A prominent Pakistani journalist who was banned from leaving the country after infuriating the army with a front page scoop about its clandestine support of jihadi groups has been removed from the “exit control list”. The interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, said he had agreed to remove the name of Cyril Almeida, a columnist […]
A MacDonald’s opening at the Vatican and the red caps are certainly NOT lovin’ it! Opponents of what would be the first McDonald’s restaurant to open in a Vatican building within sight of St Peter’s Square has been boosted by a group of cardinals living above the proposed site. While local residents have been aghast […]
A special report in ‘The Charlotte Observer’ investigated the extent of anti-LGBT discrimination in North Carolina (USA) in the wake of the state’s discriminatory House Bill 2 (HB 2), finding that LGBT people have “for years been subjected to bullying, harassment, discrimination and sometimes violence” and that HB 2 “heightens fear in North Carolina.” The […]
A Catholic school in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh is being investigated after three Hindu teachers complained against the school’s authorities for allegedly hurting their religious sentiments. The administration of Dewas district in the state Oct. 7 ordered a probe by an education officer into the allegations against the Holy Trinity School. The teachers — […]
While some politically motivated trolls are flooding social media with ‘demands’ to boycott of Chinese products grow during the festive season, a new rumour has put the locals of the southern Indian State of Kerala in a flurry. Some swear they are finding very unusual goods in their kitchen. There is a noise from Kerala […]
Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres has been officially appointed as the next UN secretary general. Mr Guterres, 67, will become the world’s top diplomat on 1 January when Ban Ki-moon’s second five-year term ends. The Portuguese, who led the UN refugee agency UNHCR for 10 years, was chosen from among 13 candidates last week.He […]
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died after 70 years as head of state. Thailand had plunged into deep mourning. The 88-year-old king was widely revered but had been in poor health in recent years, making few public appearances. He was seen as a stabilising figure in a country hit by cycles […]
Bob Dylan, the poet laureate of the rock era, whose body of work has influenced generations of songwriters and been densely analyzed by fans, critics and academics, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. It is the first time the honour has gone to a musician. In its citation, the Swedish Academy credited […]
Sir, According to the data of Global Hunger Index (GHI), India seems to have severe levels of widespread hunger as it ranked 97 among 118 developing countries. Some of the countries whose condition is even worse than India include extremely poor African countries such as Niger, Chad, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh […]
Sir, The education system in Bihar is no doubt becoming worse day-by-day. Recently, there was a report on television and newspaper that a science topper in Bihar Board’s class 12th exam when interviewed could not say what electrons and protons are. Similarly, the Arts topper Ruby Rai (daughter of Bachha Rai) pronounced Political Science as […]
HYDERABAD: More than two years after Telangana came into existence as India’s 29th state, the TRS government in the state carried out the biggest administrative reform, creating 21 new districts. With this, the total number of districts in the state went up to 31 from 10, following the reorganisation process. Telangana, carved out of Andhra […]
A prominent Pakistani journalist claims the government prohibited him from exiting the county after he wrote an article illuminating a potential schism between military and government leaders. The article claiming that Pakistan’s top spy agency is protecting militants comes as India has accused Islamabad of backing terrorists, stroking global fears of a potential conflict between […]
