Manmohan Singh Immune as PM, not as FM: US Court
WASHINGTON: A US court here has ruled that former India prime minister Manmohan Singh had “head of state immunity” from claims that he supported violence against Sikhs, but it did not cover his tenure as finance minister. US District Judge James Boasberg in the District of Columbia... read more »
Irom Sharmila’s fast against AFSPA will continue after her release, s...
Guwahati: Manipur activist Irom Sharmila’s brother has said that she will continue her 14-year-long fast against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. This comes a day after she was acquitted of attempted suicide. “Yesterday, just after hearing the news of Sharmila’s release from... read more »
Saudi beheads 4 men for smuggling drugs
Four Saudi men have been beheaded by sword after being convicted of smuggling cannabis into the country, the interior ministry has said. The government-owned SPA news agency identified the Saudi men on Monday as two sets of brothers – Hadi and Awad al-Motleq, and Mufarraj and Ali... read more »
39 militants killed in Khyber, North Waziristan strikes
Helicopter gunships strafed their targets in Dattakhel and Shawal tehsils of North Waziristan and in the remote Tirah valley of Khyber Agency, security officials said. In all 12 hideouts of militants were destroyed and 39 militants were killed in these air raids, they added. The Inter-Services... read more »
