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Pakistan 'epicenter of terrorism'; persecutes Hindus, Sikhs, Christians: India at Geneva

UK foils 19 terror attacks in 2 years, cracks down on ISIS travel

11:11 pm May 20, 2019

London: The UK government on Monday announced a fresh crackdown on its nationals travelling to Islamic State (ISIS) territory in Syria as it revealed that Britain’s security forces had foiled 19 major terror attacks in the past two years. In a speech on national security at Scotland Yard headquarters in London, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid warned British nationals to leave conflict-ridden territories or […]

Lord Paul invests in specialist software firm in UK

10:54 pm May 20, 2019

London: British Indian entrepreneur and parliamentarian Lord Swraj Paul has joined hands with the University of Wolverhampton to invest 80,000 pounds in a new company that has developed specialist software for auditing the use of rooms in public buildings. Paul’s Caparo Angad Paul Fund, set up in memory of his son Angad Paul, has invested in Space Audit Systems Ltd as a Wolverhampton University spin-out company to promote […]

Austrian president calls for September poll in wake of scandal

8:58 pm May 19, 2019

Vienna: Austria’s President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday called for fresh elections in September after a corruption scandal embroiling the far-right brought down the coalition government in spectacular fashion. Just days before key EU elections, Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache was forced to resign in disgrace Saturday following explosive revelations from a hidden camera sting. Conservative […]

Demonstrators celebrate Austria government collapse

4:06 pm May 19, 2019

Vienna: After hours of chanting and whistling, thousands of demonstrators on Saturday cheered the collapse of Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s government over a corruption scandal — and the prospect of fresh elections. “Kurz must go” cried the crowd that had built up in Vienna’s historic first district from late morning. As the news of fresh […]

Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes

Pope urges foreign media to use power of press to seek truth

10:48 pm May 18, 2019

Vatican City: Pope Francis has urged foreign correspondents to humbly use the power of the press to search for the truth and give voice to the voiceless, calling journalism an important tool to counter hatred and fake news. In an audience Saturday with the Foreign Press Association in Rome, Francis also urged journalists to not […]