DMK minister sidelines security threat of Setu Project

Sethu opponents are enemies of Tamil Nadu: Baalu
      Chennai: Those opposing the Rs.24.5 billion Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project are “enemies of Tamil Nadu and of the economic progress of south India”, Shipping Minister T.R. Baalu said on Thursday.
     “The project is a 150-year-old dream of the Tamils that will bring economic prosperity to the [...]

British Hindus to protest silently

British Hindus to protest silently
London: British Hindus are to hold a silent protest outside the office of the British premier this week to highlight the “new lite-Taliban” policies of the Malaysian government, an umbrella group for Hindus said on Tuesday.
      The Hindu Council UK (HCUK) said Hindus would present a petition to Prime Minister Gordon [...]

Massacre of 11 people of Indian origin in Port of Spain

Bounty on Guyanaese Indians’ killer
Port of Spain: The government of Guyana has offered a reward of $150,000 for fugitive Rondell Rawlins, who is believed to be behind the massacre of 11 people of Indian origin last Saturday. 
     An official of the Guyana Police Tuesday confirmed that Rawlins, a former soldier of the Guyana Defence Force, [...]

‘Islam forbids botox’

‘Islam forbids botox’
     Muslims in Malaysia have been advised not to undergo Botox treatments as it is forbidden in Islam, a cleric has said

      Kuala Lumpur: Selangor Mufti Mohamad Tamyes Abdul Wahad said the National Fatwa Council had decided to list the beauty treatment as “haram” (forbidden) as it had more adverse effects than good, [...]

NRI: Punjab NRIs , Philanthropic Activities

     NRIs have contributed over Rs 1,600 crore during the last five years to their villages for various philanthropic activities and the amount is four times what they had contributed in the previous two decades in Doaba region of Punjab.     
This was revealed in a survey conducted by Satnam Chana on NRIs’ projects, findings of [...]

LTTE: Bus blast kills 25 as Lanka truce ends

Bus blast kills 25 as Lanka truce ends  
   A roadside bomb tore through a Sri Lankan bus killing 25 people and wounding dozens on Wednesday, officials said, as a six-year ceasefire between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels formally expires.
     The defence ministry said a large number of schoolchildren were on the bus at the time [...]

Australia says no to N-sale to India

 Australia says no to N-sale to India: Reports
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 (New Delhi)The new Labour government in Australia has said that it would not sell uranium to India because it is not a signatory of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), reversing a decision taken by the previous Howard government. Australia is a key member of [...]

LTTE front organisations running riot in UK

LTTE front organisations running riot in UK
LONDON: Sri Lanka has alleged that millions of dollars are still being raised in the UK and mainland Europe by thinly-disguised front organizations for the LTTE, even as it argues for the British government to ban an active UK-based charity it claims to be supported by several southern Indian [...]

India must get its act right in the region

India must get its act right in the region
      We bemoan frequently the unsatisfactory state of our relations with our neighbours. Many believe we neglect our neighbours and lack in generosity towards them. Others believe that big countries are not barred from pursuing their national interest and that the principle of reciprocity is a [...]

STF red-faced over arrest of innocent man

STF red-faced over arrest of innocent man

In a case of ‘mistaken identity’, the special task force (STF) of UP Police kept Aftab Alam, 30, in custody for 15 days thinking he was a hardcore international terrorist.
Alam is, in fact, an electrician, who was arrested from Chitpore in North Kolkata on December 30. The joint [...]