Mumbai fears for homes and lives amid rising seas
MUMBAI: Huge swathes of Mumbai´s beaches have already been lost to rising seas. Now shanty dwellers fear for their homes and critics say India’s largest metropolis — like other world mega-cities — is not doing enough to hold back the waves. During the monsoon, near-daily storms regularly flood Dharavi, one of Asia’s biggest slums and […]
India to have first NBA basketball next week
HOUSTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that India will soon have access to another world class American product – NBA basketball. Trump, who was speaking at the NRG stadium to over 50,000 Indian-Americans, said that America is committed to ensure Indians have access to the finest goods in the world, products stamped with […]
Kashmiri Pandits meet PM Modi in Houston, say 7 lakh Pandits thank Modi govt
A delegation of Kashmiri Pandits meets and interacts with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A member kisses PM Modi’s hands and says, “Thank you on behalf of 7 Lakh Kashmiri Pandits.” (ANI) The delegation of Kashmiri Pandits submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister in which they requested the PM to set up a task force […]
French drugmaker, watchdog on trial for diabetes pill deaths
PARIS: France’s medicines watchdog will join a pharma firm in the dock from Monday on fraud and negligence charges linked to the deaths of multiple people prescribed a diabetes pill for weight loss despite safety concerns. At least 500 people are thought to have died of heart valve problems in France after taking the drug, […]
WhatsApp’s new feature allows you to share status to Facebook
WhatsApp has launched a new feature that lets you share your WhatsApp Status to your Facebook story. While the announcement was not made officially, users tweeted about the arrival of the tool. The company, however, posted an FAQ on “How to share WhatsApp status updates to other apps” soon before the feature started showing up […]
Young British couple could face death penalty for ‘trying to smuggle heroin worth £2MILLION out of Pakistan hidden in women’s clothing’
British couple could face the death penalty after allegedly attempting to smuggle £2m ($AU3.69 million) worth of drugs into the UK. Mohammed Tahir Ayaz, 26, and his wife Ikra Hussain, 20, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire have been named by Pakistani authorities after their arrest at an airport. The couple were planning to fly from Sialkot […]
Malaysia bans Jennifer Lopez movie ‘Hustlers’
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has banned the movie “Hustlers”, a Jennifer Lopez film based on the real life exploits of a band of strippers who fleeced clients after having drugged them. Malaysia’s government has been accused by art critics of being a nanny state for its conservative position on the films it allows to be shown […]
Over 100 yellow vest protesters arrested in Paris
PARIS: Over a hundred demonstrators were arrested at yellow vest protests in Paris on Saturday as about 7,500 police were deployed to deal with the movement´s radical anarchist “black blocs” strand. After first marching with the yellow vests, around 1,000 radical demonstrators joined a separate march against climate change where they provoked clashes with police, […]
IIT-Kanpur Teacher Removed after Student Complains of ‘Inappropriate Conduct’
Student levelled allegations of “inappropriate conduct” against a faculty member, prompting the IIT-Kanpur to remove him immediately from his teaching responsibilities, the institute said on Tuesday. “Last week, a complaint was filed by a girl student against a faculty member for inappropriate conduct,” the premier institution said in a statement. It said, “The internal complaints […]
Car drives through Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, 1 in custody, no injuries reported
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Authorities have taken into custody the driver of a rogue SUV that crashed through the storefront of a Sears at Woodfield Mall on Friday afternoon and drove through the popular mall in Schaumburg. Around 3:15 p.m. on Friday, police said they were working to evacuate the mall and have no reason to […]
