Protest Israel’s plans for annexation of Palestinian territories : NCHRO New Delhi: The National Confederation of Human Rights Organizations (NCHRO) appreciated the grit and fearlessness of the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza…
Indians protest as Bihar police accuse infant of…
Fri Nov 3, 2006KOLKATA (Reuters) - Hundreds of people protested in a remote village in eastern India after police arrived to arrest a three-month-old boy for robbery, police and witnesses said on Friday.The infant's name…
Hindutva supermo Narendra Modi seeks cooperation with communist…
2 November, 2006, Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of the western state of Gujarat, landed in China yesterday to present his State. He believes Gujarat is capable of competing economically with China, Germany and…
From Guantanamera to chikungunya
I am standing in a restaurant located at a fortress in old Havana. Nursing my glass of Mojitos, I stare at the distant lights of new Havana. The city of swaying palms looks ethereal. The…
Corruption, officer shortage dent military's image
Wednesday, November 01, 2006, IndiaEnews.COM An alarming rise in the number of Indian military officers charged with corruption, senior ranks quitting due to frustrating service conditions and increasing instances of 'fragging', in which disgruntled soldiers…
Muslims negotiate cost of peace in Gujarat villages
Neelesh MisraSunderna, Gujarat, November 3, 2006, Hindustan Times In a few months, it will be five years since Shakil Bhai last heard the call of the muezzin from the mosque by his village pond.In a…
Hindus due to flock to temple at Balekambang…
On Sunday (Nov. 5, Jakarta Post) Hindus, including some from Bali, will return to the original heartland of their religion. The Jakarta Post contributor Duncan Graham reports from Balekambang on the south coast of East…
Breaking the realty-black money nexus
Unrealistic prices, a huge black economy and corruption will eventually inhibit economic growth JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN, Finacial Express , November 03, 2006In the midst of robust growth, the black economy and its nexus with real estate cause…
SIMI man held in Indore , many still…
Punya Priya Mitra, Hindustan Times Indore, November 3, 2006ANOTHER activist of the Students Islamic Movement of India was arrested in Indore on Friday. Abrar’s arrest by the Chhoti Gwaltoli police followed that of SIMI activist…