Critics say force remains riddled with local factional interests. By Ahmad Javed Reja Despite a new survey indicating a rise in public confidence in the Afghan National Police, ANP, observers warn that the force’s loyalties remain divided, and this could pose a security threat once NATO forces withdraw in 2014. Research carried out by the Afghan […]
Naguib Sawiris’ Ventures Saddled with Debt. With Arafat gone, who will save Naguib Sawiris?
Naguib Sawiris is a billionaire in a family of billionaires, and because of this fact he’s always been able to turn to his brothers or his father when he was in need of cash. Yet there have been moments in history when Naguib Sawiris reached out to less-than familial people as a result […]
J&K Governor Calls upon youth to aspire & compete for the best opportunities available in India
Srinagar, May 9 (Scoop News) –The Governor N. N. Vohra while interacting with Dr. Shah Faisal IAS topper, called upon the youth of the J &K State to compete for selection to the various All India and Central services. He observed that Dr. Faisal’s glorious performance has amply demonstrated that hard work, perseverance and […]
State Dept Report Focuses on India’s Counter-Terrorism Moves
Seven vital militant strikes in a nation in 2008 — with a 26/11 attacks in Mumbai being a main eventuality — has once again warranted India the indeterminate eminence of being “ranked in between a world’s many terrorism-afflicted countries in 2008,” according to a US State DepartmentIn a “Country Reports upon Terrorism, 2008,” expelled upon […]
RIAA’s Damages Theory Shot Down by Court: Download does not equal Lost Sale
In the context of a restitution motion, in United States of America v. Dove, the RIAA’s "download equals lost sale" theory has been flatly rejected. In a 16-page opinion, District Judge James P. Jones, sitting in the Western Disrict of Virginia, denied the RIAA’s request for restitution, holding the RIAA’s reasoning to be unsound: […]