Category: World
Saluting Tricolour to defy militants’ diktat in Northeast
GUWAHATI: Overcoming the trepidation of decades, the residents of India’s restive Northeast celebrated 70th Independence Day on 15 August with…
iversity reboots with Holtzbrinck Digital
BERLIN/ MUNICH: Holtzbrinck Digital, the internet investment holding of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, invests in the online education platform iversity. Thus…
Female organizers surprised the expat community by hosting Summer Carnival
AL-KHOBAR: To prepare for summer 2016, and to beat the heat, a family event was organized ‘Summer Carnival 2016’ on…
Northeast India: A Muslim boy’s success and its aftermath
An Assamese Muslim student tops the Secondary Education Board of Assam conducted High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examination; will it…
Mounting demand for special protection laws to scribes
As India witnessed the murder of three journalists this year (eight since Jan 2015), the demand for special protection laws to…
Assam readies to welcome new CM
The Northeast Indian State of Assam prepares to welcome its new chief minister as Sarbananda Sonowal is going to take…
Pak-Ind Fans enjoyed cricket together at Riyadh
RIYADH: Hundreds of cricket fans gathered in Riyadh to watch the live screening of crucial WT20 cricket match between Pakistan…
China hopes for full implementation of UN resolution on DPRK
BEIJING: China on Thursday said it hoped the UN Security Council resolution on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)…
Pope vs Trump: War of words – “Not Christian,” “disgraceful”
Vatican City: Pope Francis on Thursday intervened explosively in the US election campaign, saying Donald Trump cannot claim to be…