August 16, 2026
  • August 16, 2026

‘Serious lapses’: 2 JJB members get notice in Porsche case

by on June 16, 2024 0

Finding “serious lapses” in the judgment of two Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) members in the Porsche crash case, Maharashtra women and child development commissioner Prashant Narnaware Saturday issued a show-cause notice against them. A five-member committee, constituted by the women and child welfare department, investigated the overall conduct of the two state-appointed members and...

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12-yr-old in Pak forced to marry 72-yr-old man, cops rescue her

by on June 16, 2024 0

In Pakistan’s Charsadda town, the police successfully intervened to prevent the marriage of a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man named Habib Khan. The authorities arrested the groom and the ‘Nikah Khwan’ (the person who officiates the marriage), although the girl’s father managed to escape. A case has been registered against the girl’s father,...

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G7 commits to promote India-Europe corridor

by on June 16, 2024 0

The G7 countries have committed to promoting the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEEC), in what is seen as a boost to the strategic initiative amid tension in West Asia, which may have delayed work on the project. While the Indian govt has started its end of the work on the initiative that was announced...

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Why Elon Musk thinks we should ‘eliminate’ EVMs

by on June 16, 2024 0

Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire entrepreneur, has suggested that electronic voting machines (EVMs) should be removed due to their vulnerability to hacking by humans or Artificial Intelligence (AI). Musk was reacting to reports of irregularities found in EVMs during Puerto Rico’s primary elections. Several media sources noted that there were hundreds of irregularities and multiple...

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‘Hum bhi insaan hain’: Pak allrounder Imad urges calm

by on June 16, 2024 0

All-rounder Imad Wasim isn’t shying away from admitting that the Pakistan team was at fault and committed mistakes that led to a sorry group-stage exit at the ongoing T20 World Cup, but he urged the fans and media to understand that the players too are humans. India and USA are the two teams that...

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