Month: November 2019

For centuries, women aged 10 to 50 were not allowed to enter the Sabarimala Temple. But in September last year, the country’s Supreme Court overturned the ban, and in January, women entered the temple for the first time, defying opposition from religious conservatives. ### But that decision is now in question, after the Supreme Court …

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A record 35 candidates competed to replace outgoing President Maithripala Sirisena, whose term was marred by the Easter bombings and a failed attempt to remove Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from office. ### Rajapaksa’s main rival Sajith Premadasa secured 41.99% of the vote, and has conceded. ### This is Sri Lanka’s first election since the deadly …

Read more “Sri Lanka elects new president in first vote since deadly bombings”

But not everyone is on board with the ritual, which has been criticized for violating the constitutional separation of religion and state. ### Since he formally ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the start of May, Naruhito has been undertaking a series of ceremonies and rites. On Thursday night, he will take part in a …

Read more “Japan’s Emperor has a dinner date with a sun goddess”

The famed hill shrine of Sabarimala in Kerala opened for devotees on Saturday evening for the two-month-long annual festival. The hill shrine in Pathanamthitta district had become a battleground of sorts last year after the Supreme Court ordered that women of all ages should be allowed entry to the temple. As per tradition women of …

Read more “Ten Women Below The Age Of 50 Attempting To Reach Sabarimala Sent Back, As The Shrine Opens For Annual Festival”

Nearly a week after the Supreme Court delivered the historic verdict, which would have settled the Ayodhya dispute which had lingered for decades the case is set to drag further. This comes after to Muslim bodies, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind decide to challenge the SC verdict and file …

Read more “AIMPLB To Challenge Ayodhya Verdict, National Ganga Bill To Be Tabled In Parliament And Other News”

As ongoing violence and conflicts continue to grip the warming planet, the number of people worldwide forced to flee their homes this year is on track to shatter all previous such records, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned Friday. For the first time ever, that number could hit 60 million by year’s end. The figures …

Read more “Warming World of Chaos Fueling Global Refugee Crisis Never Before Seen”

We live in a diverse country where people from different backgrounds reside side by side. So many of us have grown up meeting people from all walks of life, and we’ve also learnt to respect them. But coming from a privileged background doesn’t give any of us the right to look down or disrespect those …

Read more “11 Things That Are Making You Look Like A Spoiled Rich Brat So Stop Doing Them Already!”

Kristen Wiig is always a great talk show guest, but unfortunately, she was bumped off at the last minute of The Tonight Show and replaced by JoJo Fletcher, the current Bachelorette. Actually, it was Wiig just pretending to be the reality star! Showing up in a floor-length gold gown and carrying a rose, “JoJo” came …

Read more “Watch Kristen Wiig Pretend to Be JoJo from The Bachelorette and Explain What Really Happens in the Fantasy Suite”

Nico Hulkenberg offered fans a tongue-and-cheek response when asked how he reacted to the news of Daniel Ricciardo’s move to Renault for 2019. Last summer, after months of speculation about his future, and a general expectation that he would renew his contract with Red Bull Racing, Ricciardo’s took the surprising decision to leave Milton Keynes …

Read more “Hulkenberg’s priceless reaction to Ricciardo’s move to Renault”

Carlos Sainz reckons that his former Renault team mate Nico Hulkenberg is one of the most talented drivers on the grid and would be winning “straight away” with a top team. Hulkenberg currently holds the unenviable record of starting the most races in F1 without ever achieving a podium finish. And that unwanted statistic may …

Read more “Sainz: Hulkenberg would win ‘straight away’ in a Mercedes”