Narrow escape for Gurgaon man as iPhone 6 explodes while talking
June 26, 2015
Gurgaon: In an unprecedented event, a 30-year-old businessman had a narrow escape when his Apple iPhone 6 exploded while he was using it. The iPhone 6 of restaurant owner Kishan Yadav, a resident of Wazirabad here near sector 52 in Gurgaon, exploded after there was sparking in it.
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U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage nationwide
June 26, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement.
Supporters of gay marriage rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington June 26, 2015.
China attacks U.S. rights record in annual report
June 26, 2015
China accused the United States on Friday of being "haunted by spreading guns" and racial discrimination, in its annual tit-for-tat rebuttal to U.S. criticism of China's human rights record.
Louise Brown walks in the "March for Black Lives" after passing by the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston
Karachi heat wave: Pakistan blame it on India
June 25, 2015
KARACHI, PAKISTAN – Terror attacks, sinking film industry, and a moribund economy, these are some of the issues that have plagued Pakistan for some time.
Yet Pakistani talk shows are awash with an ever increasing list of conspiracy theories. Mushahidullah Khan, Pakistan's Minister for Climate Change, became the recent passenger of the Blame-India bandwagon. Khan cast his eye at the "suspicious" power plants of Rajasthan for the heat wave that has killed over 700 in Karachi.
India, China, US: Which is the real Super Economy?
June 25, 2015
As the interplay of geopolitics and economics plays itself out best in the Asia-Pacific region, what are the next 50 years going to look like? Where does India, the United States and China fit in this fascinating emerging picture here in the Asia-Pacific.
Nobel Laureate Raises Clarion Call for Childhood Freedom in DC
June 25, 2015
By Geeta Goindi
Washington, DC – It was a soul-stirring and unique sight on June 16: a Nobel prize winning child rights activist from India giving a clarion call for childhood freedom at a historic landmark of America.
Modi govt has imposed undeclared emergency in India: Congress
June 25, 2015
NEW DELHI – The Congress on Thursday accused the government of imposing an "undeclared emergency" in the country after Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Emergency era as one of the "darkest period" in India's history on its 40th anniversary.
Act Against Smriti Irani: AAP’s 72-Hour Ultimatum to Modi Government
June 25, 2015
NEW DELHI – The Aam Aadmi Party, whose Delhi minister Jitender Singh Tomar was arrested on charges of faking degrees earlier this month, has said it will launch nationwide protests if similar action is not taken against Union Education Minister Smriti Irani in the next three days.
Indian Education Minister - Smriti Irani
Inaugural Yoga Celebration Unites Many on the National Mall in DC
June 25, 2015
By Geeta Goindi
Washington, DC – On June 21, it was a sight to behold: over 1,500 yoga enthusiasts flocked to the National Mall partaking in a demonstration and exercise set against the majestic backdrop of the Washington Monument, on the UN-designated and eagerly-awaited first International Day of Yoga.
An Indian question: Why Ramzan is becoming Ramadan?
June 25, 2015
NEW DELHI: Growing up in a deeply religious family, I never once heard the word Ramadan used to refer to the holy Islamic month of fasting and penance.
Jama Masjid New Delhi Ramzan: A file photo of Jama Masjid in New Delhi.
