It was only last year that India bid farewell to the draconian Article 377 which criminalised homosexuality. The law might have changed, but society’s ostracisation “India’s LGBTQIA+ Community Finally Gets A Safe Space For Its Stories To Make A Huge Impact”
Month: May 2019
Meet Veerpal, A Farm Widow, Who Contested Lok Sabha Polls To Tell People About Farmers’ Plights
Veerpal just got 2,078 votes which form just 0.17 percent of the votes in the constituency but an independent candidate who is a farm suicide “Meet Veerpal, A Farm Widow, Who Contested Lok Sabha Polls To Tell People About Farmers’ Plights”
No rooftop gardens: French Senate says Notre Dame must be restored as before
France’s Senate has approved a bill to restore Paris’ iconic Notre Dame cathedral, but stipulated that it must be restored to the state it was “No rooftop gardens: French Senate says Notre Dame must be restored as before”
Eastern European countries want to secure one of top EU positions – Prague
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Tuesday that four Eastern European countries had not agreed to propose outgoing European Commission deputy head Maros Sefcovic “Eastern European countries want to secure one of top EU positions – Prague”
Twitter explodes with JCB memes as Indians share appreciation for viral video of digger
People in India are going wild for JCBs, sharing thousands of memes of the diggers that have trended across the country. The inexplicable trend has “Twitter explodes with JCB memes as Indians share appreciation for viral video of digger”
WannaCry? Laptop infected with world’s most dangerous computer viruses sold for $1.35 million
Bidding on a laptop packed with some of the world’s most dangerous malware closed at $1.345 million on Tuesday. The laptop is running 6 viruses “WannaCry? Laptop infected with world’s most dangerous computer viruses sold for $1.35 million”
India & Japan look to stem China’s growing regional influence with Sri Lanka port deal
In an attempt to bring some balance to China’s growing domination across the Indian Ocean region, Delhi and Tokyo agreed to jointly develop Sri Lanka’s “India & Japan look to stem China’s growing regional influence with Sri Lanka port deal”
US may suspend Turkish pilots from F-35 training program over S-400 deal
Turkish pilots might be excluded from participating in the F-35 training program, in yet another attempt by Washington to force its NATO ally out of “US may suspend Turkish pilots from F-35 training program over S-400 deal”
#Resistance in meltdown after Navy airmen seen wearing ‘MAGA’- themed patches
Critics of US President Donald Trump were enraged after American Navy airmen appeared in photos wearing ‘morale patches’ featuring a spinoff of Trump’s campaign slogan, “#Resistance in meltdown after Navy airmen seen wearing ‘MAGA’- themed patches”
Palestinian business leaders to boycott US-led conference in Bahrain
Leading Palestinian businessmen announced on Tuesday they would boycott an economics-focused conference next month in Bahrain that is part of the US’s Middle East peace “Palestinian business leaders to boycott US-led conference in Bahrain”