A public university in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, University of Haripur, has expelled six Afghan students for assaulting local students and violating the discipline. A notification, circulating on social media, issued by the Office of the Registrar dated July 4 says that Afghan students were studying in Pakistan under Pak-Afghan Project (PAP) funded by the Higher Education […]
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Agartala Airport to be named after Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today gave its approval to rename the Agartala Airport in Tripura as ‘Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport, Agartala. The decision comes in the wake of the long pending demand of people of Tripura as well as the Tripura Government for paying tribute to the […]
Muslim actor Izara Aishah apologizes for ‘cosy’ hug
Muslim actor Izara Aishah who was heavily trolled for her cosy with Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad recently had to tender an apology. The viral photograph of her hug was uploaded on the Instagram account and she later was forced to delete the picture. Hugh Jackman Wishes His Friends On Hindu Wedding Many […]
Sri Lanka: Feud over appointment of Muslim to Hindu Cultural Affairs Ministry
Anger over the appointment of MP Kadar Mastan as the Deputy Minister in Charge of Hindu Religious Affairs has again brought to light the tension that has engulfed Sri Lanka. The move was criticised heavily by the Hindu group Seva Senai founder Maravanpulavu Sachchithananthan who reminded the Buddhists of the nation that it was a […]
Barack Obama pitches for compassion for the refugees (Full Statement)
Barack Obama wrote a note on social media on the occasion of World Refugee Day which is in complete contrast to the tough stance of Donald Trump administration which has turned its back completely on the refugee crisis. Here is what Barack Obama wrote verbatim: “Today is World Refugee Day. If you’ve been fortunate enough […]
Mizoram Chakma body demands Chakma House in New Delhi
The Chief Executive of Mizoram Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC), Shanti Jiban Chakma called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi on 18th June 2018 and discussed […]
Why the prayer call of Muslims, rang loud and clear in a Gurudwara?
Sikhs and Muslims in Singapore bonded when an Iftar party/Langar (food) was served to over 100 Muslim migrant workers in the Gurudwara Sahib Katong. It was organized by a Sikh woman and Noor Mastura, a Muslim woman, shared her experience on Facebook with the following post: “What a Muslim learnt last night from Singaporean Sikhs […]
Queen Pineapple: The state fruit of Tripura
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the National Highway from Matabari to Sabroom in Udaipur, Tripura on June 7, 2018. But for fruit lovers, it is the evening program of the President which was ‘delicious.’ The President attended a civic reception hosted in his honour by the State Government. At the reception in […]
Prasad, Bhandara, Langar food ingredients now tax free
Taking into account growing demand for not imposing GST on eatables/Prasad/Bhandara/Langar at religious places, the Central government has started a scheme which seeks to reimburse Central Share of CGST and IGST on items for Food/Prasad/Langar/Bhandara offered free of cost by Charitable Religious Institutions. The Ministry of Culture, Government of India has introduced a new scheme namely […]
Air India sexual harassment, Maneka meets victim calls for immediate action
Neetta Karkhanis, who is working with Air India met Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Minister for Women and Child Development regarding her complaint under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013. The Minister has taken up the matter with Minister for Civil Aviation. The Minister has also spoken to the head […]