Day: November 10, 2019

Indian-origin writer shares grandfather’s unique war friendship in UK

7:46 pm November 10, 2019

London: An Indian-origin writer has spoken about her grandfather’s unique friendship with a fellow soldier during World War II as the UK marks Remembrance Sunday in honour of those from the Indian subcontinent who fought with the British in the two World Wars. Nima Suchak said that Remembrance had not felt relevant to her until […]

Britain’s top general warns of ‘reckless’ Russia threat

7:41 pm November 10, 2019

London: Britain’s top military adviser accused Russia on Sunday of “reckless” behaviour that violated international norms and risked sparking a war. Chief of Defence Staff General Nick Carter said Moscow was operating in a “grey zone” that weaponised information and used unattributable proxies in conflicts. He pointed to covert operations by the Wagner Group — […]

Israel court rejects Russian ‘hacker’ appeal against US extradition

7:36 pm November 10, 2019

Jerusalem: Israel’s top court upheld Sunday an extradition order of a Russian alleged hacker to the United States, where he is wanted for fraud. The justice ministry had last month finalised the extradition of Aleksey Burkov, who has been held in Israeli custody since 2015, without providing a date. Burkov appealed the decision to the […]

Jewish graves desecrated in Denmark

7:32 pm November 10, 2019

Copenhagen: Vandals desecrated more than 80 graves at a Jewish cemetery in the western Danish town of Randers, police said Sunday. “More than 80 gravestones were daubed with green graffiti and some were overturned” at the Ostre Kirkegard cemetery, a statement said. “There are no symbols or words written on the gravestones but paint has […]

Hindus’ faith in Lord Ram’s birthplace based on ‘Valmiki Ramayana’, ‘Skanda Purana’: SC

7:19 pm November 10, 2019

New Delhi: The faith and belief of Hindus that the land in Ayodhya where the Babri Masjid once stood is the birthplace of Lord Ram was based on scriptures and religious books, including ‘Valmiki Ramayana’ and ‘Skanda Purana’, and it “cannot be held to be groundless”, the Supreme Court has said in its verdict pronounced […]