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Two Indians held for Madrid blast
Madrid: The Spanish interior ministry has detained
two Indians in connection with the serial blasts that
had ripped through Madrid last week., and had left 200
dead. The two Indians, have been identified by as Vinay
Kohli and Suresh Kumar.
Reports
from Madrid suggest that they may have been picked up
through clues found in one of the bomb packages that didn't
go off. Reports also suggest that these two may be local
black marketeers who may have unwittingly helped the perpetrators
in their plans.
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Socialists
win the Spanish elections
Madrid: With 96 per cent of the votes counted the
opposition Spanish Socialist Workers Party has declared
victory. The party has leaped from 125 seats in the outgoing
350-seat legislature to 164 in the incoming one. The governing
Popular Party tally fell to 148 from 183.
Incoming socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero has pledged to bring home the 1,300 troops Spain
has stationed in Iraq when their tour of duty ends in
July.
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China: Private
property and entrepreneurs are now legal
Beijing: On the 10th and final day of the annual
meeting of the National People's Congress China today
amended its Constitution to protect private property rights.
The meeting also approved the mention of human rights
in the constitution.
Though
China already has laws on private property, this will
be the first time that constitutional guarantees will
be provided to them.
Also, for the first time, the nations tribe of burgeoning
entrepreneurs have been invited to join the communist
party.
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Vladimir
Putin sweeps Russian polls
Moscow: According to exit polls the Russian President,
Vladimir Putin, has swept his country's presidential poll,
winning over two-thirds of all votes. Mr. Putin is credited
with 69 per cent of the votes, while his main challenger,
the Communist candidate, Nikolai Kharitonov, is said to
have received 12.6 per cent.
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