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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican cardinal testified Wednesday that Pope Francis himself ordered the ouster of the Holy See’s auditor-general, turning the tables on a scandal that had sparked questions about the Vatican’s commitment to financial transparency and accountability. Cardinal Angelo Becciu opened a second day of questioning in the Vatican’s big financial fraud trial by saying Francis had recently authorized him to reveal the details of Libero Milone’s 2017 departure as the Vatican’s first auditor-general. He did so to clarify his previous testimony, during which he declined to respond to questions about Milone “out of love for the Holy Father.” The Vatican announced June 20, 2017 that Milone had resigned two years into his mandate, without providing details. His ouster, as well as the removal of PriceWaterHouseCoopers as Vatican auditors, had long been cited by Cardinal George … [Read more...] about Cardinal: Pope ordered auditor to resign over spying charge

ribal activist-turned-politician Soni Sori, who was recently attacked with acid in Chhattisgarh, said her face as it is today reflected the fight in Bastar. “My face today is the face of the fight in Bastar, the condition is the same. I was also jailed in a fake case of being associated with Naxalites, the same way he (Kanhaiya) has been framed for his so called terror links,” Ms. Sori said on Monday while addressing JNU students. Showing solidarity with the students, Ms. Sori said: “I am happy to be among you all. It is good to see how you all are fighting for your rights. Your struggle is not very different from that of the tribals in Chhattisgarh.” “We tribals, adivasis also want azadi , we want azadi from the government oppression, from the way we are targeted by the state. We cannot sleep peacefully at night inside our houses. There is always this fear that we will be picked up by the CRPF men and framed as naxals,” she said. She further added that after Kanhaiya’s … [Read more...] about My face today is the face of Bastar’s fight: Soni Sori

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will release the notification for NDA, NA and CDS recruitment today – May 18. The application process too will start today and will continue till June 7. Interested candidates can start applying at upsc.gov.in or upsconline.nic.in. As per the schedule, the exam will be held on September 4. Candidates who crack the exam will be eligible to seek admission at National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination. To be eligible, applicants have to clear written exam to be held in September. Shortlisted candidates will then be called for SSC interview. On clearing all these rounds, candidates get enrolled in NDA, INA academies and after training, they are recruited in the army, navy, and airforce, based on merit. Read | IT Graduate Leaves Rs 20 Lakh Package to Join Indian Army UPSC NDA 2022: Eligibility Only those aspirants who have passed Class 12 examinations will be eligible to apply for NDA and Naval Academy. However, if a … [Read more...] about UPSC NDA, CDS 2022 Notification Today, Exam on September 4

The Queen surprised the nation when she made a shock appearance at Paddington Station this week to acknowledge the new Elizabeth Line named in her honour. The visit to officially open the new TfL line came as such a surprise due to the long list of events the Queen has been unable to attend in recent weeks, with episodic mobility issues cited as the reason for her absence. It is traditional for the Queen to host three garden parties a year at Buckingham Palace and one at Hollyrood House in Scotland. The traditional summer garden parties haven't been held for three years because of the pandemic. Who filled in for the Queen at the first Royal Garden Party? Anne, the Princess Royal, attended the first party of the summer on May 11 ( Image: PA) The first garden party back since the pandemic saw the Queen replaced by Prince Charles and Camilla. The Queen was absent from the event on Wednesday May 11, but fortunately her son and his wife were on hand to step … [Read more...] about Royal garden party at Buckingham Palace – who’s standing in for the Queen today?

A three-judge Bench of the High Court of Karnataka, headed by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, will on Tuesday pronounce its verdict on the petitions related to the row over wearing hijab in educational institutions. The Bench, also comprising Justice Krishna S. Dixit and Justice J.M. Khazi, had on February 25 reserved its verdict on completion of hearing on petitions filed by nine Muslim girl students studying in two government pre-university colleges in Udupi district. Also read | Prohibitory orders in city for a week The petitioner-students sought a declaration from the court that wearing hijab (headscarf) inside classrooms in educational institutions was their fundamental right to freedom of religion. The main contention of the petitioners was that hijab was an essential practice for women as per Islamic faith and the government or educational institutions could not stop them from wearing it while attending classes. The Bench, in its interim order passed on February … [Read more...] about Karnataka HC verdict on Hijab row today

A number of family physicians would hold health camps at their respective clinics to mark the occasion of World Family Doctors Day on Thursday (May 19). Dementia screening camps, diabetes tests and management, free consultations and discount on lab tests would be offered by some of them. There are around 70 members in the State chapter. The theme for this year is ‘Always there to care’. President of Academy of Family Physicians of India-Telangana chapter V. Sreenivas said that family physicians manage common health ailments irrespective of age, gender and organ. A few countries follow a model where in a family physician is accountable to a set of families (100-200 or more), he added, That is to say, the doctor has to take care of the health of the families, and refer them to secondary or tertiary care facilities based on the health condition. Dr Sreenivas has urged the State government to adopt the model here too as family physicians manage most of the common diseases. … [Read more...] about Health camps by family physicians today

When a shooter attacked a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend, its security guard tried to stop him. At least one of his shots hit the gunman, but it didn’t stop the deadly rampage because the gunman was wearing body armor. Ten Black people died in the racist massacre, including security guard Aaron Salter, a retired Buffalo police officer hailed as a hero. It’s the latest mass shooting in which the gunman apparently came prepared for anyone trying to stop him with a gun. At least 21 mass shooters over the last four decades have worn some kind of body armor — and the majority of those were within the last 10 years, according to a database maintained by The Violence Project, a nonpartisan research group that tracks gun violence. Among them: A massacre that killed 12 people and injured dozens more at a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, in 2012, and another in nearby Boulder that left 10 people dead at a supermarket last year. The shooter in Texas’s deadliest … [Read more...] about Buffalo is latest mass shooting by gunman wearing body armor

Another day, another allegation of serious sexual assault committed by a parliamentarian. More than that, another Conservative. It’s becoming a bit of a habit. How odd that a party led by a notorious philanderer should be secretly hosting so many dangerous misogynists. This morning, an unnamed Tory MP, aged in his 50s, was bailed by police following arrest on suspicion of sexual offences dating back the mid 2000s, including rape, sexual assult, abuse of a position of trust and misconduct in public office. Though the whips have allowed him to retain his membership of the parliamentary party pending a conclusion to criminal proceedings (innocent until proven guilty, of course), he has been requested to stay away from Westminster . What a way to kick off canvassing in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton, both constituencies holding a by-election on 23 June due to the sitting MP departing after allegations of sexual misconduct. In Yorkshire, Imran Ahmad Khan is … [Read more...] about Porn, sexual assault, rape – Westminster’s dangerous underbelly is finally exposed

After inflation hit a 40-year high of 9 per cent today, Conservative MPs, including some ministers, are again pointing the finger of blame at the Bank of England and its governor Andrew Bailey for raising interest rates too slowly. Worryingly, some senior Tories are even raising the question of whether the Bank should lose its operational independence on monetary policy,  threatening the 25-year consensus since Gordon Brown ceded the politicians’ control of interest rates to the Bank. Liam Fox, the former cabinet minister, argues the Bank should stick to its “day job” of hitting the government’s 2 per cent inflation target, rather than worrying about political matters such as climate change (though Rishi Sunak added that to the Bank’s mandate last year). Fox said : “There is a distinct feeling that those who should be protecting us from the debasement of our currency, the erosion of our earnings and the devaluation of our savings, have had their minds too much … [Read more...] about Giving the government control over interest rates would be a disaster

Cybersecurity executives in the automotive sector must embrace new organizational and product security standards that drive collaboration across the supply chain. Vehicle communication networks such as the controller area network (CAN) are not designed to authenticate message traffic. Now, rapid shifts in technology have introduced hyper-connectivity and automation that must be securely integrated into vehicles. Vehicles now include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, satellite, cellular, NFC and other communication stacks that enable vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and personal connectivity. Hardware is integrated in support of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) in order to automate functions and safeguard drivers. Without a holistic approach to cybersecurity across the OEMs and myriad tier suppliers, these integrations cannot happen securely. The automotive industry is now moving toward the adoption of cybersecurity standards that enable OEMs and suppliers to better understand … [Read more...] about Safe and Secure Transportation Systems