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Greta Thunberg voices support to calls for postponement of NEET, JEE exams

7:54 pm August 25, 2020

London: Swedish teen climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday threw her weight behind postponing the NEET and the JEE exams in India in view of the coronavirus, saying it is “deeply unfair” that students are asked to appear in the crucial tests during the pandemic. Several students and political leaders across the country, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, […]

Turkey detains IS suspect planning ‘sensational’ attack

1:54 pm August 25, 2020

Ankara: Police in Istanbul have detained a suspected Islamic State group militant who was allegedly planning a “sensational” attack in the city, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported Tuesday. Anadolu Agency said the suspect, identified by the initials H.S., was detained in an operation at a hotel in the low-income Kucukcekmece district. Police seized an automatic rifle, spare magazines and bullets during the raid, […]

Irish leader forced to defend govt future amid golf scandal

10:43 pm August 24, 2020

London: Ireland’s prime minister was forced to defend the future of his government Monday as criticism mounted over a golf event attended by senior politicians despite a ban on large gatherings designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Taoiseach Micheal Martin, during a 40-minute grilling by national broadcaster RTE, welcomed public outrage over the event, which has […]

Suspect arrested after assault on Jewish leader in Austria

2:19 pm August 24, 2020

Vienna: Austrian authorities say a suspect has been arrested after an assault on the head of the Jewish community in Graz, the country’s second-biggest city. Community leader Elie Rosen on Saturday afternoon saw a man throwing stones into the courtyard of a synagogue. Police have said that he spoke to the man, who then attacked him with a […]

5 dead, 11 missing as flooding hits Turkey’s Black Sea coast

8:46 pm August 23, 2020

Ankara: Five people have died in floods caused by heavy rain along Turkey‘s Black Sea coastline, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday. A further 11 people were missing after flooding around the mountain town of Dereli in Giresun province. “As a state, we will quickly overcome the destruction and devastation here with God’s will,” Erdogan said at an event in Istanbul. […]