“Come rain or shine, we’re here because we are committed to our planet”, said Amina Mohammed, addressing the Global Citizen Festival, against the backdrop of the UN General Assembly High Level Week, taking place down the road. All to play for at halftime She highlighted the race to reach the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),…
A man in Hyderabad was shocked and confused when he withdrew a total of Rs. According to foreign media reports, before the ATM of a local bank in the Indian city of Hyderabad, the said person withdrew an amount of 1000 and got only 200 rupees. The man repeatedly inserted the card in the ATM…
Photo courtesy of Social Media New Delhi High Court annulled Indian professor Ashok Swain’s order canceling overseas citizen card. According to Indian media, the overseas citizen card of Sweden-based professor Ashok was canceled by the government. The New Delhi High Court ordered the government to issue a fresh order within 3 weeks. Indian media say…
In the Indian state of Karnataka, the attempt to get a free bus ride for women wearing a burqa cost the citizen dearly. According to local media, a video is circulating on social media in which a person dressed in a burqa can be seen sitting. In fact, this is a video from Nabgaluru, Karnataka,…
An Indian-origin citizen was sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison after 1 million pounds worth of cocaine was found in the UK. Scatchendale was stopped by police near the Birmingham Highway in May this year. Prohibited drugs worth more than 1 million pounds were recovered from the accused’s vehicle. The 36-year-old driver…
People around the world should be able to play a more significant role in decision and policy-making processes that impact them and their communities in order to uphold democracy; that’s according to participants in a discussion at the UN focusing on strengthening democratic governance. In recent years, the UN has increasingly been looking at ways to…
A checkpoint connecting the US and Canada, file photo A 49-year-old citizen of Indian origin residing in the US state of California smuggled 800 Indian citizens into the US through an online taxi. Rajendra Pal Singh was sentenced to 3 years in prison after being found guilty of human trafficking. The accused admitted in the…
Twitter picture: Kathleen Cosnett, the cousin of British billionaire Hamish Harding, who was aboard the missing submarine, has said that submarine company Oceangate took too long to raise the alarm. Speaking to media in London, Kathleen, 69, said Oceangate raised the alarm eight hours late, even though the submarine lost contact with the surface ship…
Indian citizen Shahabuddin – Photo courtesy of Foreign Media A citizen of India reached Makkah Mukarrama by walking a long journey of 8 and a half thousand kilometers. According to Saudi media, Shahabuddin, an Indian citizen, has traveled 8,640 kilometers on foot to perform Hajj. Dr. Shahabuddin from the Indian state of Kerala has completed…
Photo courtesy of American Media In the US state of Ohio, a father shot and killed his 3 sons while standing in a line. According to foreign media, the police have arrested the suspect, who confessed to the crime and said that he had been planning to commit the crime for several months. According to…
