Kaneez has been at the forefront of the protest against the controversial hijab ban in the state imposed by the BJP government. She has also been active during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and led the sit-ins in Gulbarga region of the state Bengaluru” 22 May’2023: The …

22-05-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court has upheld a law allowing Jallikattu, a controversial bull-taming festival popular in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The practice – first banned by a court in 2006 was legalized again by the state through an amendment in 2017. Animal …

22-05-2023 MANAMA/ BEIRUT: Bahrain says it will restore full diplomatic relations with Lebanon following a row over the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen that saw the countries break ties for a year and a half. Manama said on Saturday it was bringing an end to the impasse, a move welcomed …

22-05-2023 RIYADH: Two Saudi astronauts will be travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time on a private mission to carry out a number of experiments, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Rayyanah Barnawi, the first female Arab astronaut and breast cancer researcher, and fighter pilot …

22-05-2023 MEXICO CITY: The government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador has deployed marines to the country’s south to occupy a section of railroad operated by a private conglomerate. Officials called the measure “temporary” and in the “public interest”, as the government works to update a rail-to-sea network on …

22-05-2023 MOSCOW: Russia has implemented a ban on the entry of “500 Americans,” a list that includes prominent figures such as former US President Barack Obama, late-night television host Stephen Colbert, and CNN journalist Erin Burnett. The ban is a response to the anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the Joe Biden …

22-05-2023 TEHRAN: The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force warned that its strikes against the KRG-based terrorist groups will resume if the Iraqi government fails to meet its commitment to disarm and evict the terrorists. Speaking to Tasnim in Iran’s western city of Sanandaj on Saturday, IRGC Ground Force Commander …

22-05-2023 HIROSHIMA: The leaders of the Quad group, Australia, India, Japan and the United States have delivered a thinly veiled swipe at Beijing’s behavior at a summit in Hiroshima. The US President Joe Biden and his three partners in the group did not mention China by name on Saturday but …

22-05-2023 ROME/ BOLOGNA: More than 36,000 people have been forced from their homes by deadly floods in northeast Italy, regional officials have said, as rising waters swallowed more houses and new landslides isolated hamlets. Fourteen people were killed this week after streets in the cities and towns of the Emilia-Romagna …

22-05-2023 SAN SALVADOR: At least nine people have died after a stampede at a football stadium in El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador, officials have said. Police said seven men and two women were among the dead, with all the victims over the age of 18. The crush occurred during a …