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Should India abolish the death penalty? : His appalling crime of gunning down innocents surely qualifies as a "rarest of the rare crime ", a condition for handing out the death penalty in India . But, as critics of capital punishment say, there's no evidence to show that the death penalty deters ... BBC News

India court convicts 32 in 2002 religious riots : An Indian court convicted a former state government minister and 31 other people Wednesday in connection with deadly anti-Muslim riots that shook the western state of Gujarat in 2002. The violence, which killed more than 1,100 people, almost all ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Taking dowry bigger crime than giving : The changes proposed by the women and child development ministry will make accepting dowry a bigger crime than giving it. It will be mandatory for the bride and groom to ... Last year, India recorded 8,618 dowry deaths. The fact remains that many such ...

The Mineral, Metal and Fuel Resources of Mongolia : Mongolia gained independence in 1921 after being under Chinese rule for many years. In an attempt to save the country from an extended recession, the government implemented several reforms, formulated free-market policy, introduced extensive ...

Letter: The Poverty That Dare Not Speak Its Name : They are far more interested in providing jobs for people in call centers in India and people entering America illegally from Mexico than about American citizens getting jobs. It's all about the cheap votes, cheap labor, and corporate profits that buy ...

Ramon Magsaysay awardee empowers women to work their way out of poverty : MANILA, Philippines—In the Tamil Nadu state of India , women are leading the way out of poverty for their families through a project of Kulandei Francis, Ramon Magsaysay Foundation Awardee in 2012. He empowers women through his Integrated Village ... Inquirer.net

UN human rights chief urged to make Tibet "urgent priority" DHARAMSHALA, August 31: A global movement of Tibet advocacy groups has written an open letter to United Nations human rights chief, Navi Pillay, urging her to make Tibet an “urgent priority” in her second term in office, as the self-immolation toll in ...

'Malaysia is among favourite destinations for Pakistani travellers' : Malaysia has demonstrated that it can manage this transition and create a harmonious society, a thriving economy and alleviate poverty all within one generation. This is a remarkable achievement. We have to emulate Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity Malaysia's example and have a lot to ...

Red tape has bred corruption: Sharjeel Memon : He said that a lack of democracy was responsible for the corruption in Pakistan and that young people should come forward and join hands against bureaucratic “red tape”. Memon added that government officials sitting in the corridors of power were ... The Express Tribune

Plea for 'honest' Pakistani politicians from father of nuclear programme " Pakistan has been turned into a jungle where there is no rule of law. Corruption is rampant and the nation is demoralised," Mr Khan told The National yesterday. "I can't see destruction of my country as a silent spectator. Therefore, I have decided to ...

The EU And Pakistan's Turbulent Democratisation – Analysis : With Pakistan's depressing record of civilian corruption , military interference, and judicial brinksmanship, outside observers may be tempted to throw up their hands in frustration and walk away. Or to throw in their lot with one group in Pakistan's ...

Measuring Urban Poverty : A 2011 study of the Sri Lankan national poverty line concluded the standard did not capture multidimensional poverty , where the “non-poor” in cities have unmet basic needs. Half of the population in the capital, Colombo, live in informal settlements ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Osamu Suzuki's 'War Crimes' Moment : Mr. Suzuki did mention that he has visited India more than 100 times which, by the standards of an international business executive, is phenomenal (most multinational CEOs get here maybe once a year.) He called Haryana, where Maruti has two plants, his ... Wall Street Journal (India) (blog)

'Daddy' of Mumbai gets life term for murder : MUMBAI - An Indian gangster-politician who rose from the working classes to be called "daddy" by his adoring followers was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday for murdering a local rival in 2008. A court earlier this week found Arun Gawli and 10 ... AsiaOne

Special teams formed to hunt for molesters : It's a sensitive investigation and we are taking all the measures to make a watertight case," said H Roy, crime branch head. He added that so far they have arrested the main rioters including the one who snatched police rifles, those who set several ...

Minister advises officers to be moderate in corruption But his latest piece of advice to his officers may well be endorsed by those who, having accepted the fact that corruption in various forms has become systemic in our polity, would argue that we might as well go a step further and make such practices ...

Politics in India : MINING coal is a dirty business: dirty enough for a mother lode of filth in the latest corruption case to touch India's Congress-led government. A new report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) suggests that murky allocations of coal blocks by ... The Economist

The sixteen decisions : Thanks to Nobel Laureate, Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh , millions of poor people all over the world are now financially stable, and are rising over and above the poverty line every day. Dr Yunus founded the Grameen Bank on the basis that it would only ...

Ukraine: The Reports About Arms Sale To Armenia Are False : These reports won't influence the relationship between Azerbaijan and Ukraine, Mishchenko told APA: “The claims that Ukraine sent and continues to send arms to Armenia are not true. There are so warm and transparent friendly relations between ... History of Truth (blog)

Turkish Hackers Threaten To Break Into Armenian State Agency Websites The group had stated that it was decided to attack the websites of Armenia's General Staff of the Armed Forces and the country's other state agencies, if Spartak fans carry out provocations in the match to be played in Istanbul between Fenerbahce S.K ...

Russia says Iran's nuclear power plant fully operational : MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran's first atomic power plant, a symbol of what the Islamic Republic says is its peaceful nuclear ambition, is now operating at full capacity, Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Friday. The Russian-built 1,000 ...

Russia to develop naval missile defense system MOSCOW (AP) — A top defense industry official reportedly says Russia plans to develop its own sea-based missile interceptor program similar to the U.S. Aegis system. The Aegis radar systems technology is carried by warships with missile interceptors ...

Dam project cost soared 652%, not 500% : The court is hearing a public interest litigation filed by four activists of India Against Corruption last April against irregularities in the project. The KIDC's affidavit-in-reply was filed by Ramachandra Shinde, superintending engineer of the Thane ...

Mirage of 1989 on the horizon of 2014 : Closely entwined with the issue of corruption in 1989 was that of communalism. In the weeks before the country went to polls, the Sangh Parivar sought to redefine the idea of India through its decision to launch the shilanyas ceremony for building a ... The Hindu