Sri Lanka has asked online retail seller Amazon to take down doormats and undergarments which feature the nation’s flag. These products are manufactured by Chinese companies.
The head of an independent enquiry investigating church child abuse in France said Tuesday that there might have been up to 10,000 victims since 1950.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy (66) has been convicted on charges corruption and sentenced to 3 years in jail. Sarkozy can appeal in a higher court.
A bill has been introduced in the French Parliament to control Islamic fundamentalism. Among the other provisions, the bill bans forced marriages and polygamy and regulates mosques and madrasas. These laws were enacted to combat the increasing fundamentalist violence in the country.
According to a news channel, China has built a village in Arunachal Pradesh inside four and a half km (of Indian Territory). The channel also provided photographs taken by some satellites as evidence.
The United Nations has received a $10,000 (Rs 7 lakh) “donation” from the pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), an outfit outlawed by India. Gurpatwant Singh Pannu is the chief of SFJ.
Once again a minor Hindu girl was kidnapped, converted and then forcibly married here. Prior to this many such incidents have been reported from Ghotki in Sindh province.
The PLA has not yet withdrawn from several forward positions it seized following the initial clash, and the consequent escalation of tensions between the PRC and India has resulted in casualties on both sides – Adm. Davidson
Twitter has arbitrarily suspended renowned journalist and Hindutva supporter Francois Gautier’s account. The action has incited a severe backlash amongst the Hindutva loyalists with the hashtag #ISupportGautier trending on Twitter on 9th March.
Leaders of all political parties in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir declared that they do not want to remain in Pakistan but want to merge with India.