A 5-year ban was imposed on the evicted Indian students from entering the United States: Photo: File Washington: The US has deported 21 Indian students who came on fake visas. According to foreign media, operations related to Indian students were carried out at the airports of Atlanta, Chicago and San Francisco. The US immigration authorities…
Briefing the UN Security Council, Volker Türk ran through a long list of rights abuses, saying that many “stem directly from, or support, the increasing militarisation of the DPRK.” His argument was reinforced by the UN independent human rights expert Elizabeth Salmón who told ambassadors that leaders of the DPRK – more commonly known as…
The UN agency has issued its latest Food Price Index (FPI), which tracks the monthly international prices of cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat and sugar. The Index averaged 123.9 points in July, up 1.3 per cent from June, driven by an increase in vegetable oil and rice prices. End of a lifeline FAO’s Vegetable Oil Price Index registered a 12.1…
The UN agency added that there have been more than 2,500 severe violations of children’s rights – an average of more than one an hour – in a country where 14 million youngsters need aid relief. “As we reach more than 100 days since the conflict in Sudan escalated, we know that it is taking…
File photo Due to rising temperatures in the UAE, cases of heat stroke are on the rise. According to Arab media, doctors in the United Arab Emirates have warned that heat-related diseases, including heat stroke, are increasing across the country. According to reports, the temperature in the UAE has crossed 50 degrees Celsius for the…
In an alert, the agency emphasized that heatwaves are amongst the deadliest natural hazards and WMO Senior Heat Advisor, John Nairn, told reporters that extreme temperatures are poised to grow in frequency, duration and intensity. “Repeated high night-time temperatures are particularly dangerous for human health because the body is unable to recover from sustained heat”,…
Beijing: Youth unemployment hit a record high in the second quarter after China’s economic growth slowed. According to Al Jazeera report, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.8 percent during April-June compared to the previous quarter. According to official data, there has been a significant decline in domestic and foreign demand in China. Retail sales…
The most popular social networking app Twitter alternative Blue Sky has disabled new signups for new users after its popularity skyrocketed. According to the report, a day after Twitter introduced a limit on the number of tweets, the Blue Sky app was facing problems, halting new user sign-ups to fix it. Although the Blue Sky…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media French President Emmanuel Macron has said that the rise in protests was due to social media. The president demanded that social media sites remove all sensitive videos on their platforms. Due to the emergency situation in France, President Macron left home without attending the Brussels Summit. On the other hand,…
More than 800 drivers of Britain’s First Bus Company Leeds have announced a strike today to demand a pay rise. The drivers say that the first bus company has not increased the salary for five years. The drivers say that the service will be operated on a limited scale from today while the protest will…
