The Minister of Finance, José Antonio Ocampo, proposed to work towards an inclusive, sustainable and fair international tax system, which would make it possible to finance the recovery and cope with the price crisis that the South is experiencing. Speaking at the “Voice of the Global South” event hosted by India as part of its […]
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They drink poisoned liquor, a massacre: dead and hospitalized
At least 31 people have died and another 20 have been hospitalized in serious condition after allegedly drinking contaminated alcoholic beverages sold without permission in three villages in the Saran district of Bihar state in eastern India. Area where the production, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited. The deaths were reported at a […]
The dirtiest man in the world has died: he hasn’t showered since 1954
He was considered “the dirtiest man in the world”. Amou Haji died last Sunday, October 23, in the village of Dejgah, Iran. The elderly hermit, according to what was reported by the IRNA news agency quoted by the Guardian, was 94 years old and had not washed in a little over 20 years, since 1954. […]
In Vladivostok the partnership between Russia, China and India. Putin: “Impossible to isolate ourselves”
“It is impossible to isolate Russia.” That’s what President Vladimir Putin said on the occasion of the Eastern Economic Forum, in the Russian port city of Vladivostok. Putin assured that Russia “is not losing anything” despite the country facing Western sanctions. The Kremlin chief added that the “sanctions fever in the West” is “threatening the […]
100m high twin towers demolished in New Delhi
In a suburb of New Delhi, two 100-meter-high illegal residential buildings were demolished on Sunday – an unprecedented situation that is shown live on Indian television channels. The demolition of the 100-meter twin towers in Noida was a rare example of how India has tightened its grip on real estate and government officials involved in […]
The Indian Federation continues to cancel FIFA’s suspension
The Indian Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday asked FIFA to “reconsider” the disqualification for “inappropriate third-party interference”, leaving the U-17 Women’s World Cup celebrations in limbo as it prepares to hold of internal elections next week. 2 Sept. India’s Supreme Court on Monday removed the governing committee it imposed last May, sparking the dispute with […]
Robbed from the rich and distributed to the poor: Indian Robin Hood″ arrested in New Delhi
Police in the Indian capital announced on Monday that they had arrested a local “Robin Hood” who led a 25-strong gang that robbed the rich to distribute some of the money to the poor. Wasim Akram, 27, known as “Lambu” (“The Great”), and his gang raided “big houses in New Delhi’s upscale neighborhoods” at night, […]
Monsoon rains kill 40 people in northern India
Monsoon rains in northern India have left 40 dead and more than a dozen missing in the past three days, Indian authorities said today. The most affected areas are the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, where flash flooding, flooding and landslides have occurred. The heavy rain has flooded hundreds of villages and roads and […]
FIFA suspends Indian Football Association
FIFA unanimously decided on Monday to suspend the Indian Football Association (AIFF) “with immediate effect” for “improper third-party interference”, which is a serious violation of the international organization’s statutes. “The suspension will be lifted once the order to establish an Administrative Committee to take over the functions of the AIFF Executive Committee is revoked and […]
Modi Attacks Colonialism in India’s 75th Year of Independence
It was at the Red Fort in Delhi, decorated with portraits of liberation heroes and guarded by mechanical elephants and after a salute from 21 cannons, it was first fired by locally manufactured cannons under industrial strategy. Making in India Narendra Modi yesterday marked the 75th anniversary of India’s independence. The prime minister wore a […]