Lib-Dem leader quits
LONDON: After last week’s farce over the planned snap elections, which never happened, there was more political drama at Westminster on Tuesday as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Menzies Campbell, was forced to resign after ...
Nepal session deferred
KATHMANDU: The ruling seven-party alliance has decided to put off the special session of the interim Parliament till October 28 after they failed to reach agreement over demands put for the by the Maoists. Despite frantic efforts ...
30 LTTE cadres killed, says Army
COLOMBO: At least 30 LTTE Tigers and eight soldiers were killed in clashes in the north in the last 24 hours, according to the military. The Defence Ministry here on Tuesday claimed that the troops had on Monday launched several ...
Japan slashes aid to Myanmar
SINGAPORE: Japan on Tuesday cut off a proposed project-aid package worth $ 4.7 millions, meant for a university in Myanmar. However, Tokyo said there was no move at this stage to impose economic sanctions on Myanmar’s ruling junta for ...
China protests U.S. award for Dalai Lama
BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Tuesday voiced his government’s strong discontent of, and firm opposition to, the United States’ hospitality to the Dalai Lama, including the granting of a Congressional award ...
‘India Observatory’ launched at LSE
London: To foster India-related research and knowledge exchange, an ‘India Observatory’ has been launched at the London School of Economics (LSE) here. Intellectual engagement The ...
Salary, cellphone norms for Indian maids in Bahrain
Dubai: The Indian Embassy in Bahrain has started enforcing a new wage structure for Indians, starting with fixing a minimum monthly wage of BD100 (Rs.10,000 approx) for housemaids and a provision for mobile phone as part of measures to protect ...
Indian’s blogsite creates waves in Pakistan
Islamabad: It took Mayank Austen Soofi just two visits to Pakistan to fall in love with the country and its people. And now the Indian, in his 20s, is keen on portraying the “enemy” in the right light for which he runs a ...
