IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. It sounded like an awful story of a grieving widower having to deal with attempted voter fraud. And it became part of the Trump team’s talking points in their bid to undermine the election results. But then we found out…Continue Reading
Overcrowded clinics, extensive wait times and overworked doctors are taking a devastating toll on mothers and children in India. In this eye-opening talk, urogynecologist and TED Fellow Aparna Hegde exposes the systemic gaps that lead to preventable deaths every minute — and introduces scalable, affordable and empowering tech solutions that improve maternal and child health…Continue Reading
LAHORE, Pakistan, November 19, 2021 (Morning Star News) – In an unprecedented court decision in Pakistan kept secret for two months to avoid Islamist backlash, a trial court judge granted bail to two Christian nurses charged with “defiling the Koran,” their attorney said.Usually those charged under Pakistan’s widely condemned blasphemy laws even with little or…Continue Reading
A Christian florist who was at the center of an eight-year-old legal battle over LGBT anti-discrimination laws has reached a settlement that avoids exorbitant fees.Most importantly, she says, the settlement keeps her conscience intact and allows her to pass the “legal torch” to other creative artists involved in the same legal struggle.Barronelle Stutzman, the owner…Continue Reading
After the COVID-19 pandemic forced many students to attend school remotely, a Christian teacher from Central Iowa got busy making desks for children in need of a proper workspace.Nate Evans, who teaches at Des Moines Christian School in Urbandale, launched “Woodworking with a Purpose” last September when he realized that some students didn’t have a…Continue Reading
The more than 87,000 personnel in UN peacekeeping missions are confronting greater threats today because conflicts have become more complex and are driven by an increasing number of factors ranging from ethnic tensions and the impact of organized crime to illegal exploitation of resources and terrorism, the UN peacekeeping chief said Friday. Jean-Pierre Lacroix said…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has ruled out getting back into the diesel segment as it believes sale of such vehicles would further come down with the onset of the next phase of emission norms in 2023, according to a senior company official. The country’s largest carmaker believes the next phase of emission norms…Continue Reading
Welcoming the Centre’s decision to repeal the three farm laws, Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Saturday said the government felt that the farm laws should be withdrawn now, adding that they can be re-enacted later if needed. Speaking to ANI, Mishra said, “Government tried to explain to farmers about the farm laws. It had believed…Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia held its position as the biggest supplier of crude oil to China for an 11th month in a row in October, with volumes up 19.5% from a year ago, customs data showed on Sunday. Saudi oil arrivals totalled 7.1 million tonnes, or 1.67 million barrels per day (bpd), data from the General Administration…Continue Reading
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will Monday hold a high-level meeting with senior officers to review the restrictions imposed in the city to contain high pollution levels, officials said Sunday. “The meeting has been called to review the restrictions which come to an end on Sunday. Officials of all departments concerned will be in attendance,”…Continue Reading