Discourage weaponisation of rape law in relationships gone sour: SC | India News
Supreme Court warns against misuse of rape laws after consensual relationships turn sour, saying breakups…
Discourage weaponisation of rape law in relationships gone sour: SC | India News
Supreme Court warns against misuse of rape laws after consensual relationships turn sour, saying breakups cannot retrospectively criminalise consensual sex NEW DELHI: Society and courts must discourage weaponisation of criminal law against men in the aftermath of an emotional discord and breakup of a consenting romantic relationship, Supreme Court said Friday, expressing concern over the…
Queensland’s Kuridala copper town prospered during World War I, but a 1918 cyclone damaged its smelter before the plant closed in 1920 | World News
Representative Image of the historic Hampden Smelter and railway, highlighting their role in Kuridala’s mining prosperity (AI-generated image) Kuridala, about 65–70 km south of Cloncurry in Queensland, grew into an important copper-mining settlement before and during World War I. Its development was closely tied to the Hampden Smelter and a railway connection that helped transport…
Can amend privacy act, revoke law if needed: Government | India News
Centre open to amending DPDP Act rules or the law itself to address media concerns over its impact on press freedom, days after Supreme Court agreed to hear challenge NEW DELHI: Centre Friday said it is open to changing the rules of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and, if necessary, the law itself to…
The Smithsonian raised $2.5 billion a year ahead of the schedule to fund museums, research and education; the drive became the largest campaign in the history of a cultural organisation | World News
Image Credit: Jeremy Norwood/Smithsonian The Smithsonian Institution has raised $2.5 billion through its Campaign for Our Shared Future, reaching its fundraising target a full year ahead of schedule. Announced on 5 February 2026, the achievement marks the largest fundraising campaign in the history of a cultural organisation. Launched in 2018, the initiative brought together donors…
30% in 2019, cancer drug margins at 700% now | India News
Anti-cancer drugs show mark-ups of up to 700% despite NPPA’s 2019 price curbs, raising questions over one-time price cuts A look at the mark-up on some of the drugs on which National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) put a trade margin cap of 30% on selling price in Feb 2019 shows that a majority had mark-ups…
An aquarium plant escaped into Florida waterways in the 1950s; within 40 years, hydrilla had spread to over 70% of the state’s watersheds | World News
Representative Image of hydrilla overtaking a Florida waterway, displacing native plants and disrupting wildlife and recreational activities (AI-generated image) An aquatic plant imported for home aquariums became a major management problem in Florida after it entered the state’s freshwater systems in the 1950s. Hydrilla, a submerged plant native to parts of Asia, can grow rapidly,…
J&K minister flags civilian inconvenience, urges LG to review NH closure issue | India News
J&K health minister Sakina Itoo writes to LG Manoj Sinha, flagging civilian inconvenience due to highway closures during Army convoy movement SRINAGAR: J&K health minister Sakina Itoo, in a letter to lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, flagged the practice of closing off both ends of Srinagar-Anantnag-Kulgam-Qazigund national highway for civilian traffic during the movement of Army…
A UK woman claimed she could not walk, drive or work because of hip pain, but investigators found she was running a body-piercing business and working for other clients | World News
A UK woman who claimed that hip pain left her unable to walk, drive or work has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 after admitting to fraudulently claiming Statutory Sick Pay while working for other clients and running her own body-piercing business. Claire Hopkinson, a resident of Telford, Shropshire, submitted false medical fitness certificates,…
Uttarakhand chopper flying: A lot has changed for better, but a lot remains to be done | India News
NEW DELHI: Hours after seven people on board an Aryan Aviation chopper died when it crashed near Gaurikund on June 15, 2025, the aviation ministry had found two helicopters of Trans Bharat — whose chopper crashed on Friday — were airborne “under unsuitable weather conditions.” It had suspended the licences of both Trans Bharat pilots…
A Pennsylvania family has owned Penn’s Cave since 1908 and expanded its land to protect its water; 118 years later, the 1,400-acre attraction with a cavern, wildlife park and airport is seeking a new owner
After 118 years under the ownership of one family, America’s only all-water cave and wildlife park has been put up for sale. The move begins the search for a new owner to take over the historic 1,400-acre property in central Pennsylvania. The Campbell family, which first bought Penn’s Cave in 1908, announced the sale through…
