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Man hunts for Muslims with knife in London, jailed
London: Twenty-four-year old Mickey Sage, who hunted for Muslims with a 10-inch knife, and claimed to become “a martyr for England”, has been imprisoned. According to the police, Sage “pulled a knife on people asking them if they were Muslim” in Camberwell Green on June, 7. While taken by the off
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes Turkey’s southern Muğla
An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 shook Ula district in Turkey's southwestern Muğla province late Wednesday. No casualties have been reported. The quake hit the Aegean city at 23.22 and there are no casualties or damage following the 5.0 magnitude quake, Muğla Governor Esengül Civelek said in a stat
Argentina says abnormal noise heard after submarine's last contact as hopes fade
MAR DEL PLATA: Argentina's navy said Wednesday it was investigating an unusual noise detected in the South Atlantic hours after it last communicated with a missing submarine, but refused to confirm whether it indicated an explosion. The development came as the clock was ticking down on hopes of f
Indian-Origin Shefali named Seattle deputy mayor
CHENNAI: Having already gained kudos as a policy wonk in the field of transportation, 38-year-old Shefali Ranganathan of Chennai has now achieved another distinction. She has been named Seattle deputy mayor. Ranganathan was selected by mayor-elect Jenny Durkan to head her transition team, along w
Indian-origin female officer jailed for maid abuse in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin former army Warrant Officer was sentenced to four months and three weeks in jail on Monday for abusing and beating her Indian maid. K. Rajakumari, 57, repeatedly abused her maid in 2012, and once, even hit the latter with a plastic hanger until it broke. Rajakumari, wh
Vijay Mallya appears in London Court for pre-trial extradition hearing
London: Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Monday for his pre-trial extradition hearing. The 61-year-old businessman, out on bail on an extradition warrant executed by Scotland Yard earlier this year, had been exempt from appearing before th
Jadhav letter was sent to Pakistan, says India
India has responded to Pakistan’s proposal allowing former Indian naval official Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife on humanitarian grounds, a senior MEA official confirmed on Saturday. The confirmation of the Indian response came hours after Pakistan announced the receipt of the Indian letter, e
'We will take Pakistan head on' - Gilgit Baltistan leaders warn Islamabad
New Delhi: Massive anti-Pakistan protests are being held across Gilgit Baltistan against illegal taxation by the Pakistani regime on Saturday. According to ANI, a large number of residents, small traders and businessmen today joined the protest against unfair taxation policy of the Pakistan gover
Violence against Muslims: 19 arrested in Sri Lanka after communal clashes
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police on Saturday arrested 19 people after violent clashes erupted in Galle District between the majority Buddhist and minority Muslim communities. A police curfew had been imposed in six areas across the district in order to control the situation. A police official told X
Iraq forces retake last town in country held by IS: army
Baghdad: Iraqi forces said they retook the last town in the country still held by the Islamic State group near the border with Syria today in a lightning offensive. Government troops and paramilitary units “liberated the whole of Rawa and raised the Iraqi flag on all of its official buildings,” G
Suicide bombers in Nigeria kill 10
Abuja: Four suicide bombers have killed at least 10 people and wounded many others in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. The attackers, who included women, detonated their explosives in the Muna district, BBC reported on Wednesday citing the police. No group has said it was behind the attack. How
Japan simplify its visa rules for Indians from Jan 1
New Delhi: Japan will simplify its visa rules from January 1 next year for Indians and issue multiple- entry-visa for short-term stay, a move which is expected to benefit tourists and business persons as well as repeat visitors, the Japanese embassy said today. The relaxed visa regime will not on
Malaysia: Outcry over International policy barring headscarves
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Aziz on Tuesday have expressed barring Muslim women from covering their hair or wearing headscarves by some International Malaysian hotels as “imbecilic” and “unconstitutional”. The issue came to light after the Malaysian Labour Centre of
94% of US terrorist attacks were carried by non-Muslims, says FBI analysis
When someone reminds you the phrase ‘Not all Muslims are terrorists but all terrorists are Muslims,’quote them an analysis done by FBI that states ‘every U.S. terrorist attack between 1980 and 2005, 94% were carried out by a non-Muslim’. According to data, the number of anti-Muslim groups in the
53 killed in airstrikes in Syria’s Aleppo
Aleppo [Syria]: At least 53 people were killed and more than 60 were injured in airstrikes that targeted a marketplace in Syria‘s northwestern Aleppo province on Monday. According to Khalid Al-Khatib, a pro-opposition Syrian civil defense teams (White Helmets), three airstrikes targeted the marke
Rohingya crisis: Aung San Suu Kyi meets UN chief Antonio Guterres, Rex Tillerson
Manila: Myanmar’State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under rising global pressure to solve the Rohingya crisis in northern Rakhine State, has had meetings here with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. According to informed sources, ove
London: Indian-origin doctor released over baby’s circumcision
London: An Indian-origin doctor who was arrested in East Midlands region of England for the circumcision of a three-month-old baby boy without his mother’s approval has been released without charge. Dr Balvinder Mehat, 61, was accused of circumcising the tot without religious reasons in July 2013
Kindergarten fight: Kim Jong-un insulted me by calling “old,” when I would NEVER call him “short and fat”: Trump
US president Donald Trump said that Kim Jong-un insulted him by telling him old and said he never called Kim Jong-un short and fat. On the other hand Trump expressed his wish to befriend with North Korean leader. Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "shor