Iranian woman who tied unscarved hair in viral video shot dead

Hadis Najafi, a young Iranian woman whose video tying her unscarved hair back and boldly stepping into the middle of a protest went viral, was allegedly shot dead in the country.

British-Indian MP Lisa Nandy amongst top two candidates for new Labour leader

Indian-origin British Member of Parliament Lisa Nandy on Wednesday became one of two Labour candidates to earn the requisite support from unions and affiliate bodies to qualify for the final round of the Party leader selection.

Singaporean society’s streak of caring and giving come to the fore at the PVPA 2018 awards

The inexplicable feel and inherent joy and warmth of giving was quite palpable in the evening as the President of Singapore Halimah Yacob honoured eight distinguished winners of the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards (PVPA) 2018 today at Capella Singapore.