Veteran Maoist leader arrested in Assam
byGuwahati, May 9 (IANS) A Maoist leader who embraced Maoism way back in 1967 has been finally arrested in Assam, police said Thursday. Anukul…
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Ex-Tamil Tigers to enter politics in Sri Lanka
byColombo, May 9 (IANS) Former Tamil Tigers who have completed rehabilitation programmes have expressed interest in entering politics, the Sri Lankan media reported Thursday….
Life terms for three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment three convicts in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress…
Pakistani UN peacekeeper killed in DR Congo
byIslamabad, May 9 (IANS) A Pakistani UN peacekeeper was killed while performing his duties in the strife-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Pakistani…
Life terms for three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment three convicts in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress…
Sudipta Sen, aides denied bail
byKolkata, May 9 (IANS) Rejecting the bail pleas of Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen and two of his close aides, including Debjani Mukherjee, a…
Ex-Pakistani PM Gilani’s son kidnapped from poll meeting
byIslamabad, May 9 (IANS) Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani was abducted Thursday in a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province…
Pakistanis jailed in Dubai for killing Indian
byDubai, May 9 (IANS) Two Pakistanis have been sentenced by a Dubai court to five years in jail for viciously beating up an Indian…
Doctor held in Italy for selling teenager’s baby
byRome, May 9 (IANS/AKI) A gynaecologist has been arrested in a southern Italian city for allegedly selling a teenaged girl’s baby to a childless…
Pakistan president condemns kidnapping of ex-PM’s son
byIslamabad, May 9 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday condemned the kidnapping of the son of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after…