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Indian Naval ships welcomed in Colombo

Colombo: Three Indian Naval ships on Wednesday berthed at the Colombo port as part of efforts to enhance the mutual cooperation between the navies of Sri lanka and India.

UN Special Rapporteur to visit India

Geneva: For the first time, a UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women will visit India next week to assess the overall situation of violence against women at a time when questions are being raised on the safety and security of women there.

Indian in UK gets jail for raping TV star

london: A 25-year-old Indian student has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a British court for raping a TV star in her hotel room after a birthday party.

Soby John, a porter, used another worker’s key card to let himself in before attacking the woman celebrity as she slept after a night of heavy drinking with her friends. John, who admitted rape, will be deported to India after serving his sentence, British tabloid The Sun reported on Wednesday.

Zardari in PoK; rakes up Guru execution

Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari raked up the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru in his address to the joint session of legislature of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.

India favours expansion of UNSC

United Nations: India has underlined the need for expansion of the UN Security Council, saying no change in composition in decades is an “unnatural situation of stagnation” in a dynamic international climate.