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Scientists just trained AI to spot hidden seahorses, shark fins, and sea cucumbers in airport X-ray scans, and the 86% to 96% detection rates could give customs officers a new way to catch marine wildlife smugglersWildlife traffickers hide marine species in luggage. Australian scientists created an AI system using 3D X-ray scans to find seahorses, sha...
Stuck in acres of mediocre: External shocks expose India's slide into middle-income stagnationIndia's economy is experiencing a slowdown. High growth and low inflation mask underlying issues of weak demand and poor productivity. This...
India's crime rate falls 6%, cybercrime crosses 1 Lakh cases: SBIIndia reports a decrease in overall crime, attributed to public investment, digitization, and enhanced surveillance. Cybercrime, however, i...
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
Three women, one track: Allegations of dowry and 'take me home' pleas that rang hollowThree young women died in their marital homes this month amid dowry demands. Twisha Sharma, Deepika Nagar, and Palak Ranjan could not retur...
Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
Odisha has become a 'disturbed' state under BJP rule: BJDThe BJD has accused the BJP government of turning Odisha into a disturbed state. Senior leaders highlighted recent murders and violence, cl...
Bengaluru, India's IT capital, has highest dowry-related cases among metro cities: NCRB reportBengaluru leads metropolitan cities in dowry-related cases with 878 incidents reported in 2024, accounting for 87% of metro cases. Delhi, h...
Democrats divided on whether removing Trump is a useful midterm messageDemocrats face a strategic dilemma. Some push to address President Trump's fitness for office, while others urge a focus on the economy. Ma...
Donald Trump's DOJ has cut thousands of law-enforcement jobs while vowing to get tough on crimeTop US law enforcement agencies like the FBI and DEA have seen thousands of staff cuts. This reduction impacts crime-fighting capabilities....
Dip in murders; cybercrimes, crimes against STs spiked: NCRB 2023India recorded a 2.8% decrease in murders in 2023, but new NCRB data reveals a concerning 28.8% surge in crimes against Scheduled Tribes. C...
Trinidad and Tobago Announces State of Emergency Due to Rising crime rates and Increased violenceTrinidad and Tobago has imposed a state of emergency amidst the backdrop of an upsurge of violence crimes.
4.45 lakh FIRs on 'crime against women' in 2022 in India, highest on average in Delhi: NCRBThe majority of crimes against women under the Indian Penal Code were of cruelty by husband or his relatives (31.4 per cent) followed by ki...
What crime stats don’t sayCrimes against women contribute to about 10% of all crimes.
View: Collective crimes must be met with collective punishmentHate crimes arouse additional passions and have a tendency to lead to further violence, not to mention that they vitiate harmony and breed ...
Crime against Scheduled Castes: Steep spike in Gujarat, most number of cases in UPThe crime rates have gone up from 27.70% in 2014 in Gujarat to 163.3% and 32.60% in Chhattisgarh in 2014 to 91.9%.
Bihar election: Curbing crime top task for Bihar govtBihar government has a tough task. Last 10 years, the state has seen an increase in crime against vulnerable population including women, ch...