A subsidiary of French construction company Vinci was handed preliminary charges Wednesday of forced labour and other alleged violations of the rights of migrant workers hired to build infrastructure in Qatar around the World Cup.
London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to India on mental health grounds as the High Court in London ruled that his risk of suicide is not such that it would be either unjust or oppressive to extradite him to face charges of fraud and money laundering.
CM Siddaramaiah alleges ‘criminal conspiracy’ in Sringeri recount, vows legal action
Man kills woman lecturer, sets car ablaze; dies by suicide in Karnataka
FIR registered after drone spotted flying over ISRO's ISITE campus in Bengaluru
Samson's unbeaten 87 powers CSK to eight-wicket win over DC
2 Indian journalists win Pulitzer Prize for highlighting cyber fraud
Fathima Thahiliya becomes first Muslim woman to win Perambra seat, defeats CPI(M) veteran Ramakrishn
Cong claims TVK chief Vijay has sought its support for govt formation in Tamil Nadu
Himachal: Three killed, two injured as speeding car dashes against parked truck
TVK falls short within touching distance; what next to ensure majority
BJP councillor dies by suicide after being threatened by youths following party's bypoll win
EC role, Hindu vote consolidation among factors for BJP win in Bengal polls: J-K CM Omar
Uncompromising stand against Bangladesh-origin Muslims swayed votes for NDA: Himanta
London: A man has been detained by police after throwing three eggs at King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla during a walkabout to interact with crowds in York in northern England on Wednesday.
President Xi Jinping has said that China's national security is facing increased instability and ordered the PLA to devote all its energies to enhancing capability and maintaining combat readiness to fight and win wars as he took charge of the military for a record third five-year term.
At least six persons were killed when a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the remote mountainous region of western Nepal on early Wednesday, close to where Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was campaigning for the upcoming elections.
The man who slaughtered 51 Muslim worshippers during the deadliest mass-shooting in New Zealand's history is appealing his conviction and sentence.
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Inspector General of the Punjab province to register a case on the gun attack on Imran Khan within 24 hours, a directive hailed by the former prime minister's party as a first step towards justice.
After job cuts at Twitter, Facebook's parent company Meta is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week in what could be the largest reduction to date at a "major technology corporation in a year that has seen a tech-industry retrenchment," a media report said.
More than two dozen people were injured, including the head of Iraq's civil defence directorate, when a commercial building in the capital caught fire and then collapsed Sunday, authorities and the state news agency reported.
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