NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has rebuked trial and high courts for disclosing the identity of rape survivors in their orders and directed them to ensure that names of survivors and family members are not mentioned in court records, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh expressed concern that despite…
The notion of a robot ‘smelling’ its way through a complex environment has captured the imagination of scientists for years, but has always come with a caveat: what if the robot loses a sensor? In a groundbreaking advance that combines biology and engineering, a new robot, inspired by the humble silkworm, is able to continue…
NEW DELHI: Continuing with its humanitarian approach towards acid attack survivors, the SC on Monday asked the states and Union Territories to explain whether these physically disfigured people can be rehabilitated through preferential employment in govts and PSUs through a policy decision.Dealing with a PIL by acid attack survivor Shaheen Malik, a bench of CJI…
A terrifying midnight elephant attack in Hazaribag’s Gondwar village claimed six lives, with survivors recounting harrowing escapes. Rohit Ram described elephants smashing doors and attempting to grab him, while Babulal Hembrom credited courageous youths for diverting the enraged herd. Villagers suspect shrinking forests and habitat intrusion fuel this unprecedented aggression, prompting increased forest patrols and…
Jeffrey Epstein’s victims used the huge audience of Super Bowl Sunday to once again call for the release of millions of government documents linked to the late sex offender.In a short advert aired just before one of the most-watched television events in the United States, eight women stood together and demanded full transparency from the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought govt’s response to a PIL which sought concessional air-conditioned (AC) class rail fare for acid attack survivors to enable them travel to well-equipped hospitals for periodic treatment.A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant issued notice to govt on the PIL by NGO ‘Atijeevan Society’, whose…
NEW DELHI: The Unnao rape case victim levelled serious allegations against the investigating officer in the case saying that IO “colluded with the judge” to ensure that the “other party won”. The charges came as the Delhi high court granted bail to the convict and expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and suspended his life…
CHITRADURGA/BENGALURU: The passengers who escaped the bus fire after a collision with a truck near Hiriyur, Karnataka, in the early hours of Thursday said surviving the flames was only the first battle; the second was the long wait in the bitter night cold for medical help.While three passengers in the sleeper coach survived serious wounds…
Survivor of 2016 NH gang rape (Representative image) BULANDSHAHR: Ahead of sentencing in the brutal gang rape of a woman and her daughter at gunpoint on NH-91 in Uttar Pradesh in 2016 which shocked the nation, one of the survivors – then a school girl of 14 and now a woman of 23 studying law…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Dileep-starrer ‘Bha. Bha. Ba.’ has landed in fresh controversy after a scene from the film triggered strong backlash online. This is the first film of the actor to release after his acquittal in the actress abduction and assault case that shook Kerala. Many viewers felt the scene made a cruel and insensitive…