Tag: World
Maryam Mirzakhani becomes the first woman to win the “Nobel Prize of Mathematics”
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…]
Twitter staff donate $1.59M to fight Trump’s travel ban policy
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…]
US travel ban ‘should be removed sooner rather later’ says UN
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…]
H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US, doubles the minimum wage
A new code has been introduced in the US House of Representatives which calls for more than doubling the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders to $130,000. This legislation was passed along with other laws. The doubling of salary will further make it difficult for firms to use the programme to[Read More…]
Pakistan warns US against the travel-ban policy
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan Peoples Party chairman, gave a clear warning to Trump administration against including Pakistan in the list of travel ban nations. Such an act shall invite a “host of hostilities” between the two countries. Bilawal’s remarks came as the USA seeks to ban citizens of seven Muslim-majority[Read More…]
Microsoft invests $1 Billion in cyber security
Starbucks to employ 10,000 Refugees over next 5 years
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said in a letter to employees on Sunday that it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations. The hiring would apply worldwide,[Read More…]
Canada to provide temporary home to those made helpless by Trump’s new order
Canada will offer temporary shelter to people stranded in the country as an aftermath of US President Donald Trump’s new order which bans the arrival of all refugees to the US for at least 120 days and barred entry for 90 days to people from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iraq, Iraq, Libya,[Read More…]
‘Only development will solve problems in UP’ says Amit Shah releasing BJP manifesto
BJP National President Amit Shah released its manifesto for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Saturday which promised a bunch of attractive schemes for the people. The key line of BJP’s resolution document for UP is ‘gunda mukt Uttar Pradesh-bhrashtachar mukt Uttar Pradesh’.Shah is expecting to gain some benefit out of[Read More…]
Zuckerberg worried about Trump’s refugee policies
US and Britain reassure their healthy relationship
US President Donald Trump says that alliance between America and Britain have “never been stronger”, welcoming Theresa May to the white house. “Great days lie ahead for our two peoples and our two countries. On behalf of our nation, I thank you for joining us here today as a really[Read More…]
Britain to strengthen trade alliance with the world but will abide by the EU rules
Britain will respect its responsibilities under European Union treaties although it will strive to strengthen trade ties with world partners, the British finance minister said on Friday. “Of course we want to strengthen our trade ties with the very many trade partners we have around the world, but we are[Read More…]
14 arrested in Austria for having links with ISIS
Austrian police force involving 800 policemen with the help of SWAT detained 14 people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State group in early-morning raids on Thursday. As per the initial statement from the public prosecutor’s office in Graz said there were eight arrests in twin operations there and[Read More…]
California’s new attempt to break away from the US
Threats to secede from the United States have been a part of American politics almost since the nation was founded. Election officials in California announced on Thursday that a proposal has been submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office that would ask voters to amend the state constitution that declares[Read More…]
US Senate confirms Nikki Haley as UN ambassador
Donald Trump to temporarily ban refugees in US
US President Donald Trump is anticipated to sign executive orders on Wednesday which will include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries, according to several congressional aides and immigration experts briefed on the matter.[Read More…]
Indian businessman to spend USD 1 million to help free prisoners in UAE
2016 has been a challenging year for migrants working in UAE, for some failed to pay their debts resulting them spending their lives behind the bars or overstaying in the jail despite completing their terms as they don’t have sufficient funds to return home. However a Dubai-based Indian businessman, a[Read More…]
E-cigarettes are tempting youth to smoke tobacco
E-cigarettes were introduced in order to discourage youngsters from smoking tobacco. But latest findings prove that they are actually attracting a new population of adolescents who might not otherwise have smoked tobacco products such as cigarettes. Research showed that the e-cigarettes attract low-risk adolescents, who have lower probability of using[Read More…]
European Union perceives Brexit as a chance to draw Europe closer
According to European Union Parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator’s verdict on Monday, Britain’s decision to break away from the EU was an opportunity to reform Europe and avoid a further breakdown in ties between its remaining member states. A member of the European Parliament and also the former Prime Minister of[Read More…]
3 men arrested for sexually assaulting a woman and streaming it live on Facebook
Three men have been arrested in Sweden on charges of raping a woman and broadcast live on Facebook. The alleged gang-rape on Sunday took place in Uppsala, about an hour north of the capital, Stockholm, and has shocked the Nordic country. “This rape was broadcasted live in a Facebook group,”[Read More…]
Samsung reveals why Note 7 phones are catching fire
Korean electronic company Samsung announced on Monday the real cause of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sudden over-heating and bursting into flames. The investigation report blames both the design and manufacture of the device’s batteries for the fatal malfunction. It took about seven hundred researchers and engineers examined hundreds of thousands[Read More…]
US President slams celebrities in response to the ongoing worldwide protest
US President Donald Trump was all over Twitter this Sunday. Slamming the protestors who poured into the streets of Washington and other cities around the world to protest against him, saying he was “under the impression that we just had an election!” As several protest marches were also attended by[Read More…]
Apple sues Qualcomm for over $1 Billion
Apple is suing Qualcomm, the chip supplier company for roughly $1 billion. Apple says Qualcomm is “charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with.” The suit follows the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against Qualcomm earlier this week over unfair patent licensing practices. Qualcomm is a major supplier to both[Read More…]
Donald Trump remodels Oval Office; brings Churchill bust back
Just hours after US President Donald Trump’s moving to the White House, he refashioned the Oval office as he reinstalled a bust of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and introduced some other changes. The bust was removed to outside the Treaty Room in the private residence of the White[Read More…]