- Friday, February 28, 2025
POLICE officials in Pakistan’s Sindh province have deployed 400 police personnel and ordered a high-security alert at temples in the province after a gang attacked a Hindu temple with rocket launchers this week. The assailants attacked the temple on Sunday (16) and adjoining homes belonging to Hindus in the Kashmore…
TWO days of talks between economic and finance policymakers from the Group of 20 nations will wrap up on Tuesday without a joint statement due to differences between major powers over the war in Ukraine, according to Indian officials hosting the meeting. During its presidency of the G20, India is…
Nobel Prize-winning education activist Malala Yousafzai has criticised the Taliban for their recent actions that have rolled back women’s rights and access to education in Afghanistan, Khaama Press, an online news service dedicated to providing information about Afghanistan reported. She expressed her profound dismay at the “complete reversal” of women’s…
NINE months before a general election, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have dusted off a potentially divisive plan to enact a common set of personal laws for all, irrespective of religion. Currently, India’s Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and large tribal populations follow their own personal…
BRITAIN has added a number of construction roles to its “shortage occupation list”, allowing the building industry to bring in staff from abroad more easily to help employers struggling to fill positions. Bricklayers, masons, roofers, roof tilers, slaters, carpenters, joiners and plasterers will benefit from cheaper visas and more relaxed…
The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday (18) that growing divides between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty in the developing world. Ajay Banga said he feared a lack of progress was in danger of splitting the global economy. “The thing that keeps me up at night is a…
PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak’s highly contested plan to make it easier to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is set to become law after the government defeated attempts by parliament’s upper house to make changes to the legislation. The Illegal Migration Bill had been stuck in a battle between parliament’s House…
Comedian-actor Vir Das is set to embark on a world tour and will perform across 33 countries as well as 35 cities in India. As part of the tour titled ‘Mind Fool’, Das will take the stage at iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Opera House…
From being an outsider to crossing global boundaries, Priyanka Chopra has established herself as an influential icon with her outstanding work over the years. Her acting chops definitely helped her garner the limelight all around the world. She has been in the film industry for 20 years and with every…
Filmmaker Pushpendra Singh’s upcoming directorial Ajmer 92 has been embroiled in controversy ever since he announced the project. The film shows how several minor girls committed suicide after being raped in the city of Ajmer in 1992. However, several claimed that the film portrays a specific community in a bad light. On…
