Beijing, 22/8: The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which opened in Beijing on Saturday. The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test event for the second World…
New Delhi/Chandigarh, 22/8: The NHRC has issued a notice to the Punjab government and its police chief over a complaint alleging that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s wife demanded Rs 5 crore to suppress a rape case, officials said on Saturday. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directed the authorities to inquire into the allegation and…
New Delhi, 22/8: Security forces detained protesters as hundreds gathered at Jantar Mantar on Friday, demanding an end to caste-based reservation and its replacement with an economic criteria-based system of affirmative action. Officials said no permission had been had been granted for any protest, procession, demonstration or assembly at Jantar Mantar. However, a no-objection certificate…
Canada, 22/8:In a recent update regarding US tariffs, Canadian products would now face tariffs after the two nations failed to strike a trade pact The lack of a final agreement forces hefty US tariffs, with new 50-percent duties impacting some $20 billion worth of goods, or 5.5 percent of Canadian exports to the United States….
Bangalore, 21/8: Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) has sharply reduced the user development fee (UDF) for passengers departing from Kempegowda International Airport, while introducing the levy for passengers arriving in Bengaluru for the first time. Under the new tariff structure, domestic passengers departing Bengaluru will pay a UDF of Rs 300, down from…
Ranchi, 21/8: A scuffle broke out on Friday between police and students protesting against alleged Jharkhand recruitment exam irregularities in Ranchi, with the agitators attempting to burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.Student leaders under the banner of the ‘JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch’ have accused the Jharkhand government of “deceiving” and…
Hyderabad, 21/8: The Akhil Bharatiya Samanvay Baithak, a three-day gathering of Sangh Parivar organisations inspired by the RSS, concluded on Friday at the Vijnana Vihara Residential School campus in Gudilova, near Visakhapatnam, with an acknowledgment of systemic failures fueling anxiety among youth and contributing to recent Gen Z protests.Talking to reporters on Friday, RSS Sah…
New Delhi, 21/8: Delhi Police on Friday was forced to file an FIR for firing pellet guns at a 19-year-old youth during students’ protest after a dramatic sit-in that lasted nearly six hours by top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, victim Sachin Lochav and his mother at the Parliament Street police station.The registration of the FIR…
Bhubaneswar, 21/8: In a sad piece of news Veteran Odia singer Pranab Patnaik breath his last on Friday at the age of 88. He breathed his last at his residence in Bhubaneswar. Patnaik was a popular name in the Odia music industry and had sung several hit Odia songs during his career. …
New Delhi, 21/8: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that uttering casteist abuse in private spaces does not meet the statutory requirement of being considered an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, Live Law reported.The case was filed against a manager of a school, accusing him of assaulting…
