Dyer or Dwyer? Man behind the horrific Jallianwala Bagh massacreApril 13, 1919 has gone down in history as one of the darkest days in the British colonial rule in the sub-continent when the British army opened fire on hundreds of unarmed protestors at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.As 1…Read More
Man killed in new cow lynching in IndiaNew Delhi: Indian police said Saturday one man was killed and three injured in an attack by a mob while they were skinning a dead ox, in the latest case of so-called cow lynching.The animal is revered by Hindus and according …Read More
Britain´s shame, and still not sorry: The 1919 Amritsar massacreAmritsar, India: The Amritsar massacre, 100 years ago this Saturday in which British troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protestors, remains one of the darkest hours of British colonial rule in India.Known in India as …Read More
Pedal power: India election crusader cycling for ´real´ democracyPATNA, India: Lal Mani Das raises his voice above the morning din outside a railway station in the eastern Indian city of Patna city to make an appeal: Vote for a strong democracy.The 45-year-old from impoverished Bihar state…Read More
Thai new year splashes in with water fights, ravesBANGKOK: Water-spraying elephants, raves and boisterous, street-blocking water fights -- Thailand´s Buddhist new year arrived with a splash Saturday, a once calm festival now celebrated with a more raucous edge.Paying respect…Read More
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