U.S. lawmakers ask FIBA to review its policy on Sikh turbans
Appalled by reports that Sikh players from India were asked to remove their turbans at an international basketball match, top U.S. lawmakers have launched a campaign asking FIBA to review the discriminatory policy. “We are concerned about recent reports indicating that Sikhs are not able to... read more »
MH17 crash: victims’ bodies arrive in Netherlands
Two planes carrying 40 coffins bearing victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 landed on Wednesday in the southern city of Eindhoven, and pro-Russian rebels shot down two fighter jets in Ukraine’s restive east as fighting flared in the region. Six days after the Boeing 777 was shot down... read more »
39 killed in Nigeria bomb blasts
At least 39 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in Nigeria’s northern city of Kaduna on Wednesday, security sources and eyewitness said. In the first blast, 25 people were killed while the second one, according to Police Commissioner Shehu Umar, claimed more than 14... read more »
SC gives green signal to cut 697 trees for wider road to Taj
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the go ahead for felling of 697 trees in over four hectares of protected forests in the Taj Trapezium zone for better connectivity across Agra, Gwalior and Mumbai. A Special Bench of Justices T.S. Thakur and C.S. Nagappan on Wednesday permitted the Uttar Pradesh... read more »
