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Incoming British army chief under fire for saying Afghan war could last 40 years
London, Aug.9 (ANI): Britain’s incoming Army Chief, General Sir David Richards, was under pressure from ministers on Saturday to backpedal on suggestions that UK forces could be in Afghanistan for up to 40 years.
Richards prediction also provoked an angry reaction from opposition politicians, who warned that public opinion would never support a military commitment of [...]
Celebrations planned for Dalai Lama’s 74th birthday
Dharamsala, July 4 (IANS) Thousands of Tibetan exiles are expected to assemble in this Himachal Pradesh town Monday for celebrations to mark the 74th birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
“Exiles, monks and well-wishers will join the birthday celebrations of His Holiness (the Dalai Lama) Monday. They will pray for the well-being and long [...]
UK Parliament grilling awaits Brown’s ministers over Gorkha shut out
London, Apr.29 (ANI): The British Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee has slammed new rules that deny heroic Gurkha veterans their right to stay in the country.
The Gordon Brown Government faces a Commons defeat thanks to a growing Labour revolt.
Over 40 Labour MPs have signed a Commons motion attacking the Government decision.
Former British Prime Minister Baroness [...]
Proof surfaces to show dirty tricks website did involve senior UK Labour party leaders
London, Apr.19 (ANI): A new e-mail shows that Labour’s General Secretary Ray Collins chaired a secret meeting to create the Red Rag website now ensnared in the Smear Gate scandal.
The e-mail’s existence links the dirty tricks site to the very top of the Labour Party, and it exposes the lie put out by Downing Street, [...]
