‘Banning Tintin is like book burning’

LONDON – Banning Tintin in the Congo for racism is a form of “book burning”, said lawyers acting for the estate of Herge- the Belgian cartoon hero’s creator.

Belgium’s courts are investigating whether Tintin’s 1931 Congolese adventures, when the country was a Belgian …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : ‘Banning Tintin is like book burning’.

Indian-origin aid worker on ship attacked by Israel

LONDON – An Indian-origin British aid worker is on the ship that was part of the Gaza-bound flotilla attacked by Israel. His family, anxiously waiting for news about his whereabouts, say it was as though their worst nightmares were coming true.

Hours before the troops moved in Monday, Ismail Adam Patel, an optician based in the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Indian-origin aid worker on ship attacked by Israel.

Decision on Rathore bail plea Thursday

CHANDIGARH – The Punjab and Haryana High Court Wednesday reserved for Thursday its decision on the bail plea by former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, who has been convicted and sent to jail for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra.

Rathore was served an 18-month sentence May 25 by a district and sessions court here. His wife and … Read more >>.

Protect Dalit victims, apex court tells Haryana

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday said it was incumbent upon the Haryana government to provide protection to the victims of caste violence in Mirchpur village in Hisar district.

The apex court bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and C.K. Prasad said the failure to protect them would be viewed seriously.
The court also directed …. Source  : Protect Dalit victims, apex court tells Haryana.

Walking the ramp for Tibet, their lost homeland

DHARAMSALA – They will never make it to a global beauty pageant. But four exiled Tibetan women will still sashay down the ramp here as a “peaceful protest” against Chinese repression and to raise awareness about Tibet’s cause.

The ninth edition of the Miss Tibet pageant will be held June 4-6 at McLeodganj – near Dharamsala, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Provide protection to Dalit victims, apex court tells Haryana

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday said it was incumbent upon the Haryana government to provide protection to the victims of caste violence in Mirchpur village in Hisar district.

The apex court bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and C.K. Prasad said the failure to provide protection would be viewed seriously.
The Dalits (Balmikis) of Mirchpur …. Source  : Provide protection to Dalit victims, apex court tells Haryana.

Whites not allowed – for a job in Britain

LONDON – Whites seem to have been barred from applying for a job in a British city, with a job seeker saying he was excluded for “being white”.

Bristol City Council has been accused of discrimination as whites were not allowed from applying for two 18,000 pounds a year jobs, Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
The … Original article on : Whites not allowed – for a job in Britain.

Ex-Detroit mayor’s ex-girlfriend-aide among several dropped from slain stripper’s civil suit

Several dropped from Detroit slain stripper’s suit

DETROIT – The one-time aide and former lover of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the city’s ex-police chief have been dropped from a lawsuit in the fatal shooting of a stripper.
Norman Yatooma is the lawyer for the family of stripper Tamara Greene, who danced as “Strawberry.” Yatooma says ex-chief … Read more >>>.

Woman who says she was hit by car in Utah claims Google provided unsafe walking directions

Woman sues Google over Utah walking directions

SALT LAKE CITY – A pedestrian who says she was injured by a motorist while following an online walking route has filed a lawsuit claiming Google Inc. supplied unsafe directions.
Lauren Rosenberg filed a lawsuit seeking more than $100,000 on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Utah. It also names … Original article on : Woman who says she was hit by car in Utah claims Google provided unsafe walking directions.

Woman hit by car in Utah sues Google, claiming it provided unsafe walking directions

Pedestrian sues Google over Utah directions

PARK CITY, Utah – A woman who says she relied on Google for walking directions in Utah that got her hit on a major roadway has filed a lawsuit against the Internet company claiming it supplied unsafe directions.
Lauren Rosenberg filed the $100,000 lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Utah. [..] Read the original article: here.