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. […]
New Delhi : Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), CY Leung, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here today during which they agreed to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation, especially in the financial services sector, as well as cooperation in the field of education.Prime Minister Modi welcomed Leung on his first official visit […]
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi moved the Supreme Court on Thursday against a Delhi High Court decision that dismissed their appeals seeking a quashing of summons issued to them by a trial court in connection with the National Herald case. The summons was issued on a complaint by […]
Dhaka : Bangladesh has been elected as member of the World Food Programme’s executive body, the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger for next three years (2016-2018).The Daily Star quoted that the election was held at the UN headquarters and all UN member states unanimously elected Bangladesh as a member of the executive board.The Executive […]