Vatican City: Pope Francis visited an Italian prison for a Holy Thursday Mass where he washed and kissed the feet of 12 inmates to commemorate Jesus' gesture of humility towards his apostles. Francis' predecessors held the service in St Peter's Basilica or another Rome cathedral. But

The Hague: A Dutch court sentenced an elderly Afghan man to 12 years in prison for war crimes committed while in charge of a notorious Kabul jail in the 1980s. The sentencing in The Hague is one of the latest in a series of efforts by

Washington: North Korean-tied hackers were responsible for a $620-million cryptocurrency heist last month targeting players of the popular Axie Infinity game, US authorities said. The hack was one of the biggest to hit the crypto world, raising huge questions about security in an industry that only

Orissa: Orissa High Court Chief Justice S Muralidhar has said that Indian laws were structured to discriminate against the poor, The Indian Express reported. “There are many barriers to accessing justice that a marginalised person faces,” Muralidhar said. “The system works differently for the poor.” He made

Islamabad: Christians in Pakistan celebrated Good Friday today (Friday) with religious fervour and zeal, while Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, like in other parts of the world. Archbishop Joseph Arshad while talking to PTV News said that special prayer ceremonies were held in churches across

Islamabad: The Foreign Office (FO) said that the “gratuitous reference” of Pakistan made in the joint statement issued after the US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue was “alluding to some non-existent and dismantled entities” that were betraying the “misplaced counter-terrorism focus” of US and India. The joint statement

Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the Sikh delegates visiting Pakistan on the eve of Baisakhi festival. “I welcome all the Sikh delegates visiting Pakistan on the occasion of Baisakhi,” he said in a tweet. The prime minister said the Punjabi festival symbolised much more than

Uttar Pradesh: Two Muslim boys from Bareilly were detained by the Uttar Pradesh Police for listening to a Pakistani song, The Times of India reported. They were also charged with Indian Penal Code sections that provide punishment for hampering national integration, intentional insult and criminal intimidation. The

Madhya Pradesh: Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the communal violence that recently took place in Khargone district including other places across the country. On April 10, several people including police personnel were injured when groups of people pelted stones at