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Daniel Sams stretchered off after horrific collision with Cameron Bancroft in Big Bash League

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1 week, 3 days ago

Kanpur S-I found guilty of harassing woman in police vehicle

Hindustan Times

A sub-inspector has been found guilty of inappropriately touching a woman he was bringing back to Kanpur from Mumbai in a police vehicle in September. The police officer, Gajendra Singh, was suspended after the incident came to light, and an inquiry was launched against him. DCP East Shravan Kumar Singh confirmed that the charges against the sub-inspector were substantiated in …

Singh Woman Kanpur

1 month ago

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol avoids impeachment bid amid row over martial law — Story so far

Live Mint

Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol narrowly escaped impeachment on Saturday amid outrage over his brief imposition of martial law. Yoon sent heavily armed soldiers into the streets of Seoul earlier this week — declaring martial law for the first time since 1980. Chaotic scenes unfolded within hours of the declaration — with lawmakers eventually climbing the walls of …

Assembly National South Korea President President Yoon Yoon Seoul

1 month ago

Hannah Kobayashi’s sister skeptical that she ‘voluntarily’ disappeared into Mexico

The Independent

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1 month ago

Decks cleared for winding up operations at Manjolai tea estate as Madras HC dismisses petitions by workers

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The decks have been cleared for winding up the operations at the Manjolai estate in Tirunelveli district and evicting the workers as the Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petitions challenging the voluntary retirement scheme announced by the Bombay Burmah Tea Corporation Limited and praying for the state government to take over the plantation. A special division bench …

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2 months ago

U.S. town on alert after 43 monkeys escape research facility

Raw Story

More than 40 monkeys were on the loose Thursday in a small US town after escaping a research facility, with authorities warning residents to keep their doors and windows closed. The rhesus macaques -- described as "skittish" by police in Yemassee, South Carolina -- were reported to have fled their enclosures a day earlier at a facility run by Alpha …

3 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta HC directs govt. to take action against police officers over sexual assault on IAS officer’s wife

The Hindu

The Calcutta High Court has directed disciplinary action against three officers of Kolkata Police in connection with a case involving a sexual assault on the wife of an IAS officer. The Bench added that the officers failed to seize the CCTV footage of Lake Police Station “where both the officers and family members of the accused coerced the petitioner to …

Sexual Assault Court West Bengal Cctv Officers Ias Calcutta Hc

3 months, 1 week ago

Woman Claims Diddy Drugged Her With Ketamine, Left Her Injured During Sexual Abuse

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING A Florida woman accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her multiple times over the last four years, exerting control over her with harassment and surveillance and by forcing her to take drugs, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in New York City. During this time, Combs arranged for Doe to travel to his homes in multiple …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Venezuela's opposition ex-candidate says forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat

The Hindu

Venezuela's former opposition candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognising his defeat in July's presidential election, which electoral authorities claim was won by President Nicolas Maduro. The revelation of the letter is the latest strain to the country's political crisis, which was exacerbated by the disputed election results and Mr. Gonzalez's recent …

Venezuela Sign Gonzalez Letter Maduro Rodriguez

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat

NPR

Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat toggle caption Ariana Cubillos/AP CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July's presidential election, which electoral authorities claim was won by President Nicolás Maduro. The revelation of the letter is …

Opposition Venezuela Sign González Letter Maduro Rodríguez

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July’s presidential election, which electoral authorities claim was won by President Nicolás Maduro. The revelation of the letter is the latest strain to the country’s political crisis, which was exacerbated by the disputed election results and …

Venezuela Sign González Letter Maduro Rodríguez

3 months, 3 weeks ago

A matter of buns puts BJP in a pickle

The Hindu

Eight months ago, there was a controversy in Tamil Nadu over a film called Annapoorani. The next day, Ms. Sitharaman told the media in Coimbatore that a Group of Ministers was examining the demands of the hotel industry regarding the GST on various food items and would submit its recommendations. However, the BJP’s image took a hit when another video …

Finance State Bjp Minister Coimbatore Sitharaman Dmk

5 months ago

The Bachelorette: Jenn Tran REJECTS her ex-boyfriend before a shocking departure - as a preview teases that she REJECTS a proposal

Daily Mail

Jenn Tran turned away her ex Matthew after he showed up unannounced in Auckland on Monday's new episode of The Bachelor. But it seems like it's something we're just gonna have to deal with.’ Palmer said he does think she should at least talk to Matt since he flew all this way, adding, ‘I think it really could change everything' …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Political row breaks out over Kerala’s disaster response in the wake of Wayanad landslide

The Hindu

A political has row broken out over Kerala’s disaster response in the wake of the catastrophic landslide that has so far claimed 176 lives and levelled three villages in Vythiri taluk in Wayanad district early on Tuesday. Mr. Vijayan said the Centre had dispatched the NDRF teams at Kerala’s behest, given the intensifying monsoon, and not on its own volition. …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC puts DDA in dock for hiding data on tree-felling

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority for “taking them for a ride” by suppressing material facts on the cutting of trees in the Delhi Ridge area and initiated suo motu criminal attempt against the agency’s vice-chairperson for obstructing the administration of justice even as it directed that no further permission for tree felling in the …

Delhi Court Contempt Trees Forest Bench Ridge

9 months, 1 week ago

[RPSC RAS Prelims] Court Can't Determine Correctness Of Answer Key On Its Own, Scope Of Judicial Review Miniscule Only After Obtaining Expert Opinion: Rajasthan HC

Live Law

The Rajasthan High Court has recently refused to quash the final answer key uploaded by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission in the RAS Preliminary Exam by reasoning that the power of judicial review can be exercised only in 'exceptional circumstances', i.e., only when it is found that the answer keys are shown to be 'palpably and demonstrably erroneous'. The court, …

Court Judicial Review Key Answer Rpsc

9 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: This Easter, hope is an act of will and a gesture of defiance

LA Times

In the 1960s, the Peace Corps ran an ad on TV and in countless magazines that showed a tumbler partially filled with water. If you answered half full, the small print and the voice-over said, you were suited to the Peace Corps — that is, you viewed the world through a lens of hope rather than despair. In this season …

Half Easter Hope

1 year, 1 month ago

AIADMK Concerned About BJP Taking Away its Youth

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: The latest concern over AIADMK members, particularly youth, eagerly taking part in the yatra undertaken by BJP State President K Annamalai – an issue that was recently raised by VCK general secretary Thol Thiurmavalavan - is likely to figure in the discussions at the meeting of AIADMK district secretaries and party in-charges at Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Maligai on November …

Party Lok Sabha Bjp Nda Aiadmk Pmk Palaniswami

1 year, 2 months ago

Calcutta High Court says every ‘female adolescent should control sexual urge’

The Hindu

Calling for decriminalisation of consensual sexual acts involving adolescents above 16 years, the Calcutta High Court, in a recent order, suggested that every female adolescent should “control sexual urge/urges” and “protect her right to integrity of her body”. Hearing a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the court set aside the conviction of the appellant, who …

Court Sex Bench Sexual Her Body Protect Adolescent

1 year, 3 months ago

One of the “godfathers of AI” airs his concerns

Live Mint

Where is research into artificial intelligence heading? Computers already outperform us in specialised areas such as playing Go or modelling protein structures, and we are making progress towards building more general-purpose AI systems: ChatGPT can quickly process a huge training corpus from the internet, a task that would take a human tens of thousands of lifetimes dedicated solely to reading. …

Ai Human Humans Gpt Superhuman Ai

1 year, 6 months ago

'Dangerous': Why Queer Couples Want The 30-Day Marriage Notice Provision To Go

The Quint

When Shreya* and Priya* met at the latter’s cousin’s house in 2018, sparks flew between them. Despite living in two different states – Shreya was from Punjab and Priya from Haryana – they managed to stay in touch. Thus began their romantic relationship – a “deep, loving, and nurturing bond” as their petition before the Supreme Court, seeking the right …

Marriage

1 year, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand High Court Allows Married Lady To Stay With 'Friend', Declines Habeas Corpus Plea Moved By Husband

Live Law

The Uttarakhand High Court, while declining to issue the writ of habeas corpus in favour of a husband, has allowed his wife to stay with her friend with whom she is residing on her own free will. Thus, he filed a writ petition in the High Court seeking issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to get back his wife. …

Court His Wife Wife Petition

1 year, 8 months ago

Author V.V. Ganeshananthan goes beyond labels of war and terrorism to tell story of Sri Lanka’s Tamil community in Brotherless Night

The Hindu

The opening line of V.V. Ganeshananthan “I recently sent a letter to a terrorist I used to know.” In a way, the line speaks to the specific challenges of documenting the Sri Lankan civil war. Discussing their motivation doesn’t justify it, it just tries to understand it and to think about how someone might have arrived at that point.” Ganeshananthan …

Women War Sri Lanka Tamil Way Novel Jaffna

1 year, 8 months ago

BJP’s Eshwarappa quits electoral politics, to not contest Karnataka polls

Live Mint

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader KS Eshwarappa announced his retirement from active electoral politics on Tuesday. In a concise letter composed in Kannada, Eshwarappa, a seasoned legislator and former deputy chief minister known for his controversial statements and allegations, stated that his decision was entirely based on his own volition. The decision of the former state unit president, who played …

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Daniel Sams stretchered off after horrific collision with Cameron Bancroft in Big Bash League

Kanpur S-I found guilty of harassing woman in police vehicle

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol avoids impeachment bid amid row over martial law — Story so far

Hannah Kobayashi’s sister skeptical that she ‘voluntarily’ disappeared into Mexico

Decks cleared for winding up operations at Manjolai tea estate as Madras HC dismisses petitions by workers

U.S. town on alert after 43 monkeys escape research facility

Calcutta HC directs govt. to take action against police officers over sexual assault on IAS officer’s wife

Woman Claims Diddy Drugged Her With Ketamine, Left Her Injured During Sexual Abuse

Venezuela's opposition ex-candidate says forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat

Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat

Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat

A matter of buns puts BJP in a pickle

The Bachelorette: Jenn Tran REJECTS her ex-boyfriend before a shocking departure - as a preview teases that she REJECTS a proposal

Political row breaks out over Kerala’s disaster response in the wake of Wayanad landslide

SC puts DDA in dock for hiding data on tree-felling

[RPSC RAS Prelims] Court Can't Determine Correctness Of Answer Key On Its Own, Scope Of Judicial Review Miniscule Only After Obtaining Expert Opinion: Rajasthan HC

Opinion: This Easter, hope is an act of will and a gesture of defiance

AIADMK Concerned About BJP Taking Away its Youth

Calcutta High Court says every ‘female adolescent should control sexual urge’

One of the “godfathers of AI” airs his concerns

'Dangerous': Why Queer Couples Want The 30-Day Marriage Notice Provision To Go

Uttarakhand High Court Allows Married Lady To Stay With 'Friend', Declines Habeas Corpus Plea Moved By Husband

Author V.V. Ganeshananthan goes beyond labels of war and terrorism to tell story of Sri Lanka’s Tamil community in Brotherless Night

BJP’s Eshwarappa quits electoral politics, to not contest Karnataka polls