Afghan women are protesting for access to education and employment. The Taliban has banned beauty parlors in Afghanistan, a government spokesman announced. A spokesman for the Taliban government’s ministry, Mohammad Siddiq Akif Mohajer, did not give details of the ban but confirmed the text of an order circulating on social media. According to the post…
Major UK banks have announced the closure of more than 20 branches next week. According to British media from London, more than 20 branches of HSBC and NatWest will be closed next week. British media also say that banks and building societies are set to close hundreds of branches this year. According to British media,…
The meteor named FZ3 2023 will pass close to Earth on April 6. Photo: File Pasadena, California: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has said that several space rocks, or meteorites, will pass by Earth in early April, most notably FZ3 2023, which is about 150 feet in size. On April 6, FZ-3 will fly by at…
Assam Chief Minister criticizes Muslims and Christians: Photo: Social Media New Delhi: The Hindu extremist chief minister of the Indian state of Assam has announced the closure of all madrassas. Assam’s Hindu extremist chief minister Hemant Biswa Sharma proudly announced in a rally that he has closed 600 madrassas in the state so far. The…
China’s new Prime Minister Li Qiang is considered a special confidant of President Xi Jinping, Photo: Twitter Beijing: Xi Jinping, who has been elected as the President of China for the third time in a row, has nominated his confidant Li Qiang as the Prime Minister. According to the world news organization, the name of…
Today, the world counts 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24: the largest such generation in history. Close to 90 per cent of those in this age range live in developing countries, where they make up a large proportion of the population. However, from the ever-increasing effects of climate change to…
MQ9B drone aircraft, courtesy of Twitter India is in the final stages of buying high-flying armed drones from the US. According to a Wall Street Journal report, India is buying these drones for use during conflicts on the Himalayan border with China. America’s modern MQ9B drones are armed with anti-submarine warfare capabilities. These drones are…
Iranian schoolgirls, file photo Iran’s deputy health minister says that some people are attacking school-going girls in the city of Qomb with poisonous gas to prevent them from studying. According to Iran’s official news agency, there have been several incidents of poisonous gas attacks on schoolgirls in Qomb, in which some of the girls were…
Poisoned students placed in intensive care ward in Iran; Photo: Twitter Tehran: Hundreds of female students were deliberately poisoned in a regular campaign to close down girls’ schools in the Iranian city of Qom, many of whom were seriously ill. According to the World News Agency, Iran’s health authority has confirmed that hundreds of female…
File photo A close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin has died after falling from the 16th floor of a building. According to foreign media, Marina Yankina was associated with the financial support department of the Russian Ministry of Defense. According to reports, the body of 58-year-old Marina Yankina was found lying on the floor…
