The uproar over reported conversions and comments by MPs of the ruling BJP continued to rock the Rajya Sabha for the third consecutive day Wednesday, forcing several adjournments. The opposition was also upset that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a comment on the issue at a meeting of BJP’s parliamentary party, but did not come to the house. As soon ...
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Top 10 World Events of 2014 List Begins, Ends with Missing Malaysian Aircraft
The world is all set to welcome the New Year. While we move ahead to another year, here is a wrap up of ten important events that gained attention in 2014: Russian Military Intervention in Ukraine The Crimea crisis has taken over media reports in the current year. After the Crimean crisis of 2014, the dispute over the control over ...
Read More »10 Killed, 31 Injured in Iraq Shia Mosque Bomb Attack
Ten worshippers were killed and at least 31 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a Shia mosque in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Monday, an interior ministry source said. The attack occurred during the noon prayers when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest inside al-Khairat Shia mosque at a commercial district in downtown Baghdad, the source told Xinhua ...
Read More »I Never asked Kushal to Change Religion: Gauhar Khan Turns Ire on Media
Just as Kushal Tandon went public on Twitter saying it was splits with Gauhar Khan, his co-Bigg Boss 7 contestant, Gauhar Khan retaliated saying she had never asked him to do so and the media was unfair in attributing it to her. Crying foul over what could damage her career in Bollywood, Gauhar Khan accused media of highlighting it based ...
Read More »Hajj Pilgrimage Begins Amidst ‘Selfie Fever’; Indian Consulate Releases ‘Accommodation’ Locator App
Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudhi Arabia begins today and the event, perceived as the “religious high point of a Muslim’s life”, sees every year millions of Muslims from all over the world to fulfill one of the five pillars of faith. This year’s hajj is expected to fall between Oct. 2 and Oct. 7, based on the ...
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