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Basava Jayanti: PM Modi pays homage to 'iconic thinker' Basaveshwara
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to poet-philosopher Basaveshwara on the occasion of his birth anniversary.Taking to Twitter, Modi hailed the 12th-century poet, also known as Basavanna, as an 'iconic thinker' and a 'pioneering social reformer' who has a great impact on society even in the present day."Paying homage to the venerable Bhagwan Basaveshwara on his Jayanti. An iconic thinker and pioneering social reformer, Bhagwan Basaveshwara worked throughout his life to make our society more inclusive. His emphasis on education and serving the poor continues to motivate millions," the Prime Minister tweeted.Karnataka Home Minister M B Patil also greeted followers of Basavanna in the state, adding that the poet had introduced the first parliament in the world and was a true champion of equality."I wish all of Lord Basaveshwara's followers on his anniversary. He was a great reformer in the 12th century, who formed the world's first parliament. It had all the people both .
Woman throws egg at Australian PM at election event
A woman on Tuesday threw an egg at Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a campaign event for the general elections slated to be held on May 18.
French telecom firm, ex-CEO face trial over suicides
French telecom company Orange and its former CEO have gone on trial in Paris, accused of pursuing a corporate strategy to to create an "anxiety-inducing work environment" that destabilised employees and resulted in a wave of suicides a decade ago, the media reported.
US judge stays rule to deport students over visa violation
A US federal judge has issued a stay order against President Donald Trump's administration's rule to make it easier to deport students for even innocent mistakes in following visa regulations and prevent them from returning for as long 10 years by making subtle changes in the regulation.
Bullying hurts both Victims and perpetrators
Bullying among adolescents hurts both the victims and the perpetrators, recent study suggestsVictims and their perpetrators both suffer as a result of these attacks. They are more inclined to consume alcohol and tobacco, are more likely to complain of psychosomatic problems and their chances of having problems with their social environment increase, too.As part of the study, a team of researchers compared data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO researchers had asked approximately 3,000 adolescents from each country about their lives as part of an extensive study conducted over a number of years.The data included information on any bullying the adolescents had experienced from other students, but also details of alcohol and tobacco consumption, psychosomatic complaints, how easy they found it to talk to their friends and how they viewed the social support of their classmates.The researchers looked at the responses from adolescents living in Germany, Greece and the
NIA gets 4-day custody of youth who wanted to carry out suicide attack
A court here Monday allowed the NIA four-day custody of a man arrested by the agency on the charge of conspiring to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala. A NIA court granted the custody of 29-year-old Riyas A, also known as Riyas Aboobacker or Abu Dujana, who is a follower of Sri Lankan Easter bombing mastermind Zahran Hashim. Riyas was remanded to judicial custody when he was produced before the court. He was picked up on April 28 in connection with an ISIS module case. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had sought five-day custodial interrogation before the special court. According to the NIA, during interrogation soon after he was taken into custody, Riyas had disclosed that he had been following speeches and videos of Hashim for more than a year. He allegedly also followed the speeches of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. Riyas had admitted that he wanted to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala, a NIA spokesperson had said on April 29. The accused had also disclosed .
Govt employee commits suicide in Shimla, probe on
A 45-year-old central government employee committed suicide here on Monday, police said. Dushyant Kumar Sahu, an employee of the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) committed suicide by hanging himself at his government-allotted house in Summer Hill area of Shimla city on Monday evening, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Pramod Shukla said. The body has been sent to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC), Shimla for postmortem, the officer said. A case has been registered and inquest proceedings are underway, he added.
US to make 30,000 more visas available for seasonal workers
The Trump administration plans to allow 30,000 more foreign workers temporarily into the United States for seasonal work through the end of September, a move that reflects how the booming economy has complicated President Donald Trump's efforts to restrict legal immigration. Details of the plan were in a draft rule obtained by The Associated Press. It would benefit oyster shucking companies, fisheries, loggers and seasonal hotels, including Trump's own Mar-a-Lago club all of which use the visas to hire migrants for temporary work they say Americans won't do. The visas, known as H-2Bs, will be granted only to returning foreign workers who have had the visa before, over the last three fiscal years. Many of the visa holders return to the same employers year after year. Those workers have already been vetted and are trusted and not likely to stay past their visa, officials said. US Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin taking applications from employers on behalf of the workers
Ex-Amazon workers file lawsuit for discrimination over pregnancy
At least half a dozen former Amazon employees have reportedly sued the e-commerce giant in the last few years for discrimination because of their pregnant state.When Beverly Rosales, one of Amazon warehouses workers, told her manager when she was pregnant, she was terminated in less than two months. According to Cnet, there are seven lawsuits against Amazon, filed by workers like Rosales who were fired over the last eight years, and alleged they were subject to discrimination.The requests included longer bathroom breaks and fewer continuous hours on their feet. Six of the cases were settled out of the court, and in all of them, the workers were fired after telling their managers they were pregnant.
Firefox rolls out fix for add-ons issue
A certificate error that impromptu disabled all add-ons on Mozilla's Firefox browser has been finally fixed.In its official blog, the company explained that a Firefox release version 66.0.4 on Desktop and Android, and version 60.6.2 for ESR repairs the certificate chain to re-enable web extensions, themes, search engines, and language packs that had been disabled.On Friday, users reported an issue with Firefox that prevented existing and new add-ons from running or being installed. The fix, however, does not resolve the problem for legacy users who have not upgraded from older Firefox versions.
Max Life Insurance to mark 6th of every month as Protection Day
Max Life Insurance Co Ltd ("Max Life"/"Company"), one of industry's foremost life insurance companies, today announced that it will dedicate 6th day of every calendar month as 'Protection Day' towards driving awareness around the concept of financial protection.The decision come closely along the lines of the Company's recently launched Max Life India Protection Quotient survey conducted in association with Kantar IMRB which essentially indicated that the degree to which the Indians feel protected from financial uncertainties was abysmally low at 35.As a part of this initiative, a wide range of initiatives will be rolled out across Max Life's network of over 240 Max Life's offices and a wider network of its distribution partners. These will include customer education initiatives for all age groups across a wide range of cities. As a part of the initiative the Company will also drive a "Super Customer Week", where customers across the board will be educated about various aspects of ...
21-year sentences in Greece for Pakistani's 'racist' murder
Two Greek men were on Monday sentenced to over 21 years in prison for the racially-aggravated murder of a Pakistani migrant worker, a verdict that could impact the landmark trial of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, a court source said. Shehzad Luqman was 27 when he was fatally stabbed by 29-year-old Christos Stergiopoulos and 25-year-old Dionysis Liakopoulos in 2013 whilst cycling to work in the Athens district of Petralona. The pair's sentences were reduced on appeal on Monday, after a court of first instance had earlier handed down lifetime prison terms. Luqman's murder is among crimes investigated in connection with the ongoing Golden Dawn trial, which began in 2015. Police found a cache of weapons and Golden Dawn flyers whilst searching the defendants' homes. Luqman's killers denied links with Golden Dawn and blamed the killing on an altercation. But prosecutors are seeking to prove that such violent acts against foreigners and political opponents were encouraged, if not actively ..
58-year-old Army Lt Gen carries out Para jump
New Delhi (India), May 6 (ANI) Seeking to lead by example, a senior Lieutenant General of the Indian Army carried out a Para jump from more than 10,000 feet in Nashik.The senior Army officer, who is the in-charge of training of the entire forces has carried out the jump in pursuit of fitness at an advanced age."Skydive for Lt Gen Alok Kler, DGMT was conducted by instructors and training staff of Indian Army (Army Adventure Wing) on 25-26 Apr 2019 at Nasik by service aircraft from 10,000-12,000 feet," Army officials said.The General is the first ever Director General Military Training to have undertaken Skydiving, thereby in the true spirit leading from the front and further endorsing the "Spirit of Adventure" for all personnel in Indian Army, they said.The General officer is more than 58 years old and his pursuit for physical excellence is exemplary, the officials said.The officer was trained in First Jump Course which successfully culminated in four safe and successful Skydives and ..
FIA arrests 8 Chinese nationals for trafficking Pakistani girls to China
Eight Chinese nationals, including a woman, were arrested on Monday for allegedly being involved in trafficking Pakistani girls to China by contracting marriage and forcing them in flesh trade there, the country's premier probe agency said. Last week, the Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) had arrested two Chinese nationals when the marriage ceremony was being performed in Fasialabad, about 150 kms from Lahore. "On Monday, we have arrested seven Chinese men and a Chinese woman for their alleged involvement in trafficking of Pakistani girls to China for the purpose of prostitution," FIA Punjab Director Tariq Rustam told PTI. The FIA came into action following reports of Chinese nationals being involved in organ trade and forced prostitution of Pakistani girls, mostly from the minority Christian community, after marrying them and taking them back to China. So far, 10 Chinese men have been arrested. Rustam said that their leader, indentified as 'Candice', was among those arrested. He had
Court martial fear, not sting video likely reason for jawan's suicide: HC
The apprehension of court martial and not a sting video might have led to an Indian Army jawan's suicide, the Bombay High Court said quashing a criminal case lodged against a senior journalist and a retired soldier accused of abetting it. On March 27, 2017, the Deolali Camp Police in Nashik had registered a case against journalist Poonam Agarwal and war veteran Deepchand Singh under various sections for abetment of suicide of one Roy Mathew and trespassing under IPC and sections of the Official Secrets Act. The case was registered after Mathew, a sahayak with the Army, had committed suicide on February 7, 2017. According to the police, Mathew had featured in a sting operation carried out by Agarwal and Singh on the sahayak or buddy system, and committed suicide due to fear and shame. Agarwal and Singh had later approached the high court seeking quashing of the case against them. A division bench of justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre on April 18 quashed the case and said it would .
12 more Rohingya Muslim youth rescued in Mizoram
The Mizoram Police have rescued 12 young Rohingya Muslim boys and girls, suspected to be victims of human trafficking, after they entered the bordering northeast state from Bangladesh without valid travel documents, officials said on Monday.
Pope in Bulgaria tells refugees they bear cross of humanity
Pope Francis met Monday with refugees in Bulgaria's showcase refugee center and told them they are bearing the "cross of humanity," after he urged the migrant-skeptic government to not close its eyes to their suffering. Children from Iraq, Pakistan and elsewhere sang for Francis and gave him drawings during a visit to the Vrazhdebna center, located in a school refurbished with EU funds on the outskirts of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Francis thanked the children for their joy and hope, and told them that he knows well the pain of leaving behind one's country. He compared their suffering to the cross Christ bore. "Today, the world of migrants and refugees is a kind of cross, the cross of humanity," Francis said. "It's a cross that many people suffer." Bulgaria's center-right government has been criticised by human rights groups and the European Council for its treatment of asylum-seekers, particularly unaccompanied minors. The government, which includes three nationalist, anti-migrant
Triple talaq victims to vote for Modi: UP minister
Victims of instant triple talaq will vote for Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said Monday, barely 24 hours after the prime minister targeted opposition parties over the centuries-old tradition in Islam. Talking to PTI, the minister for minority welfare said the various educational reforms in the madrassa system will also prove to be beneficial for the party in the ongoing elections. "The numerous beneficiaries of various welfare schemes, the victims of triple talaq and the educated women will vote for Modiji," Chaudhary said. When asked whether the BJP has been able to break the barrier in terms of voters from certain community traditionally not voting for it, Chaudhary said the prime minister has given the slogan of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" (together with all, development for all) and there has been no discrimination under the BJP government as far as implementations of various welfare schemes are concerned. "I cannot say whether it will be 20 per cent
Harvey Weinstein accuser Paz de la Huerta hospitalized
Paz De La Huerta, who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her, was hospitalised on Sunday after she allegedly locked herself in a room.According to TMZ, the actress was rushed from an Upper West Side building to an area hospital around late afternoon after a third party called 911 to report "an emotionally disturbed person" who needed help.According to the sources, the 911 caller said Paz had locked herself in a bedroom and wanted NYPD to respond so she could get medical attention.TMZ was told that cops and EMS responded quickly and transported the 34-year-old actor to a nearby hospital for treatment. It's unclear what her condition is at this point, or what exactly led up to the episode but we are working on getting further details.Paz is one of several women who've accused the movie producer of sexual harassment and sexual assault. She had filed a lawsuit against him claiming that he sexually assaulted her on two different occasions in 2010, with one of those resulting in an alleged .
Arrested IS suspect sent to Kerala Police custody
An NIA court here on Monday sent alleged Islamic State (IS) operative Riyas Aboobacker, who was arrested by the agency on April 29 from Palakkad, to Kerala Police custody.