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A Japanese court on Thursday cleared three energy firm bosses of professional negligence in the only criminal trial stemming from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown. The three men were senior officials at the TEPCO firm operating the Fukushima Daiichi plant and had faced up to five years in prison if convicted. “All defendants are not guilty,” the presiding judge said, ruling that the executives could not have predicted the scale of the tsunami that overwhelmed the plant and triggered the accident. The decision is likely to be appealed, extending the legal wrangling over responsibility for the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl,…

Ku Hye Sun made a surprising revelation to her fans. The star has been hospitalized. Amid fiery divorce drama, Ku Hye Sun still found time to post on social media. Reportedly, Ku Hye Sun took to Instagram to post her first update in over two weeks. The actress wrote, “I was admitted to the hospital in the summer, and I still haven’t been able to leave.” She also shared two photos of her newly published book “I Am Your Pet” and added, “Because my book arrived, I’m reading it now. Please be healthy.” Ku Hye Sun had recently announced on…

In a diplomatic victory for India, Pakistan on Thursday failed to garner the required support at the 42nd UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session here to place a resolution on Kashmir within the stipulated deadline of 1 pm (local time). Reliable sources told that most member states refused to support Pakistan for placing a resolution on Kashmir. Though Pakistan had made desperate attempts to garner the required support, the neighbor also failed to get the support of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries consisting of 57 member states. India`s diplomatic efforts appeared to have clearly paid off by persuading…

The cash-rich IPL has seen its growth slow down to 13.5 percent in the overall value in 2019. The cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen its growth slow down to 13.5 percent in the overall value this year, according to the Duff & Phelps IPL Brand Valuation report 2019. The league saw 18.87 percent growth in brand valuation in 2018 and in 2017 was valued at Rs 33,912.34 crore approximately. However, there was an increase in the overall value to Rs 47,500 crore this year from Rs 41,800 crore in 2018. Duff & Phelps the global advisor that protects,…

PM Narendra Modi government took a historic decision by abolishing Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. This decision has stirred up Pakistan. Constant provocative statements are coming out from Pakistan. Pakistan put the Kashmir issue in front of many countries. But Pakistan did not get support from any country. Even the United Nations has instructed Pakistan that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through dialogue. Recently, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a big statement that now there will be no talks with India till curfew is lifted from Kashmir. Imran Khan’s big statement Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan…

Ben Ali fled Tunisia as compatriots rose up. A former security chief, he ruled Tunisia for 23 years. Critics said he ran an oppressive police state. Tunisia’s ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, days after a free presidential election in his homeland, his family lawyer said. “Ben Ali just died in Saudi Arabia,” the lawyer, Mounir Ben Salha, told Reuters by phone. Ben Ali fled Tunisia in January 2011 as his compatriots rose up against his oppressive rule in a revolution that inspired other Arab Spring uprisings abroad and led to a democratic…

Baloch Human Rights activist Ashraf Bamoch has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue of Balochistan and human rights violations there at all international fora. Wishing Modi on his birthday, Ashraf tweeted: “Don’t forget the repressed people of Balochistan. Give them a voice and raise the issue at all international fora, including the United Nations. Baloch are also human beings, they have a right to live with dignity.” He also posted a video with the post in which two small children are seen holding a flag and chanting ‘India will win’. Another Baloch leader Nawab Brahumdagh said Islamabad…

Over 20,620 victims in Thailand are awaiting evacuations from floods caused by tropical storms that have so far killed 34 people, officials said on Thursday. Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Chayaphol Thitisak said 32 provinces have suffered the effects of tropical storms “Podul” and “Kajiki”, as well as the southwest monsoon in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand since August 29. He added that other factors including flash floods, runoff, and landslides have hit 182 districts and 7,115 villages in the country. Thitisak said DDPM is collaborating with military and local offices to…

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had approved last weekend’s attack on two key Saudi Arabia oil facilities, a news report claimed on Thursday, even as tensions spiked in the Persian Gulf with Tehran warning that any attack on its territory would result in ‘all-out war’. A US official said Khamenei approved the Saturday morning attack only on the condition that it be carried out in a way to deny Iranian involvement. The news report comes a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompe, flying to Saudi Arabia, called the drone strikes which knocked out half of the Saudi…

The United States will return around USD 100 million which was sanctioned for an Afghan energy project to the Treasury and withhold another USD 60 million in aid after concluding that Kabul is mismanaging resources, as per the US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. “Due to identified Afghan Government corruption and financial mismanagement, the US Government is returning approximately $100 million to the US Treasury that was intended for a large energy infrastructure project,” Pompeo said on Thursday, Sputnik reported. Pompeo also expressed great concern over a “lack of transparency” in the Afghan National Procurement Authority’s decisions, and said the…