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Indian journalist attacked in Australia
Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Jul 27 (PTI) A young Indian journalist, who
went undercover to reveal migration and education scams in the
country that try to defraud international students including
those from India, was threatened and attacked by unidentified
persons.
The woman, working as a reporter with ABC TV, was
threatened during the making of the programme 'Four Corners'
and was attacked over the weekend.
A spokesperson of the ABC Network told PTI that the
reporter is now "safe and sound." However, the spokesperson
refused to divulge the identity of the woman scribe and other
details citing security reasons.
In an article on its website, ABC said the reporter
went to two different migration agents posing as a customer
wanting to pass an English Language Test without having the
skills and told them that she was willing to buy a fake work
certificate.
"She was able to do both if she paid between USD 3,000
and USD 5,000," the report said.
The attack assumes significance in the wake of a
series of racially-motivated attacks on Indian students in
Australian cities.
The report said it was not clear whether the migration
agents or the colleges identified in the 'Four Corners'
program were behind either the threats or the attack. PTI NC
DDC Chinese chocolates banned in India: Anand Sharma
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) India has banned import of
chocolates and chocolate products from China, Indian Commerce
Minister Anand Sharma told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of
Indian Parliament) Monday.
India had banned import of milk and milk products from
China in September last year and the ban has been extended to
chocolate and chocolate products, he said during Question
Hour.
Sharma said the ban was imposed after it was found that
some dairy products imported from China contained melamine,
consumption of which is harmful for humans.
He sought to assure the House that international food
standards were being "rigidly" adhered to while importing food
products from all countries, including China.
Similar action was taken on import of toys, which
contained high lead content, he said.
"Only those toys that meet international standards are
being allowed to be imported to India," he said.
Sharma said China had raised the issue of Indian
restrictions on import of Chinese toys at the WTO Technical
Barriers to Trade Committee in March and June this year.
China had mentioned that these restrictions on import of
Chinese toys were discriminatory and in breach of the WTO
rules, he said.
India had clarified that it had imposed a ban on Chinese
toys on grounds of health and safety of children. PTI SKU
DDC
Threat to deal with 'Iron-fist' against Uyghur separatists
Beijing, Jul 27 (PTI) Weeks after Chinese security
forces put down a bloody strife in the Muslim-dominated border
province of Xinjiang, a top Communist party official has vowed
to crack down on any renewed violence in the area with an
"iron-fist".
"We will launch preemptive strikes against enemies
with an iron-fist to curb criminal activity (the term Chinese
use for terrorist acts)," Nur Berki, the head of the Xinjiang
provincial government was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
Terming the July 5 bloody riots in Urumqi, the
provincial capital, which left 197 people dead and more than
1,600 injured as "a political struggle between us and the
hostile forces", Berki said that all criminal elements would
be dealt sternly.
The official who was speaking at the meeting of the
local legislature, said a drive had been launched to find and
arrest all suspects at an early date.
Currently, more than 535 people are still in hospitals
with 13 of them reported to be in critical conditions as a
result of riots in which more than 650 vehicles were torched,
335 shops burnt and many government buildings and
establishments damaged.
The provincial communist party chief sounded the
warning as prominent Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer is touring
Japan to drum up support for the Uyghur cause. Kadeer is on a
five-day visit to Japan from Washington, where she is now
based. PTI
Melbourne, Jul 27 (PTI) A young Indian journalist, who
went undercover to reveal migration and education scams in the
country that try to defraud international students including
those from India, was threatened and attacked by unidentified
persons.
The woman, working as a reporter with ABC TV, was
threatened during the making of the programme 'Four Corners'
and was attacked over the weekend.
A spokesperson of the ABC Network told PTI that the
reporter is now "safe and sound." However, the spokesperson
refused to divulge the identity of the woman scribe and other
details citing security reasons.
In an article on its website, ABC said the reporter
went to two different migration agents posing as a customer
wanting to pass an English Language Test without having the
skills and told them that she was willing to buy a fake work
certificate.
"She was able to do both if she paid between USD 3,000
and USD 5,000," the report said.
The attack assumes significance in the wake of a
series of racially-motivated attacks on Indian students in
Australian cities.
The report said it was not clear whether the migration
agents or the colleges identified in the 'Four Corners'
program were behind either the threats or the attack. PTI NC
DDC Chinese chocolates banned in India: Anand Sharma
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) India has banned import of
chocolates and chocolate products from China, Indian Commerce
Minister Anand Sharma told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of
Indian Parliament) Monday.
India had banned import of milk and milk products from
China in September last year and the ban has been extended to
chocolate and chocolate products, he said during Question
Hour.
Sharma said the ban was imposed after it was found that
some dairy products imported from China contained melamine,
consumption of which is harmful for humans.
He sought to assure the House that international food
standards were being "rigidly" adhered to while importing food
products from all countries, including China.
Similar action was taken on import of toys, which
contained high lead content, he said.
"Only those toys that meet international standards are
being allowed to be imported to India," he said.
Sharma said China had raised the issue of Indian
restrictions on import of Chinese toys at the WTO Technical
Barriers to Trade Committee in March and June this year.
China had mentioned that these restrictions on import of
Chinese toys were discriminatory and in breach of the WTO
rules, he said.
India had clarified that it had imposed a ban on Chinese
toys on grounds of health and safety of children. PTI SKU
DDC
Threat to deal with 'Iron-fist' against Uyghur separatists
Beijing, Jul 27 (PTI) Weeks after Chinese security
forces put down a bloody strife in the Muslim-dominated border
province of Xinjiang, a top Communist party official has vowed
to crack down on any renewed violence in the area with an
"iron-fist".
"We will launch preemptive strikes against enemies
with an iron-fist to curb criminal activity (the term Chinese
use for terrorist acts)," Nur Berki, the head of the Xinjiang
provincial government was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
Terming the July 5 bloody riots in Urumqi, the
provincial capital, which left 197 people dead and more than
1,600 injured as "a political struggle between us and the
hostile forces", Berki said that all criminal elements would
be dealt sternly.
The official who was speaking at the meeting of the
local legislature, said a drive had been launched to find and
arrest all suspects at an early date.
Currently, more than 535 people are still in hospitals
with 13 of them reported to be in critical conditions as a
result of riots in which more than 650 vehicles were torched,
335 shops burnt and many government buildings and
establishments damaged.
The provincial communist party chief sounded the
warning as prominent Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer is touring
Japan to drum up support for the Uyghur cause. Kadeer is on a
five-day visit to Japan from Washington, where she is now
based. PTI
