Dubai Job Seeker Left Aghast at Prospective Employer’s Email: ‘Why Need a Job, Go to Delhi in Shaheen Bagh For Protests’

DESPARDES — An Indian-Muslim from Kerala was left aghast — and is still upset — after his prospective employer in Dubai wrote back chiding him for looking for work and suggested he should make a living by joining protestors in Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi, reports Gulf News. The Shaheen Bagh has been the epicenterContinue reading “Dubai Job Seeker Left Aghast at Prospective Employer’s Email: ‘Why Need a Job, Go to Delhi in Shaheen Bagh For Protests’”

INDIA SITUATION: ‘Cannot Stand By and Let Another Gujarat Happen’

DESPARDES REPORT — On Tuesday, Dawn reported that “Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and others “cannot stand by and let another Gujarat happen” in India — referring to the 2002 massacre — and asked the body to stop the attack on Muslims under the Narendra Modi-led BJPContinue reading “INDIA SITUATION: ‘Cannot Stand By and Let Another Gujarat Happen’”

Indian Classical Singer’s Tribute to ‘Ghazal Queen’ Begum Akhtar: ‘Aye Mohabbat Tere Anjam Pe Rona Aaya’

DESPARDES — Renowned classical singer Shruti Sadolikar Katkar offered her tributes to subcontinent’s greatest classical singer Begum Akhtar sahiba at her tomb — rendering one of her classics that say “O Love, I cry on your outcome”. Katkar is the Vice Chancellor of Bhatkhande University in Lucknow. The video is undated, however, it transcends boundariesContinue reading “Indian Classical Singer’s Tribute to ‘Ghazal Queen’ Begum Akhtar: ‘Aye Mohabbat Tere Anjam Pe Rona Aaya’”

Saudi Binladin Hires Investment Advisor, CEO as It Plans $15 Bln Debt Restructuring

SoDATA — Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) has hired an investment bank to advise on its $15 billion debt rescheduling plan. Bloomberg reported, citing a statement from Binladin International Holding Group, that Houlihan Lokey Inc., a Los Angeles based multinational independent investment bank and financial services company, will assist in a comprehensive review and financial restructuringContinue reading “Saudi Binladin Hires Investment Advisor, CEO as It Plans $15 Bln Debt Restructuring”