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More Sinhalese Youth Fleeing Sri Lanka seeking refugee status

Colombo/ London: Sri Lanka’s civil war was over four years…

Sole Pastor only Shield for Burmese Mizo refugees

AIZWAL: At least 16 Mizo families, thought to be refugees…

Autonomy for ‘Naga Areas’ of Manipur demanded

Imphal: The United Naga Council (UNC) has pledged to intensify…

Manipuris blast GOI double standards in Uprising Day Meet

IMPHAL: On the occasion of 12th Great June Uprising, Unity…

Times are a-changing in Mamata’s Bengal

Times have changed for women in a village in West…

Goa to rock on WMD [world music day]

For those who love music Goa is the place to…

EAST

Times are a-changing in Mamata’s Bengal

Times have changed for women in a village in West Bengal, and not for the better. Kamduni Village (BARASAT): “Shut up”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had…

June 19, 2013No CommentRead More

Bihar CM Nitish seeks ‘Confidence’ today

Patna, Bihar- After yesterday’s acrimonious and violent street clashes around Bihar, more action will be seen on Wednesday as friends turned foes BJP and JDU square off. Chief…

June 19, 2013No CommentRead More

NORTH EAST

Sole Pastor only Shield for Burmese Mizo refugees

AIZWAL: At least 16 Mizo families, thought to be refugees from Burma, have resolved to…

June 19, 2013No CommentRead More

Autonomy for ‘Naga Areas’ of Manipur demanded

Imphal: The United Naga Council (UNC) has pledged to intensify its stand with a series…

June 19, 2013No CommentRead More

Manipuris blast GOI double standards in Uprising Day Meet

IMPHAL: On the occasion of 12th Great June Uprising, Unity Day, 2013, Manipur civil society…

June 19, 20131 CommentRead More

Protect Manipur’s Identity with ILPS: Irom Sharmila

IMPHAL: Rights activist and Satyagraha practitioner Irom Sharmila Chanu has expressed solidarity with the civil…

June 15, 2013No CommentRead More

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ASIA

More Sinhalese Youth Fleeing Sri Lanka seeking refugee status

Colombo/ London: Sri Lanka’s civil war was over four years ago. Tamils no longer have the need to fle the island and seek asylum. However, boatloads of Sinhalese,…

June 19, 2013No CommentRead More

Goa to rock on WMD [world music day]

For those who love music Goa is the place to be on Friday! On World Music Day, June 21, Kala Academy, Panaji, will provide musicians a platform to…

June 19, 2013No CommentRead More

Nitish ‘airbrushed’ Godhra Report: News story

Has Nitish Kumar been fooling everyone with his ‘I stand up for minorities’ façade? The truth is that Nitish was not only a minister, he also helped…

June 18, 20133 CommentsRead More

Assam Blood Bank passed on HIV infected blood to patients

GUWAHATI, India: An RTI request revealed that a blood bank in Assam had inadvertently passed on blood from an HIV infected donor to five people. How accurate are government blood…

June 15, 20132 CommentsRead More

WORLD NEWS

Assisted Suicide for Kids to be legal in Belgium?

Belgium might become the first country in the world to allow seriously ill children the right to choose to die if…

June 15, 2013No CommentRead More

10.5 million kids under 14 are domestic servants

A report by the International Labour Organisation says that some 10.5 million children are believed to be working as domestic servants worldwide.…

June 13, 2013No CommentRead More

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BJP’s Bihar Bandh tomorrow: what’s cooking?

The Bharatiya Janata Party has called a Bihar shutdown…

Infiltration and border skirmishes happen everyday in the NE

When China moved in and pitched a couple of…

Nagalim: Why it’s not gonna be in Indian school books soon

Why doesn’t Nagaland usually feature in Indian school History…

April Fools in the Northeast

The powers that be in the North East better…

Hornets’ Buzz over Spelling Bee win

WASHINGTON: You just can’t take their word for it.…

Rituparno: Celebration of the Unique

Don’t go to sleep, yet, RituparnoGhosh. At 7.30 am,…

Anglo Indians’ Insurance Policy : Past Maturity Date?

Unless the Anglo-Indian community becomes pro-active, it may soon…

SHIVANANDA DUNCAN GEORGE KHAN, OBE

Committed, passionate, inspiring, nurturing, visionary. Shivananda Khan was all…

How Bihar fails its kids who need protection

The twelve year old is stretched on a rough…

Anti-Tobacco day is just another smoke –screen

He’s on the wrong side of forty, and he…

Blood, Sweat, Tears and Toil at Wheeler Senate Hall

Examinations are arguably the least liked aspect of student…

Dateline Bihar: A Positive Salute to Mothers

Frank Krishner in this edition of Dateline Bihar meets…

Theatre treats at Bhubaneshwar

BHUBANESWAR: Uttar Purush – one of the oldest theatre…

Why don’t Indian textbooks contain the histories of 8 Indian states?

You say we are a part of the Republic …

Summer fun for Patna Kids

Robotics, theatre, mulching and mime, these are just a…

South Asian beat rolls out on Thames

Experimental, genre-splicing music that straddles the UK and South…

Bihar CM Nitish seeks ‘Confidence’ today

Patna, Bihar- After yesterday’s acrimonious and violent street clashes…

Recent split in NDA because of 2 road projects?

Patna, Bihar- What caused the BJP-JDU split in Bihar?…

Child labour: the harsh reality of Patna

International day for child labour is celebrated to create…

China announces new measures to curb air pollution

BEIJING- China’s Cabinet has announced measures to curb the…

Nepal

Nepal Politicos, Priests echo Pope’s message for Planet

Kathmandu Nepal: For Pope Francis, preserving creation is everyone’s duty. Nepali leaders and religious heads agree. Condemning waste and the dictatorship of money is fundamental to an…

June 9, 2013No Comment

Bhutan

Swiss Drug Firm invests in Bhutan’s Happiness

Thimpu: All of a sudden, drug manufacturers have taken a keen interest in the ‘Happiness of the Dragon Kingdom’. A major Swiss pharma company has donated $3…

June 6, 2013No Comment

Tibet

Next Dalai Lama: a woman?

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has waded into Australia’s bitter gender debate raging around Premier Julia Gillard by stating that his successor might be…

June 14, 2013No Comment

Burma

Manipur CM on biz Road to Mandalay

MANDALAY: The Chief Minister of Manipur, on a visit to Burma, requested ethnic Manipuris to carry the flame of their language and culture. Expressing his happiness after…

June 1, 2013No Comment

Bangladesh

Islamists target Christians in Bangladesh, spread terror

Anti-socials and mobsters abetted by Islamist Fundamentalist forces in Bangladesh have gone on a systematic intimidation campaign against Christians in the rural areas of Bangladesh. The target are Christian…

June 9, 20131 Comment

Pakistan

Pakistan PM wants to purchase Power

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Shariff is urgently looking to buy some power from India, if it can spare some. An energy crisis that has triggered protests in…

June 14, 2013No Comment

Srilanka

More Sinhalese Youth Fleeing Sri Lanka seeking refugee status

Colombo/ London: Sri Lanka’s civil war was over four years ago. Tamils no longer have the need to fle the island and seek asylum. However, boatloads of…

June 19, 2013No Comment

Kashmir

Decorated Cop nabbed for running militant outfit in Kashmir

JAMMU: He won the President’s award, but now this policeman from J&K has been arrested for anti-national activities. A recipient of President’s gallantry award, SI Shiv Kumar…

June 4, 2013No Comment

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