Refugees likely to return home to Mizoram from Tripura
byAizawl/Agartala, May 6 (IANS) Despite uncertainties among refugees, the Mizoram government has agreed to resume the rehabilitation of over 40,000 tribals who had sought…
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Widow of former CPI-M leader wants CBI probe into husband’s murder
byKozhikode (Kerala) May 6 (IANS) K.K. Rema, wife of slain former CPI-M leader T.P. Chandrasekheran, has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe…
Parliament disrupted again over coal blocks allocation
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were Monday adjourned till noon as the BJP persisted with its demand for Prime Minister…
Pakistan polls one of bloodiest in history: Daily
byIslamabad, May 6 (IANS) This election is turning out to be one of the bloodiest in Pakistan’s history, said a daily, warning that the…
Bansal should quit for fair probe, says SP
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal should resign to ensure fair investigation in the case related to the arrest of…
Kashmir shuts down over spurious drugs issue
bySrinagar: Life in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley was affected Monday by a shutdown against the alleged spurious drugs scam called…
Ruling coalition wins Malaysia’s general election
byKuala Lumpur, May 6 (IANS) Malaysia’s ruling coalition won a fiercely contested general election with a comparatively slimmer majority, polling results showed early Monday….
Italian woman minister quits after gay remarks
byLondon, May 6 (IANS) A woman junior equal opportunities minister in Italy has resigned after allegedly saying that gay people invited discrimination by “ghettoising”…
British MP denies rape allegations
byLondon, May 6 (IANS) Nigel Evans, deputy speaker of the House of Commons, has denied as “completely false” allegations against him, after he was…
Protesters march in Moscow ahead of anti-Putin rally
byMoscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Several hundred protesters marched through Moscow Sunday to call for the release of people arrested after last year’s clashes…