Author: Ishita Panwar

Judge Steven Boyce, the District Judge for Fremont, Madison & Teton Counties, had announced a life sentence without parole as the punishment in the ‘Idaho Murder’ case to the accused Lori Vallow Daybell on July 31, 2024. This punishment deprives the accused of the ability to receive a conditional release before completing their sentence duration. After a weeks-long trial from April to mid-May of this year, she was found guilty of being involved in the murder of her children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua Vallow; the murder of her husband Chad Daybell’s first wife, Tammy Daybell, along with being…

The Chinese government has been accused of threatening the Uyghur Exiles. It has been accused of committing genocide against the minority Muslim ethnic groups in the region of Xinjiang. This ethnic group has a language of their own which is similar to Turkish but the Uyghurs view themselves closer to the Central Asian nations. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was informed by the activists & refugees  about the Chinese authorities using various tactics to control the Uyghurs who reside in Xinjiang, that lies in the north-west of China as well as those who live abroad. It is reported that they…

An FIR was registered against some Muslim students by the parents of a grade 11 student named Shubham as he was abused over wearing a tilak on the Tuesday of this week. This is a case of a violent ethnic clash between the Hindu and Muslim communities in India. The impact was such that almost 500 people from both communities gathered outside the school premises. This happened when the parents of these students also joined in, further escalating the already existing tension and violence. The Muslim students raised objection against Shubham, the student who was assaulted, for wearing a tilak…

Last Saturday, the government of Ecuador has declared a state of emergency in the two provinces of Ecuador due to the security crisis that involves killing of the country’s Mayor in Manabi, massacre of inmates, distribution of drugs and ammunition that was being controlled by the inmates belonging to powerful criminal groups. Many police officers were also taken as hostage when they tried to pacify the situation at the prison. Around 11 bodies along with dozens of body parts have been recovered from a major prison and thirty-one people have been found dead uptil this Thursday. None amongst the five…

Rhodes Island has been witnessing violent wildfires since July 19 of this year. This one is believed to involve the largest evacuation of the local residents and the tourists. These wildfires are getting further fuelled by the extreme hot & dry weather and heatwave that has been so eminent during this year’s summer as compared to the last 50 years. The response has been immediate wherein firefighting planes and teams had arrived from France, Italy, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The Fire department had informed that around 19,000 people, including residents and tourists, have been evacuated by land and sea to…

Two days ago, Mr. Rajendra Singh Gudha was removed from the cabinet and from his position where he served as the minister of state. This happened hours after he spoke at the State assembly about the crime incidents reported against women in Rajasthan . It is said that he tried to draw parallels between the recent case of sexual violence that took place in Manipur and the claimed atrocities against women in Rajasthan. Mr. Rajendra Gudha has always criticised the state government’s functioning and the actions that are taken by it.  He believes that the action so taken against him…

On Friday, two tourists visiting the popular K’gari island, which was formerly known as the Frasler Island, were fined AU$2,300 by the Australian authorities for clicking selfies with the dingoes. Their act of taking selfies was considered extremely dangerous and they were lucky to have left the islands without having encountered any attacks. This was due to absence of mother of the pups. This information was stated by an official working with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS). Dingo is the name given to these wild dogs that are native to Australia. They are also known by another name…

The researchers from Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), The University of Queensland, Australia, recently discovered the anti-ageing function of a protein named ATFS-1 found in human cells. The protein helps reverse the ageing process of the cell that takes place due to the toxic by-products of the biological process that eventually occurs with the help of mitochondria, also known as the ‘Powerhouse of the cell’ as it is known to provide the energy to the cells that help maintain our regular bodily functions. This protein has the ability to create a balance between the repairing of the damaged mitochondria and the…