Ontario, Canada: Following a meeting of the International Football Association Board in Zurich, FIFA has decided to lift a ban on head covers worn for religious purposes. This decision impacts both Muslim women and Sikh men who are required by ...
Read More »It’s a poll gimmick, say Bhullar’s kin
Bathinda, Punjab: Prof. Devinder Pal Bhullar’s family today described the Centre’s move not to execute him, owing to his frail mental health, as a poll gimmick. Bhullar’s cousin Gurbachan Singh, 10 years his senior, said the family would be relieved only ...
Read More »Hindus laud Football Board on allowing head covers
Hindus have welcomed the decision of International Football Association Board (IFAB) for allowing the players to wear head covers. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that “it was a step in the right direction”, ...
Read More »State Department took off Narendra Modi’s name off the Human Rights report
Washington DC, US: Washington’s position on the 2002 Gujarat genocide has not changed and the omission of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s name from a human rights report does not indicate a policy shift, a US official has said. State ...
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