Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage in historic first for Asia
TAIPEI: Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage on Friday, as thousands of demonstrators outside parliament cheered and waved rainbow flags, despite deep divisions over marriage equality. Lawmakers of the majority Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) backed the bill, which passed 66 to 27, although the measure could complicate President Tsai Ing-wen’s […]
Robert Pattinson Just Might, Be The Next Batman
Twilight fans may still love Robert Pattinson as Edward the sparkling vampire but it looks like the actor has a new avatar coming up. Pattinson is on top of the list for Matt Reeves’ upcoming Batman movie. The actor is currently in negotiations but according to the source, it’s almost a done deal as Pattinson […]
Dutee Chand Becomes India’s First Openly Gay Athlete
Utee Chand, a 23-year-old Indian sprinter, has become the first openly LGBT professional athlete in her country after she told local newspaper, The Sunday Express, that she is in a same-sex relationship with a woman from her village in eastern India. Her announcement comes less than a year after India’s Supreme Court struck down a […]
McDonald’s faces 25 new charges of sexual harassment in the workplace
McDonald’s Corp has been accused in 25 new legal actions of condoning sexual harassment in the workplace and retaliating against employees who speak up. The new charges and lawsuits against one of the world’s most recognizable brands were announced on Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the labor group Fight for $15, and […]
Iran’s Rouhani rejects talks with Washington
LONDON: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected talks with the United States on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said Iran would call and ask for negotiations “if and when they are ever ready”. Tehran and Washington have escalated rhetoric against each other in recent weeks as the United States has tightened sanctions with what it says […]
Bollywood celebrities contested the Indian elections – and won
Celebs around the world have been known to capitalize on their star power to launch political careers — and Bollywood stars are no different. Actors like Kirron Kher, Hema Malini and Urmila are now fairly politically seasoned; in India’s just concluded elections, they were joined by a few first-timers such as Sunny Deol! How did […]
Is It a Cricket World Cup If Much of the World Is Missing?
ll the usual suspects have gathered for the World Cup at the home of cricket, and yet something is missing. The rest of the world. When the first ball is bowled at The Oval on Thursday, only 10 teams will be vying to be world champion, the smallest number since 1992. After the hugely popular, […]
French police arrest four over Lyon bomb explosion
PARIS: French police have arrested three people, including a 24-year-old computer science student of Algerian nationality, in connection with last week’s bomb blast in Lyon that injured 13 people, authorities said. The case is being handled as a terrorism investigation given the circumstances of the attack, committed in broad daylight, and the use of an […]
Malaika Arora’s armpit burning up the internet
let’s applaud Malaika Arora for doing something no one else in Bollywood has dared to do so far. So the Bollywood star uploaded an unedited, behind the scenes photo from her GQ India shoot on Instagram in which she looks every bit glamorous, but guess what most people are fixated on? Her unshaved armpits. Comments like, “Please […]
Ellen DeGeneres Recalls Being Abused by Her Stepfather as a Teenager
In an upcoming episode of the Netflix show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres spoke about how she was sexually molested by her then-stepfather as a teenager. In the interview, which releases this Friday, DeGeneres said that the abuse started after her mother, Betty, was diagnosed with breast cancer. “My mother […]
