepal PM swears in today

    In Nepal, the swearing-in-ceremony of Prime Minister-elect Jhalanath Khanal will take place at the Rashtapati Bhavan in Kathmandu tomorrow afternoon. President’s Media Advisor told AIR that President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav will administer the oath of office to Jhalanath Khanal. On Thursday, Nepal’s Parliament elected the veteran CPN(UML) leader Jhalanath Khanal as the new Prime […]

    National

    Coming soon: 5-point agenda to fight corruption

    Union Law Minister Verappa Moily has said that the Centre is working on a five-point agenda against corruption. Addressing a seminar on Election Reforms in Chandigarh today, he said that a group of ministers is working to curb the corruption. He said that elections are the origin of corruption which ultimately pollutes the whole system. […]

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