Report: Indians in UK restaurants at greater risk of modern slavery
london: Indians employed in the hospitality industry are at a greater risk of falling victim to modern-day slavery in the UK, according to a new report on labour exploitation in the country
released on Tuesday. India is among the top 10 victim nationalities identified as being at risk of exploitation, with numbers more than doubling since 2015 — when the UK’s Modern Slavery Act came into force. Vietnam is at the highest risk, followed by nationals from Romania, Poland, China, Sudan and then India, the new report by the UK’s Gangmasters & labour Abuse Authority (GlAA) found.
Quran row: Erdogan slams French
Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reacted angrily to a group of some 300 well-known French personalities who urged prominent Muslims to denounce anti-Jewish and anti-Christian references in the Quran.
‘Scientists train spider to jump on demand’
london: Scientists have successfully trained a spider to jump different distances and heights for the first time, unlocking the secrets of how some predatory species catch their prey while hunting.
Trump’s fake Nobel nomination a mystery
Oslo: The Norwegian police said on Tuesday they had closed an investigation into Donald Trump’s fake Nobel Peace Prize nomination after failing to identify the person behind it.
Aid to pak: us Panel seeks conditions
Washington: A powerful Congressional committee has placed conditions on the release of $350 million financial aid to Pakistan for counter-terrorism operations to push Islamabad into taking action against the Haqqani network. The Haqqani network has carried out a number of kidnappings and attacks against US interests in Afghanistan.