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India trainee judges dismissed for ‘sexism and brawling’
september 18, 2014by latadmin
Eleven trainee judges in India have been dismissed after being accused of sexism and brawling. The trainees went to a restaurant in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on the final...
Last month was hottest August since 1880: US
september 18, 2014by latadmin
Washington (AFP) – Last month was the hottest August on record for global average temperatures over land and ocean surfaces, the US National Oceanic and...
Why love hotels are thriving in Japan
september 18, 2014by latadmin
In the tightly-packed cities of Japan, privacy is hard to find, but not impossible. Phil Cox and Hikaru Toda’s much-talked about documentary Love Hotel , delves into a...
Stocks creep higher on encouraging news
september 18, 2014by latadmin
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market headed higher Thursday as investors received more encouraging news on the economy. The slight gains come a day after the Federal...
Nawaz Sharif to address UN assembly September 26
september 18, 2014by latadmin
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Sep 26, the day his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi is likely to reach there, an aide...
Nepal court convicts ‘Bikini killer’ Charles Sobhraj of second murder
september 18, 2014by latadmin
A court in Nepal has convicted a notorious alleged serial killer, Charles Sobhraj, of a second murder. Sobhraj has…
Mt Slamet erupts again
september 17, 2014by latadmin
Mount Slamet in Central Java has erupted again on Wednesday, sending volcanic materials up 1,000 meters into the sky, head of the Geological Board at the Energy and...
US to deploy 3,000 troops for boosted anti-Ebola campaign: White House
september 17, 2014by latadmin
The US will deploy 3,000 troops to West Africa and set up a command post in Monrovia, Liberia, to tackle an Ebola outbreak that has claimed some 2,500 lives, the White...
Feeble China-India tourism betrays shallow ties
september 17, 2014by latadmin
Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, arrived in India on Wednesday for a visit expected to showcase significant investment deals and make progress toward resolving a...
the trials of banking the unbanked in India
september 17, 2014by latadmin
By Kavaljit Singh, Madhyam On 28th August, an ambitious programme on financial inclusion – Jan Dhan Yojana (People’s Wealth Scheme) – was rolled out across India...
