“Prosecution rates for rape remain shamefully low, with many victims waiting years for justice,” said Burnham (Photo: Reuters). British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday announced introduction of dedicated courts to hear rape and serious sexual offences, aiming to speed up convictions and reduce the backlog that has plagued the justice system for years.According…
Male African Bush Elephant. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Tanzania has officially protected a narrow wildlife corridor linking Nyerere National Park’s savanna woodlands with the rainforests of the Udzungwa Mountains. The Nyerere-Udzungwa Wildlife Corridor crosses the Kilombero Valley, where farm fields had divided the elephants’ old natural path, making it harder for them to move between…
Chennai: BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran on Friday said the BJP would not involve itself in any effort to form the govt in Tamil Nadu following the Assembly election results. In a statement, he said the party had contested the elections with the aim of serving the welfare and progress of the people of Tamil…
A recent study linked to a powerful earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has offered a closer look at how tsunamis begin beneath the ocean surface. Using data from the SWOT (satellite) mission, researchers were able to detect subtle wave patterns forming close to the earthquake source. These signals carry clues about how the seafloor shifted…
Second Lady of the United States of America, Usha Vance recently launched her own podcast ‘Storytime with the Second Lady’ under her larger campaign to increase child literacy rates and encourage reading among kids. In a video shared by the White House, the SLOTUS shared that each episode would have a special reader come in…
Representative Image of engineered mesh capturing fog droplets on Mount Boutmezguida for water collection (AI-generated image) High on Mount Boutmezguida in southwest Morocco, more than 4,000 feet above sea level, rows of black mesh stand directly in the path of Atlantic fog rolling through the Anti-Atlas Mountains. As the fog passes through the mesh, tiny…
When it comes to solar panels, they are usually spread across rooftops or open fields where they serve more purposes than just providing energy. But near Chandrasan village in the western Indian state of Gujarat, a roughly 2,460-foot ribbon of panels sits above moving irrigation water, turning an existing canal into both a power site…
US President Donald Trump hosts state dinner for China’s President Xi Jinping at the White House in Washington US President Donald Trump on Thursday alleged that American news outlets CNN and MSNBC refused to cover Chinese President Xi Jinping’s White House visit to avoid giving him credit.In a post on Truth social, Trump said that…
275 Indian nationals remain missing in Nepal floods; 166 rescued so far: MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal NEW DELHI: During a bi-weekly briefing on Friday, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared that 275 Indian nationals remain missing in the aftermath of the recent disaster in Nepal.“As per our current information, 275 Indian nationals remain…
Actor and singer Diljit Dosanjh is currently the subject of intense social media discussion after a video from his Aura World Tour show at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary went viral. On April 30, the ‘Border 2’ star paused his high-energy performance to share a series of deeply personal reflections that have left his global…