President Barack Obama has invited to visit the White House a Sudanese-American Muslim teenager who brought a clock he made to high school in Texas, but instead of praise it landed him in jail for making a “fake bomb”. In the end, however, the incident brought Ahmed Mohamed, who plans to become an engineer, an […]
A runner has died in taking part in the Great North Run half marathon event in Newcastle, organisers announced on Sunday. Organisers added in a statement: “We deeply regret the loss of life of a participant at the Great North Run today and offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of […]
An Indian cultural troupe from Rajasthan performed Kalbelia, one of the most sensuous dance forms of the state, here this past week. Kalbelia dance, performed by a tribe of the same name, has been part of the Unesco’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2010. Sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations […]
Two Indian Haj pilgrims, one from Kerala and the other from West Bengal, were among the 107 people killed in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi Arabian holy city of Makkah, while 15 Indians are among the injured, officials said on Saturday. At least 238 people were wounded when a massive […]
An 18-year-old woman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, who had accidentally crossed the line of control (LoC) into Pakistani Kashmir, was on Friday handed over to the Indian army, police said. “Shamim Akhtar, daughter of Muhammad Sadiq and wife of Muhammad Younis, resident of Noorkot village of Poonch, had accidentally crossed over to Pakistan […]
With uncertainty looming large vis-a-vis Russian arrivals in the forthcoming tourism season due to an economic crisis in the country, Goa may see a ray of hope from neighbouring Latvia. According to the Goa-based Russian Information Centre, Latvian charter flights will debut in Goa’s tourism market this December, with six flights from the Baltic state […]
Sweta Uchil-Purohit Nutritionist Spring is in the air and that means it’s time to clean up…your diet!! That’s right, it’s high time you took charge of your health and got it back on the right track by making little changes in the way you eat and of course by being more active. Eating according to […]
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Pakistan on Monday to hold meetings with the country’s top political and military leadership, media reported. According to Dawn online, Steinmeier will hold a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and a formal chat with Sartaj Aziz, the country’s National Security and Foreign Advisor to the prime minister. […]
The Japanese parliament on Friday approved a bill aimed at women empowerment and enhancing the role of a woman in the workplace, the media reported. The law obliges the government to come up with a policy for offering women more opportunities in recruitment and promotion, state-run NHK news agency reported. It also called for creating […]
Heard of the term ‘phubbing’? According to the Collins Dictionary, it means ignoring someone in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of paying attention. Sounds familiar? We have all been either phubbed, or have done that to somebody else at some time. But this increasing digital intoxication in children and adolescents can […]