New York marks a milestone in the fight for equality Thursday when 1.1 million children in America’s largest school district will take the day off to mark Eid. It is a small but hard-won victory at a time when American Muslims complain of growing Islamophobia and worsening anti-Muslim rhetoric following …
Read More »#HeatIsOn: Yogi Bikram Choudhury hit with sixth sexual harrassment suit
A yoga instructor from Vancouver, Canada has become the sixth woman to accuse renowned yoga guru Bikram Choudhury of sexual assault, alleging in a civil suit that the 69-year-old yogi forced sex on her multiple times over the course of three years. Jill Lawler filed the lawsuit with the California …
Read More »#Largesse: Bids for Modi’s £12K Saville Row-sourced suit reach £120k at auction
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to auction off an expensive suit bearing his name stitched in gold and which caused controversy after he wore it to a meeting with US President Barack Obama last month. The tailored suit is made of an expensive woollen material sourced from London’s fashionable …
Read More »#Suit: Pancholis file £10 million defemation suit against Rabya Amin
The parents of a young Bollywood actor charged with abetting the suicide of British-Indian starlet Jiah Khan has filed a £10 million defamation suit against Jiah’s mother Rabya Amin. A judge in Mumbai confirmed on Friday that the suit was filed by Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, parents of Suraj …
Read More »#EXPECTATIONS: Reality TV star Deana Uppal loses Big Brother libel suit
British Indian reality star Deana Uppal has lost her court battle for damages after she was called a “Piece of Sh*t” by a contestant inside the 2012 Big Brother house. The 25-year-old actress and beauty queen from Walsall, Birmingham was repeatedly bullied during her time inside the Big Brother house …
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