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New Delhi: As the Northeaster states of India continue protesting against the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) causing a worldwide attention, the United Nation on Friday said that it is  closely analysing the possible consequences of Bill. "We're aware that the lower and upper houses of the Indian Parliament have passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, and we're also aware of the concerns that have been publicly expressed. The United Nations is closely analysing the possible consequences of the law," news agency PTI quoted Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq said on Thursday during the daily press briefing. As per the new legislation recently passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and now approved by the President of India, members of Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014 and facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal … [Read more...] about Citizenship Bill Protest: United Nations Says It Is ‘Closely Monitoring’ India’s Moves On CAB

The rookie quarterback, who was taken 42nd overall in this year’s draft out of the University of Missouri, was previously linked to Gracie Hunt, the daughter of Chiefs owner Clark Hunt. Though 23-year-old Lock has apparently moved on to Instagram model Natalie Newman, photos of Lock and Hunt recently emerged on SportsGossip.com. Lock has thrown for 443 yards and five touchdowns in his first two Broncos starts, wins over the Chargers and Texans. While the timeline of Lock’s rumoured romance with Hunt remains unclear, the Broncos star and Newman have already made their relationship official on social media. Stream Live & On-Demand coverage of the 2019/20 NFL Season with ESPN on KAYO SPORTS. Get your 14-day free trial and start streaming instantly > “Your newest Broncos fan,” Newman shared in October, while Lock gushed about the romance in a separate post from November. Hunt, an NFL Style spokesmodel and Special Olympics Ambassador, is a sideline regular … [Read more...] about Denver Broncos rookie Drew Lock’s romance sends tongues wagging

A flurry of video-chat companies are bringing Santa Claus to families’ screens this holiday season. A modern take on the classic mall meet-and-greet, websites such as Welcome Santa and Talk to Santa are offering families the opportunity to talk to Mr Claus from the comfort of their own homes. Both companies price a live call with Mr Claus at $42. “Parents are saying, ‘You know what, it’s better than waiting two hours in line,’” Susen Mesco, founder and director of Denver’s Professional Santa Claus School, tells The Wall Street Journal. Digital Father Christmas is also ideal for many special needs children, many of whom find meeting shopping centre Santas in real time to be too much. Meredith Lueck, founder of Welcome Santa, says she recently received a personal thank you note from the mum of a boy who has Down syndrome and found physically meeting Santa “overwhelming and usually unpleasant,” but virtually meeting Santa to be … [Read more...] about Video chat Santas are giving shopping centre Santas a run for their money

Police were speaking with the teens following the slaying of freshman Tessa Majors, 18, who was beaten and stabbed at the base of stairs in Morningside Park near West 116th Street and Morningside Drive around 5.30pm on Wednesday, ABC 7 reported. A school security guard called police upon discovering her body, riddled with stab wounds. Investigators found a trail of blood indicating that Ms Majors had tried to make her way back up the park stairs toward Morningside Drive, police sources said. Preliminary information suggested that Ms Majors was stabbed several times in the face, neck and under her arm. Police search Morningside Park in Manhattan on Thursday. Picture: Richard Drew/APSource:AP She apparently had put up a fight when the thugs tried to rob her, the sources added. Ms Majors was rushed to Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital, where she died. Police found the woman’s mobile phone nearby, which was how she was identified. Barnard College president Sian Leah Beilock … [Read more...] about Teens questioned over stabbing death of New York student Tessa Majors

As German makes provisions to accept 800,000 refugees this year, the nation is split vertically on the crisis with refugee shelters attacked with Molotov cocktails and swastika signs painted outside many refugee homes. Rashme Sehgal reports for Rediff.com from Heidelberg on how Europe's refugee crisis is playing out in Germany. As Germans get ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the unification of East and West Germany in October, the refugee influx into the country could well see its social fabric being ripped apart with Germans living in the east and west taking opposing views on this controversial issue. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted that all the 28 nations who are part of the European Union 'take equal responsibility for refugees seeking asylum,' and Germany is making provisions to allow 800,000 refugees enter its borders this year. So far over 230,000 refugees have sought refuge in the country. The eastern part of Germany has reacted with hostility to this … [Read more...] about 800 plus attacks on refugee shelters in Germany