Author: Deborah

Hunter Schafer’s online presence has always been fierce since she starred in the hit HBO show Euphoria, dazzling the fans with new and exciting looks for the show and the press tour. But Schafer has stepped up the red carpet game with her looks for the new Hunger Games movie- The Ballads of Songbirds & Snakes. The movie stars Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, along with Hunter Schafer who plays a character called Tigris. Every single look Schafer was seen wearing is a nod to the extravagant, out-there, fashion style of the wealthiest citizens of the Capitol…

President Joe Biden and Premier Xi JinPing of China met for the first time in over a year at a villa in San Francisco for the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (Nov 15 to 17). The initial talks have gone smoothly with both sides issuing positive statements after day one talks, highlighting common grounds reached during the talk. Biden and Xi find room for cooperation The two leaders pledged to avoid dangerous rifts and promote a stable US – China ties as it benefits the world. Biden said to Mr. Xi, “I value our conversation because I think it’s paramount…

Suella Braverman, the former UK secretary of state for the Home Department was fired by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak days earlier, in what was called a cabinet reshuffle in light of the general elections next year. The real reason behind the dismissal was an article Braverman wrote for the Times of London which criticized the  police for having double standards and a left-wing bias. Braverman’s article was not approved by the PM’s office and broke ministerial code.  This is not the first time Braverman has left a cabinet position midway, during the Liz Truss government in 2022, she served as…

The official statement from the British government states that Braverman left her job as Britain’s secretary of state for the Home Department as part of a wider cabinet shuffle ahead of the general elections next year. However, the dismissal came after an opinion piece Braverman wrote in the Times of London resulted in backlash from the Conservative party and the opposition Labour party. The new Ministerial appointments also includes ex British Prime Minister David Cameron as secretary of state for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Developmental Affairs. What did Braverman write? And the reason for her firing In her opinion piece titled,…

Swiss air quality technology company IQAir  just released the list of top 10 world’s most polluted cities and 3 Indian cities made the cut. Delhi ranked number 1 as the most polluted city in the world with air quality at 430. The city already dealing with deteriorating air quality experienced worsening conditions due to use of firecrackers on Diwali. The ban on firecrackers by the Supreme Court of India was violated in many parts of the country.   Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai are the most polluted cities Kolkata and Mumbai also made IQAir’s list of world’s most polluted cities in the…

After 118 days of strike, the 2023 actors strike has come to an end as SAG-AFTRA has come to a tentative deal on a new three-year contract with studios. The agreement was unanimously approved by the SAG-AFTRA TV/ Theatrical Committee with the strike ending at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday. On Friday the deal was sent to the union’s national board for approval. The actors strike along with the strike by Writers Guild of America (WGA) has caused the California economy more than $6 billion. OTT platforms to share revenues with actors President of SAG-AFTRA Fran Drescher said the union has…

The United Kingdom government has announced its plan to add India to its expanded safe state list. This would speed up the returning process of Indians who traveled to the country illegally and effectively limit their rights to asylum. On Wednesday, the UK Home Office announced the decision to streamline strengthening the country’s immigration system and improve border control measures. The draft legislation submitted to the House of Commons includes India and Georgia as additions to the list. Why is India being added to the safe state list? Indians make the second largest migrant group crossing over the English channel…

In a recent Apex court ruling, service providers like Airtel, Jio, Reliance, and Vodafone are now allowed to reassign old, deactivated numbers to new subscribers after a 90 day period. The Supreme Court of India warns WhatsApp Users especially those with prepaid phone numbers who plan to change their mobile numbers. Since WhatsApp is linked to a user’s mobile number, the recent ruling has implications for the app’s users. Court recommends users protect their own privacy The court recommends users switching service providers or changing numbers to first thoroughly delete all WhatsApp data. The court stated, “The subscriber can prevent…

Riverside school in Ahmedabad was awarded World’s Best School for Innovation by T4 Education. A prestigious globally recognized educational award that gives the school a prize of USD 50,000, along with a global platform to share their innovative ideas. Riverside school was recognized for its design, student-centric, and activity-based curriculum, and for innovative learning approaches like the Feel, Imagine, Do and Share (FIDS) model. Riverside has previously been shortlisted in the top 10 and top 3 schools in the same category. The two finalist in this category are schools from New Zealand and Malaysia. The other categories for awards are…

The 13th National Women’s Congress is China’s top political gathering for women, however it’s only one man who was seen talking. It’s held every five years and has been a gesture of showing the government’s commitment to women. Although a symbolic gesture, the meeting has become more significant with no women being part of the party’s executive policy making body for the first time in two decades. Xi JinPing, China’s Premier, was photographed sitting center-stage at the opening of the Women’s Congress, a closeup of him is splashed on the front page of the Chinese Communist Party’s newspaper. His speech…