Indian Courts hit by nationwide lawyers’ strike

Lawyers across India went on a day-long strike in the district courts on Monday demanding withdrawal of the proposed changes in the Criminal Procedue Code (CrPC) that allow police to go by discretion to arrest the accused in an offence punishable up to seven-year-jail term. "...

After More Balanced Coverage, What Next?

"Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by Mosharraf Zaidi As the world’s attention turns increasingly to Pakistan and its role in tackling the threat of globalised terrorism, the country’s perception abroad is evolving. More than seven years after 9/11, a more nuanced approach to...

Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

GEO’s channels blocked in Sindh

"KARACHI: Geo Network’s transmission has been stopped on cable in a number of cities across Sindh including Karachi.Cable operators blocked the transmission of Geo Network in a number of areas across the city Monday morning, without assigning any reason for the stoppage....

Beating Aussies, India gear up for England

"RAJKOT: Buoyant India hope to build on their impressive Test success over Australia by defeating England in a seven-match one-day series starting on Friday. Mahendra Dhoni's home team takes the field for the first match here just four days after conquering world champions...

Election Day: Presidential Results

"As the official numbers are calculated today when the polls begin to close, we'll give you the run-down here, state by state. We'll update this story with the most recent coverage as it becomes available, so check back throughout the day and night.So far early voting is...

Flights diverted as snow storms hit Britain

Snow has come bizarely early in the UK this year, with the Southwest of the country getting snowfall yesterday. The Southwest of England usually doesn't see much snow at all for the entire winter."Luton Airport was forced to divert a number of its flights on Tuesday evening ...