Michigan, February 1: The US government’s own Department of Homeland Security laid a trap to catch the unsuspecting scammers involved in the trade of illegal entry and stay called “pay and stay”. They set up a fake university – the University of Farmington in Farmington Hills, Michigan which billed itself as a “nationally accredited business…
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Nike faces demand to Recall Air Max 270 as Muslims protest sneakers’ design
Melbourne, January 31: Nike Inc. is facing pressure to recall one of its leading brands of sneakers after a customer launched an online petition alleging the design on its sole resembles the Arabic word for Allah. Nike Inc. however said in a statement that logo was just a stylized version of Air Max trademark. “Any…
SriLankan Airlines plans to win over Indian passengers with love
Melbourne, 23 January: SriLankan Airlines in Melbourne organized an information evening for the media here today to have a dialogue with the people of Australian and Indian sub-continent – who are their current and potential clients. The airline came to Melbourne in the second half of 2017 and now offers daily direct flights to Columbo …
Pakistani reporter Asad Hashim wins AFP’s Kate Webb Prize for journalistic crusade
Freelance reporter Asad Hashim wins the 2018 AFP (Agence France-Presse) Kate Webb Prize for his coverage of the plight of ethnic Pashtuns and blasphemy issues in his native Pakistan Melbourne, January 14: The prize, with a 3,000 euro purse, honours journalists working in perilous or difficult conditions in Asia, and is named after a crusading…
Australia in dilemma after Fiji denies citizenship of jihadist Neil Prakash
Melbourne, January 9: Once believed to be dead, Australia’s most wanted Islamist terrorist, Neil Prakash, whose father is Fiji-Indian, was arrested while trying to cross over from war-torn Syria into Turkey. Prakash was using false documents and a fake name, when he was arrested by Turkish officials in October 2016 after leaving Islamic State-controlled territory….
2018 Celebrity Home: Top 10 Spectacular and Unusual Celebrity Homes
The year 2018 has seen a plethora of fascinating, spectacular and unusual celebrity homes hit the market and we have picked ten of our favorites to share with you. “2018 Top Ten Celebrity Homes” “Cher’s Original Mansion” Cher’s original mansion was her first serious home after her divorce from Sonny Bono, which she designed and…
Kmart urged to pay living wages to women workers in Bangladesh factories
“Dear Kmart We all love a bargain…but the bargain shouldn’t be what she makes.” Melbourne, December 6: Iconic Australian department store Kmart is being urged to become a national leader in ensuring living wages for the workers who are trapped in a cycle of poverty by the pittance wages they are paid for making our…
Binny Bansal ouster: Walmart’s big move in India
New Delhi, November 15: Binny Bansal, co-founder of India’s most successful start-up Flipkart, has had to go. The news first came, dipped in the on-going #MeToo allegations. He had to go. His ouster, announced from Walmart’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas US left workers at Flipkart, in Bangalore shocked. People in Bangalore are worried about Walmart’s…
ILA Arun conferred ‘The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Knight 1st class’
Mumbai, November 6: Ila Arun was presented The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Knight 1st class – a high honour awarded to individuals for extraordinary service for Norway within the fields of art, science, industry and public service. On Friday, November 2, in recognition of Ila Arun’s outstanding achievements, Norway’s Consul General in Mumbai, Ann Ollestad, had…
Religion and Politics in Pakistan – test case in Asia Bibi
In a replay of 1977 anti-government demonstration, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing violent protests in Asia Bibi case, writes Abdus Sattar Ghazali In 1977, the so-called Pakistan National Alliance, comprising three main religious parties – Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP), some other political parties and fringe groups – launched…