Indian actress turned international diva Priyanka Chopra, who is also the Unicef’s global Goodwill Ambassador, says as a global citizen, US President Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban has deeply affected her. In fact, she described the move as a “political witch hunt.” “All of the ‘banned’ countries are places where[Read More…]
The World Cancer Day is observed on February 4 every year to bring awareness about the deadly disease and encourage early detection in people for treatment and prevention. The World Cancer Day was first observed in 2000 at the ‘World Summit Against Cancer’ held in Paris. The day was founded[Read More…]
A man, who attempted a knife attack on soldiers, has been shot and injured outside the Louvre museum in Paris. French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve described the act as “terrorist in nature”. One soldier was slightly injured in the incident. The attempted attack took place at about 10am on a stairway[Read More…]
Twitter has introduced a new feature in an effort to improve its anti-harassment tools. With the new feature, a Twitter user can now report tweets that mentioned him even if the user was blocked by the author’s account. “You can still report an account that has blocked you. When reporting[Read More…]
An Iranian infant, who was unable to get into USA for heart transplant surgery, can receive care in New York if the Trump administration can permit her into the country, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said. Fatemah Taghizadeh’s parents booked appointment with doctors in Oregon for emergency surgery on February[Read More…]
Mental health care is one of the biggest unmet needs of our time. Millions of people living with these conditions do not receive the care they require. Suicide, a repercussion of mental illness is a desperate attempt to escape suffering that has become unbearable. Blinded by feelings of self-loathing, hopelessness,[Read More…]
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has quit US President Donald Trump’s council of business leaders following intense criticism and boycott calls in the social media over the company’s tie to the Trump administration. Kalanick wrote to his employees that he’d spoken with Trump on Thursday to “let him know that I[Read More…]
Tech giant Apple will soon have ‘Made in India’ iPhones, and they will come out of a factory in Bengaluru as the Karnataka government on Thursday issued a release welcoming Apple’s pitch “to commence initial manufacturing operations” in the state. Apple’s intentions to manufacture in Bengaluru “will foster cutting edge[Read More…]
The Italian railway will assist Indian railways to keep ensure that their safety measures are strong. The Italian railway will conduct a safety audit of the Indian Railways besides supervising the passenger safety measures to be undertaken by the railway ministry. The concerns develop as, the recent rail accidents in[Read More…]
Maryam Mirzakhani became the first woman in 78 years to be awarded the prestigious Fields Medal, considered the highest honour in mathematics. She was awarded for “stunning advances in the theory of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces.” on Wednesday. The Fields Medal is awarded to stalwart mathematicians under 40[Read More…]
Despite Twitter being Donald Trump’s most crucial marketing partner, it hasn’t stopped staff of the Twitter social media company from donating to one of the most prominent organisations opposing Trump’s policies. Nearly 1,000 employees made about $1.59 million donations to ACLU, which fights Trump’s recent executive order banning citizens of seven[Read More…]
Prime Minister Theresa May’s idea to take Britain out of the European Union passed its first legislative obstacle on Wednesday. The development paved the way for her administration to take-off separation talks by the end of March this year. May’s administration is seeking support for a new law that can[Read More…]
U.S. military says it has provided a small number of armoured vehicles to Syrian fighters hoping to defeat the Islamic State militants from their self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa. As per guardian reports, air force Col. John Dorrian says that reinforced security vehicles such as bulletproof trucks will keep the U.S.-backed[Read More…]
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres made it clear on Wednesday that the US travel ban imposed on refugees and immigrants from seven Middle East and North African countries. As per the executive order signed by President Donald Trump, refugees from all over the world will be prohibited from entering America[Read More…]