The US lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growingTwo mothers, Amy Neville and Kristin Bride, are spearheading a movement for stronger online child safety after losing their sons to social ...
28 Jun, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmedMississippi's new law empowers the state's top law enforcement to create a registry of undocumented immigrants, sparking fears of targeting...
28 Jun, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
Australia toughens kids' social media ban, doubles potential penalties for tech firmsAustralia is doubling penalties for tech firms failing to enforce its child social media ban, as evidence shows limited impact on teen usag...
27 Jun, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
Supreme Court: Plea seeks national fire and life safety framework for high-risk public occupancy premisesA Supreme Court plea urges the Centre and states to establish a national fire and life safety framework for high-risk public places like sc...
27 Jun, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
Mahua Moitra attacks Bengal BJP govt; saffron camp hits back, says TMC 'fearful of tough laws'TMC MP Mahua Moitra fiercely criticized the West Bengal government's proposed Uniform Civil Code and a new public safety bill, labeling the...
26 Jun, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
Australia pledges tougher enforcement of social media ban for teensAustralia is strengthening laws to ban social media for under-16s, despite initial challenges in enforcement. Prime Minister Albanese vows ...
26 Jun, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
US lawmaker introduces bill to require AI companies to report critical incidentsThe draft legislation, introduced by U.S. Representative Nathaniel Moran of Texas, would mandate AI companies to report to the U.S. Commerc...
26 Jun, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
US proposes to drop brake pedal requirements for self-driving vehiclesUS regulators are proposing to remove the mandatory manual brake pedal requirement for self-driving cars, aiming to accelerate their deploy...
25 Jun, 2026, 09.40 PM IST
US lawmaker proposes bill to require AI companies to report critical incidentsA new bill, the AI Incident Reporting Act, is set to be introduced by Congressman Nathaniel Moran, mandating AI developers to report danger...
25 Jun, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
China angered, Taiwan cheered by Western allies' alarm over Chinese Coast Guard activitiesInternational concern is mounting over China's assertive maritime actions near Taiwan. The US, Britain, France, and Germany have voiced ala...
25 Jun, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
Australia teen social media ban has little impact: researchAustralia's social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers' scrolling habits, researchers said Thursday in one of the fi...
25 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
UK, France, Germany raise alarm about Chinese activities off eastern TaiwanBritain, France, and Germany have voiced serious concerns over China's recent maritime activities near Taiwan's east coast. These actions, ...
24 Jun, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
Bill seeking to ban horse carriages in NYC renamed after Indian teen killed in Central Park incidentA bill to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City has been renamed 'Romanch's Law' in honor of an Indian teenager who tragically died af...
23 Jun, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Uber board sued over alleged 'serial' compliance failures, sexual abuse lawsuitsIn a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, shareholders led by a Detroit pension fund said board members ignored repeated inter...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
West Bengal govt to bring two bills to tackle public disorder, attacks on police, public servantsWest Bengal is introducing two new bills to combat public disorder, vandalism, and attacks on officials. One bill amends the Public Order A...
21 Jun, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuitsIf adopted by lawmakers and passed into law as part of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) under consideration in the U.S. Senate, such a pro...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
Florida sues TikTok, claiming it violates state child safety lawThe lawsuit seeks a court order directing the platform, which is owned by ByteDance, to make changes to bring it into compliance with the l...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.19 AM IST