Musharraf to challenge spl court for SC trial
Islamabad: Embattled former dictator Pervez Musharraf will challenge a special court set up by the Pakistan Government to try him for high treason in the Supreme Court, his aides said on Thursday. The special court will be challenged in the apex court soon as its judges are “biased”, they said.
‘Royal Prank’: FM station appeals against probe
Melbourne: An Australian radio station, involved in the infamous royal prank call that led to the death of an Indian-origin nurse in the UK, has filed an appeal whether the country’s media watchdog has the right to probe.
No US National Book Award for Jhumpa lahiri
New York: Indian American author Jhumpa lahiri’s recent novel The lowland has lost out on the 2013 US National Book Award in fiction, which went to author James McBride.
UK offers scholarships to 12 Indians
london: Britain has offered an all-expenses-paid scholarship programme at the King’s College here to 12 future leaders of India. Under the programme, 12 future leaders from the country will be offered an intense, all expenses-paid, 12-week course at the King’s College, london, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said on Thursday.
Bangladesh factories reopen after unrest
Dhaka: Bangladeshi garment workers returned to their factories on Thursday, where they stitch clothes for Western retailers, after the prime minister demanded an end to days of protests over a new minimum wage.
France names suspect in Paris shootings
Paris: France on Thursday said the suspect arrested over this week’s shootings in Paris is a man previously jailed for his role in a “Bonnie-and-Clyde” style multiple murder that gripped the country 20 years ago.
China assertive in ties with India: US official
Washington: China has become increasingly assertive in its relationship with India, a US official has said, citing the simmering mutual distrust that continues to plague the ties between the two neighbours.
‘Exclude evidence obtained by torture’
Beijing: Close on the heels of abolition of the dreaded labour camps, China’s Supreme Court told judges to disregard evidence and testimonies obtained through torture and other illegal methods to promote fair justice.