The controversies surrounding the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal do not appear to be ending. It is now being called the politics of intolerance in the state. However, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien stood by the party's bizarre new diktat of not mixing socially with the Left.
Talking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief, he reiterated his stand. When asked if he would mix socially with a CPM member, Derek said a straight 'No'. Watch more on this story.
04:33 22 May 2013 from
IANS
Syria asserts right to respond to Israeli violations
Damascus, May 22 (IANS) They Syrian government has said that it holds the right to respond to any Israeli violation against its sovereignty.The Syrian foreign ministry, in a letter to the UN, Tuesday complained against the latest Israeli violation...
02:15 22 May 2013 from
IANS
Iran allows eight contenders for presidential election
Tehran, May 22 (IANS) Iranian legislative body has approved eligibility of eight presidential candidates for the June 14 poll in the country, Xinhua reported Tuesday.The candidates, including the country's nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and former...
02:05 22 May 2013 from
PTI
Iraq PM orders security shakeup as unrest kills 21
Baghdad, May 21 (AFP) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered a shakeup of senior security officers today as violence killed 21 people, the latest in a wave of unrest that has cost more than 380 lives in May. "After consultation with security...
