Firing At Gate Of Jamia Millia Islamia University
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has registered an FIR in connection with the shooting incident that took place near Jamia Millia Islamia University on Sunday night. ACP Jagdish Yadav said, “Statements have been recorded. On their basis, FIR has been registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 307/34 and Section 27 of the Arms […]
JCPenney files for bankruptcy
The US department store chain said it reached an agreement with existing lenders for $900 million of debtor-in-possession financing to aid operations while it navigates bankruptcy proceedings in federal court in Corpus Christi, Texas JC Penney Co Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday with plans to permanently close some stores and also explore a […]
Trump selects Muslim American to find Covid-19 vaccine
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new team and a new plan to drastically speed up the effort to find and distribute a vaccine for the coronavirus. “It’s called Operation Warp Speed. That means big and that means fast,” Trump said. Declaring progress in a search for the vaccine, the president and his team announced a new initiative, […]
2 Injured In ‘Terrorist-Related’ Stabbing In London, Suspect Killed By Police
LONDON (AFP): British police said Sunday that two people had been injured in a suspected “terrorist-related” incident in south London which had now been “contained”, but the victims’ conditions were not revealed. “We believe there are two injured victims,” London’s Metropolitan Police Service said. “We await updates on their conditions. The scene has been fully […]
Mumbai hospitals: Near collapse as no beds, packed morgues
Packed morgues, bodies in wards, patients forced to share beds and medical workers run ragged: Mumbai’s war against coronavirus has pushed the Indian city’s hospitals to breaking point. Ravi, 26, had to change his mother’s diapers himself as she lay dying from the disease in the huge Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, better known as […]
2 Pakistani girls killed for ”honour” over leaked mobile video
Two Pakistani teenage girls have been shot dead over a mobile phone video in a remote backward North and South Waziristan tribal region, which was once the stronghold of Taliban. They are said to have been shot dead by a family member earlier this week in a village on the border of the North and […]
Shabana Azmi returns home from hospital: Thank you all for your prayers
New Delhi: After being admitted to the hospital for almost 12 days, actor Shabana Azmi was discharged on Saturday. The actor was admitted to the hospital after she met with a road accident on the Mumbai-Pune expressway on January 18. After reaching home in good health and spirits, Azmi took to Twitter to share the information […]
Emirates unveils plan to resume flights to 9 destinations
Emirates will fly to nine destinations as of May 21 It has today been announced that Emirates will resume regularly scheduled flights to nine destinations on three continents as of May 21, 2020. These destinations include: The airline will also offer connections in Dubai for customers travelling between the UK and Australia. Travellers will only be accepted […]
China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution
A new study published by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) in Helsinki has found China’s levels of some air pollutants rising back to above last year’s levels after dropping when the government imposed strict lockdown measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. The rebound was likely due to industrial activity, […]
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 […]
