A woman who had travelled nearly 300 km to meet a man who she had befriended on social media was allegedly drugged and gang-raped by him and three friends. The incident was reported from Kozhikode on Friday. The victim, a 32-year-old woman from Kollam had gone to meet a man identified as Ajnas Asees in …
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School Staff Pool In Money To Buy Car For Colleague Who Walked To Work Everyday
In a heartwarming gesture, teachers at a US school went the extra mile to gift a car to the custodian of the institution. Now, a video of the man moved by the gesture is going viral. A clip was shared on Twitter and YouTube where a school in the American state of Georgia named Unity Grove Elementary School won hearts …
Read More »How Afghan Women Are Standing Up For Their Rights, Even If That Means Facing The Taliban Guns
To the disappointment of many, especially the Afghan women, the Taliban has announced an all-male interim government to rule the country. This is despite the Taliban’s promise to have an inclusive government and having women in administrative roles. Over the past few days, Afghan women had been taking to the streets, demanding their rights and freedom, which they fear, will …
Read More »COVID-19 Updates: 37,875 Cases, K'taka Travel Advisory For Kerala, 10 Crore Vaccines In 13 Days
India has reported 37,875 new COVID-19 cases, 39,114 recoveries and 369 deaths in last 24 hours, as per Health Ministry. Total cases: 3,30,96,718 Active cases: 3,91,256 Total recoveries: 3,22,64,051 Death toll: 4,41,411 Defer Plans To Visit Kerala Till October End, Karnataka Issues Advisory ln view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in Kerala, the Karnataka government on Tuesday issued a circular …
Read More »Axis Bank Allows Same-sex Couples To Have Joint Accounts, Shuns Gender-specific Dress Code
Axis Bank, one of India’s top banks, is leading by example and is certainly doing it right. As India celebrates the third anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling, which decriminalised homosexuality, the bank has become one of the first to announce new policies and practices for its customers and employees from the LGBTQ community, under a new campaign named ‘DilSeOpen’. People …
Read More »Khalsa Aid Helping Afghan Students In Punjab; Karnal Farmers' Protest + Other News
1. Khalsa Aid Provides Ration Kits, Essentials To Afghan Students Studying In Punjab Khalsa Aid Khalsa Aid India, an NGO for providing aid to needy people, said it is providing ration kits and other items to Afghan students studying in Punjab. Read more 2. Farmers’ Protest Intensify; People Advised To Avoid Highway: Here’s What’s Happening In Karnal PTI Farmers have …
Read More »Five IAS Officers Sent To Jail By Andhra HC For Failing To Implement An Order To Compensate A Woman
Taking strong exemption over the non-implementation of an order, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday sentenced five IAS officials, including imprisonment, ranging from two weeks to one month, and a fine of Rs 1,000 each. The five officials, including one of them who is now retired, were pulled up by the court after they failed to implement its order …
Read More »Kashmir Misses Dry Fruits From Afghanistan In Wedding Season, Traders Want Imports To Resume
In Kashmir, it is the wedding season and there is a demand for the dry fruits. But things have changed on the ground as the prices have surged and the supply is short after India-Afghanistan trade has come to a standstill. Sitting in his shop at Mahraja Bazar, a famous and oldest dry fruit market in Srinagar, 55-year-old dry fruit …
Read More »Tamil Nadu MLA's Son Among Seven Killed After Speeding Audi Crashes On To A Pole In Bengaluru
Seven people were killed in Bengaluru after the Audi Q3 car they were travelling rammed into a pole in the wee hours of Tuesday. The incident was reported from Mangala Kalyana Mantapa in Koramangala locality. BCCL Those killed in the crash have been identified as Karuna Sagar, son of DMK MLA from Hosur Constituency Y Prakash, Dr Bindu, Ishita, Dr …
Read More »Scared Like Others: Female Anchor Who Interviewed Taliban Leader Flees Afghanistan
It was one of the biggest publicity stunts pulled off by the ‘moderate’ Taliban to show the world that they have changed. Just days after taking control of Kabul, Mawlawi Abdulhaq Hemad, a high-ranking Taliban was seen giving an interview to a female journalist on ToloNews. Tolo News Now, CNN has reported that the female anchor, Beheshta Arghand, who made …
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