Month: August 2020

More than 500 hundred animals are missing and at least two lions have died at the Marghzar Zoo in Islamabad under what animal advocates say are horrifying and inhumane conditions at the government-run attraction in […]

KOLKATA, India — India’s biggest conglomerate, Reliance Retail, has acquired one of the oldest retailers in the country, Future Group, which owns the popular supermarket brand Big Bazaar. But its biggest competition now is not […]

NEW DELHI — While the Indian government is planning to increase the minimum marriageable age for women from 18 to 21 — the same as for men — activists worry that such a move could […]

Finding a good movie in 2020 is like finding an antique in a crowded storage locker. Surfing Netflix since movie theaters have shuttered feels like searching for a Frank Gutierrez painting in your local dumpster. […]

An inn in western Japan is offering guests a furry companion they can take home with them at checkout. Called My Cat Yugawara, the inn in the hot springs resort town of Yugawara has a […]

NEW DELHI — Schoolchildren in India often have to carry their book bags with them throughout the day, as few educational systems provide lockers, where students can leave their textbooks, lunch boxes, art supplies and […]

DEK: Harsh policies following pandemic makes Gulf countries lose sheen for Kerala ex-pats and the state government steps in with efforts to re-employ them locally. Chennai, August 31, 2020 The Middle-East was once a favorite […]

NEW DELHI — Indian authorities are not investigating the “grave human rights violations” allegedly committed by the police during February riots in New Delhi, human rights group Amnesty International India claimed. “Delhi police personnel were […]

SYDNEY—Talk about a tough life for a turtle: First, it gets hit by a ship’s propeller, leaving a long scar across its shell. Then, it comes down with a mysterious illness that has left it […]

Three generations of elephants were recently reunited at a German zoo and promptly celebrated by touching their trunks through a set of bars that was used to separate them initially. That meeting went so well […]