In 1979, Sweden made history by becoming the first country in the world to ban all forms of corporal punishment of children, including inside the home. At a time when spanking was widely accepted in many societies, Sweden chose a different path. The law was never intended to criminalise ordinary parents. Instead, it sought to…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that it will send important examination updates and centre-related information to candidates appearing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 Re-Examination through its official WhatsApp channel.According to the agency, the initiative has been introduced to ensure that candidates receive important information directly and to…
Ahmedabad: A special Pocso court on Tuesday sentenced a tuition teacher to five years’ imprisonment for molesting a girl student even though she had retracted her statement and turned hostile in court.In this case, the teacher from Behrampura was booked under BNS and Pocso Act in May 2025 after a woman filed a complaint at…
India imported an average 2.66 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil from Russia in June through June 19, up from 1.91 million bpd in May. India increased crude oil purchases from Russia and maintained near-record imports from the UAE in June as refiners moved to secure supplies while waiting for a full recovery…
Piyush Goyal on Friday urged Indian and British businesses to look beyond incremental gains from the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), saying the pact should become a catalyst for “transformational growth” when it comes into force on July 15. Commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Friday urged Indian and British businesses to look beyond incremental gains…
New Delhi: Monday’s mayhem during the ‘Sandad Chalo’ march witnessed “strange inaction” from the police during the “golden hour”, according to several officers.Although the agitation had been announced well in advance, and both Intelligence Bureau and Delhi Police’s intelligence wing had provided precise, actionable inputs regarding a massive build-up of demonstrators, the command centre remained…
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor is contesting his first election. Counting of votes for the Bankipur assembly by-election in Patna began on Monday, August 3, 2026. As of now, Kishor’s lead has widened to 14,953 votes over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha after 25 rounds of counting, with 50,976 votes…
Local police shared images of the hoard, PC: Lokale Politie Dendermonde An 18-year-old named Kobe was spending his summer break working construction in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, a small community in East Flanders, Belgium, when an ordinary day of demolition work turned into the find of a lifetime. His crew had been renovating a former brewery building, once…
Actor, model and television host Mini Mathur was last seen in ‘Call Me Bae’, starring Ananya Panday. The 53-year-old recently emerged as the winner of ‘The Alliance’, taking home the winner’s trophy along with a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh.Beyond her work on screen, Mini has earned a reputation for speaking candidly about issues…
