14 Dead As Bus With Wedding Guests Falls Into River In Pak, Bride Survives
A bus carrying guests home from a wedding plunged into a river in northern Pakistan killing at least 14 people, officials said Wednesday, with the bride so far the only known survivor. “There were 25 people on the bus and so far 14 dead bodies have been recovered while 10 are still missing,” said Wazir […]
ICAI Releases Mock Test Paper Series For January 2025 CA Intermediate Exams
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has released the schedule for mock test paper series- I and series-II for the CA Intermediate exams. The mock test papers series-I will commence from November 18, 2024 while that for series-II will begin from December 9, 2024. Students who have registered for the CA Intermediate exam for […]
Video Shows Masked Man In New York Attempting To Snatch Child From Father’s Arms
Disturbing footage of an attempted child kidnapping on a New York City sidewalk over the weekend has emerged on social media. According to New York Post, the incident occurred Saturday at approximately 3:30 p.m. in Brooklyn, according to the New York Police Department. The chilling video shows a masked individual crossing the street and approaching […]
Parents Receive Skull Of Kerala Teen Killed 18 Years Ago
Hands of the couple that received a tiny cardboard box from a Kasargod court trembled with emotions and their eyes welled up. Because the box contained portions of the skull of their beloved daughter murdered 18 years ago in Goa, when she was just 13. According to police, 13-year-old Sofia was killed in December 2006 […]
What White House picks tell us about Trump 2.0
What White House picks tell us about Trump 2.0 Trump chose Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who has been critical of China in the past, to be US ambassador to the United Nations. A week after Donald Trump won a second-term in the White House, the contours of his new presidency have started taking shape. The president-elect […]
After hosting World Cup, Qatar praised by U.N. rights body for labour law reforms but urged to do more
Qatar was praised at the United Nations’ top human rights body on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) for improving labour laws before the 2022 World Cup, though it was urged to fully abolish its employment system for migrant workers. Qatar returned to the Human Rights Council in Geneva for its five-yearly review for the first time […]
Russia birth rate plummets to lowest in 25 years
Russia’s lower house of parliament voted unanimously on November 12 to ban what authorities cast as pernicious propaganda for a child-free way of life, hoping to boost a faltering birth rate. Official data released in September put the birth rate at its lowest in a quarter of a century while mortality rates are up as […]
French lower house rejects massively amended 2025 budget
French MPs on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) rejected a draft government budget that had been massively amended with new taxes by the opposition, as the heavily indebted country is under pressure to balance the books. With the cobbled-together revenue bill’s swingeing tax increases failing to pass the National Assembly, Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s minority government […]
Donald Trump’s Presidency Raises Fresh Conflict Of Interest Concerns
Donald Trump’s impending White House return poses questions once again about conflicts of interest related to his business empire, with new cryptocurrency and other ventures raising fresh concerns. The billionaire’s stunning political comeback is “rocket fuel for the Trump Empire,” said Mark Hass, an Arizona State University marketing professor. After almost a decade of making […]
“Excesses At Hands Of Executive…”: Court’s Top Quotes On ‘Bulldozer Justice’
Hearing a petition against ‘bulldozer justice’ today, the Supreme Court today said that the Executive cannot replace the Judiciary and the law should not prejudge an accused’s guilt. Here are the top quotes from the Supreme Court: Public officials who take the law in their own hands and act in such a high-handed manner must […]
Priyanka Gandhi’s Debut, Bypolls In 31 Assembly Seats: All You Need To Know
After the Haryana Assembly polls drubbing, all eyes will be on the Congress and INDIA bloc as 31 constituencies vote in Assembly bypolls across 10 states, apart from Lok Sabha bypolls in Kerala’s Wayanad on Wednesday. The elections will mark the electoral debut of Congress scion Priyanka Gandhi, who will contest in Wayanad, earlier held […]
“House Embodies Hope”: Supreme Court Demolishes ‘Bulldozer Justice’ Idea
The Executive cannot replace the Judiciary and legal process should not prejudge the guilt of an accused, the Supreme Court said today, taking a tough stand on the issue of ‘bulldozer justice’. The bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan delivered its judgment on petitions challenging bulldozer action against people accused of crimes. […]