Colombias ELN rebels face US drug threats amid push for peace talks
Colombias ELN rebels face US drug threats amid push for peace talks ## External Pressures Complicate Colombia’s Peace Negotiations with ELN Bogota, Colombia – As the Colombian government embarks on a renewed push for peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), the nation’s... read more »
Powerful magnitude 6.3 quake hits north Afghanistans Hindu Kush region
Powerful magnitude 6.3 quake hits north Afghanistans Hindu Kush region ## Seismic Activity Shakes Northern Afghanistan, Raising Concerns Amid Recovery Efforts Kabul, Afghanistan – A significant earthquake, registering a magnitude of 6.3, struck the Hindu Kush region of northern Afghanistan today,... read more »
TMC MLA Jyotipriyo Mallick attacked by stranger; accused arrested
TMC MLA Jyotipriyo Mallick attacked by stranger; accused arrested **West Bengal MLA Jyotipriyo Mallick Assaulted at Residence; Suspect in Custody** Kolkata – Jyotipriyo Mallick, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, was physically... read more »
Three men gangrape class 7 girl near Kolkata; arrested, POCSO case filed
Three men gangrape class 7 girl near Kolkata; arrested, POCSO case filed ## Arrests Made in Connection to Heinous Assault of Minor Near Kolkata **Kolkata, India** – Law enforcement officials have apprehended three individuals in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 13-year-old girl in the... read more »
Thai woman wearing Islamic head-scarf named as suspect in Bangkok bomb blast
Bangkok police have named a Thai woman wanted for questioning about the lethal shrine explosion as they said they were seeking two new suspects after bomb-making material was found in a... read more »
SC rejects plea seeking Salman Khan’s bail cancellation
The Supreme Court dismissed on Monday a petition seeking cancellation of bail of film star Salman Khan who was convicted and sentenced in a hit-and-run case. The apex court bench headed by... read more »
Land bill defeat shows that Modi now to needs to lead from the front
Narendra Modi’s final retreat on the Land Acquisition Ordinance, announced by the man himself in his monthly radio conversation Mann ki Baat, is a sad commentary on his... read more »
Enjoying quota benefits, UP Patels ready to back Hardik’s stir
Patel leaders in Uttar Pradesh say they intend to back Hardik Patel’s campaign for reservations though it is unlikely to generate as much interest in the politically crucial state, where... read more »
‘Indrani’s drunk father would often whip her with his belt’
GUWAHATI: As a string of truths and lies about Indrani Mukerjea are unraveled in the media by the hour, not many know she had a traumatic childhood in a dysfunctional family and was often whipped by... read more »
