Shafa Reyaz

Articles by Shafa Reyaz

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Shocking: Man kills 5-year old for riding a bike in his lawn in North Carolina

A North Carolina man killed his 5-year-old neighbour Cannon Hinnant at point-blank range for riding a bike on his lawn, arrested without a bond.

Aug 13, 2020

Meet Indian-American Kamala Harris who Joe Biden picked as Vice President

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has chosen Indian American Kamala Harris as his running mate. Harris is the first Asian to be nominated on a major political party ticket for post of VP.

Aug 12, 2020

Trump repeatedly referring to COVID as China Plague has serious consequences

Trump has unabashedly politicised coronavirus calling it China plague, Chinese virus, and Wuhan virus among other things, which has led to a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans in the US. So far, he has used the ter "Chinese Virus" 203 times.

Aug 12, 2020

Massive explosion at gas station rocks Russia, 13 people injured

A huge explosion at a gas station occurred when the staff were transferring fuel from a tanker to an underground storage tank. At least 13 people have been injured in the blast.

Aug 11, 2020

Who is Tianna Arata; thousands demand release of 20-year-old BLM protester jailed for 15 years

Over 60 thousand people have launched a campaign demanding the release of Tianna Arata who is facing 15-years jail term, which people say is being done to threaten and silence BLM supporters.

Aug 10, 2020

Donald Trump goes after Social Security, Medicare even as American reels under Covid pandemic

Critics complained Trump circumventing Congress to issue four executive orders that stipulate payroll tax deferral and reduced unemployment benefit among others, calling the action "absurdly unconstitutional."

Aug 10, 2020

How Trump worshiper butchered USPS right before mail-in voting

Critics call changes made by Donald Trump's loyal at the US Postal Service as an effort to sabotage the outcome of the election by slowing down the delivery of mail-in ballots, calling it "Friday night massacre."

Aug 9, 2020

Amid debate on mental health, is it right for publishers to use term like Suicide Squad

As the debate over social taboo on discussing mental health issues is growing and experts emphasise on correct usage of words when describing the act of suicide, is it correct for studios like Rocksteadys to title game Suicide Squads?

Aug 8, 2020

'Go back to your f*****g country': White woman goes on racist rant after bad nail job

A video of a small-time singer abusing a nail tech asking her to go back to the country she came from for not doing what's right for US citizen is doing rounds on Twitter. She was forced to apologise after all-round criticism. Ironically, she herself is an immigrant.

Aug 7, 2020

Beirut explosion: What is ammonium nitrate that caused the deadly blast in Lebanon

Lebanese PM has blamed over 2,700 metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate which was in lying in a warehouse for six years at the city port, for the Beirut explosion in which 135 people have been killed and more than 5000 injured.

Aug 6, 2020

Trump says he has done a lot for the black people.

White Trump says "I've got criminal justice, prison reforms" for Black Americans

Donald Trump's relations with blacks and people of colour have always been politically motivated whom he has always seen through the prism of crime. His much-touted prison and criminal justice reforms are as much standard fare as has been any of his previous claims: half-truth and half misleading facts.

Aug 4, 2020

Donald Trump draws a massive crowd in Frorida but not in Florida for sure

People on Twitter exposed Donald Trump's inflated claims that a massive crowd greeted him on his visit to Florida last week. They shared pictures of a very thin crowd that gathered to hear him. They also mocked him for misspelling Florida as Frorida.

Aug 3, 2020

Explained: Can Sushant's therapist be charged for breaching patient's confidentiality

Sushant Singh Rajput's therapist Susan Walker, in an interview, revealed that he was suffering from bipolar disorder and severe depression. She is facing severe backlash for breaching the code of confidentiality by talking about his mental health conditions publicly.

Aug 3, 2020

Who is Dr Deborah Birx: The HIV hero turned COVID zero

Dr Deborah Birx is in political cross hair for spreading misinformation on coronavirus pandemic in the US. She is being criticised for giving "only good" information about coronavirus to President Donald Trump.

Aug 2, 2020

NIFT issues social media gag to cover up lakhs in fee collection

Hundreds of students from various campuses of NIFT have complained that they are not able to pay the full fees due to coronavirus pandemic and requested the Ministry of Textiles for waiver in fees for this year. They haven't received any reply so far.

Aug 1, 2020

No, Donald Trump did not call Paris Hilton sexually attractive; misleading video

After Bill Clinton's name cropped up in court documents linking him with paedophile Jeffery Epstein, the decade-old audio file of Donald Trump talking about Paris Hilton's physical appearance is circulating on Twitter. But with misleading captions.

Aug 1, 2020

Clinton on Epstein pedo island with two-young girls; Bill says no

Unsealed court documents reveal former president Bill Clinton was at Jeffery Epstein's island with two underage girls. Clinton denied the allegation saying he was never there.

Jul 31, 2020

Relax, Trump cannot delay elections; what happens if he even tries to

President Donald Trump generated political firestorm after he suggested delaying November's presidential election. As many states are turning to "mail-in" ballots due to coronavirus, he alleges 2020 election will be the most fraudulent. Can he delay the general election?

Jul 30, 2020

Train derails at Tempe Town Lake; fire rages as century old bridge collapses

More than 100-year-old Salt River Union Pacific Railroad Bridge collapsed after a cargo train derailed and its cars engulfed by fire in Arizona. City authorities say no one has been injured but asks people to avoid the area as the scene is "very dangerous."

Jul 29, 2020

Demon sperm root cause of world's problems: Dr Stella, Trump's COVID expert

President Donald Trump shared tweets of Houston doctor Stella Immanuel who claims infertility and impotence are the effects of demons having sex with humans, and that hydroxychloroquine can treat coronavirus. The video of the doctor was taken down both by Facebook and Twitter for "sharing false information" not before it raked in over 13 million views.

Jul 28, 2020

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