Corruption widespread in India, says US report
Washington: There is widespread corruption in India in all levels of the Government including judiciary, said a US Congress-mandated report.
1 in 3 women strippers in UK are students
london: A third of strip club dancers in the UK are students who are increasingly likely to come from middle-class families, a new study has found. A number of students are working as strip club dancers to help fund their studies or because they find it exciting, researchers said.
3 militants killed in shootout in NW Pak
Peshawar: Three militants, including a key commander, were killed and three more injured in a fierce gun battle between extremists and security forces in the tribal belt of northwest Pakistan.
Sl ‘uncomfortable’ with rights resolution
Colombo: Sri lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday said he is “uncomfortable” with the US-led resolution to be presented at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and believes there should be no resolution at all.
Pak man challenges Christian Divorce Act
lahore: A Pakistani man on Friday challenged the nearly 150-year-old Christian Divorce Act in a court so that he could separate from his wife without accusing her of adultery. Ameen Masih, who filed a petition in the lahore High Court, said, “I want separation but owing to complications in the Christian Divorce Act of 1869, I have no other option but to level an allegation of adultery against her.