Just when the crowds appeared to be thin at farmers’ protests across the Delhi borders, unions have planned new strategies to mobilise more people and keep it from fizzling out. Farmers fighting against the three controversial farm laws have now started preparing themselves for a long battle. With a deep-rooted sentiment among the farmers that the …

While stating that Kamala Harris and her family will uphold the highest ethical standards, Deputy White House Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said that according to the policy of the White House, the US Vice President’s name should not be used in connection with any commercial activity. This announcement from Sabrina Singh comes after the White House had earlier asked Meena …

Politicians, actors, academics, activists, influencers and artists across the globe have condemned the arrest of a 21-year-old climate activist for allegedly being involved in sharing with Greta Thunberg a “toolkit” on social media related to the farmers’ protest. Disha Ravi – arrested on charges of sedition and conspiracy on Sunday – was produced in a Delhi court on Monday and has …

Animal life was not what scientists were expecting to find in the pitch-black seawater beneath almost half a mile of floating Antarctic ice, but it seems to have found a way with the discovery of sea creatures living in the extreme environment. A group of researchers conducting a survey in Antarctica have accidentally discovered species living in -2°C temperatures beneath …

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology sent a final notice to Twitter, taking a tough stand against “offensive” hashtags and handles on the microblogging-social networking platform over the farmers’ agitation.  The government has sent a notice to Twitter, warning the social media platform to take action against Twitter handles posting offensive hashtags, else cases will be registered against it.  Unsplash …

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala of the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court whose recent order on a case under POCSO Act came under scrutiny recently acquitted a man of rape charges, stating that it seemed “highly impossible for a single man to gag the victim and remove her and his clothes at the same time without any scuffle.” File Photo The …

Supreme Court allowed felling of 4,108 trees by Rail Vikas Nigam to lay down third rail track between Mathura and Jhansi.  A Bench led by CJI SA Bobde gave the permission to fell the trees for the railway track that passes through Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the Rail Vikas Nigam has sought permission for …

The Delhi Police on Wednesday detained around 200 protesters on charges of rioting, damaging public property and attacking police personnel during the Republic Day violence.  Police said they are making arrests after conducting proper verification and that 22 FIRs have been registered so far. The Delhi Police has also registered an FIR mentioning the names of nine farm leaders, including …

In their second meeting in two days with police officials, farmer organisations reiterated that they would take out the tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day even as , farmers in Punjab, western UP and Uttarakhand began preparing to reach Delhi.  They made it clear that the parade will be carried out inside Delhi in a peaceful manner and rejected …

High winds, dry vegetation and unseasonably warm weather fueled several wildfires in Northern California as hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate, state fire officials said.  Fire crews were working on multiple fronts to contain at least seven active fires that ignited within the CZU Complex Fire burn area in Santa Cruz County. Several nearby neighborhoods were evacuated and firefighters struggled …