Taliban Threaten Death Against First Female Afghan Pilot
21-year-old Afghan pilot Niloofar Rahmani says she has been driven to the verge of quitting by the Taliban and her own extended family.
Tag: India
Bad News for Indian Porn Lovers: Govt Bans 857 Saucy Websites
“Morality” reforms have led to the Indian government ordering internet companies to ban 857 Indian porn websites. The government’s ministry for telecommunications made the order on the back of a Supreme Court judgement last month which said access to the
‘Worse than Hitler’: India Bans Hundreds of Porn Sites Despite Supreme Court Upholding
Despite losing a Supreme Court case in which he argued that pornography is “worse than Hitler,” an Indian lawyer has managed to get the nation’s Department of Telecommunications to block 857 pornographic websites nationwide, sparking an uproar from free speech supporters.
China Denies Aggression in South China Sea as ASEAN Meeting Approaches
Chinese officials are trying to downplay accusations of aggression at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this Tuesday.
ISIS Releases Two of Four Indian Hostages in Libya
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) released two Indian teachers out of the four they abducted last Wednesday in Libya. Indian Foreign Minister Sushama Swaraj tweeted about the release.
UN: Women Tortured, Mutilated, Murdered for Witchcraft Accusations
The United Nations Human Rights panel revealed in a report published this week that many women around the world still face witchcraft accusations. They are then subjected to execution, torture, and mutilation.
UN: India Will Have More People than China by 2022
United Nations — Move over: The world’s population is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050, a new United Nations report says. And there should be 11.2 billion people on Earth by the end of this century.
Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam Dies Aged 83
New Delhi (AFP) – India’s former president and top scientist A. P. J. Kalam, who played a lead role in the country’s nuclear weapons tests, died on Monday, a hospital official said. He was 83.
Report: Tensions Flare in Kashmir After Hindu Group Burns Flag It Claims Is ISIS Banner
Hostilities flared in Indian-held Kashmir after a right-wing Hindu group set a Muslim flag ablaze, claiming it was the banner of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), the Journal of Turkish Weekly reports.
Reparations for Colonialism in India? How About Railways, Roads, Irrigation, and the Space Programme We STILL Pay For?
So a former minister of the Indian government went in front of a couple of hundred students and argued that British colonialism in India was a dreadful thing, and that Britain owes India “reparations”. I’ll give you one guess as
Muslim Majority Pakistan and Hindu Majority India Exchange Gunfire, Not Sweets on Eid
SRINAGAR, India, July 19 (Reuters) – Indian and Pakistani forces traded fire across their disputed frontier over the weekend, when Muslims celebrated the festival of Eid al-Fitr, injuring several civilians and raising tension despite a recent agreement aimed at improving
World View: Arab Views of Iran Nuclear Deal
Contents: Arab views of Iran nuclear deal; Another Arab view of Iran’s nuclear deal; Generational Dynamics view of Iran nuclear deal; Congratulations to my readers for sticking with all this
ISIS in India: Officials Concerned Terrorist Group Will Spread Out of Pakistan
India’s intelligence agencies believe the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) might spread its caliphate and horror into India as they inch closer to Afghanistan/Pakistan held territories.
World View: US Aligns With Kurds and Shias in Syria and Iraq, Angering Turks and Saudis
Contents: Syrian Kurd militias deal a heavy blow to ISIS; Turkey’s support splits between Kurds and ISIS; US support for Kurds further alienates Saudi Arabia; Understanding men’s moustaches in Turkey
Yoga Day Sparks Indian Row as Muslims Claim it’s Un-Islamic
The first International Day of Yoga has sparked a race row in India, with some Muslims accusing the government of pushing a Hindu agenda. They have also claimed that practising yoga flies in the face of Islamic teaching. The day
World View: The Gathering Storm: The Accelerating Surge in Refugees, Slaves and Terrorists
Contents: The Gathering Storm; The sudden accelerating growth in refugees and displaced persons; Human slavery at the highest level in human history; State Dept: Dramatic rise in terrorism from 2013 to 2014
PEGIDA: Europe Needs to Imitate India And Elect Leaders Who Will Get Islam Under Control
The leaders of Germany’s anti-Islamisation movement PEGIDA have spoken out and praised India’s prime minister Narendra Modi, the Hindu nationalist with a track record of robust policy towards Islam. Speaking to Indian politics and culture blog Scroll.in, Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA)
Who Really Needs the Pope’s Environmental Message?
The Pope has insisted that the poor are the ones who suffer most from systematically trashing the environment, and there certainly does seem to be a remarkable correlation between poverty and pollution.
World View: Pakistan Reacts as Indian Forces Cross Border and Strike Militants in Myanmar
Contents: Indian forces cross Myanmar border to strike at militants; Cross-border raid implications for India with Pakistan and China; Reports of breakthrough in Greece’s debt crisis
India, Japan, Australia on ‘Same Page’ Regarding Chinese Maritime ‘Aggression’
India, Japan, and Australia had a historic trilateral meeting in New Delhi this week, where diplomats from each nation discussed growing concerns over what they characterize as “aggressive” posturing on China’s part.
Indian Police Kill 12 Maoist Rebels in Eastern Stronghold
PATNA, India (AP) — Police killed at least 12 Maoist rebels in a clash early Tuesday in one of their strongholds in eastern India.
India’s PM Is ‘Happy’ Bangladesh’s PM Opposes Terrorism ‘Despite Being a Woman’
Comments about the Bangladeshi Prime Minister made by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi ignited a firestorm on Twitter this Sunday. “I am happy that the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, despite being a woman, is openly saying that she has zero tolerance for terrorism. I would like to congratulate Sheikh Hasina for her courage to deal with terrorism with zero tolerance,” Modi said at Dhaka University.
Ominous Signs of Conflict Brewing Between China and India
What else has China been up to lately, besides annexing disputed islands in the South China Sea and raiding U.S. government computer systems? First Post of India worries that China might be contemplating a “short border war with India, as in 1962.
US Defense Secretary Visits India, Signs Major Defense Pact
On Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in India to sign a defense agreement that will have a major impact on the region.
Africa and The East Embrace Christianity as the West Deteriorates in Radical Secularism
More and more, however, it may be African parents urging their children to be grateful they do not live in the West, where God, spirituality and human life are losing value.
