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Pope Francis visits Egypt three weeks after deadly attacks on Copts

Pope Francis has visited Egypt three weeks after at least 45 people died in Isis attacks there. He laid flowers at Cairos largest Coptic cathedral, the scene of an attack last December. Francis was accompanied by the Coptic Pope Tawadros II.10% of Egyptians are Christian Copts, who were targeted in several attacks in the last months. During the two-day trip, Francis called for peace between Christians and Muslims in Egypt.

Apr 29, 2017

Kolkata: Model Sonika Chauhan dies in car accident, actor Bikram Chatterjee injured

Sonika Chauhan and Bikram Chatterjee were returning after enjoying some nightlife when their car met with an accident on Rashbehari Avenue. Read to know more.

Apr 29, 2017

Tusk calls for EUs unity in Brexit negotiations

During a summit in Brussels on EU guidelines for Brexit negotiations, the president of the European Council Donald Tusk spoke positively about the unity of its states during upcoming negotiations.

Apr 29, 2017

Violence mars anti-austerity protests in Rio de Janeiro and São Paolo

Violence has erupted in many Brazilian cities after protests against planned austerity measures sparked outrage. Masked protesters torched buses and clashed with police.President Michel Temer wants to implement austerity measures to fight the countrys financial crisis. These include cuts to pensions and extending the retirement age. Labour unions called the first general strike in 20 years as a reaction to the cuts.

Apr 29, 2017

Do not politicise Triple Talaq issue: PM Modi urges Muslim community on the occasion of Basava Jayanti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that reformers would emerge from within the community and put an end to the pain suffered by Muslim women due to the practice of triple talaq.

Apr 29, 2017

North Korea fails in another missile launch: Trump says Pyongyang 'disrespected' China and its leadership

Trump has already said that a "major conflict" between the US and North Korea was "absolutely" possible. Read to know how the latest launch brought us closer to such a conflict.

Apr 29, 2017

The 1992 LA Riots: How Rodney King beating sparked the unrest

The beating of Rodney King sparked the infamous 1992 LA Riots that lasted six days, left 55 people dead and another 2,000 injured. Over $1 billion worth of property was also damaged.

Apr 29, 2017

Myanmar: 19 killed, 21 injured as bus falls into ravine

Local police sources have said some of the survivors of the accident — which took place near the Myanmar-Thailand border — "are lucky to be alive." Read to know more.

Apr 29, 2017

Families of martyred security personnel will soon be adopted by IAS officers

Though the officers will not provide monetary support, they will focus on helping the families get their dues like pension, gratuity or allotment of jobs.

Apr 29, 2017

Time to go back to drawing board. We owe that to voters and volunteers: Arvind Kejriwal on Twitter after MCD debacle

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday shared a post on Twitter saying that the party "made many mistakes" but it was time to "introspect and course correct."

Apr 29, 2017

Manish Sisodia claims 'someone' hacked his Twitter account and is retweeting 'anti-Anna Hazare messages'

"My account hacked. Someone retweeting anti Anna Hazare messages from account. Trying to delete them, not even getting deleted," Sisodia tweeted on Friday.

Apr 29, 2017

US spy agency abandons controversial surveillance technique

The decision is an effort to remedy privacy compliance issues raised in 2011 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, a secret tribunal that rules on the legality of intelligence operations.

Apr 29, 2017

After security guard, Jayalalithaa's former driver Kanakaraj found dead in Tamil Nadu's Salem district

Kanakaraj, who was killed in a road accident, was the prime suspect in the Kodanad Estate murder that took place on Monday.

Apr 29, 2017

Indian-American man Kiran Andhavarapu sentenced to 20 months in prison for duping employer

The accused, a resident of Conroe in Texas, has been sentenced to 20 months of jail and 3 years of supervision after being released for stealing more than $4,84,000 from his employer.

Apr 29, 2017

Special judge Om Prakash Mishra suspended for granting bail to rape accused SP leader Gayatri Prajapati

Prajapati and his associates Ashok Tiwari, Pintu Singh, Vikas Verma, Ashish Shukla, Rupesh and Chandrapal are facing charges of gang-raping a woman from Bundelkhand at Prajapati's official residence.

Apr 29, 2017