Sumaiya Kabir The Rampal Power Plant, a proposed coal based power plant dangerously close to the Sunderbans, has been fiercely opposed ever since the agreement to build it was signed in 2012. Although the proposed 1320 megawatt power plant will produce electricity using coal, an affordable and abundant energy source, the consequences of building the…
AP, Brussels The NATO-Russia Council is meeting for the first time in nearly two years, with the U.S.-led alliance planning to object to what it deems provocative and dangerous actions by Moscow’s military. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday’s meeting at alliance headquarters is being held to exchange views on Ukraine and other issues, but…
Ram Puniyani, Former professor of biomedical engineering and former senior medical officer affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay/Coastaldigest.com Naseeruddin Shah in an interview to Karawan-E-Mohabbat expressed his anguish and anger at the killing of Subodh Kumar Singh, the police inspector. Shah’s interview brought forth the issue of insecurity particularly of the religious minorities…
Starchild Bollywood actor couple Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover are rumored to have been in a relationship for the last two years now. However, they have finally broken the silence and declared that they are tying the knot in April. The wedding is scheduled to be held on April 29. Bipasha, 37 and Karan,…
Kabir Humayun: Eleven Nobel laureates and 17 other eminent global citizens have signed a statement appealing for the immediate and unconditional release of noted photographer Shahidul Alam. They also demanded the release of all students who have been arrested after the protest and urged the Bangladesh government to ensure human rights of all citizens, reports…
MEMO: The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has said that German sports brand Adidas is no longer a sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), media reports revealed last week. Quds Net News said that BDS activists wrote on its website that Adidas terminated its services to the IFA after a campaign asking the…
NTV Online: When the bride appeared, all the guests at the wedding were so surprise at her new appearance, even the groom. Currently makeup techniques are extremely developed, according to many people, to a certain degree, makeup can help people ‘transform’ like plastic surgery. However, if makeup is abused, it is likely that no one…
Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University/Aljazeera Why did Trump, Bolton and Mattis refuse to listen to the tape of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder? Because of Arabic? “We have the tape,” US President Donald Trump finally admitted that there is a tape-recording of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi –…
Marilyn Thipthorpe How far can the media be blamed or held responsible for the rise of candidates, dictators and terrorists. Their roles in the past ages have increased to a point where people are dependant on them for facts… and fiction! But why has no one retaliated and stung back and why has no one…
Myisha Nawar & Nusrat Progga After a marvelous shopping spree at Paris (we wear Prada or nada) and a weekend of partying in the Bahamas, The Daily Our Time’s most fabulous reporters- Myishakalakaboomboom and Proggastination, came back to their homeland in search of some fine coffee. After some terrible experiences at over-hyped coffee-shops like Gloria…