“It’s the matter of excluding 50 per cent population from the electoral process which is a great deficit for democracy. Democratic government is elected by the people, including women, and not only by men,” remarks a Human Rights Lawyer, Barrister Muhammad Islam Khan, on female voting issue. He said keeping women out of the […]
Malawi’s Legal Battle over Uranium Mining Subsiding
Malawi’s Legal Battle over Uranium Mining Subsiding By Gregory Gondwe MZUZU, DEC 20 – Raging legal battle over uranium mining in Malawi is subsiding after civil society organisations that took the matter to court announced that they have settled the matter outside court amid bribery accusations. Six Non-Governmental Organisations that included the Citizens for […]
Serbia threatens war against Kosovo
NATO emerged Friday with a consensus to keep its 17,000-strong peacekeeping force in Kosovo and give its commanders "full flexibility" to deal with any future crises, alliance members said. NATO and EU foreign ministers reached the agreement late Thursday in a bid to promote stability in the Albanian-majority province of Kosovo which appears to be […]
UN chief warns water shortage could lead future wars on water
Addressing the first Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Beppu in southwestern Japan, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon told delegates from the region that Earth faced a water crisis that would be especially troubling for Asia. Ban has warned that water shortages in various parts of the world could lead to wars in the future. […]
Redknapp denies corruption involvement
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has insisted the City of London Police investigation into corruption in football – which led to his arrest – does not "directly concern" him. Redknapp was one of five men, also including Pompey chief executive Peter Storrie, to be arrested by detectives from the anti-corruption unit yesterday. Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric, […]
All that is vacant is not yours !
Vijayan was shocked to learn that a vacant plot of his had been put up for sale without his knowledge and the deal was almost at the stage of execution. He had to act immediately to establish his ownership over the property and send out the message that his land was not for sale. In […]