Nigam claims that Pakistani singers are treated better in India than Indian singers. Singer Sonu Nigam is unhappy with how Bollywood treats its singers and claimed that Pakistani singers are more popular in India these days than Indian singers. News18 reported that Nigam, speaking at the Agenda Aaj Tak summit, said, “Sometimes, I feel as if it would have been better if […]
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The Trump administration is planning to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan, US media say. Reports, citing unnamed officials, say about 7,000 troops – roughly half the remaining US military presence in the country – could go home within months. The reports come a day after the president announced the country’s military withdrawal from Syria. Earlier on […]
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Officials in Indian-administered Kashmir have reversed an education department ban on employees wearing traditional dress to work, following an outcry on social media. “All officials visiting the office are advised to visit in proper dress code during any official visit. It is recommended that no official will visit this office wearing pheran, traditional trousers and […]
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Social media giant has faced intense criticism for ineffective response to malicious posts against Rohingya minority. Facebook says it has removed hundreds of pages and accounts in Myanmar with hidden links to the country’s military, as the social media giant scrambles to respond to criticism over failures to control hate speech and misinformation. The online platform, Myanmar’s most popular and […]
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Battered by a constantly depreciating rupee and rising costs, the last thing India’s airline companies needed right now was a hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price. But that’s exactly what the country’s state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have gifted the beleaguered passenger carriers. Today (Oct. 01), the OMCs increased ATF prices by 7.25%. “(ATF) domestic prices in pan-India […]
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The Indonesian government on Monday (Oct 1) said that as many as 1,200 inmates have escaped from three detention facilities in the devastated region of Sulawesi following an earthquake and tsunami disaster. The mass prison break happened after the powerful tremor sparked a wall of water that devastated the small city of Palu on Friday. Ministry of Justice official Sri […]
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Kyrgyz singer Zere has received death threats in response to a music video where she poses in a bra. She made the song in order to challenge attitudes towards women in a deeply traditional country. A central Asian state bordering China, Kyrgyzstan became independent with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Most of […]
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Liu Qiangdong released, but investigation continues A Chinese billionaire was arrested in Minneapolis late Friday on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct, the AP reports. Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, founder of Beijing-based e-commerce site JD.com, was released Saturday. Minneapolis police wouldn’t give details due to the ongoing investigation and told Reuters charges could be filed, but in […]
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