MORAN (Assam): Taking a potshot at the Congress leadership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said while the opposition wanted parliament to function, one family holding a grudge for its electoral defeat was not allowing the Rajya Sabha to function. “Those who were reduced from 400 seats to 40 seats (in the Lok Sabha) are […]
Sydney :Two Sydney residents who recently returned from the Caribbean have been diagnosed with the Zika virus, Australian health officials say. The man and woman are known to each other and tested positive last Friday, New South Wales Health told the pe.The World Health Organization has declared Zika a global health emergency as it spreads through […]
New Delhi : The Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, has claimed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a new phenomenon but added that the terror group does not have penetration in his country like in other parts of the world.”ISIS was a new phenomenon but in Afghanistan they don’t […]
London : US President Barack Obama has condemned anti-Muslim sentiment in his first mosque visit and urged writers and producers to show a more rounded representation of Muslim characters on television. According to The Guardian, Obama did not mention any dramas by name but may have had Showtime’s hit series Homeland, starring Claire Danes and […]
Chandigarh : Under fire Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh on Thursday rubbished the allegations made by the British woman, who claimed that he, along with his brother, harassed her physically and mentally. “We had met through Facebook during the London Olympics. The allegations she levelled and the words she used against me are inappropriate and false. […]