The shortage of Indian workers has forced around 400 jewellery workshops in Saudi Arabia to shut down with 100 others struggling to survive. “We now have 100 gold workshops that employ about 5,000 foreign workers, but there are very few skilled workers in the industry following the labour ministry’s decision to reduce the quota to […]
The UN has denounced the Vatican for “systematically” adopting policies which enabled priests to sexually abuse thousands of children, BBC reported Wednesday. The Holy See must “immediately remove” all clergy who are known or suspected child abusers, said the UN watchdog for children’s rights. It heavily criticised the Vatican’s attitudes towards homosexuality, contraception and abortion, […]
The Taliban are fighting for the implementation of the Islamic law, namely Sharia, which has been violated by Pakistan’s political leadership, a member of the committee nominated by the Taliban for talks with the government said Wednesday, Geo News reported. A decision over the meeting with the government committee will be made after consultations with […]
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday slammed the idea of a Third Front and said it should be “rejected” as the concept would make India “third grade”. “Third Front will make India third grade and we need to reject them forever. Those talking about the Third Front in Delhi should come here and see […]
The BJP Wednesday made common cause with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying her demand for a three-year moratorium on interest on central loans was justified. “The Left Front has left the state in financial ruin with a huge loan burden. Mamata demanded a three-year moratorium on interest payment. But the UPA (United Progressive […]
Supermodel Kate Moss, who recently joined British Vogue as the contributing fashion editor, did her first shoot for the March issue of the fashion magazine. Moss hand-picked Ukrainian-Canadian model Daria Werbowy for the cover of the magazine that has been photographed by partners Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, reports eonline.com. The look is inspired by […]
The 21-year-old has not smoked a cigarette since the past two months, reports contactmusic.com. “Two months no cigarettes…proud of myself,” Cyrus posted on Twitter recently. The “Wrecking Ball” singer has spoken about her love for the weed in the past and was also known to be addicted to marijuana. Cyrus will be off for her […]
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday accused the Congress and the Gandhi family of denying the coveted post of prime minister to Pranab Mukherjee twice – in 1984 and 2004 – despite his qualifications. Modi said that in 1984, after the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi, Mukherjee should have been made prime […]
How interesting it would be if we could taste our food just by touching it. Honeybees can actually do that. Research sheds light on honeybees’ ability to taste with claws on their forelegs. Insects taste through sensilla – hair-like structures on the body that contain receptor nerve cells, each of which is sensitive to a […]
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the central and city governments to treat as representation a plea seeking the court’s direction to appoint doctors in government hospitals. The plea said that due to the vacancies, patients were not getting treatment and some were dying after being denied medical assistance. A division bench of Justice Pradeep […]