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The man, identified as M Xavier, had travelled to the Loiret region in 2013 for his employer TSO, a railway construction company, where he had sex with a 'complete stranger'. (Representational Image)

Man dies while having sex on office trip, Court says 'workplace accident'

The man suffered a heart attack while having sex and died, The Local France reported, citing local media.

13 Sep 2019 12:39 PM

Fillon faces charges of misusing public money over a long period from 1998 to 2013, concealing the offence, and failing to meet standards over transparency in public life. (Photo: AP)

France's ex-PM to go on trial in Feb over fake jobs scandal

The trial of the right-winger will get underway on February 24 and last until March 11, the criminal court in Paris said.

13 Sep 2019 12:30 PM

A senior Indian diplomat on Thursday met UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet in Geneva and conveyed India's concerns on the threat posed by cross border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

India raises concern over terrorism emanating from Pakistan at UN

Pakistan has launched a diplomatic offensive against India on the Kashmir issue.

13 Sep 2019 9:06 AM

Murrells said that fruit like apples, pears, blueberries and strawberries might have to be transported more expensively via air freight from the Southern hemisphere to avoid congested ports. (Photo: ANI)

Fruits, not toilet paper, likely to be in short supply in UK after Brexit deal

The government has demanded that supermarkets prepare for a potentially chaotic no-deal Brexit by stockpiling food.

13 Sep 2019 8:56 AM

Johnson was confronted by the question about misleading the Queen, a day after the Scottish High Court ruled that his move to seek a prorogation of Parliament from the monarch was "unlawful". (Photo: File)

Didn’t lie to Queen over Parliament suspension: UK PM Boris Johnson

The power to prorogue the UK Parliament lies with the British monarch, who conventionally acts on the advice of the Prime Minister.

13 Sep 2019 8:51 AM

‘Balochistan is ruled by the Pakistan army directly from Islamabad. The people are exploited by the Central government and their resources were taken away from them and used in other parts of Pakistan,’ added Hamdam. (Photo: ANI)

There has never been democracy in Balochistan: BHRC vice chief Hassan Hamdam

‘The situation is very bad in Balochistan as Pakistan is kidnapping, killing and dumping people every day,’ Hassan Hamdam said.

12 Sep 2019 6:12 PM

He added that the aid provided to Pakistan by foreign countries and international organizations to combat terrorism in its soil is instead being used to build madrassas for funding illegal activities and train suicide bombers for carrying out terror activities in the region. (Photo: ANI)

At UNHRC, Baloch activist terms Pakistan a 'breeding ground of terrorists'

This comes at the time when the Pakistan government has submitted a dossier in UNHRC over Kashmir.

12 Sep 2019 1:38 PM

Senge H Sering said Pakistan has failed in propagating its message in the international community and will play ‘the jihadi’ card. (Photo: ANI)

‘Article 370 a tool to enhance terrorism in J&K’, says Gilgit-Baltistan activist Senge Sering

Sering said people in the Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh, Jammu were waiting for the situation to evolve and reach a solution.

11 Sep 2019 5:08 PM

'Fabricated narrative from epicentre of terrorism': India on Pak's Kashmir rhetoric

'This (Pakistan) country conducts cross-border terrorism as a form of alternate diplomacy,' Vijay Thakur Singh said.

10 Sep 2019 8:05 PM

Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi outlined Pakistan’s strong position while speaking at the UNHRC session in Geneva against the backdrop of tensions with India over the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5. (Photo: AP)

‘Not so easy’ for Pakistan to find rally support for Kashmir appeal at Geneva

India has clearly described administration of J&K an internal matter, said Pakistan has no locus standi in it.

10 Sep 2019 6:29 PM

Qureshi's remarks came after his address at the UNHRC session, where he presented a false narrative on Kashmir maintained by his country following the Indian government's historic move to abrogate Article 370. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: Pak Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi refers to J&K as an ‘Indian State’

Till date, Pakistan, in all its official communication, has been referring to Jammu and Kashmir as ‘Indian Administered Kashmir’.

10 Sep 2019 4:31 PM

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, speaking at a Security Council debate on UN peacekeeping operations Monday. (Photo: File)

India's current situation like 'no-man's land', calls for reforms in UN peacekeeping

However, in practice, there is not effective improvement of the cooperation between TCCs, the Security Council and the Secretariat.

10 Sep 2019 11:04 AM

Johnson appeared to have lost control of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union with the approval of the law, which obliges him to seek a delay unless he can strike a new deal at an EU summit next month. (Photo: file)

'Would not request an extension to Brexit,' says British PM Boris Johnson

For the second time in a week, lawmakers then rejected Johnson’s request to try to break the deadlock through an early national election.

10 Sep 2019 9:47 AM

In a session that ran well past midnight, Parliament enacted a law to block a no-deal Brexit next month, ordered the government to release private communications about its Brexit plans and rejected Johnson's call for a snap election to break the political deadlock. (Photo: File)

Boris Johnson suspends UK Parliament for 5 weeks after another Brexit defeat

Parliament was suspended until Oct 14, a drastic move that gives Johnson a respite from rebellious lawmakers as he plots his next move.

10 Sep 2019 8:04 AM

Tensions between India and Pakistan spiked after India abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcated it into two Union Territories, evoking strong reactions from Pakistan. (Photo: File)

UN Human Rights chief says, 'deeply concerned, ensure human rights of Kashmiris'

Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said she continues to receive reports on human rights situation on both sides of LoC.

09 Sep 2019 4:08 PM

Following the strikes on September 9 and 10, another day of industrial action is scheduled for September 27. (Photo: AFP)

British Airways says almost all UK flights cancelled over strike

British Airline Pilots Association last month gave airline notice of 3 days of industrial action in September.

09 Sep 2019 11:56 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a fresh blow Saturday when senior minister Amber Rudd quit her work and pensions post in protest at his handling of the Brexit crisis. (Photo: AP)

Senior UK Minister Amber Rudd quits in fresh blow for Boris Johnson

The 56-year-old said she felt that Johnson's threat of a messy "no-deal" divorce was a useful negotiating tactic to take with Brussels.

08 Sep 2019 9:44 AM

The draft, which now requires formal assent by Queen Elizabeth II to become law, would seek to postpone Brexit beyond the current deadline of October 31 if Johnson does not manage to strike a divorce agreement with the EU next month. (Photo: AP)

Blow for Johnson as UK upper house clears law to block no-deal Brexit

Johnson received a boost when the High Court in London rejected a legal challenge against his decision to suspend parliament from next week.

07 Sep 2019 11:02 AM

Johnson was criticised earlier this week for describing Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn as a "great big girl's blouse" - a coward - for refusing to support his call for a snap election. (Photo: File)

Boris Johnson described former PM Cameron as 'girly swot' in memo: report

A leaked copy of the note revealed the redacted words were 'a girly swot Cameron', said Sky News which published it.

07 Sep 2019 10:12 AM

He captioned the screenshots, 'Was placed in charge of the group chat this week and I think I handled it pretty well.' (Photo: Twitter)

WhatsApp group admin takes role seriously; rates posts, deletes members not upto mark

Twitter user Sir Michael found himself getting annoyed by silly and irrelevant messages on group chat. So he decided to remove them.

06 Sep 2019 1:54 PM

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