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“Prosecution rates for rape remain shamefully low, with many victims waiting years for justice,” said Burnham (Photo: Reuters).   British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday announced introduction of dedicated courts to hear rape and serious sexual offences, aiming to speed up convictions and reduce the backlog that has plagued the justice system for years.According...

File photo: Members of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) hold placards during the nationwide strike for various demands (ANI Photo) The finance ministry on Monday urged bank employees to refrain from resorting to strikes and resolve their remaining demands through dialogue, saying most concerns raised by unions had been substantially addressed.The appeal comes ahead...

US TV networks halt Trump coverage after CNN ban/Image: Reuters Major US television networks have suspended their shared television-pool coverage of President Donald Trump after the White House blocked CNN from carrying out its scheduled pool duties, escalating the standoff between the administration and news organisations.Fox News’s Washington bureau chief Bryan Boughton, who is acting...

Evgenii Romanov of Israel, Petar Arnaudov of Bulgaria, Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: Israel Chess Federation chief Zvika Barkai has accused FIDE of failing to honour a prior agreement over scheduling arrangements for Yom Kippur, after both Israel’s men’s and women’s teams forfeited their Round 6 matches at...

The elephant calf being rescued from the Teesta Jalpaiguri: Five Jalpaiguri fishermen on a small row boat pulled off a miraculous rescue on Teesta as they pulled up a newborn elephant calf on Monday. The calf had been swept away nearly 4 km downstream while its herd was crossing the river near Apalchand forest’s Kathambari...

Mayawati’s chosen one is Ishan Anand. NEW DELHI: Mayawati’s chosen one is Ishan Anand. Or is he? Well, at least for now. There’s another twist in the ongoing succession drama in the BSP chief’s family. Younger nephew Ishan, who was ruled out from getting any position in the BSP only ten days back, has ended...

Tony Burke Australia’s immigration debate has turned the spotlight on international students, temporary visa pathways and a claim involving yoga teachers, with Tony Burke, immigration minister, seeking to draw a distinction between legitimate migration and the vias-hopping.In his recent address to the National Press Club, Burke said the government supported immigration as a contributor to...

Manoj Sivakumar and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham, two Indian students, died in a Canada air accident during flight training. Two Indian students have died in an air accident in Canada while undergoing flight training, the Consulate General of India in Vancouver said in an X post on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Manoj Sivakumar from Tamil nadu...

US president Donald Trump and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian US president Donald Trump has signalled he is “probably open” to meeting Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian in New York this week, as the two leaders are set to attend the United Nations General Assembly amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.Asked by Fox News whether he...