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Jonathan Ashworth, a Labour Party MP from Leicester South a constituency with a prominent Indian-origin electorate in the East Midlands region of England, wrote in a letter last week to foreign secretary and prime ministerial hopeful Jeremy Hunt that many of his constituents had raised concerns that the Indian government was not doing enough on the issue. (Photo: Twitter/ @Jonathan Ashworth)

UK's Labour Party leader slams India over attacks on Muslims

Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a lynching incident in Jharkhand has pained him and the guilty must...

14 July 2019 1:19 PM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

UK envoy said Trump ditched Iran deal to spite Obama: Report

The cable was included in second batch of leaked reports published by Daily Mail on Sunday newspaper, which caused...

14 July 2019 9:05 AM IST

A special court in Pune on Friday sentenced a 34-year-old suspended judge to three years rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl in 2014. (Representational image)

Sex trafficker arrested for luring teen into sex slavery

Russian police were tipped off about the plot and staged an operation in Moscow to protect the minor girl.

13 July 2019 6:30 PM IST

Iranian oil supertanker seized off the Spanish coast last week have been freed on bail without charge, the Royal Gibraltar Police said on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

4 Indian crew of seized Iran oil tanker freed on bail without charge

The local force for Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, said investigation was going on and oil tanker Grace 1...

13 July 2019 4:14 PM IST

Special public prosecutor Dilip Shah said that MCOCA Judge Shridhar Bhosle had convicted and sentenced them to different periods of rigorous imprisonment ranging from seven to ten years based on the roles played by the convicts in the crime. (Representational image)

Ukraine soldier gets 24 years in prison for journalist deaths

Il Giorno reported that the sentence against Markiv, was higher than the 17 years requested by the prosecution.

13 July 2019 2:00 PM IST

They were mostly bills, magazines, and publicity letters, said Margot van de Coterlet. (Photo: AFP)

Thousands of letters found buried in holes in Dutch forest

'They've spent several weeks underground in a forest. They are mouldy and dirty,' added van de Coterlet.

13 July 2019 1:16 PM IST

Nearly 700 protesters, the so-called black vests, protesting. (Photo: AP)

Nearly 40 people detained during migrant rally in Paris: Police

The protesters wanted the gaovernment to give them housing and settle their legal status.

13 July 2019 12:51 PM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power. (Photo:AP)

Mixture of pride, degree of disappointment after Brexit failure: May

Bank of England says British banks ready for no-deal Brexit, trade war.

13 July 2019 11:30 AM IST

People of Mumbai got respite from the heat as several areas of the city witnessed heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning on Thursday evening. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

6 tourists killed, over 100 injured after violent storm lashes...

Witnesses reported the storm had come and gone in a matter of minutes.

12 July 2019 3:01 PM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it takes very little to worsen a situation and he was a promoter of peace. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan Foreign Minister heckled in London over media freedom: Report

The move came as the Pakistan government decided to curtail the space given by press to jailed politicians like Nawaz...

12 July 2019 2:42 PM IST

Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of Vatican employee, was last seen leaving a music class aged 15, and theories have circulated for decades about who took her and where her body may lie. (Photo: AP)

Vatican to dig up graves in search of teen who went missing 36 years...

According to some theories widely circulated in Italian media, teen was snatched by mobster gang to put pressure on...

11 July 2019 1:42 PM IST

Three Iranian ships attempted to impede the passage of a British oil tanker in Gulf waters, forcing a UK frigate to intervene, the British government said Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

3 Iranian boats attempted to 'impede the passage' of British tanker:...

'We are concerned by this action and continue to urge Iranian authorities to de-escalate the situation in the region,' a...

11 July 2019 12:08 PM IST