Nelson Mandela hailed as `King of Human Equality’
byMexico City, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The World Boxing Council proclaimed South Africa’s Nelson Mandela as “King of Human Equality” in recognition of his decades-long…
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Political Stories heating up – National Interest, As Always, is on Back Burner
byThe political debate is only getting wider as we slowly creep towards 2014 general elections. The ruling coalition seems to be as much troubled…
Number of unemployed falls in Spain
byMadrid, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The number of people registered as unemployed fell by 4,979 in March, compared to the prior month, to 5.03 million,…
‘West preparing modified Libyan scenario for Syria’
byMoscow: The West might try implementing a modified “Libyan scenario” in Syria by supplying weapons to the Syrian opposition to oust President Bashar al-Assad,…
CBI seeks transfer of senior cops posted at Kunda
byLucknow, April 3 (IANS) In a twist to the ongoing probe in the triple murder at a Kunda village in which a senior cop…
Three Indians get US award for combating violence against women
byWashington: Three brothers from India have received the prestigious Vital Voices Global Leadership Award from Vice President Joe Biden for their humanitarian working to…
Bar criminals from contesting polls: Former CEC Quarishi (Interview)
byNew Delhi: People accused of rape, murder, kidnapping, dacoity and moral turpitude should be barred from contesting polls, former chief election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi…
Last Soviet-era n-sub to be dismantled by 2014
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s Nerpa shipyard is to dismantle the last Soviet-era nuclear submarine by 2014, the yard said. The Project 949A…
Chief editor of Uzbek paper detained in Kyrgyzstan
byBishkek, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police in Kyrgyzstan have detained the editor-in-chief of the country’s largest Uzbek-language newspaper on suspicion of his involvement in…
Anand Jon gets five years jail for molesting NY models
byNew York, April 3 (IANS) A New York court has sentenced Indian fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander to five years jail for admittedly forcing…