Another Indian expat in UAE loses job over Islamophobic posts
Ras Al Khaimah: An employee of a mining firm in Ras Al Khaimah has become the latest in a long line of UAE-based Indian expats to have lost their job because of Islamophobic social media posts. Brajkishore Gupta was fired without notice for calling Indian Muslims coronavirus spreaders and hailing Delhi riots as divine justice […]
Pandemic Dead Give New Delhi Gravedigger Sleepless Nights
Death had not fazed gravedigger Mohammed Shamim up to now, but since the grip of the coronavirus crisis has tightened in New Delhi, a shiver runs up even his spine each time he sees a hearse pull up at the cemetery he tends. “I’ve been burying the dead for the last two decades. But until […]
UK: Muslim woman gunned down in ‘drive-by shooting’
A 19-year-old Muslim woman was shot dead in broad daylight in Blackburn, England on Sunday. The victim has been identified by some social media users as Aya Hachem, a Lebanese-British Muslim. Hachem was reportedly shot by a man in a drive-by shooting as she was out grocery shopping. Lancashire Police said the formal identification was […]
Canberra heatwave breaks records amid wildfire threat
SYDNEY: Temperatures in the Australian capital Canberra have set a new monthly record amid an advancing wildfire that has prompted a state of emergency declaration, weather service Meteo France said Sunday. The city declared its first state of emergency in nearly two decades last week in anticipation of a heatwave and predictions that fires could […]
India and Bangladesh brace for strong cyclone
KOLKATA: Millions of people were being moved to safety as one of the fiercest cyclones in years barrelled towards India and Bangladesh on Tuesday, but with evacuation plans complicated by coronavirus precautions. “Amphan” is expected to pack winds gusting up to 185 kilometres (115 miles) per hour when it hits eastern India and Bangladesh on […]
Trump’s use of malaria drug likely to be welcomed in India
U.S. President Donald Trump‘s declaration that he was taking an antimalarial drug of dubious effectiveness to help fend off the coronavirus will likely be welcomed in India. Trump’s previous endorsement of hydroxychloroquine catalyzed a tremendous shift in the South Asian country, spurring the world’s largest producer of the drug to make much more of it, prescribe it for front-line health workers […]
Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque To Reopen After Eid Holiday
Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque will reopen to worshippers after the Eid holiday, a statement from its governing body said Tuesday, two months after closing due to the coronavirus. “The council decided to lift the suspension on worshippers entering the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque after the Eid al-Fitr holiday,” a statement from the Waqf organisation said, referring to the three-day holiday expected to […]
US 8th case of coronavirus confirmed
Washington: US health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus in the US in a person who had travelled to China. The latest US patient, who was not identified, is in Massachusetts, a spokeswoman for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an emailed statement. The […]
Cyclone Amphan wreaks havoc in Bangladesh, India
Super cyclone Amphan, the most powerful cyclone to hit Bangladesh and eastern India in more than 20 years tore down homes flooded streets and claimed the lives of more than a dozen people as authorities continue to assess damage. Authorities began surveying the damage Thursday after millions spent a sleepless night which saw 165 kilometre […]
Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer engaged to Egyptian equestrian Nayel Nassar
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and wife Melinda Gates’ eldest daughter Jennifer announced her engagement to Egyptian equestrian. The daughter of the billionaire shared a post on Instagram, announcing the big news. “Nayel Nassar, you are one of a kind. Absolutely swept me off my feet this past weekend, surprising me in the most meaningful location […]
