The influential Asian business community in the UK has given a commanding 24-point lead to the ruling Labor Party over its nearest Conservative rival in an opinion poll conducted for the June 7 general elections. France France condemns Taliban dress code France has joined the growing chorus against the Taliban for forcing Hindus in Afghanistan to wear a distinctive badge of identity, in what is being viewed as the growing divide between Paris and Kabul. Porn stars ejected from shocked Cannes hotel A Cannes hotel threw a team of porn stars out of its premises on Tuesday, causing chaos on the resort's famous La Croisette beachfront. The scantily-clad actresses had planned to use a reception room and terrace at the Noga Hilton to promote some of their latest productions, but hotel management said they had been kept in the dark about the true nature of the event.
Indian art seems to be getting back in vogue here.
An evening of Indian classical music in Paris Lovers of Indian classical music in Paris are in for a rare treat. A group of young artistes from Kolkata is holding a nightlong concert of Indian classical music in Paris Friday. The Indian community in Germany is grieving the death of Hiltrude Khan, a German scholar on Islamic studies and India, who died in a Frankfurt hospital April 14 and was buried at the central cemetery of Frankfurt. Russia has strongly condemned the ruling Taliban militia's decree imposing a dress code for Afghanistan's Hindu and Sikh minorities as a blatant violation of fundamental human rights. Russia has welcomed India's decision to invite Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharaf to Delhi for peace talks.