Prague - Czechs will be able to travel to the United States without visas from November 17, a symbolic day that marks the collapse of communism in the former Czechoslovakia, a senior US official said Monday.
Announcing the date at a press conference in Prague, US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff called the step a sign of Czech Republic's progress after the end of the Cold War.
November 17 marks the 19th anniversary of a student march that led to the peaceful fall of communism in then Czechoslovakia, known as the Velvet Revolution.
Hosur (Tamil Nadu) Oct. 27 : Factory workers and industrialists in Tamil Nadu’s Hosur area are upset over the acute power shortage, which is causing lay offs and a concern for social security for all here.
Tokyo - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived in Tokyo la
Byalalu (Bangalore), Oct. 27 : The launch of India''s maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-I from Sriharikota recently cheered all across India, except the residents of Byalalu and Chandrappa Circle villages near Bangalore where Deep Space Network is tracking the Chandrayaan – 1 satellite with the help of two large antennae.
Manila- The Philippines police chief ordered criminal charges filed Monday against a former police general and three senior police officials in connection with the unauthorized release of millions of pesos of intelligence funds.
