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Kentucky police officer Asad Zahir arrested and charged after he was found stalking his ex over 2000 times through Flock tracker. Another case of the misuse of Flock was reported after a Kentucky police officer was arrested for using the Flock Safety license plate reader camera system to track his ex-girlfriend, the mother of his…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party‘s Punjab unit disciplinary committee on Friday issued show-cause notices to three of its leaders for making statements about party’s internal affairs and organisational matters.The notices have been issued to former Sangrur district presidents Randeep Singh Deol, Maninder Singh Kapial and Jatinder Kalra.The disciplinary committee said that such conduct prima facie…
The biggest transgender and gender-eligibility debates in sport (Agency Images) NEW DELHI: Anaya Bangar’s return to cricket has opened a much bigger conversation about transgender athletes in sport, one that now extends far beyond the cricket field.The former Mumbai Under-19 cricketer has received clearance from Cricket Australia to play women’s community cricket in the country,…
CHENNAI: Rejecting the argument that a person who had once faced a death sentence or life imprisonment should remain permanently disqualified from becoming an advocate, the Union govt has submitted in Madras high court that disqualification under the Advocates Act ceases after two years from release, dismissal or removal of the person.The submission was made…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo Ventures, IndiGo’s corporate VC arm, will invest an undisclosed amount in Sarvam, India’s full-stack sovereign AI company, as part of Sarvam’s Series B round of funding. Announced Friday, the investment builds on the existing relationship between IndiGo and Sarvam who have been working together in multiple areas like enhancing customer experience and…
NEW DELHI: India women’s hockey team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne has defended his decision to take leave shortly before the FIH World Cup, insisting his absence did not compromise the team’s preparations and that he remained closely involved in the build-up to the tournament.Marijne’s decision to take leave before the World Cup had come under…
The Centre has appointed three senior officials, including two directors and a joint director, to the National Testing Agency (NTA) amid scrutiny over examination-related controversies. The appointments come as the government moves to strengthen the agency’s functioning through structural reforms, including tighter paper evaluation, specialist involvement and changes to its examination management system. New Delhi:…
‘Begging me to leave her’: Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s alleged letter to Nora Fatehi about Jacqueline Fernandez surfaces online A handwritten letter allegedly written by jailed conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar to actor-dancer Nora Fatehi has surfaced on social media. The letter has emerged days after Nora spoke publicly about the emotional toll of being linked to Sukesh in…
Bubble wrap was invented for something completely different That sheet of plastic with tiny bubbles has become almost impossible to separate from the idea of opening a parcel. But its original purpose had nothing to do with shipping, boxes, or fragile objects.In fact, bubble wrap began as an attempt to create a new kind of…
Joymoti, a 53-year-old female elephant rescued from the devastating floods in Nagaland and Assam in July, was airlifted and moved to Vantara, Jamnagar, where she has already begun receiving immediate and specialised veterinary treatment.The elephant was swept away by floodwaters in Nagaland during the second week of July and was subsequently rescued by local communities…
