China pressures Nepal to disrupt Tibetan polls

KATHMANDU – Nepals giant northern neighbour China pressured the Himalayan republic into disrupting the 15th general election held by Tibetan refugees to choose a new prime minister and government in exile, a rights group said.

On Sunday, for the first time in Nepals history, armed police stormed three centres in Kathmandu Valley where the community …. Read the original article  : here.

Shiv Sena praises Judge Khan, Ayodhya petitioner Ansari

MUMBAI – Calling him a patriot, the Shiv Sena Monday heaped praises on Justice S.U. Khan of the Allahabad High Court, which last week ruled that the Babri Mosque was built at the birthplace of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.

In an editorial, the Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece Saamna sympathised with Justice Khan’s predicament while penning …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Shiv Sena praises Judge Khan, Ayodhya petitioner Ansari.

New Zealand TV host casts racial slur on governor-general

WELLINGTON – A television channel show host in New Zealand apologised Monday for an on-air racial slur on the country’s Indian-origin Governor-General, Sir Anand Satyanand.

Breakfast show host Paul Henry released a statement that said: “I sincerely apologise to the Governor General, Sir Anand Satyanand, for any offence I may have caused.”
During the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : New Zealand TV host casts racial slur on governor-general.

Malegaon blast case: Supreme Court to hear Sadhvi Pragya ’s appeal

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court will on Monday take up an appeal filed by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, key accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, challenging her prosecution under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

A similar appeal filed earlier by co-accused Lieutenant Colonel SP Purohit will also be heard.

Both … Original source on Gaea Times at : Malegaon blast case: Supreme Court to hear Sadhvi Pragya ’s appeal.

Singhvi lottery case row continues in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – The Congress and Kerala’s ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday continued trading charges over Congress spokesman and lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi defending a lottery distributor accused of irregularities even though he has since withdrawn from the case.

Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan alleged that Singhvi came with the full knowledge of Congress president …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Couple find their dead son’s brain on display

LONDON – A couple in the US who shocking discovered that their dead son’s brain was put up on display at a mortuary are suing the medical examiner, it was reported Sunday.

Andrew and Korisha Shipley’s 17-year-old son Jesse Shipley was killed in a car accident Jan 9, 2005.
The following day, an autopsy was … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Couple find their dead son’s brain on display.