Nuclear civil liability bill moved in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI – Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan moved the civil nuclear liability bill in the Rajya Sabha Monday after the Lok Sabha passed the legislation last week.

“I beg to move that the bill to provide for civil liability for nuclear damage, and prompt compensation to victims of a nuclear incident …. Read the original article  : Nuclear civil liability bill moved in Rajya Sabha.

Carla Bruni branded ‘prostitute’ in Iran

LONDON – French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni has been branded as “prostitute” in Iran after she opposed an Iranian court’s ruling of awarding death sentence by stoning to a women for adultery, a media report said here.

The former supermodel, who became President Nicolas Sarkozy’s third wife two years ago, has signed a petition …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Carla Bruni branded ‘prostitute’ in Iran.

Hindu front activist held in Malaysia

IPOH – An ethnic Indian was arrested in Malaysia while attempting to submit a memorandum seeking freedom of religious conversion.

M. Balakrishnan, 53, a retired army officer and supporter of the Human Rights Party Malaysia (HRPM) and the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), was arrested Sunday, New Straits Times reported.
The police …. Source article  : Hindu front activist held in Malaysia.

Briton falls off chair, to sue government for 300,000 pounds

LONDON – A British civil servant who fell off his swivel chair and was badly disabled is suing his government department for 300,000 pounds.

Gian-Paul De Vito-Tracey, 39, will claim that he was left 80 percent disabled for life after he hit his head on a wall, The Sun reported Monday.
He held a senior … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Briton falls off chair, to sue government for 300,000 pounds.

Execution of Iranian woman for adultry on hold

TEHRAN – The Human Rights Headquarters of the Iranian Judiciary said Sunday that the death sentence awarded to a woman for adultery is final, but has been put on hold for the time being.

Given the conclusive evidence in her case file, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was convicted of adultery and complicity in murder. Nevertheless, the stoning … Original source on Gaea Times at : Execution of Iranian woman for adultry on hold.

Governor stays away from Agra

AGRA – Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi Sunday called off his visit to Agra, one of the districts affected by an agitation launched by farmers demanding higher compensation for their land acquired for the Yamuna Expressway.

Joshi, who was scheduled to inaugurate a community radio station of the Agra University — the first by an educational …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Roma expulsion from France unfortunate: Vayalar Ravi

NEW DELHI – The mass expulsion of the Indian-origin Roma people from France was unfortunate, said Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi Sunday, adding “I am hoping they will revisit the matter”.

“The expulsion of the Roma people by the French government is quite unfortunate but I am hoping they will revisit the matter,” Vayalar Ravi …. Original source  : Roma expulsion from France unfortunate: Vayalar Ravi.

Ministers’ assets: RTI activist says PMO withholding details

NEW DELHI – A right to information (RTI) activist has urged the Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah to question the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for not giving details of union ministers’ wealth.

RTI activist Subash Chandra Agrawal has asked Habibullah to issue a notice “for non-compliance of its (CIC) earlier order of providing the details of …. Read the original article  : here.

Present in court for political pleasure (A Legal Reporter’s Diary)

NEW DELHI – Senior counsel and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Satish Chandra Mishra could not have asked for more when the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. Ganguly castigated the Congress government in Haryana for its callous handling of anti-Dalit violence in Mirchpur.

Mishra, who appears in the Supreme Court only …. Original article  : Present in court for political pleasure (A Legal Reporter’s Diary).

Speak up against Roma expulsion by France, India told

TORONTO – India must speak up against France for the en masse expulsion of Indian-origin Roma people, said Ujjal Dosanjh, former Canadian health minister and top Indo-Canadian leader.

The Roma people – also called gypsies – claim their roots in north India from where they were enslaved and taken away by invaders from Afghanistan and Turkey … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Speak up against Roma expulsion by France, India told.