Rome mayor sues TV programme for mafia allegations
byRome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) Rome’s Mayor Gianni Alemanno has launched legal proceedings against an Italian investigative TV show that claimed the mafia and crime…
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Mandela’s condition ‘satisfactory’, says Presidency
byJohannesburg, April 16 (IANS) The condition of anti-apartheid icon and former South African president Nelson Mandela was “satisfactory” following his discharge from hospital earlier…
Nationalist leader arrested in Moscow
byMoscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A nationalist movement leader and two other members were arrested in Moscow for allegedly assaulting and robbing a fellow…
Mubarak gets parole, but remains in custody
byCairo, April 15 (IANS) An Egyptian court Monday ordered to grant parole to former president Hosni Mubarak in the case of killing protesters during…
North Korean leader shows up after two weeks
bySeoul, April 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appeared in public for the first time in the past two weeks, as he…
PM evasive on third term issue
byNew Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said it is a “great honour” to be prime minister of this “vast” country,…
Kerala government told to conserve water
byThiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) The liaison committee of the ruling Congress-led UDF Monday directed the Kerala government to initiate both long and short term…
Ex-Pakistan PM found ineligible for polls
byIslamabad, April 15 (IANS) Rejecting an appeal by former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan’s election tribunal Monday barred him from contesting polls. The…
HC fines land office for delay in reply on BJP’s plot
byNew Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday imposed a fine of Rs.3,000 on the land and development office for failing to…
‘Congress a crucial political factor in J&K’
byJammu, April 15 (IANS) Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Saif-ud-Din Soz Monday said the Congress would be a crucial political factor in the politics…