Oz FM to brief Delhi on actions taken against racist attacks
New Delhi : Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will be in India from March 2-4 to brief the Indian Government on the actions taken by authorities to create a safe and rewarding study environment for Indian students in Australia. “I will visit India from Tuesday March 2 to Thursday 4 March. This is my third visit to India as Minister for Foreign Affairs. My visit to India will advance >>>More
Militant involved in Kandahar hijacking arrested in B'desh
Dhaka : Top JeM militant Nannu Mia alias Belal Mandol, who has reportedly admitted to have played a key role in the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane in 1999 to Kandahar, has been arrested by Bangladesh police. Nannu was among the five operatives of the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed, including its Pakistani coordinator in Bangladesh Rezwan Ahmed, nabbed here by the elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) >>>More
Taslima's article sparks violence in Karnataka, 2 killed
Shimoga/Bangalore/Hassna : Two persons died and eight others were injured in Shimoga district of Karnataka on Monday following violent protests over the publication of an article by Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on the burqa in a vernacular daily. While one of the victims died in police firing, the other died during the clashes. The police opened fire after protesters, who were taking out a procession, burnt 12 two-wheelers, two tractors, two >>>More
Men charged over USD 90 mn bank fraud in London
London : Britain's Serious Fraud Office says two men have been charged with defrauding Allied Irish Banks PLC and Bank of Scotland PLC of around 60 million pounds (USD 90 million). Achilleas Kallakis -- formerly known as Stefanos Kollakis -- and Alexander Williams -- formerly known as Martin Lewis -- have been granted conditional bail after appearing in court today.>>>More
Rebels say over 200 civilians dead in Darfur fighting Khartoum : Darfur rebels have said that more than 200 civilians had been killed in clashes with Sudanese government troops over the past week in the war-torn western region's central Jebel Marra plateau. The Sudanese Army rejected the death toll and a UN officials said they could not confirm civilian casualties as their personnel were unable to access the battle zone.>>> More
