‘Can’t browbeat child’: SC on CJP protester’s intimidation complaint against ‘influencer’ | India News

SC directs protection for minor CJP protester, warns against ‘browbeating’ victim NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious note of allegations that a 14-year-old girl associated with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests was harassed and that her residence was subjected to stone pelting, directing authorities to act on her FIR and provide…

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Ladakh groups express disappointment over MHA meet; Wangchuk warns of fresh stir from Sept 19 | India News

Activist Sonam Wangchuk (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Ladakh groups have expressed disappointment after a meeting with the ministry of home affairs sub-committee, saying the Centre failed to present the much-awaited draft for a proposed elected body for the Union Territory.Climate activist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk said there had been “no special…

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Evening Newswrap: Red Fort bomber’s original target revealed; Xi Jinping to visit India for Brics summit, and more | India News

NIA said Red Fort bomber Umar-un-Nabi initially tried to target Lal Mandir but changed plans due to traffic and police presence before detonating an IED near Red Fort. Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India for the Brics summit on September 12-13, marking his first trip to the country in seven years amid efforts to…

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A Pennsylvania family bought a 12-acre farm in 1916; 110 years and four generations later it has grown to 30 acres and is the township’s last working farm

Narcissa Rd, Pennsylvania, USA When the McKeown family first bought a modest 12-acre plot of land along Narcissa Road in 1916, suburban development was still far away. Today, 110 years and four generations later, Maple Acres Farm covers 30 acres in Plymouth Meeting and has a unique place in the area: it is the last…

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How BJP, Congress turned 80s AI trend turned into an all-out meme war | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s original picture from the 80s. Rahul Gandhi’s (R) AI-generated image. NEW DELHI: What began as another harmless social media trend, turning present-day photographs into portraits straight out of the 1980s, has now found its way into the social feeds of politicians has triggered BJP-Congress war of memes.Over the past few days,…

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A Newport mansion is being restored with a staircase technique dating to the 1500s; instead of modern exposed fasteners, craftsmen lock the wooden steps together with mortises and wedges

The project’s heart is a dramatic helical staircase with laminated curved stringers and mortised-and-wedged treads and risers. As per reports, the technique originated in the construction of European staircases in the late 1500s, when wealthy homes and castles had elaborate staircases. A stairway goes up to nowhere in a woodshop. No grand foyer at the…

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‘You are correct, my jaw did break’: Stalin breaks silence on Vijay’s assembly gesture | India News

Stalin hits back at Vijay NEW DELHI: DMK president M K Stalin on Thursday broke his silence over Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s MISA jibe and the “jaw gesture” in the Assembly, recalling the alleged abuse and severe assaults he faced during his detention under the Emergency.Stalin released a nearly 10-minute video message…

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Tax startup CEO allegedly faked CPA credentials and company revenue to raise $13.3 million; investors lost everything as funds paid for a home, Tesla and Caribbean wedding

Federal agents arrested the former head of a Los Angeles tax compliance startup in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as she was trying to board a luxury cruise ship. She has been charged with defrauding venture capital funds of more than $13 million (£10 million). Shiloh Luckey, 42, also known as Shiloh Johnson, was arrested on Sunday…

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No ‘Nitishpur’? JD(U) sidesteps NDA partner’s proposal to rename Nitish Kumar’s birthplace | India News

JD(U) says Nitish Kumar has never believed in renaming places after ‘Nitishpur’ proposal NEW DELHI: JD(U) on Thursday appeared to distance itself from an alliance partner’s proposal to rename Bakhtiyarpur, the birthplace of former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, as “Nitishpur”.JD(U) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, when asked about the proposal by Hindustani Awam Morcha…

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