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Photo Credit: www.bollywoodhungama.com (formerly named “IndiaFM”) (Bollywood Hungama)/Wikimedia Commons Fans of Salman Khan have expressed shock at a court’s harsh sentencing of the Bollywood superstar on charges of poaching of a rare deer species while acquitting...

The Department of Education has honored Pakistan’s Dr. Noor Fatima, who is working as Assistant Professor at Islamic University in Islamabad, with the prestigious civil Martin Luther King Award in recognition of introducing new educational ideas....

Image: Ted Eytan from Washington, DC/ Wikimedia Commons The Washington D.C. March for Our Lives is over. Does the beat go on? Will this fledgling movement continue and have a lasting impact resulting in new gun...

Image: GW Masonic Memorial, CreditL: ALXCHO/via Wikimedia Commons Following a spate of deadly school shootings  in several American cities, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland have announced a unique training event for...

Photo: VOA/Wikimedia  As Kashmiris protest Indian repression in the disputed territory, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced serious concern over killings of Kashmiri demonstrators, saying the bloodshed “needs to be investigated. “Civilians have to be...

Virginia has been a magnet for foreign students with its multicultural environment and academic excellence at the institutions of higher learning. During the academic year 2016-17 international students had an important impact on the state’s economy,...

Image: Kashmir regional map Credit: w:user:Planemad/Wikimedia Commons The Indian-ruled Kashmir was on edge on Sunday after security forces killed several men, which it said were militants. The weekend killings in Shopian and Islamabad area saw anti-India...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an independent and transparent investigation into clashes at the Gaza fence on Friday between Palestinians participating in the ‘Great Return March’ and Israeli security forces which resulted in at least...

In a visit  marked by much significance for Pakistan’s fight against militancy, the world’s youngest Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai went back to Swat, her hometown in northwestern Pakistan valley, where she was attacked by the Taliban. Nearly six...

President Donald Trump has proclaimed April 2018 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, urging families, law enforcement, healthcare providers, community and faith-based organizations, and private organizations to support survivors of sexual assault and work together...