A German woman, Claudia Wuttke, discovered videos of her former partner allegedly drugging and raping her over 16 years. Most of these alleged crimes will not face trial due to Germany’s five-year statute of limitations, leaving only two cases to proceed. Wuttke expressed her distress over the majority of the alleged abuse going unpunished. A…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested Pune-based Manisha Sanjay Havaldar for NEET UG physics paper ‘leak’, news agency PTI reported.The NEET-UG 2026 leak led to the cancellation of the examination conducted on May 3 across 551 cities in India and 14 international centres, where more than 22 lakh candidates had appeared….
US plans to send those who are waiting for their Green Card back to their home countries. In a huge move, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is going to ask individuals who are waiting for their Green Cards to leave the country and wait in their own country. The USCIS announced new guidance directing…
The World Health Organization’s Africa director on Friday warned against underestimating the risk posed by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda, saying even a single case could trigger wider transmission beyond the affected countries, Reuters reported.Speaking to Reuters in Geneva, Mohamed Yakub Janabi said it would be “a…
AI-generated image used for representation NEW DELHI: In world’s largest democracy, election results do not always end the suspense. Sometimes, the real drama begins after the votes are counted — inside the Raj Bhavans.Whenever an assembly election throws up a fractured mandate, the governor takes centrestage and becomes the final arbiter. Political parties rush with…
Pakistan’s Khan Muhammad celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 hockey match for 5/6th Place between Pakistan and China, at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, in Chennai. (file photo/PTI) Pakistan Hockey Federation is facing fresh criticism from players over unpaid dues and reduced training camp allowances ahead of the FIH…
The link between artificial light at night, street lights, light pollution, biodiversity destruction, nocturnal fauna, bats, insects, and birds is becoming more evident in modern environmental science. It has been suggested that too much light during the night not only causes comfort for humans but also becomes a serious threat to the environment. Research concerning…
In a recent update, a ruling by the Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has introduced big-time relief to taxpayers dealing with capital gains tax on property sales. Now this is a case that involves the sale of land costing around ₹5 crore. The tribunal ruled that a Mumbai man did not…
NEW DELHI: A man has been arrested in Chandigarh after allegedly throwing a live puppy into a burning tandoor outside a dhaba, leading to the canine’s death. Police said the incident took place in the Bapu Dham area on May 16.Speaking on the case, Chandigarh DSP P. Abhinandan said an FIR had been registered under…
Image of Shubham Banerjee| Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons An American teenager, at the age of just 13, used Lego blocks to build a Braille printer that was cheap enough to manufacture for blind and partially sighted people who would find the existing embossers costly. This invention, known as Braigo, gained prominence in no time owing…