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Parveen Kumar

Founder, C.E.O & Editor-in-Chief

Column: Where, oh where, should the Raiders play?

The Raiders thought they finally found a place to play next season, only to find out they’re not wanted in San Francisco. Not by the mayor, and certainly not by the team that still calls itself the San Francisco 49ers — even while it plays its games in […]

In Argentina, 1 woman is challenging soccer’s status quo

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  — Almost 90 years after men’s soccer turned professional in Argentina, the women’s game is still being played by amateur athletes who get little to no money for their work on the field. Macarena Sanchez wants to change that — now. The 27-year-old Sanchez is […]

SC reserves verdict on pleas seeking review of its Sabarimala verdict

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved verdict on a batch of petitions seeking review of its September 28, 2018 judgement that allowed women of all age groups to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi heard […]

The Latest: Turkey rescuers pull 5-year-old girl from rubble

ISTANBUL  — The Latest on the apartment building collapse in Istanbul (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Turkish emergency services have pulled out a 5-year-old girl from the rubble of an eight-story apartment building in Istanbul about 18 hours after it collapsed. The girl, Havva Tekgoz, was carried to […]

More women come forward after Arias sexual assault complaint

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  — Two more women have accused former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, a Nobel peace laureate, of sexual misconduct after a criminal complaint alleging sexual assault against another woman was filed against him this week in the Central American nation. Eleonora Antillon, a well-known […]

HC orders 2 persons, 3 firms to plant trees for seeking time to file reply

The Delhi High Court Thursday ordered two persons and three companies to plant 3,000 trees each for seeking more time to file their responses on the Enforcement Directorate’s appeal challenging their acquittal in a 2G scam case. Justice Najmi Waziri granted one last opportunity to file responses to […]

Images suggest Iran launched satellite despite US criticism

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  — Iran appears to have attempted a second satellite launch despite U.S. criticism that its space program helps the country develop ballistic missiles, satellite images released Thursday suggest. Iran did not immediately acknowledge conducting such a launch. Images released by the Colorado-based company DigitalGlobe […]

SC transfers Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to Delhi

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the transfer of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to a court in New Delhi and slammed the state government for its management of shelter homes. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the cases […]

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