Bandung, Apr 5 (AP) An Indonesian high court granted an appeal from prosecutors and sentenced an Islamic boarding school principal to death for raping at least 13 students over five years and impregnating some of them. Herry Wirawan had been convicted by a three-judge panel at Bandung District Court in February and sentenced to life […]
By Lalit K Jha Washington, Apr 5 (PTI) The White House has reiterated that it is not in India’s interest to “accelerate or increase” imports of Russian energy and other commodities while offering to work with New Delhi to help it reduce its reliance on imports from Moscow. Responding to questions on the visit of […]
Islamabad, Mar 31 (PTI) Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday summoned a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), the highest forum for discussion on security issues, a day after he effectively lost majority in Parliament after a key partner of the ruling coalition joined the ranks of the Opposition which had tabled […]
Chennai, March 31 (BPNS) Three Indian fishermen hailing from Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu were arrested by Sri Lankan navy on Wednesday late night for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Sri Lankan waters. In a statement on Thursday, Tamil Nadu fisheries department said that apart from arresting the three fishermen, the […]
Chennai, March 31 (BPNS) The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM), leader Zafar Sahito who is in exile in the United States has appealed to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to help for setting up a Government of Sindudesh in exile in India. The Sindhudesh leader in his open letter to the Indian Prime Minister […]
Chennai, March 24 (BPNS) The elite ‘Q’ branch of the Tamil Nadu police has increased the security across coastal areas following the possibility of huge refugee influx to the state from Sri Lanka following the internal crisis in the island nation. 16 refugees including children have already reached India from the island nation and have […]
Chennai, March 23 (BPNS) With Sri Lankan staring at an unprecedented economic crisis, the refugee flow to Tamil Nadu has commenced with 16 refugees reaching the shores of the state on Tuesday in two batches. While 6 people including a husband, wife and their 4 months old son and a woman and her six and […]
Chennai, March 22 (BPNS) The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday saved six refugees from Sri Lanka who had fled the island nation following the acute financial crisis there. The six refugees, all Sri Lankan nations including three children, were stranded on the fourth island off the coast of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. The refugees, according […]
United Nations, Mar 8 The United States and 10 other countries on Monday condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and urged the UN Security Council to respond, saying its inaction erodes the credibility of the UN’s most powerful body and undermines global efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield […]
Chennai, March 9 ( IANS) Human Rights activist and former Judge of Madras High Court, Justice Chandru has said that Education is the ultimate liberation tool for anyone. He was speaking in a programme jointly organized by The American Centre under the US Consulate Chennai and the Loyola College conducted a talk on March 9th on […]
