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Coalition of Muslim charities delivering aid as famine rips through East Africa
A coalition of NGOs from the Muslim Charities Forum (MCF)– the largest umbrella body for British Muslim-led humanitarian organisations – is on the ground in East Africa desperately trying to reach those in need. A combination...2017-03-20 2080 0 -
CROWD FUNDING IN CINEMA OF A DIFFERENT KIND
By Nalin Rai If one goes out to a movie in a multiplex these days with family invariably one ends up spending few thousand of rupees. But what if one were to skip one movie in a...2017-03-13 2719 0 -
India considering taxing opulent weddings
If the bill is passed, it would require families that spend more than $7500 (500,000 rupees) on nuptials to donate ten percent of the overall cost to a special government fund. The government will be authorized...2017-03-09 2168 0 -
Is Far-Right India Becoming Trump’s America?
Student Gurmehar Kaur has come under fire lately from the public and celebrities alike, after launching a #ProfileForPeace campaign last April. The 20 year old is advocating peace between India and Pakistan and has condemned the...2017-03-09 2381 0 -
India retains fastest-growing major economy tag despite cash crackdown
India’s economy defied expectations on Tuesday to retain the title of the world’s fastest-growing major economy, despite the disruption caused by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation decision+ . Gross domestic product (GDP) registered 7 per cent growth in October-December quarter, down...2017-03-02 2545 0 -
Pervez Musharraf launches career as TV analyst
Former president Gen. Pervez Musharraf seems to have chosen mainstream media as his career of choice post retirement, with Bol TV billing him as the main attraction of a weekly TV programme in a Sunday evening...2017-03-01 2219 0 -
India considering taxing opulent weddings
If the bill is passed, it would require families that spend more than $7500 (500,000 rupees) on nuptials to donate ten percent of the overall cost to a special government fund. The government will be authorized...2017-02-28 2208 0 -
Two Indian Men Shot in Racist Attack in Kansas
Adam Purinton from Kansas has been charged with shooting dead an Indian man, as well as wounding another Indian man and an American in a bar, in a suspected hate crime. The 51 year old was...2017-02-28 2242 0 -
Google honours humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi in daily doodle
Today would have marked Abdul Sattar Edhi 89th birthday and in honour of the late Pakistani philanthropist, Google have updated their logo. The United States; Iceland; Portugal; Australia; New Zealand; Japan; Estonia; the UK, Denmark; Ireland and...2017-02-28 2508 0 -
Explosion that killed seven people in Lahore caused by a gas leak
An explosion that killed seven people and caused panic in the Pakistani city of Lahore was caused by a gas leak and not a bomb as police had earlier stated, according to officials on Friday. The...2017-02-28 2057 0