Author: Palak Jain

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Palak Jain has completed her post graduate studies in law, specializing in Criminal and Security Laws. Her acumen in research and comprehension of wide variety of legal provisions helps create a unique legal perspective. With a keen interest in legal writing, Palak is well equipped to handle legal matters with precision and expertise.

Indian Railways planning to update the Station Signboard

Indian Railways is getting ready to implement new, industry-standard signage, improvised to be more divyang-friendly. The same kind of displays will gradually appear throughout the nation, according to the Indian Railways. The signage at railway stations across India would be harmonized in terms of color, font, and pictograph usage for the comfort of travelers, according to Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Monday. In India, trains are regarded as the most significant mode of transportation. Every detail, no matter how little or significant, pertaining to these railways is crucial. The Indian Railways made a significant choice with the comfort of…

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Top Indian wrestlers demand inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against top official after days of protest in New Delhi

Anurag Thakur, a Union Minister, urged the wrestlers to call off the wrestlers protest today and show their trust in law and order, noting that the Supreme Court has rendered its decision and that the Delhi Police is also taking statements in the case. Several top wrestlers have been protesting at the Jantar Mantar, accusing Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the head of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), of sexual harassment and calling for his arrest. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has established an ad hoc committee to manage the Wrestling Federation’s daily operations. Athletes’ trials have begun, according to…

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Hush Money: Money given to someone in order to keep them from revealing embarrassing or damaging information.

Hush Money Case: The former president of the US, Donald Trump, is accused of falsifying company documents in connection with a 2016 hush money transaction with porn star Stormy Daniels, and a court on Monday blocked him from making evidence and other materials relevant to a criminal proceeding against him in New York public. Trump was also prohibited by Judge Juan Merchan from examining the case’s material in any other setting than with his attorneys present. The content cannot be copied by the former president. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office requested the protective order out of worry that Trump may…

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The ACT is expected to become the first Australian jurisdiction to raise the criminal responsibility age to 14.

The ACT (Australian Capital Territory) government plans to introduce ground-breaking legislation to raise the legal age of criminal responsibility to 14 years old into the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. According to ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury, “this is an important amendment in criminal law in the ACT that acknowledges the evidence that exists around youngsters who engage in socially unacceptable behaviours.” “In the ACT, we will work to address the issues that contribute to youth offending, such as trauma, abuse, neglect, or unmet medical needs, and to support youth rather than criminalise them.” Provisions of the Bill proposed by ACT Government…

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Image Source - Kuno National Park

One of the big cats that were relocated from Namibia to India, a female cheetah called “Asha,” has once again strayed outside of Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP). A forest authority said on Friday that the female cheetah “Asha,” one of the big cats relocated to India out of Namibia, had left the national park at Kuno (KNP) in the state of Madhya Pradesh once more. Five-year-old Asha, who was formerly known as “F1,” strayed outside the park’s perimeter on Wednesday night, but now she appears to be returning, according to the official, who spoke on the problem of…

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Afghanistan's woman and UN

In a resolution, the council denounces the Taliban’s prohibition on women’s employment in Afghanistan for the UN as “unprecedented in the course of the existence of the United Nations.” The resolution demanded that the Taliban lift their restrictions on women’s employment and continuing their education after the sixth grade, marking an unusual instance of unity on the Council. The UN Security Council adopted a resolution condemning the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan and urging the government to change laws that prevent them from participating in public life, education, and employment. Over 90 nations contributed to the resolution,…

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Transgender and Justice

Transgender people in Maharashtra will no longer have to go to court to update the names and identities they use on official documents, thanks to an order issued by the Bombay High Court on Tuesday requiring every educational facility in the state to allow transgender people to modify their details along with individual identities in official records with retrospective effect. The court, comprising Justice Gautam Patel and Justice Neela Gokhale, ruled that an educational institution cannot deny a person wanting to make adjustments to their documentation identifying themselves as transgender. “It is an example of an individual’s identity, as well…

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Crime of Sextortion

A Delhi-based businessman who became a victim of a ‘sextortion’ crime two times by the same group of individuals informed the police after losing a huge amount of money to the perpetrators. If one is so unfortunate to have been the victim of a ‘sextortion’ crime in the past, walking into an exact trap set up by the same group of individuals is truly nothing short of a nightmare. A businessman from Delhi made headlines when he twice fell victim to the same group of criminals. How was sextortion committed? He first became a victim of the crime after meeting…

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Magnitude-7-Earthquake-Shakes-Kermadec-Islands-New-Zealand

According to the National Centre for Seismology data, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 occurred at 6:11 a.m. on Sunday in the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. The earthquake struck at 6.11 a.m., Indian Standard Time, according to the NCS. “Earthquake with Magnitude: 7.2 took place on April 24, 2024, at 06:11:52 IST, Latitude: -29.95 and Longitude: -178.02, Depth: 10 km, Location: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand,” tweeted the National Centre for Seismology. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake occurred near the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand at a latitude of -29.95 and a longitude of -178.02, with…

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Daylight murder of a 20 YO in Uttar Pradesh - Asiana Times

Two men riding a motorcycle in the Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh committed the murder of a woman on Monday morning. 200 meters from the neighborhood police station, the attacker abandoned his gun and fled. One man has been detained by police, who are questioning him. A 20-year-old BA student from Ram Lakhan Patel College was heading home after her exam at around 11:00 am when two men came towards her on a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle. They had their faces covered and carried a country-made gun with them. The victim died on the spot after being shot in the head.…

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