British Member of Parliament Yasmeen Qureshi—Photo courtesy of Social Media British Member of Parliament Yasmeen Qureshi’s historic bill was successfully passed. In a video message released on the social networking site Twitter, Member of Parliament Yasmin Qureshi has said that my private member’s bill has now officially become a law. He added that flexible working…
Concerns over legislation The Illegal Immigration Bill eliminates access to asylum for anyone who arrives “irregularly” in the UK, meaning they passed through a country – however briefly – where they did not face persecution. The bill bars migrants from presenting refugee protection or other human rights claims, regardless of their circumstances. It has…
Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday. In the meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping appreciated the long-term efforts of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation to promote global poverty reduction, health, development and philanthropy. Speaking on the occasion, Xi Jinping said that…
Dr. Sulaiman Lalani, a Pakistani-American member of the Texas Assembly, has introduced a bill in the Texas Assembly to provide halal food to Muslim students in all schools across the state. If the bill is passed, provision of halal food for breakfast and lunch will be ensured for Muslim students in all schools of the…
US avoids default for first time in history, President Biden signs debt ceiling bill. Yesterday, the US Senate approved the debt ceiling and budget cuts bill. The Finance Department had said that if the Congress did not come to a conclusion by June 5, the Treasury would not be able to pay its bills. The…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media A debt ceiling bill was agreed to in order to protect the US from default. According to the American media, the American Democrats and Republicans have agreed on the debt ceiling bill. A vote on the bill to tackle the economic crisis will be held on Wednesday. According to media…
Photo courtesy of Instagram Jennifer Gates, the daughter of Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and one of the richest people in the world, has received a master’s degree. Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates were spotted together on the happy occasion of their daughter’s graduation. Jennifer Gates has shared a family photo…
The co-founder of the British computer company defrauded HP of $10 billion; Photo: File London: The United Kingdom extradited Mike Lynch to the United States for fraud of 11 billion dollars in the sale of Autonomy, the country’s leading technology company, to the world-famous computer company “HP”. According to the world news agency, Mike Lynch,…
File photo The US House of Representatives has approved a bill to cut federal spending. The bill proposed by Republican members also includes a provision to increase the debt ceiling. In the House of Representatives, the Republican bill was approved by a vote of 217 to 215, however, 4 Republican members of the House of…
The UN rights chief called on Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, not to sign the bill into law, saying that it would mean lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Uganda will become criminals simply “for existing, for being who they are“. He warned the legislation would lead to “systematic” human rights violations. Adopted by Uganda’s parliament…
