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UK teacher pleads guilty to online sex abuse of Indian children
Matthew Smith, 34, from East Dulwich, was charged on Tuesday with five offences, including causing the sexual exploitation of a child under 13, and remanded in custody, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Smith, who will be sentenced at the Southwark Crown Court on August 4, was arrested in November 2022, after investigations identified that he was sharing abuse material on the dark web.
'Oppressive' heat wave continues scorching Texas
Meteorologists expect that temperatures will soar into 100s and 110s degrees Fahrenheit throughout June across Texas and are likely hit heat records for at least the next several days, Xinhua news agency reported.
"No clear end in sight to this oppressive heat," weather service AccuWeather said on Twitter on Wednesday.
Russia sanctions 48 Australian citizens in retaliatory move
The decision was made in response to the "politically motivated" sanctions imposed by Australian authorities against Russian individuals and entities, the Ministry added on Wednesday. According to the Ministry, the 48 Australians, among whom are military contractors, journalists, and municipal deputies, were responsible for.
Paris explosion: More than 30 injured after blast
The blast took place on Wednesday in a building that housed a design school and the Catholic education system headquarters in Rue Saint-Jacques, in the fifth arrondissement of the French capital, BBC reported. Emergency workers are searching through the wreckage of the building, with atleast two reported to be missing.
Yoga Day at UN sets record as Modi, Guterres stress its universality
A representative from Guinness declared that with 135 nationalities participating, the event set the record for the most nationalities gathering for a single yoga session. Modi said that yoga unifies everyone, of all faiths and cultures."Yoga is truly a universal brand," he said. Guterres, who was away in Paris for a conference.
PM Modi leaves for Washington, to be hosted by US President for state dinner
On Thursday, after reaching Washington, PM Narendra Modi will receive a ceremonial welcome and later will be hosted at a state dinner by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. He is also scheduled to address the joint session of US Congress in Washington.
How Manmohan Singh became Barack Obama's first state guest
Manmohan Singh was the last Indian Prime Minister hosted by a US President as a state guest until PM Narendra Modi, who will join President Joe Biden on Thursday. Incidentally, every other Indian Prime Minister has had that honour with the exception of P.V. Narasimha Rao; some of them were honoured twice, including Indira Gandhi (1971, 1982) and Manmohan Singh (2005, 2009).
PM Modi hits out at commercialisation of yoga, welcomes scientific research
"Yoga is free from copyrights, free from patents and free from royalty payments," Modi said at the International Day of Yoga celebrations at the UN headquarters here. In the US in particular, as well as elsewhere, yoga teachers and organisations claim copyrights and royalties and, sometimes, approach the courts.
Pakistan Army chief included in body formed for economic revival
A notification in this regard has been issued by the Prime Minister's Office. "Pursuant to the meeting held on Friday with regard to attracting investment from GCC countries in the fields of defence, agriculture, minerals, IT and energy, the Prime Minister is pleased to constitute a Special Investment Facilitation Council," the notification read.
UNGA President, Richard Gere join PM for yoga session at UN headquarters
Some other personalities attending the yoga session include New York Mayor Eric Adams, UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed, Vala Afshar, who is the chief digital evangelist at Salesforce, American singer and actor Mary Millben, composer Ricky Kej and chef Vikas Khanna, among others.
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