KABUL (REUTERS) – At least 14 people were killed on Tuesday (Oct 11) when a gunman in a police uniform opened fire on worshippers gathered at a shrine in the Afghan capital of Kabul for a Shi’ite holy day, officials said. Thirteen civilians and one police officer died and 36 people were wounded, said Ministry […]
Tell Me Your Dreams Sir – This is a novel written by Sidney Sheldon. I have read it recently and would like to present some lessons according to my view points. This novel summarizes about the life story of a young girl named Ashley Patterson. She is being used by her own father Dr. Steven […]
China has been quietly hinting to Pakistan that it has to get its act together on terrorism, otherwise it might have to rethink its position, according to a report in Asia Times. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, seems to have finally realized that Pakistan cannot fully reap the benefits of CPEC(China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) if eastern […]
Indian socialite and philanthropist Parmeshwar Godrej, the wife of Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej, passed away at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital on Monday night, official sources said. She was 70. According to reports, Paremeshwar was undergoing treatment for a lung disease she was diagnosed with five years ago. Besides Adi, Parmeshwar, a former air hostess […]
With local Pakistani media trumpeting ‘Pakistan is the Best’, the administration tries to make much of an IMF recognition, its ambassador in the US showcasing its economic partnership with the Chinese dragon. Pakistan has been recognised as the ‘Best Country for Infrastructure Development in South Asia’ by the “Emerging Markets”, a publication of the IMF/World […]
Do you know that Hong Kong hopes to be hosting the 2022 “gay Olympics”? The international federation behind the global sports event may actually select Hong Kong in a bid to shine a light on its poor same-sex rights record. LGBTI sports organisation Out in HK is leading the bid for Hong Kong 2022. Since […]
The Gandhi of Piro The Government of Bihar will conduct the funeral of freedom fighter and socialist veteran Ram Iqbal Warsi with full state honours. The Chief Minister Mr Nitish Kumar has expressed his deep sorrow at the passing away of ‘the Gandhi of Piro’ on Monday at the age of 94. According to a […]
South Africans have a new obsession – and it was made in India. They’re called the Guptas, immigrants from India who have reached the apex of South Africa’s business world, and the centre of its politics. A Gupta TV channel, a Gupta newspaper, Gupta coal mines, Gupta-sponsored cricket stadiums – the family’s footprint extends far […]
Times are a-changing in Japan, especially for LGBT couples. If businesses are opening up and recognizing the Pink yen, the public sector in Japan isn’t far behind. Change is coming, albeit more slowly, in the public sector. The self-governing Shibuya district of Tokyo created quite a stir when in February 2015, it declared that it […]
Gearing up to compete with private players, state-owned telecom firm BSNL plans to ramp up its mobile broadband capacity by up to two-fold to 600 terrabyte in a month. “We are seeing enormous increase in usage of mobile data on our network. We will be increasing our data network capacity to deliver high-speed 3G and […]
NEW DELHI: There is a good news for those who are charmed by the northeast and want to explore its rich wildlife: The Ministry of Railways is working on a proposal to roll out a ‘Kaziranga Express’ for Assam. Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain, who is an MP from Assam, mooted the proposal […]
Long before the term LGBT came into vogue, Japan went its own way regarding gender definitions, before the Meiji restoration in the 19th Century opened Japan to Western ideas and concepts, including a more Victorian attitude towards sex roles. Victorian attitudes are changing rapidly in Japan, led by big business seeking to tap into the […]
