Politics

ABVP protests over repeated parole granted to Sanjay Dutt

Mumbai, Dec 27 (ANI): Supporters of the youth wing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protested outside jailed Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's residence in Mumbai to oppose the grant of repeated paroles to the actor. Dutt has been convicted under Arms Act for possessing illegal firearms. On December 21, Sanjay Dutt was let out of the prison on a month long parole after he filed an application citing his wife Manyata's illness, although media reported that she was seen attending social events. Reportedly, Manyata has been diagnosed with a tumour in the liver and a suspected heart ailment. Earlier, the 53-year-old actor had also availed a month-long furlough on medical grounds in October.

Dec 27, 2013

UP govt admits death of 34 children in Muzaffarnagar relief camps, draws protest

Lucknow/ Muzaffarnagar/ Varanasi, Dec 27 (ANI): Amid a raging controversy over numbar of deaths in Muzaffarnagar relief camps, Uttar Pradesh government has admitted that 34 children below the age of 15 died in the camps for the riot-hit victims. Forty-five people have died in the prosperous sugarcane district of Muzaffarnagar and surrounding areas since clashes erupted between Muslims and majority Hindu Jats. This was concluded in a report by a fact-finding committee of the state government. Earlier, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had made a remark where he stated that those living in the relief camps are not riot victims, but conspirators and political activists planted by Congress party and the BJP.

Dec 27, 2013

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US Air-Base in Okinawa to be Relocated to Another Part of Island

Japan has approved the relocation of a US military airbase located in its southern island of Okinawa, after years of conflict between US and Japan. The local population of the island is said to have pressurized its government to remove the Marines completely.

Dec 27, 2013

BJP celebrates clean chit to Narendra Modi in Gulberg Society case

New Delhi/ Nagpur/ Mumbai, Dec 27 (ANI): Hours after an Allahabad court gave clean chit to Narendra Modi in Gulberg Society massacre, BJP workers cheered and celebrated the verdict. Party workers celebrated the occasion at the party office in New Delhi by bursting fire crackers and shouting slogans in praise of Modi. Meanwhile, the ruling Congress urged the petitioner, Zakia Jafri to take recourse to judicial remedies. CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat denounced the court's ruling and said the court should not have missed the wealth of evidence available against Modi.

Dec 27, 2013

At least five killed and several injured in Jalpaiguri blast

Jalpaiguri, Dec 27 (ANI): At least five people were killed and several others injured when a bomb tied to a bicycle exploded in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. Superintendent of police, Amit P Jawalgi said that he was expecting such an incident because Martyrs Day was being celebrated in the region. Jawalgi confirmed that nine people were injured in the blast on Thursday. The blast occurred at around 7 pm in Bajrapara area and the injured were admitted to the Jalpaiguri District Hospital. A high alert has been sounded across the state after the incident.

Dec 27, 2013

NGOs in Bangui overwhelmed with number of displaced

As the situation in the Central African Republic remains worrying, in Bangui thousands of people seek refuge in various camps of the city and at the airport in Bangui

Dec 27, 2013

Progess in efforts to broker end of S.Sudan civil war

Heavy fighting was raging Thursday in South Sudan's key oil-producing north, officials said, although neighbours Kenya and Ethiopia said they had made "good progress" in efforts to broker an end to the civil war.

Dec 27, 2013

First Greenpeace activists get visas to leave Russia

Russia on Thursday started issuing visas to the foreign crew of a Greenpeace protest ship and dropped the criminal case against the last member of the 30-strong team

Dec 27, 2013

Dramatic Turkish cabinet reshuffle amid graft scandal

"The government is aware that it must close ranks against the forces that seek to divide and create problems," former Turkish Minister for European Affairs, Egemen Bagis, said during a ceremony handover to his successor Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Dec 27, 2013

Bangladesh troops deploy nationwide ahead of polls

Bangladesh's opposition accused authorities of placing their leader under virtual house arrest Thursday, as tens of thousands of troops were deployed across the country ahead of general elections next month.

Dec 26, 2013

Lufthansa Paris flights to resume after wildcat strike

Lufthansa flights to and from Charles de Gaulle in Paris are resuming after a wildcat strike halted all the German airline's Paris flights.

Dec 26, 2013

Chad peacekeepers killed in C. Africa clashes

Five Chadian peacekeepers have died in clashes in the Central African Republic capital, Bangui, where French troops on Thursday were out in force a day after heavy gunfire sowed panic in the city.

Dec 26, 2013

Cairo bomb injures five after Egypt widens Islamist crackdown

A bomb exploded near a bus in Cairo Thursday injuring five people, a day after the government widened a crackdown on Islamists by declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group.

Dec 26, 2013

BJP and Congress leaders quit to join AAP

New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): BJP leader Teena Sharma and Congress leader Alka Lamba have quit BJP and Congress respectively and have now joined Aam Aadmi Party. Both Sharma and Lamba were unhappy with their role in the parties and now wants to work for the welfare of people through AAP.

Dec 26, 2013

Gujarat govt supported during investigations, hail SC judgement: RK Raghavan

Chennai, Dec 26 (ANI): As the Allahabad court gave clean chit to Narendra Modi, Former Chief of the SIT RK Raghavan hailed the SC government and that the Gujarat government and the union government supported the team during the investigations and there had been no political pressure whatsoever.

Dec 26, 2013