Dhaka: Security was stepped up in Bangladeshi capital Tuesday as authorities are set to hang Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for committing war crimes during the country’s 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan. “The government is fully prepared for executing the verdict…The execution could take place anytime unless he (Nizami) seeks presidentialContinue Reading
Manila: Geraldine Roman on Tuesday celebrated overcoming “bigotry, hatred and discrimination” as results showed she had become the first transgender politician to win a congressional seat in the predominantly Catholic Philippines. After her victory in Monday’s election, Roman, 49, is being seen by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)Continue Reading
Kuwait: On Saturday evenings, Muslims and Christians, of different nationalities and backgrounds, nonchalantly sit together in the Diwaniya of the National Evangelical Church of Kuwait (NECK) to chit chat, laugh, and discuss current political, social or economic issues, while sipping teas and munching on snacks, said Kuwaiti Reverent Emanuel B Ghareeb.Continue Reading
Rome: The Trevi Fountain, a Rome landmark, was lit up in red April 29 in a graphic commemoration of the thousands of modern Christians martyred for their faith. The event was sponsored by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, which wanted to “draw attention to the dramaticContinue Reading
Ecole Our Lady of the Rosary School has posted four pictures on its Facebook of pupils doing yogaContinue Reading
Muslim women should delete their Facebook accounts, not wear trousers or leave the house without their husband’s permission under controversial rules published by British Islamic associations. Online advice on the conduct of Muslim women has been published by the Green Lane Masjid in Birmingham which says women should not wear trousers as theyContinue Reading
Rome: Not that Pope Francis probably needs additional accolades, but on Friday he’s set to receive a big one anyway: The prestigious Charlemagne Prize, awarded each year to individuals or institutions for their service to European unification. Technically, he’ll become the first pontiff to receive the award since it was createdContinue Reading
Beijing: As China faces demographic crisis with rapid rise in population of old age people, the national capital is feeling the heat with numbers of pensioners climbing up to 23.4 per cent of about 22 million population. The Beijing local government expects 30 per cent of the city’s population toContinue Reading
New York: As school curriculums in the US state of California are set to be revised and updated, a heated debate is raging in the state over whether the region that includes India, Pakistan and Nepal should be referred to as India or as South Asia. A report in theContinue Reading
Cairo : India will organise a cultural festival in Egypt next week to mark the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore in an bid to build connections between the people of the two countries who share strong cultural bonds. The Embassy of India in Cairo and Maulana Azad Centre forContinue Reading
