Bangkok, May 10 (IANS) Thailand’s army chief Saturday insisted that a military coup will not solve the country’s political predicament, and soldiers would always be the people’s last resort. Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha called on all parties involved to end the current unrest in Thailand through legal means and not to resort to violence, Xinhua reported. […]
London, May 10 (IANS) Expressing disappointment over stoppage of the facility of issuance of liquor permits by the Indian mission in Britain for their visits to Gujarat, overseas Gujaratis have sought the intervention of the high commissioner for its restoration. The issue was raised by the National Congress of Gujarati Organisations (NCGO) earlier this week at […]
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Saving us from the scorching heat and nagging rains, the ever-lofty umbrellas are now at a new high. Decked up with symbols of political parties, these mobile shades are being used as effective campaigning tools with the mercury soaring during the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. The crammed Pagya Patti lane in central […]
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) An intriguing battle – that of brain and political brawn – seems to be in the offing May 12 in West Bengal’s Jadavpur Lok Sabha seat. A Harvard professor and an acclaimed painter-activist will take on a veteran leader with a pharmaceutical science doctorate in a constituency that 30 years ago witnessed […]
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New York, May 10 (IANS) The National Basketball Association has named former Citigroup chairman and ex-Time Warner boss Dick Parsons as the interim chief executive of the Los Angeles Clippers. Parsons appointment came Friday and he will oversee the franchise while the NBA tries to force owner Donald Sterling to sell it following his lifetime ban […]
Nay Pyi Taw, May 10 (IANS) Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have started arriving in Myanmar Saturday to attend meetings that will focus on many issues including Thailand’s political crisis, an official said. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who will be the next chair of the Southeast Asian bloc, will lead a […]
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The implications of Rahul Gandhi’s summary dismissal of the idea of Congress support for the Third Front are not clear. Nor is it clear whether the Congress vice president’s views are the party’s last word on the subject. Considering that some of his theories, such as not giving ticket to the tainted, haven’t been accepted […]
London, May 10 (IANS) The British teenaged girl who attacked an 80-year-old Sikh pensioner in a city centre in Britain’s Coventry last year has been jailed for two years by the Warwick crown court. Coral Millerchip, 20, attacked frail pensioner Joginder Singh at the city centre in August last year, an act which was captured on […]