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Now, domestic violence legal in Taliban-led Afghanistan — as long as no ‘broken bones, open wounds’

The Taliban has issued a new penal code in Afghanistan that codifies some of its most restrictive practices, raising alarm among rights groups over its impact on women and children.Signed by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the 90-page criminal code permits husbands to physically abuse their wives and children, provided it does not cause “broken bones...

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‘Asked for details of pending dues’: Lucknow woman slaps, assaults electricity department employees

A woman allegedly stormed into a power house in Vikas Nagar and assaulted electricity department employees after her house reportedly faced power disconnection, triggering chaos inside the substation premises. (Image Credit: X) LUCKNOW: A woman allegedly stormed into a power house in Vikas Nagar and assaulted electricity department employees after her house reportedly faced power...

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AI summit: Tata Sons’ chair’s expansion pitch, Google CEO’s ‘vision’ — who said what

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran, Google CEO Sundar Pichai at AI Summit in New Delhi India’s AI ambitions took centre stage at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, where national and global leaders, policymakers, and top technology executives discussed how artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, governance, and society.From Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s emphasis...

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‘Crucial need’: PM Modi’s MANAV vision for AI – what it means

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled what he called India’s “MANAV Vision for AI”, setting out a human-centric framework for the development and governance of artificial intelligence at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.“Today at the New Delhi AI Impact Summit, I present the MANAV Vision for AI. MANAV means human,” he...

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Southern Iran hit by earthquake of magnitude 5.5

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southern Iran at 7.13 am (local time) on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The quake was recorded at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre located at 27.36 degrees north latitude and 52.60 degrees east longitude.This is a developing story

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