Abuja, July 26, 2019: A pregnant woman and a child were among four people killed in attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Plateau State mid July. The attackers targeted the villages of Ancha and Tafigana in the Bassa Local Government area, as reported by news site Nasoweseeamonline. Margaret Wakili,Continue Reading
New Delhi, Jul 25, 2019: Authorities in India’s northern Uttarakhand state are investigating whether sex-selective abortions were carried out in 132 villages in one of its 13 districts, where not a single girl was born since April. The investigations follow official revelations that among 216 births over the past threeContinue Reading
Ghaziabad, July 25, 2019: A woman hailing from the city has alleged of not being allowed to enter a temple because of her caste. Speaking to reporters about the incident, the woman named Shakuntala said, “I went to the temple early in the morning and was performing rituals. When IContinue Reading
By Heather Preston New Delhi, July 25, 2019: Concerns have been raised over a suggested rise in sex-selective abortions in a part of India. Not a single girl has been born in a district of Uttarakhand in northern India since April, while 216 newborn boys have been recorded. Authorities suspectContinue Reading
Meerut, Jul 25, 2019: Member of Parliament Sadhvi Prachi has asked ‘kawarias’ to boycott ‘kawars’ made by Muslims, triggering a controversy. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader made the controversial appeal while inaugurating a transit camp in Daha village under Baghpat district. The sadhvi, who represents Bhopal constituency as a BharatiyaContinue Reading
Lucknow, July 25, 2019: The contentious issue of triple talaq (divorcing by pronouncing the word talaq three times in one go) has been included in the syllabus of sociology at Lucknow University. The decision, however, invited sharp criticism from the Muslim clerics, who said that it would “paint a wrongContinue Reading
Aizawl,July 25, 2019: To diminish its anti-Christian tag, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set up the country’s first Christian Missionary wing in Mizoram, where the saffron party has one MLA in the 40-member House, party leaders said on July 25. Mizoram BJP President J.V. Hluna said a five-member committeeContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 25, 2019: The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, on July 25 passed the Right to Information (RTI) bill seeking significant changes to the transparency law. The amendment was passed despite the opposition’s objections. The government managed to bring the fence-sitters on board. PrimeContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, July 25, 2019: Nowadays, the traditional measure of success – owning an apartment and/or a car – is out of date. An increasing number of young people around the world don’t want to buy them. Research shows that the so-called millennial generation, who are now 30-35Continue Reading
New Delhi, July 25, 2019: The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, on July 25 passed the contentious bill that would criminalize instant triple talaq. The bill was passed after a day-long heated battle that also witnessed a walkout by Janata Dal United, an ally of theContinue Reading