Nearly 700 Dead And Millions Affected In South Asian Floods
Almost 700 have been killed and around 16 million thought to have been affected following the extreme weather across Bangladesh, north-east India and Nepal.
Reportedly, between 20% and 30% of the populations of Nepal and Bangladesh, and around 450,000 people...
Chapel Hill Murder
Newly Married Couple Amongst Dead
Three members of a Muslim family have been shot dead in a quiet North Carolina town, which included a newly married couple.
Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21 and her sister, Razan...
10-Year-Old Girl’s Baby Fathered By Second Uncle
Police say a 10-year-old Indian rape victim, who gave birth to a baby girl in August, had been made pregnant by one of her uncles.
Police are filing charges against the suspect - who is the second uncle of the...
The Favoured, The Fallen and the Future
As we wave goodbye to 2016, it is time to reflect on everything the year gave us; from the wonderful to the wacky. We lost many icons in 2016, from actors to musicians to activists and there were many...
India Appoints Female Defence Minister For First Time
In a cabinet reshuffle, India has appointed Nirmala Sitharaman as its first full time woman defence minister.
The appointment of Ms Sitharaman on Sunday, who was previously a minister of state for commerce and industry, has been widely welcomed.
She had...
Inspiration for all ages at Neasden Mandir’s 8th annual International Women’s Day
Over 1,300 women came together at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London (popularly known as the Neasden Temple), to celebrate its eighth annual International Women’s Day on Saturday 11 March. The event, themed ‘Celebrating Women: Inspiring Generations’, was...
Only 1 out of 170 schools chose to cover Israel-Palestine conflict; Feared too Sensitive
Do you remember what you learned in school? Perhaps it was WW2, the Tudors, the Egyptians or the Romans? One thing that many contemporary school have been teaching is the Arab-Israeli conflict…until recently that is.
In the last four to...
Acid Attacker Sentenced to Death In Historic Landmark Ruling
Preeti Rathi was just 23 when she was murdered at a busy railway station back in 2013. Preeti had just arrived in Delhi and was to join the Indian Navy as a nurse. It was then that her neighbour...
Failed Coup Attempt in Turkey
Following Friday’s attempted coup, there have been hundreds of death and over a thousand injured. It is not yet not known who is behind the attack, though thousands of suspects have already been arrested.
The coup began Friday when the...
Indian Military Plane Missing
The Indian Air Force has confirmed that an Antonov-32 transporter aircraft went missing during a flight between Chennai and Port Blair.
It is believed the plane was carrying 29 service personnel to islands near the Malacca straits, where India has a...
