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Thousands rally against government in Yemen

In this file photoYemeni activist Tawakul Karman chants slogans calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave the government and follow Tunisian ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali into exile during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen. AP.

Tens of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets in the country’s capital, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s ouster.

The protests are taking place at four different locations across Sanaa, led by opposition members and youth activists. The crowds are chanting for an end to the government of Mr. Saleh, who has been in power for nearly 32 years.

The rally is inspired by Tunisia’s popular revolt that topped that country’s ruler and this week’s deadly protests that have gripped Egypt.

Impoverished Yemen is grappling with a resurgent al-Qaeda, a northern rebellion and a secessionist movement in the south.

Mr. Saleh has tried to defuse simmering tensions by denying opponents’ claims he plans to install his son as his successor and by raising salaries for the army.

The Hindu Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj. Ms. Swaraj today termed as 'untruth' government's claim that the high-powered selection committee, of which she was a member, was not aware of corruption charges against CVC P.J. Thomas. File Photo

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Musical memories

The late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi goes into the rewind mode in this interview, perhaps his last to the media.

For an EMOtional high

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Back on track

TB programme being expanded to provide quality care

After achieving global benchmarks in case-detection and treatment success rate for the last three years, the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) is being expanded by roping in more private practitioners for providing universal access to quality care.

Resources

India-Pakistan Roller Coaster 2000-2010: Address by Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri at The Asian College of Journalism

Reserve Bank of India's Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11

"India-Pakistan: Retrospect and Prospect"

Joint press conference by U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao - White House release

Remarks by President Obama and President Hu in a Roundtable with American and Chinese Business Leaders – White House release

Shweta assaulted by ex-husband again

Bigg Boss 4 winner and television star Shweta Tiwari has been assaulted by ex-hubby Raja Chaudhary again, reported a tabloid. Shweta lodged a complaint accusing Raja of physical and verbal abuse.

Senior Inspector R Prabhu of Malad police station said, "Raja Chaudhary forcefully entered Shweta's house and assaulted her and her friend Abhinav Kohli. As per court order, Raja is not supposed to go to Shweta's residence. But he breached the order. We have booked him for assaulting, trespassing, and abusing Shweta and Kohli. He already has a number of cases against him, some at Oshiwara police station. And now we will extern him."

Shweta Tiwari has demanded police protection after continuous harassment. Raja came to Shweta's house and abused her and tried to take away their daughter with him. Earlier he had barged into the house in October when Shweta was in the Bigg Boss house.