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Bangladesh: Law Ministers demand for speedy trial of Pak war criminals gets support

Dhaka, Mar 1 (ANI): One of Bangladesh's leading lawyers, Barrister Tureen Afroz recently hailed the country’s Law Minister Shafique Ahmed’s demand for conducting a speedy trial of Pakistani war criminals, accused of committing genocide during the 1971 liberation struggle. The Law Minister had hinted that 195 war criminals, who were handed over to Pakistan by Shimla Agreement -- tripartite treaty between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh – be brought to justice. Afroz said amnesty cannot be granted to war criminals under the Vienna convention, adding that international treaty is not binding on Bangladesh legal system unless approved by the parliament.

Mar 1, 2014

Three women Maoists arrested in Odisha

Bhubaneshwar, Mar 1 (ANI): Police arrested three women Maoists from a camp in Gajapati district of Odisha, recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition from them. During a combing operation, police raided a Maoist camp in a forest near Mohana about 300 km away from Bhubaneswar, after which the rebels belonging to the breakaway Maoist group, Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), led by Sabyasachi Panda, were detained.

Mar 1, 2014

Maoist attack kills five policemen in Dantewada

Raipur, Mar 1 (ANI): Five police personnel were killed in an ambush in Maoist -hit Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh on Friday. The Maoists gunned down a sub-inspector and four other police officials while they were on their way to an under construction site.

Mar 1, 2014

PM Calls Upon Indian MSME Sector to Promote Exports

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 1 March called upon the country's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector to promote exports by utilizing the globalization process unleashed by the government.

Mar 1, 2014

Former Army Chief VK Singh joins BJP

New Delhi, March 01 (ANI): Former army chief General (Retired) V.K Singh on Saturday joined the BJP along with a number of former armed services personnel. Singh said that his decision to join the BJP is the requirement of the day.

Mar 1, 2014

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Oscar Pistorius Trial: Paralympian Reportedly Dating Teen College Student While Awaiting Judgement on Murder of Reeva Steenkamp

As Oscar Pistorius is awaiting trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, reports have surfaced that he is dating a teenage college student.

Mar 1, 2014

Narendra Modi will be next PM: Rakhi Sawant

New Delhi, March 01 (ANI): Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant, on Saturday claimed that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be next prime minister of India. Rakhi , who visited BJP office in Delhi, said that she will campaign for Modi and saffaron party in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. She also added that she is BJP’s daughter.

Mar 1, 2014

LS Polls: Kejriwal kicks off three-day yatra in UP

Ghaziabad, Mar 1 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday launched his three-day yatra in Uttar Pradesh. Kejriwal kicked off a roadshow from AAPoffice in Kaushambi in Ghaziabad as part of his 500 km yatra. He was accompanied by fellow party members Manish Shishodia and Sanjay Singh. The road show, "Jhadu chalao beimaan bhagao yatra", which began from Kaushambi would end in Kanpur

Mar 1, 2014

Offered 11 seats to Congress, waiting for their response: Lalu

Patna, Mar 1 (ANI): Apparently alarmed by the BJP-LJP tie-up, pressure is building up on the Congress in Bihar for firming up its alliance for Lok Sabha polls. Speaking on the same, RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said that his party has offered 11 seats to Congress and is now waiting for response.

Mar 1, 2014

Karunanidhi praises Narendra Modi, polticos react

New Delhi, March 01 (ANI): DMK Chief M Karunanidhi showered praises over the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, a sign that may hint towards a pre-poll alliance between the two parties. Karunanidhi described Modi as a "hard worker" and a "good friend." DMK chief’s remark has created ripples in an already animated political scene. It is the political season to influence people and win friends, and the BJP is currently winning more than its Congress rival.

Mar 1, 2014

Gen VK Singh to join BJP, politicos react

New Delhi, Mar 1 (ANI): Former Army chief General VK Singh will officially join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. Speaking on the same, BJP leader Capt Abhimanyu Singh said that several army generals and soldiers are coming together to fight for the nation. Meanwhile, JD (U) Leader Ali Anwar said that it must be in the mind of Singh to come into politics since a long time. Further, SP leader Naresh Agarwal said that army generals and bureaucrats must stay away from politics for at least for 10 years after retirement.

Mar 1, 2014

FIFA officials visit Kolkata to inspect venue for under-17 Football World Cup

Kolkata, March 01 (ANI): FIFA officials visited the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata to inspect the venue for the under-17 Football World Cup. In a press conference in Kolkata, FIFA delegation chief, Inaki Alvarez, said the purpose of the team’s visit was to carefully survey the facilities to be provided to the players. Expressing his satisfaction with the Salt Lake Stadium, he further said that the stadium has all the space required. The visit to the Salt Lake Stadium makes it the eighth venue in India inspected by a FIFA team so far. The team has so far visited stadiums in the Indian cities of New Delhi, Pune, Goa, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kochi and Guwahati.

Mar 1, 2014

Demand for Bodoland gains momentum

Guwahati, March 01 (ANI): Political leaders and activists welcomed the move by central government to constitute an expert committee to examine the demand for a separate Bodoland state from Assam, days after the Parliament passed the bill for the creation of a new Telangana state. The one-man expert committee was set up on Thursday, which would submit its report in nine months after consulting every section of the society on the creation and validity of Bodoland. The move was welcomed by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief, Hagrama Mohilary who said that a similar process was followed in the creation of Telangana state.

Mar 1, 2014

Telangana: TRS' Merger with Cong to be Decided on 3 March

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) has said that the merger of the part with Congress will be decided on 3 March.

Mar 1, 2014

Govt announces measures to benefit people living in tribal areas

New Delhi, March 01 (ANI): Union Rural Development Minister, Jairam Ramesh, announced in New Delhi that the central government will improve the already existing welfare schemes and launch new programmes to benefit people living in tribal areas. Ramesh announced a number of measures while addressing a news conference. The most important announcement was the provision of 150 days of guaranteed employment to people living in tribal areas, as part of the government’s flagship welfare scheme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The minister said the improved scheme will benefit thousands of tribal people at a small cost to the government expenditure.

Mar 1, 2014