Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India saw the fewest number of mobile internet shutdowns in eight years in 2024, rounding out a period where the country became the most frequent deployer in the world of the measure, according to data from the Internet Shutdowns Tracker maintained by the Software Freedom … Read more
As a prelude to prohibit heavy goods vehicle movement during the daytime on Kulur Old Bridge of National Highway 66 to facilitate its repairs for a month, the Dakshian Kannada district administration will do a three-day trial from August 19 to August 21. | Photo Credit: H S MANJUNATH As a prelude to prohibit heavy … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country, calling it a “terror channel” that spreads incitement, after parliament passed a law clearing the way for the closure. Netanyahu’s pledge escalated Israel’s long-running feud against Al Jazeera but also threatened to heighten tensions with Qatar, which owns … Read more
Miles is grilled about the controversial “stay local” guidance which came in to replace “stay at home” messaging as infections eased in May 2020. The inquiry hears the Welsh government felt “it was not possible to legislate to define local, as it would mean different things in different parts of Wales”, for example in rural … Read more
Representational image of a puppy at an animal shelter The Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board (TNAWB) has shut down an unregistered pet shelter at Oragadam, Kancheepuram for keeping over 100 animals in poor and unhygienic conditions. As many as 124 animals, comprising 115 dogs and 9 cats, including purebred dogs, were rescued during this operation … Read more
File image for representation. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri He had already spent a whopping ₹37 lakh and completed 185 of the total 200 hours of flying training, when *Himangshu Datta’s academy was temporarily closed following a DGCA order after two air crashes. Without losing more time, he decided to seek admission elsewhere but his … Read more
The inquiry heard that in some countries, children were at the forefront of national concerns. The prime ministers in Norway and New Zealand held TV briefings for children at the start of the pandemic to reassure them and to thank them for all they were doing. “We didn’t have such an event in the UK, … Read more
During the pandemic, Ms Longfield met on a fortnightly basis with senior officials. She said she “was often one of a small number of voices making the case for children to be a priority”. In her written evidence, she highlighted three areas where she believed the government failed to act in children’s best interests: She … Read more
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The Care Quality Commission warning comes after Priory Group’s biggest hospital is told to improve. Source link