Twenty-one more youths have been arrested in the racially troubled British town of Oldham where police have blamed far right groups for three days of riots in which gangs of Asians and whites fought pitched battles. 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.
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. Order of Friendship bestowed upon Russian Indian writer Well-known Hindi literary writer Madan Lal Madhu has been honored by Russian President Vladimir Putin for his contribution to enrichment of cultural ties between India and Russia. Hrithik Roshan stretched out his arms as he faced the Big Ben here, then relaxed and pointed a finger at a gang of camera-happy Indian fans gathered to watch him shooting on the south bank of the river Thames.