Ø The former Supreme Court judge Asok Kumar
Ganguly, accused by a law intern of sexual harassment, met Governor M.K.
Narayanan in Kolkata on Monday and handed over his resignation as chairperson
of West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC).
Ø The Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina is set to form the new government Bangladesh after winning an absolute
majority in the January 5 parliamentary elections boycotted by the Opposition.
Ø Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be the
chief guest at Republic Day celebrations.
Ø South Korean President Park Geun-Hye called on
Monday for the resumption of reunions for families separated since the Korean
War, saying the programme could help ease “grave” strains with North Korea.
She said last month’s shock purge and execution of Jang Song-Thaek, the
once-powerful uncle and political regent to young leader Kim Jong-Un, had made
it harder to predict the course of cross-border relations. The security
situation on the peninsula was “more grave than ever,” she said, calling for an
end to “threats of war” and for the two countries to “open up an era of
reunification.”
Ø Latvia is poised to get its first woman Prime
Minister after the country’s President on Monday tasked Laimdota Straujuma with
forming a new government.
No comments:
Post a Comment