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  • CCS meets, discusses package for Kashmir

    The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met in New Delhi on Monday to discuss a package for Jammu and Kashmir hit by a fresh bout of violence since Eid last Saturday. The pros and cons of a phased withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA) from some areas in […]

    Grievances of Kashmiris need to be addressed: PM

    Voicing concern over the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday sought to reach out to the people there, saying their grievances have to be addressed and promised talks within the Indian Constitution with those who abjure violence. As his government weighs options to deal with the situation in Kashmir, Singh […]

    Turkish PM Hails Referendum Approval as Turning Point for Democracy

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here on Sunday that the approval of a package of constitutional reforms in referendum was a reflection of people’s aspiration for democracy. Erdogan said at a press meeting in Istanbul: “The approval in the voting is the result of the nation’s longing for democracy. This is the support […]

    Israeli PM Hints at “Midway Options” on Construction Freeze Dispute

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday hinted that he may be willing to adopt “midway options” to solve the Jewish settlement construction dispute after the government’s building moratorium expires later in the month. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has vowed repeatedly in recent weeks to quit direct talks, launched in Washington earlier this month, if […]

    Australian Boy Faces Court over Attack against German Tourist

    A 15-year-old boy faced court on Monday in Cairns, the Queensland city of Australia, charged with an attack against a German tourist which left her in hospital. Police flew to the remote community of Bamaga, a small town near the northern tip of Cape York in Queensland, over the weekend to arrest the boy following […]

    Curfew imposed in more areas of Kashmir Valley

    Curfew was clamped in more areas of the Kashmir Valley on Monday in view of incidents of violence in several parts and a protest march called by the separatists in Srinagar. “Curfew has been imposed in parts of Budgam district stretching from Hyderpora to district headquarter town and three towns of Pulwama district as a […]

    Maoists bandh starts on violent note, eight killed

    A two-day bandh called by the Maoists in six states began on a bloody note on Monday with Naxals killing two policemen in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district and five CPI(M) supporters in WBengal’s West Midnapore district. The ultras also blew up a stretch of railway track near Karmavad railway station in Giridih district in the wee […]

    Japan releases crew, keeps captain of Chinese trawler

    Japan on Monday released 14 crew members of a Chinese fishing trawler involved in a collision with two Japanese coastguard vessels off the disputed islands, but kept its captain in detention in a case that sparked off a major diplomatic row between the two countries. The 14 Chinese fishermen on board the trawler, which has […]

    13 Injured, 251 Detained on Anniversary of Chile’s 1973 Military Coup

    Thirteen people were injured in protests across Chile on the 37th anniversary of a military coup in the country, official sources said here on Sunday. Another 251 Chilean people, including 59 minors, were detained when they clashed with police on Saturday night and early Sunday, according to the Carabineros, Chile’s military police. It said nine […]

    Ugandan President Endorsed by Ruling Party to Run for Forth Term

    Uganda’s ruling party, National Resistance Movement (NRM), in the wee hours on Monday declared incumbent President Yoweri Museveni its flag bearer for the next year’s presidential race. “His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni has come unopposed,” said Felicitus Magomu, chairperson of the NRM electoral commission. Museveni thanked some 15,000 supporters gathered at Mandela National Stadium in […]