New Delhi: The three new criminal laws, which replaced the British-era penal statutes on Monday, have evoked mixed reactions from legal luminaries with some hailing them as “significant step” towards modernising criminal justice system while others terming them as “draconian” and “cosmetic”. The new laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) … Read more
Rescuing hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza who are facing starvation should be “very simple,” said a humanitarian leader in the enclave on Tuesday after the United Nations released the latest findings regarding Palestinians suffering from extreme hunger—but Israel’s continued blockade on aid and bombardment of cities across the occupied territory has made the … Read more
We know that climate change impacts weather, which in turn devastates lives and livelihoods. But what we don’t discuss enough is how these extremes in weather impact human health. In this season of despair, when temperatures spiralled out of control, we learnt how heat could kill. We also learnt how the rise in minimum temperature—night-time … Read more
Bridgetown (Barbados): In the run-up to the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, despite some people being very bullish about India going all the way in the tournament, many didn’t share the same optimism they had. Granted, the team was literally more or less the same from the side playing in the 2022 edition, where their … Read more
There are no parallels for the first debate of the 2024 US presidential election cycle. From the moment Joe Biden walked across the stage, stiff-backed and straight-armed, disaster unfolded for the sitting president. The bar Biden had to clear as he squared off against former president Donald Trump was always unfairly high. The election had … Read more
A weird ‘Blame Game’ by INC, BJP, and BRS leaders accusing one another of allocation of coal mines of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to private companies sounds ridiculous, immature, childish, and obvious ignorance of facts. In fact, the coal mines were allotted to large and small industrial companies, not following procedure, during the UPA … Read more
As Americans endure extreme heat and wildfires exacerbated by fossil fuel-driven climate change, an analysis revealed Tuesday that rising seas threaten infrastructure critical for millions of people in hundreds of U.S. communities. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) report notes that “the nearly 90 million people living in U.S. coastal communities depend on an array … Read more