The Australian government declared that Indian nationals can apply for a visitor visa online starting July 1, on Monday. Australia’s Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Alex Hawke, said the online application would make applying for the country’s visitor visas easier. It will also enhance the experience for Indians,[Read More…]
A van rammed into worshippers leaving a mosque in what British police described as a “major incident”. The incident left several people injured in north London early on Monday. According to the Muslim Council of Britain, the vehicle had hit people as they were leaving Finsbury Park mosque. Police said[Read More…]
A gurdwara in UAE organised Iftar where people of different religions and over 30 nationalities broke the Muslim fast together on Friday. To celebrate the holy month of Ramazan and support the Muslim community, Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara hosted 120 residents of over 30 nationalities in a multicultural setting. As[Read More…]
According to a report in the Guardian, search engine giant Google has been reportedly accused of manipulating search results to promote its new Google shopping service. EU officials are expected to announce that Google has been guilty of abusing its market dominance. Earlier, Intel was charged over antitrust issues. The[Read More…]
The hype around India-Pakistan match has always been high. It is one match which generally creates a buzz all around the two nations, with lots of news coming in over people’s reactions. In the ICC Champion Trophy 2017, India and Pakistan, both defeated their counterparts Bangladesh and England in semi-finals[Read More…]
While the start-up culture in continues to develop across boundaries, a start-up firm Bancor raised $153 million in cryptocurrency in its own Initial Coin Offering, in just 3 hours! This new magically potential way to raise capital for your business is called the initial coin offering. What is Initial Coin[Read More…]
Sunday is going to be a super ‘Mauka Mauka’ day as it brings a double blast where India and Pakistan will have a face off not only on the ground of cricket but also hockey. On Thursday, where India was playing semi-finals of ICC Champions Trophy against Bangladesh, the Indian[Read More…]
Days after Ireland welcomed its first gay Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, the President of Serbia has nominated a gay woman to be the prime minister for the deeply conservative Balkan state. New Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, has picked Ana Brnabic to succeed him as the prime minister. Her approval by[Read More…]
Germany’s former chancellor Helmut Kohl died on Friday, after a prolonged illness. Kohl led the European nation from 1982 to 1998. He was largely attributed for the reunification of East and West Germany; nearly 45 years after they were divided post-Second World War. The fall of Berlin Wall is reflected as[Read More…]
In order to facilitate Muslim women to wear nail polishes, Orly, an international brand has launched its latest range of ‘breathable’ nail paint called HalalPaint. For the venture, the company has collaborated with the popular US website, The Muslim Girl. According to The Muslim Girl, the nail paint is made[Read More…]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) trashed a New York Times editorial that calls the recent raids on properties belonging to NDTV founder Prannoy Roy as “an alarming new level of intimidation of India’s news media under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” The CBI calls the editorial by NYT as a[Read More…]
In order to coordinate counter-terrorism efforts, the UN General Assembly has approved the establishment of a new office. The move has been welcomed by India as it will align the world body with needs of the global community in the fight against terrorism. On Thursday, the General Assembly with 193[Read More…]
In a major development, Russia’s defence ministry is probing whether one of its air strikes in Syria killed the leader of the Islamic State militant group (IS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The ministry said an air strike might have killed Baghdadi on 28 May. However, the reports are yet to be[Read More…]
After a Mexican businessman made public his intentions to introduce a ‘Trump’ brand toilet paper, it seems Mexican and US brewers have reinvented a new brew for the President Donald Trump era, celebrating cross-border cooperation. The beer label portrays Trump as a traditional Mexican mariachi musician with his trousers held up and[Read More…]
The latest celebrity to join the bandwagon of promoting racism through beauty products is none other than reality TV star Kim Kardashian. The international star received backlash after she posted a picture on her social media accounts to promote her new cosmetic line, KKW Beauty. In her new make-up campaign,[Read More…]
In the latest militant bout to shake the Afghan capital during the holy month of Ramadan, a suicide bomber hit a crowded Shia mosque in Kabul late Thursday, officials said. The bomber blew himself up in the kitchen of Al-Zahra mosque as police prohibited him from entering the prayer hall.[Read More…]
At least seven people have been found dead in a blast which occurred in a Kindergarten in Eastern China. As per police reports, till now 59 people have been found injured, of which nine are in critical condition. The blast happened near the entrance to the building in the city of[Read More…]
In a viral video, a Muslim teenager, 18, raised several questions over people calling him an anti-national. A student of class XII, on Tuesday, expressed his anger on Facebook saying, “I am tired of being called a Katua; I am tired of being called Jinnah Ki Aulad; I am tired of being[Read More…]
A controversial Anti-terror Law has been enacted by Japan on Thursday, which led to the protests on street. The critics warned that the law would stomp on citizens’ privacy rights. The conspiracy bill was passed by the upper house of parliament. The bill has been enacted to combat terrorism and[Read More…]
At least 4 people were killed and several others were wounded on Wednesday when a man opened fire in San Francisco. According to officials and witnesses, the man was thought to be a United Parcel Service Inc employee who opened fire at a company facility. San Francisco police gave no[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, 13kg of faecal matter has been removed from the intestines of a 22-year-old man who has been constipated since his birth. The operation was performed in China. Reports added doctors removed a 30-inch long section of his colon filled with 13kg of faeces during the three-hour-long[Read More…]
A large number of Britons took German citizenship in 2016 with the UK voting to leave the European Union, as per the German Federal Statistics Office. Notably, German officials granted citizenship to 2,865 UK nationals last year. In 2015, only 600 were granted German citizenship. Only 3.9 percent of Britons,[Read More…]
A 27-storey apartment block in west London was ripped by a massive fire in the early hours of Wednesday, police and fire services said. The fire brigade said that 40 fire engines and 200 firefighters had been called to the blaze in Grenfell Tower. Fire is from 2nd to top[Read More…]
The current diplomatic crisis between Qatar and five other Middle East nations has upset the trade in several ways. The crisis has also pressed a Qatari businessman to airlift 4,000 cows to the Gulf desert to carry on the milk supplies in the market. It is one of the biggest[Read More…]
Shane Warne will now wear an England jersey for one day as he loses a bet earlier made with Ganguly. It started from a conclave in London, where former Australia batsman and Captain Michael Clarke tipped Australia to be one of the finalists for the Champions Trophy but Sourav Ganguly,[Read More…]
