West Bengal Post-Poll Violence: To foil West Bengal post-poll unrest, Election Commission to retain 70,000 CAPF personnel | India News

Security personnel on patrol in Raiganj ahead of Bengal poll results NEW DELHI: Even before counting takes place, the Election Commission is preparing for the post-results scenario in West Bengal by retaining around 70,000 central forces personnel in the state for continued vigil, particularly in pockets with a history of post-poll violence, and initiating strict…

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You can’t force 15-year-old to become mom, Supreme Court tells AIIMS | India News

NEW DELHI: Taking exception to AIIMS-Delhi repeatedly seeking reconsideration of its order for termination of a 15-year-old’s 30-week pregnancy, citing health hazards for her and the foetus, Supreme Court on Thursday said govt must respect a citizen’s autonomy of choice as a minor can’t be burdened with motherhood and life-long stigma.A bench of CJI Surya…

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In 1948, the McDonald brothers watched a service crisis and reinvented the way we eat |

McDonald’s iconic golden arches weren’t a grand design but an everyday observation. Facing chaos and high costs, brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald radically simplified their drive-in menu from 25 items to just nine in 1948. Image Credits: Cogart Strangehill, via Wikimedia Commons It may be easy to forget that the golden arches did not come…

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Anil Kapoor admits he was an ‘absent father’: ‘Sunita was like a single parent… I don’t have any regrets… I move on’ |

Veteran actor Anil Kapoor may be known as Bollywood’s evergreen “daddy cool,” but the star has now candidly admitted that his off-screen reality as a father wasn’t quite the same.In a recent conversation with Lilly Singh, the 69-year-old actor reflected on his parenting journey—owning up to his absence during his children’s growing-up years, while also…

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Millions of graphene toothbrushes sold worldwide: Scientists reveal why people are buying them |

Millions of graphene-based toothbrushes have already reached consumers, long before scientists fully understood how the material actually works. Now, new research from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has clarified the mechanism behind graphene oxide’s antibacterial properties. Led by Sang Ouk Kim and Hyun Jung Chung, the study shows that graphene oxide…

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We halted ‘Op Sindoor’ on our own terms, prepared for long battle: Rajnath Singh; says ‘Sudarshan air defence a key example of exemplary AI application’ | India News

We halted ‘Op Sindoor’ on our own terms, prepared for long battle: Rajnath Singh NEW DELHI:Recalling an old mantra ‘Bhay bin hoye na preet’ (there can be no love without fear), defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, “Operation Sindoor conveyed an unequivocal global message that India is no longer bound by the old mindset…

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Islamic Sect Arrests: UK: ‘Islamic sect’ members arrested following allegations of sexual abuse and slavery

LONDON: More than 500 police officers raided an “Islamic sect” on Wednesday and arrested 10 members for various offences, including rape, sexual assault and human trafficking.The officers, under the watch of a police helicopter, raided the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) headquarters situated at a former orphanage, Webb House, Crewe, where around 150…

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