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S Arabia inks labour cooperation pact with India

Saudi Arabia and India have signed an agreement on labour cooperation for domestic service workers recruitment. The agreement was signed in New Delhi today by Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi and Minister for Labour of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adel Bin Mohammed Fakeih. KSA, IndiaThe features of the agreement are: i.It aims to protect the right of both the employers and domestic service workers and regulate the contractual relation between them. ii. It endeavors to contr...

Cambodian garment workers demand higher wages

The Cambodian worker’s unions are pressing for higher wages and better working conditions, an issue that has been in the spotlight following recent deadly disasters in Bangladeshi factories. Several thousand garment workers pressing for higher compensation joined opposition activists in protests in Cambodia’s capital on Thursday, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Hun Sen. [caption id="attachment_2197" align="alignleft" width="300"]Cambodia May Day Cambodian garmen...

Pak commerce minister to visit India, discuss trade

Pakistan's Minister of State for Commerce Khurram Dastagir Khan will meet Commerce Minister Anand Sharma to review a roadmap for bilateral trade when he travels to India next month for a SAARC business event. The meeting will the first of a few likely to be held in the coming months as the two countries gradually resume their peace process after months of tensions over violations of the ceasefire on the Line of Control. Pak-IndiaKhan will visit India during January 15-17 to attend a SAARC Bu...

India to import electricity from Nepal

India has requested Nepal to reduce its trade deficit by exporting electricity to New Delhi. During his meeting with top officials of the Himalayan country in Kathmandu on Sunday, Indian New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah said that it would be the ideal way for the hydropower-rich country to reduce trade deficit. According to Abdullah, it will be a “win-win situation” for the two South Asian neighbours because the proposed deal will not only help Kathmandu utilise its hydropower potential, but also help India meet the growing demand for electricity. India-Nepal

‘No credible evidence’ Diana murdered: police

British police on Monday said they had finished examining new information about the 1997 death of Diana, princess of Wales, but had found “no credible evidence” she was murdered. Scotland Yard police headquarters announced in August it was checking the credibility of recently received information about the deaths of the princess and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, including an allegation that she was murdered by a British military figure. “The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) undertook a scoping exercise to assess the relevance and credibility of that information,” the force said in a statement issued Monday. “That scoping exercise is now complete,” it stated, adding that a formal statement would be made on Tuesday.

Gang rapes persist in India despite growing awareness

The chauffeur’s boss was out of town, so the driver called a friend and said, “Let’s have some fun” — which police say meant finding a woman to rape. Hopping into a luxury car, the two soon spotted their victim — a young software engineer leaving a shopping mall. They lured her into the car by making it appear to be a taxi, police said, took her to a remote spot and raped her with such ferocity that she bled for hours. [caption id="attachment_1862" align="alignleft" width="300"]Delhi_Gangrape Delh...
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