“From this time on, the North-South relations will be entering the state of war and all issues raised between the North and the South will be handled accordingly,” a statement carried by the North’s official KCNA news agency (Korean Central News Agency).

Much has been made of demanding a special status for Bihar by the current Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. So much so that he hints that he will align with any party, for the forthcoming elections in 2014, which will give that to his state. But the migration of Biharis to other parts of India has reached such scary proportions that one can expect the states to where Biharis migrate needing a special status not long from now.

Bilawal Zardari, at the age of 19, found himself thrown to the top rung of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership when he was appointed chairman in December 2007, three days after his mother’s demise.

Despite the United Nations Human Rights Council adopting a US-sponsored resolution on human rights violations in Sri Lanka yesterday, the DMK is still unhappy.“The resolution has been diluted, the government has failed”, said the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in remarks to media, shortly after the resolution was moved in Geneva.

It all started on Wednesday. An argument between a Muslim gold shop owners and Buddhist customers, led to communal violence to an extent that the country declared emergency. Since then the death toll has been rising and more than 6000 people have fled their homes. Many are taking refuge in stadium, monasteries, and the police station.

The Indian government seems to have been successful in watering down the proposed second US resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC. The revised US draft, which was tabled on Monday, is much more forgiving and compared to the original draft, the demand for an international investigation has been given up and now the onus to set up a mechanism for investigation is on Sri Lanka.

The Dravidaa Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the second biggest constituent of the ruling government, severed ties with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Tuesday, but the move posed no immediate threat to the minority government, which said it is “stable and will continue to stay in power”.

DMK’s (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) decision to withdraw support from UPA (United Progressive Alliance) India’s ruling coalition ruffled many feathers across the nation. While many said the government was still stable and will remain in power, others did not fail to acknowledge that this act will affect the election due next year. DMK chief Karunanidhi claimed that the Congress led UPA did not even consider the amendments to UN’s resolution. He wants that the Indian government should push harder on the wording of the resolution against the violation of human rights by Sri Lankan forces. He wants the use of words like “genocide” and highlighting the atrocities committed against Tamils.

In a show of strength of his Janata Dal-United (JD-U) party, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday brought his political fight to the national capital and demanded special status for his backward state so that it can progress. He pressed the central government while addressing a massive crowd of around a lakh at his “Adhikar Rally” at Ramlila Maidan. He is likely to push his demand for special status to his state, which he maintains will not only benefit Bihar, but also other backward areas of the country.

Two Italian Marines Massimialano Latorre and Salvatore Girone were arrested after being suspected for being involved in killing two fishermen. A military security team thought that a fishing boat was a pirate ship and opened fire. The arrest of the two marines gave birth to a diplomatic row between the countries.