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Details have also been sought regarding the regulatory status and obligations of Meta NEW DELHI: National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the ministries of electronics and information technology (MeitY) and information and broadcasting (I&B) as part of the ongoing scrutiny of circulation of child sexual abuse material on Instagram.NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo, whose...

The order stands in stark contrast to the lengthy judgement by a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan on July 21 NEW DELHI: The full benefit of protective provisions of Juvenile Justice Act has not yet been extended to children who generally develop delinquent behaviour due to having grown up in poverty...

Govt will soon allow old polluting trucks and buses to be fitted with retrofit emission-control devices NEW DELHI: In a fresh push to curb vehicular pollution, govt will soon allow old polluting trucks and buses to be fitted with retrofit emission-control devices (RECDs) that can reduce particulate matter emissions by up to 90% and nitrogen...

Idaho buried nearly 300 tons of crushed waste glass beneath Highway 75 Transport authorities in Idaho turned nearly 300 tonnes of discarded glass into road foundation material under Highway 75, creating a durable structural base while solving a local landfill crisis. The engineering trial, executed along a 200-foot stretch of highway near Ketchum, placed an...

Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari set a target Thursday to establish at least 1,000 schools run by RSS KOLKATA: Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari set a target Thursday to establish at least 1,000 schools run by RSS’s education wing Vidya Bharati in every district, municipality and panchayat within a year. He also suggested a plan...

An anti-noise campaigner was assaulted on Tilak Road in Pune PUNE: Anti-noise campaigner Vidyanand Bapat of Narayan Peth was assaulted on Tilak Road on Thursday allegedly by a member of a Kothrud-based Ganesh mandal, amid a simmering debate over the use of DJs and high-decibel sound systems during Ganeshotsav.The accused, identified as Santosh Chavan, president...

Jaishankar’s terse reaffirmation of India’s position that its energy sourcing is driven by national interests The Russia-Ukraine conflict will be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and not by dwelling over who is buying oil from where, said external affairs minister S Jaishankar rejecting the Western narrative that countries buying energy from Russia are bankrolling President...

Asks For 6 More Months To Frame Recommendations GURGAON: The high-powered committee (HPC) tasked with defining Aravalis has informed Supreme Court that its complex landscape cannot be captured through a single terrain or height-based criterion and sought six more months till Feb 27 to complete the exercise.HPC was formed by Supreme Court after an environment...

Matching handwriting on a threat note brought a crew member under the scanner of investigating agencies NEW DELHI: Matching handwriting on a threat note found in the lav of a diverted Air India Express international flight with that of all 40 people on board has reportedly brought a crew member under the scanner of investigating...

A prolonged heat wave swept across Western Europe in the summer of 2026, pushing the region to its hottest June on record. The event has been presented as proof of wider climate studies indicating Earth is warming to levels unseen in roughly 6,500 years. The world’s oceans saw their highest average sea-surface temperature outside the...