With the sharpening of debates among contestants for US presidential nominations, American media has begun to give more focus on domestic political issues than the usual blood-drenched developments of Syria, Israel-Palestine conflict and Taliban’s heightened attacks in Afghanistan. Republican versus Democrat fight over economic, health and foreign policies is tightening. A few days back former […]
Iconic Companies that Changed the World
There are numerous companies the world over dealing in a number of products and segments. But, of these, only a few have managed to create a niche for themselves and left a lasting legacy. Here are some iconic companies that have truly changed the world. Apple Apple is one of the most iconic companies that […]
Controversial writers around the world
Till date in human history there have been lots of authors who have attracted their fair share of controversy because of the opinions that they have expressed through their works or the way in which they have expressed them. These authors have been ostracized by the very society on which they have based their works […]
Myanmar elections: A test of its democratic strength
Myanmar is on way to conduct general elections on November 8. Since unveiling of the new Constitution there in 2008, this would be the second general election in the country which remained for more than four decades under the Junta rule after its independence from Britain in 1948. The forthcoming election would test the strength […]
Boko Haram – all you need to know about it
Boko Haram is also known as Wilayat Gharb Afriqiyaah, a name that it has given itself. The name means the West Africa Province of the Islamic state. In a way, it can be regarded as being similar to the ISIL (Islamic State of Israel and the Levant). Boko Haram is also referred to as Jama’at […]
Ten Most Haunted Places in the World
Life after death, ghosts, and spirits are the subject of much debate and furor the world over. But what remains undeniable is the presence of houses that are supposedly haunted all over the globe. Here are 10 of the most haunted places of the world. 10. Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland The Edinburgh Castle of Scotland […]
Canada elections: Justin Trudeau’s victory and its implications
Justin Trudeau is set to become the next prime minister of Canada after he led his Liberal Party to a sensational victory in the general election, ending the ten-year Conservative rule of Stephen Harper. According to preliminary results, the Liberals have bagged 184 seats, comfortably above the 170 needed to form a majority in the […]
All you need to know about Halloween
The meaning of Halloween Halloween is also spelt as Hallowe’en. This festival is celebrated primarily in Ireland and Northern Ireland along with the U.S. and Canada. The name of this festival can be regarded as a shorter form of All Hallow’s Evening. The other names of this festival are Allhalloween, All Saint’s Eve, and All […]
Violence against Women – Worldwide Statistics
Global data for 2013 provided by UN Women shows that 35% of the women across the world have experienced some sort of violence – physical or sexual – from either their partners or people who were not their partners. However, in some countries the percentage of women who have experienced sexual or physical violence from […]
Israelis and Palestinians in the grip of fresh wave of tension
Israelis and Palestinians are in the grip of fresh wave of tension. In fact, weeks of renewed violence, which included stabbings of Israeli civilians and clashes between Palestinian and Israeli forces, climaxed when a group of Palestinians in the West Bank set afire a compound that housed Joseph’s Tomb – a religious site which is […]