Photo credit: Hindustan Times Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar has introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning “Hinduphobia” as the row over the HI-B visa system, which grants highly skilled foreign workers the ability to work in the United States, grew amid the immigration debate. News 18 reports that he also voiced concerns against racism, saying racism in America…
Photo credit: Maldive Voice Five foreigners have been taken into custody from coffee shops by Maldives Immigration during an operation to find foreigners residing illegally in the Maldives. Raajje mv reports that the immigration revealed that the expatriates were taken into custody during a raid operation conducted by the Task Force specifically targeting coffee shops in the capital…
Photo credit: BBC I understand some governments have okayed the holding of crossover services. Worship places normally hold crossover services to usher in the new year. But these are, indeed, abnormal times! With many countries experiencing newer strains of the deadly COVID-19, I wouldn’t have thought it pertinent for governments not to lift the ban…
Photo credit: Medium People are eagerly waiting for 31st December! Bells will clang in churches and shouts of ‘Happy New Year’ will reach a crescendo. Cars will blare their horns and people will celebrate while congratulating themselves on seeing the new year. But then, I hope we all realize that with every new year, we…
Photo credit: Fine Art America There has been a controversy over a translation of the Yoruba Bible. The Bible translates the word Satan as Esu! Some have even called the cerebral Ajayi Crowther, an Anglican Bishop, who rose from being a common slave to a bishop names for making an error in his translation. Oh,…
Photo credit: The Guardian So, no question was asked about the fate of army officers that were unlucky to be caught in the boko haram quagmire when PMB had a media chat yesterday. I don’t think it’s the best to have those guys in prison. Since, there have been doubts about whether arms were provided…
Photo credit: Times live Did you know a lot of people never had chicken for Christmas? It wasn’t because they were herbivores. They were just too poor to afford chickens! What about those who could not buy new or even ‘tokunbo’ clothes for their children. It was not because the children already had too many…
