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B’desh SC bans religious parties, upholds secularism – `Carrying out activities based on religion is punishable’
DHAKA: Islamist parties in Bangladesh face a ban from politics after the controversial 1979 Fifth Amendment was struck down by the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling that also paved the way for ensuring secularism as the “cornerstone”...
Aamir Khan to attend Peepli Live premier in Melbourne on August 6
By Neeraj Nanda Melbourne: Aamir Khan’s much talked about home production ‘Peepli Live’ is all set to be premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2010 on 6th August. Director Anusha Rizvi, producer Aamir Khan and the...
2 in Melb. charged of racial crime against Indian
THREE men who racially taunted an Indian man on a bus in Melbourne’s south will be the first to front court under tough new racial vilification laws, reports the HeraldSun. The report quotes the Police alleging the three men both racially and...
Wikileaks releases 92,000 hidden Afghan war documents, White House denounces leak
July 26, 2010 - The White House has denounced a massive leak of secret military files that allegedly describe how Pakistan’s spy service aids the Afghan insurgency, but said the information was no surprise. In all, about 92,000 documents were...
No Beef at Delhi Games
By our correspondent New Delhi: The 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games organizing committee has decided that cow meat (beef) will not be served to anyone during the games. The chairman of the games organizing committee has informed all the catering contractors...
UK best & India worst in aged care: Global study
The analysis by the Economist Intelligence Unit looked at access to services, quality of care and public awareness in 40 countries. It found the UK performed particularly well on issues such as obtaining pain killers and quality of support. Along with...
