Hyderabad case: Police kill suspects in rape and murder of Indian vet
Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian in the city of Hyderabad, a police official told Reuters, drawing applause from her family and citizens outraged over crimes against women. The men had been in police custody and were shot near the scene of last […]
Shame on humanity! Hyderabad Rape Victim’s Name Trends On Porn Site
Days after the gang-rape of a 26-year-old Hyderabad veterinary doctor created a nationwide outrage on women’s safety, a prominent porn site was buzzing with victim’s fake video with her name on it. The social media was taken by storm and people started reposting the screenshot calling it disgusting and sickening. While people throughout the country are […]
Cabinet approves Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
NEW DELHI: The Government has secured the Union Cabinet’s approval for tabling the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. The Bill seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who were facing religious persecution in these countries. The Bill has within its ambit refugees who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and […]
US House passes Uighur crackdown bill
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that would apply sanctions against senior Chinese officials, triggering a furious response from Beijing. The legislation adds to tensions between the two superpowers just as they are locked in negotiations to finalise a “phase one” deal to resolve their protracted trade war. Washington had already […]
Pakistani girls trafficked to China as brides
LAHORE: Page after page, the names stack up: 629 girls and women from across Pakistan who were sold as brides to Chinese men and taken to China. The list, obtained by The Associated Press, was compiled by Pakistani investigators determined to break up trafficking networks exploiting the country’s poor and vulnerable. The list gives the […]
Mother charged with murdering 2 children who were found hanging in basement
A Pennsylvania woman was charged Monday with murdering two of her children, more than two months after they were found hanging from a beam in the family’s basement, the authorities said. The woman, Lisa Snyder, 36, who was arrested at her home in Albany Township, Pennsylvania, on Monday morning, had told the police that her […]
Dark side of K-pop
The Korean Pop industry seems to have a dark underbelly, Goo Hara’s recent suicide shook South Korea as a whole as it came only a short while after Sulli’s reported suicide. This second suicide has done much to raise awareness regarding mental health and the large amount of scrutiny that idols and celebrities have to […]
Protests in India over Telangana vet’s suspected rape, murder
NEW DELHI: Protests over the alleged rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor spread to cities across India on Monday as people demanded tough and swift punishments, including public lynchings, to stop crimes against women. The woman was raped, asphyxiated and her dead body then set alight on November 27 on the outskirts of […]
BoycottDabangg3 has been trending on Twitter since Friday
Mumbai: #BoycottDabangg3 has been trending on Twitter all through Friday morning after a section of netizens claimed that they are upset with Salman Khans upcoming movie “Dabangg 3” because the film allegedly hurts religious sentiments of Hindus. They mentioned a scene in the song Hud Hud Dabangg, which shows sadhus (holy men) clad in saffron and dancing with […]
Harassed by teacher, student ends life in Chandigarh
Beaten up and stripped by a school teacher for wearing a pair of trousers short in length, a Class 11 student committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in his residence in Ludhiana city, the police said on Saturday. The incident took place in a private school in Dhandari area. The victim, who […]
