GUWAHATI, ASSAM: The new MNF government in Mizoram, led by Zoramthanga, has kept its main poll promise. In the first cabinet meeting held today in state capital Aizawl, the new government has decided to ban the sale of liquor by government sale unit with immediate effect and for private vendors a carpet ban has been imposed on the sale of… Read more »
In India, there has been massive uproar in the public against India’s government saying that it is corrupt and are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It all started with the Rafale deal, in which India bought 36 fighter jets from French company Dassault for a total of $8.7 billion back in 2016. As part of the Rafale deal,… Read more »
A senior politician from India’s Congress party has been jailed for life in the most significant conviction to date over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Sajjan Kumar, who was an MP at the time, was found guilty of inciting crowds to kill Sikhs. In a scathing verdict, the Delhi high court judges said the accused evaded justice due to “political patronage”…. Read more »
A young Afghan boy who became famous online for his devotion to footballer Lionel Messi has been forced to flee his home for the second time. Murtaza Ahmadi, now aged seven, went viral in 2016 after being photographed wearing a homemade Messi shirt, fashioned out of a plastic bag. He later met his hero in Qatar. His family say they… Read more »
A court in Bangladesh has sentenced 19 people to death for their role in a deadly grenade attack on a 2004 political rally in the capital Dhaka. Those to hang include a former minister and deputy minister, both leaders of the BNP party which was then in power. The party’s current acting head, Tarique Rehman, was convicted to life in… Read more »
The United Nations doesn’t want it to happen. Dozens of rights groups say they are shocked. Even the people who will be affected the most, Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, are upset that their future, once again, is being decided without their input. On Thursday, a few of the more than 720,000 Rohingya who fled slaughter, rape and village burnings in their… Read more »
An Iranian political activist jailed for his messages on social media has died after spending 60 days on hunger strike, his family says. Vahid Sayadi Nasiri had been accused of insulting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other offences. He was released last March after serving two-and-a-half years in prison but detained again five months later. The activist demanded his… Read more »
After consuming prasad at a temple in Sulivadi village in Karnataka’s Chamarajnagar district, at least 11 people were killed on Friday while 66 others are ill. The deceased includes a girl and a woman. Some of those undergoing treatment are critical and they have been taken to Mysuru for treatment, police said. “Six people died, including a girl, a woman… Read more »
India has pledged to spend $100bn (£79bn) more on healthcare over the next seven years in a move partly aimed at reducing maternal mortality rates. The country will more than double its health spending from just over the current 1% of GDP to 2.5% by 2025, prime minister Narendra Modi announced. “This will mean an actual increase of 345% over… Read more »
India’s top court has dismissed demands for an investigation into the country’s decision to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault. There was massive political furore over the deal with India’s opposition parties alleging corruption and demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The court order is being seen as a victory for the government in India…. Read more »