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Texas: Close on heels of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised and curse words scribbled across a Manhattan neighbourhood last week, the video of a woman hurling racial slurs towards a group of Indian-American women in Plano, Texas is now viral on social media. The video shot in a parking lot outside “Sixty Vines” restaurant, […]
It’s not just Indian politicians who worship the cow and consider it auspicious. It’s a global phenomenon now. Britain’s prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak on August 23 performed ‘gau pooja’ in London. Akshata Murty, daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, and wife of the 42-year-old Conservative leader accompanied him. Earlier on the occasion of Janmashthami, […]
Over 200 guests, including notable business and government executives, academics, and illustrious alumni, attended the NTU Singapore-India Dialogue session, which Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) sponsored on August 23 to encourage an exchange of ideas for partnership. The event, which was held at The Leela Palace Hotel in Bengaluru, sought to consolidate and expand […]
The San-Francisco-based Zoom Video Communications Inc on Monday, August 22, 2022 expurgated its annual profit and revenue forecasts as demand for the video-conferencing app drops from pandemic highs amid head-to-head sprint from the online working collaboration platforms- Microsoft Teams and Cisco WebEx. Responding to analysts, Kelly Steckelberg, Chief Financial Officer, Zoom Video Communications Inc stated, […]
It’s been over a quarter-century on from the death of their mother, Princess Diana, Royal Doyens William and Harry struggling to maintain their once-closed relationship, as they embrace life onward differently. “Harry and Wills are barely on speaking terms after ‘Megxit’- referring to Harry and wife Meghan Markle’s decision to quit frontline royal roles in […]
The rarity of the places is missing nowadays. The most memorable vacation experiences are hardly found in tourist trap hotels or busy city centre restaurants. Either in the rural areas or in heart-stopping wildlife encounters are places we find breathtaking scenery. But nowadays, nature, as well as human interference, are challenging their existence. Before it […]
In a matter of internal ignominy, the US federal government commission, namely the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Friday, August 19, 2022, strongly condemned the early release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. “USCIRF strongly condemns the early and unjustified release of 11 men sentenced to life in prison for […]
Criticism poured in from the opposition, demanding to carry out a drug test, after a private party video went viral capturing pictures of Finland’s Prime Minister, Sanna Mirella Marin dancing and singing with her close friends. The 36-year-old Finnish politician, has been serving as country’s premier since 2019, is facing a severe counterattack after the […]
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland called India’s assistance to Sri Lanka during the crisis generous and multi-faceted. Scotland also applauded India’s prominent role in combating the global crisis. Moreover, she mentioned that the Commonwealth is working towards a more holistic approach to ensure food security. The Commonwealth Secretary-General described India’s aid to other countries battling the […]
An electrical fire erupted in an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people including many children. It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze. An initial investigation blamed an electric short-circuit, police said. Copts comprise about 10% of Egypt’s primarily Muslim population. Egypt’s President […]
The Chinese man ‘Yilong Ma’ is becoming widely popular as Elon Musk’s doppelganger. A two-month-old video has amassed more than 16 million views. The caption of the post reads, “Chinese Elon Musk.” The video begins with the Chinese man coming out of a Tesla car smiling and saying, “Hi everyone, I’m Elon Musk.” Users identified […]
Pic: White dust covers up the trench that was once River Tille in France About 60% of the EU and the UK is affected by drought, according to the European Drought Observatory. Record-breaking heat waves linked to climate change have dried up rivers across the continent and sent water reserves plummeting to historic lows. This […]
Russia is considering buying China’s yuan, India’s rupee and Turkey’s lira for its wealth fund under a budget mechanism that uses excess income from energy sales. The central bank revealed a possible mix of currencies for the first time in a report on the policy outlook for the next three years on Friday. It said […]
Celebrated Indian Born British author Salman Rushdie is attacked by one Haidi Matar (24), on stage during a summertime lecture event at the Chautauqua Institution, southwest of Buffalo in rural New York. He was attacked while he was being introduced to give a talk on “redefining the American home” in the 21st century to a […]
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is planning to submit a written proposal to the UN to create a commission for peace and invite PM Narendra Modi to be a part of it. The commission will be made up to promote a five-year world truce for peace. The Mexican President would like Pope Francis, UN Secretary […]
Denmark comes up as the first country to halt its Covid vaccination program as the virus is now under control. The Danish Health Authority said to sources that now that spring has arrived, vaccine coverage in the Danish population is high and the epidemic has reversed. Hence, the National Board of Health is now ceasing […]
The BTS music band’s collaboration with Benny Blanco and Snoop Dog ‘Bad Decisions’ smashed on domestic online music sites right after its release on 5th August by going beyond 10 million views on YouTube. Currently ranks number one in at least 74 different regions counting America, Canada, Italy, Sweden, and Norway. All about BTS: BTS […]
The Islamic State militant has taken for responsibility for a lethal blast that occurred on Friday in a Shi’ite residential area in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. It is reported that at least eight people were killed and 18 were wounded in the blast. The militant group revealed to sources that 20 people were killed and injured […]
Japan this morning condemned China’s military drills around Taiwan as a protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Tokyo said that five Chinese missiles, which appear to have flown over Taiwan’s main island, had fallen in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This was a major security concern and China should stop all […]
Travelers face difficulties in acquiring visas in many countries due to various reasons. Let’s take a look at the visa policies of ten countries out of 195 countries around the world. Russia Russia doesn’t give away visas that easily. Under a complicated process, You need to overcome several questions that are required to fill in […]
