Protests brewing in Wayanad as one more person falls victim to wild elephant attack

Protests brewing in Wayanad as one more person falls victim to wild elephant attack

Protests are brewing in Wayanad with one more person dying in wild elephant attack, the second such incident in the past two days, and the United Democratic Front (UDF) calling for a hartal in the district on February 13. According to sources, the deceased is Balakrishnan alias Balan, 27, a native of Attamala Erattukund near … Read more

Gwalior student builds drone capable of carrying a person. Anand Mahindra reacts

Gwalior student builds drone capable of carrying a person. Anand Mahindra reacts

Industrialist Anand Mahindra has commended a high school student from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, for his remarkable achievement in building a single-seater drone-copter entirely on his own. Medhansh Trivedi dedicated three months to constructing the drone, which is capable of flying a person who weighs up to 80kgs for approximately six minutes, according to local reports. … Read more

Person arrested on charges of raping minor daughter in Hassan

Person arrested on charges of raping minor daughter in Hassan

A person from Hassan district allegedly raped his minor daughter, and the crime came to light after the girl became pregnant. Hassan police arrested the accused on Thursday, after registering a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. In a complaint to the police, the minor girl complained that her father … Read more

Constitution prevents imposing religious beliefs of a person on another, says HC

Constitution prevents imposing religious beliefs of a person on another, says HC

The Constitution of India does not permit a person to impose his/her religious beliefs on another, and every citizen has the right to follow a religious practice in his/her own ways, the Kerala High Court has ruled. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan issued the order dismissing a petition moved by Abdul Noushad of Kottakkal, who was accused … Read more

Shimla fruit-seller’s drug racket: Order on WhatsAAP, no contact between delivery person, receiver

Shimla fruit-seller’s drug racket: Order on WhatsAAP, no contact between delivery person, receiver

The orders for the drug were generated through WhatsApp, supplies were initiated and delivery was made. But the delivery person and the final receiver never saw each other. In fact, people in the demand and supply chains operated like unrelated units. Shahi Mahatma (Shashi Negi), an apple trader in the upper Shimla region, ran a … Read more

Covid inquiry: ‘I grieve the person I was before the pandemic’

Covid inquiry: ‘I grieve the person I was before the pandemic’

BBC Mandi Masters, a community midwife, was hospitalised with Covid in the pandemic. The public inquiry into the pandemic will start 10 weeks of hearings on Monday looking at the impact on patients, healthcare workers and the wider NHS. Covid patients have been admitted to hospital more than a million times in the UK since … Read more

Neurotechnology is becoming widespread in workplaces – and our brain data needs to be protected – ET HealthWorld

Neurotechnology is becoming widespread in workplaces – and our brain data needs to be protected – ET HealthWorld

Armidale: As remote work became standard around the world during the COVID pandemic, employee surveillance rapidly intensified. Companies started deploying software to electronically monitor their employees’ web browsing history, emails and webcams – all in the name of ensuring continued productivity. While the worst of the pandemic is behind us, the intense digital surveillance of … Read more

Tusker attacks a person, leaves him dead in Tarikere taluk

Tusker attacks a person, leaves him dead in Tarikere taluk

A 38-year-old person died after he was attacked by a wild tusker near Tanigebail in Tarikere taluk on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Akbar of Vartegundi. He is survived by his wife and two children. The incident happened even as Forest Department officials were engaged in efforts to drive away the tusker sighted … Read more