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IMD issues red, orange alerts for heavy rain and thunderstorms

IMD issues red, orange alerts for heavy rain and thunderstorms

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued district-wise nowcast warnings for several states on Tuesday, cautioning residents about thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rainfall and gusty winds over the next two to three hours.   A Red warning, indicating severe weather conditions requiring immediate action, has been issued for Patiala district in Punjab. The IMD has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, gusty winds reaching around 60 kmph, and heavy rainfall exceeding 15 mm per hour, urging residents to remain indoors and avoid unnecessary travel. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Mrunal Thakur issues stern legal warning over AI deepfakes: ‘Consider this your formal notice to stop immediately’

Mrunal Thakur issues stern legal warning over AI deepfakes: ‘Consider this your formal notice to stop immediately’

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Misuse of artificial intelligence has been creating concerns for people across the world, especially celebrities, where there have been cases of deepfakes, manipulated videos, and other forms of misuse of identities through such technology. There have been increasing number of actors who are filing legal suits for such misuses of their identities. The latest addition to that list is Mrunal Thakur, who has taken a stand against it and warned those who are creating deepfakes of her. Mrunal Thakur has become the latest celebrity to warn about legal action against the deepfakes of her circulating online. (PTI) [Also read: Preity Zinta moves Bombay HC over AI deepfakes, court asks Google and Meta to frame takedown plan] Mrunal Thakur gives stern warning against deepfakes Mrunal Thakur took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a stern warning against creating or circulating deepfake content. Calling out the growing misuse of AI-generated content, the actor described such acts as “illegal and unacceptable” and stressed that people should be held accountable for using someone else’s identity without permission. She made …

Indian judo’s tryst with destiny despite off-field issues

Indian judo’s tryst with destiny despite off-field issues

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For thirty four years, Indian judo stood on the Commonwealth Games podium eleven times without ever climbing to its top step. On July 31, 2026, at the SEC centre in Glasgow, that wait ended twice in the space of half an hour. The manner in which the search for gold medal ended says as much about the athletes’ resilience as it does about a federation that nearly sabotaged its own moment. The contest Asmita Dey, 23, from Tripura, went first. In the women’s 48kg final, she fell behind early to Canada’s Heidi Quach, conceding a score and a penalty inside the opening exchanges. Trailing after conceding a yuko and a penalty early in the bout, she fought back to level the contest before holding her nerve in the golden score period, where a decisive yuko sealed a contest that was won 2-1 in a golden score decision. It was, by any definition, the hard way to make history, and Dey became the first Indian judoka to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal. She had not …

Kerala heavy rains LIVE: IMD issues red alert for 9 districts

Kerala heavy rains LIVE: IMD issues red alert for 9 districts

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As per the latest Radar Imagery, a moderate to intense spell of rainfall and gusty wind speeds reaching 50 kmph is expected in the Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts for next 3 hours, said the impact-based forecast issued by the Kerala Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA). The forecast predicts water logging on major roads and poor visibility for vehicles may lead to traffic congestion, water logging/flooding in many parts of low-lying areas and river banks, among other impacts. – The Hindu Bureau. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Delhi high court issues notice on former JNU scholar Umar Khalid’s bail plea

Delhi high court issues notice on former JNU scholar Umar Khalid’s bail plea

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The Delhi high court on Friday issued notice on former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid’s petition seeking bail in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. Former Jawaharlal Nehru University scholar Umar Khalid. (HT PHOTO) A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajan asked additional solicitor general SV Raju and advocate Dhruv Pande, representing the Delhi Police, to file a response to the petition against a trial court’s May 4 order denying Khalid bail. Khalid sought interim bail citing the Supreme Court’s May 22 decision referring to the Chief Justice of India the larger question of how its landmark three-judge ruling in Union of India versus KA Najeeb (2021) ought to be applied in Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) cases involving prolonged incarceration and delayed trials and granting interim bail to two co-accused in the Delhi riots case. The high court fixed August 27 as the next date of hearing when it will hear co-accused Sharjeel Imam’s petition against the same order. “Considering the nature of the matter, issue notice on the appeal …

Madras high court issues directions to speed up rape, POCSO trials

Madras high court issues directions to speed up rape, POCSO trials

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More than three out of every four pending rape trials in Tamil Nadu have breached the mandatory two-month timeline prescribed under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the state police told the Madras high court on Wednesday, prompting it to issue directions to speed up rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act trials across the state. The high court asked the state government and the registrar general to ensure that duly constituted special courts try POCSO cases. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) In a report submitted to a bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G in compliance with a court order, the state police chief said that 1,471 of the 1,916 rape trials (76.7%) pending before courts across the state have exceeded the statutory two-month period under Section 346(1) of the BNSS. The statistics showed more than half of child sexual abuse cases pending trials remained unresolved beyond the one-year timeline under the POCSO Act. The bench described the numbers as sobering and said that it did not propose to explain them away. …

Is Reddit’s server down? Thousands report app not working amid widespread issues

Is Reddit’s server down? Thousands report app not working amid widespread issues

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Thousands of Reddit users are reporting Tuesday afternoon that the social media platform is not working for them. On Down Detector, a platform that tracks such outages based on users reports, more than 15,000 Reddit users are reporting problems with accessing the platform. As of this writing, there are close to 29,000 users reporting on Down Detector that Reddit is not working for them. Representational. (Unsplash) This story is being updated. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Delhi rains: Waterlogging, traffic snarls hit city as IMD issues red alert

Delhi rains: Waterlogging, traffic snarls hit city as IMD issues red alert

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Waterlogged roads, flooded markets, and slow-moving traffic disrupted life in Delhi on Tuesday morning as heavy showers battered the city, prompting the weather office to issue a red alert for thunderstorms, lightning, and rain over the next few hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a generally cloudy sky with heavy rainfall for the rest of the day, warning of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and intense spells of rain across the national capital. Persistent rainfall through the morning led to waterlogging in several parts of the city, including Connaught Place, Janpath, parts of Lutyens’ Delhi, Bharat Mandapam Road, Barakhamba Road, Mathura Road near ITO, Kalindi Kunj, and other low-lying areas, news agency PTI reported. Amid reports of waterlogging, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh shared a video on X showing traffic movement on Minto Bridge. “Rain is pouring relentlessly, but life on Minto Bridge is moving along at the same pace. The very effort is to ensure that the monsoon remains just a season, not a trouble,” he said. बारिश लगातार हो रही …

Schools shut in 3 Odisha districts amid heavy rain warning; IMD issues ‘red alert’

Schools shut in 3 Odisha districts amid heavy rain warning; IMD issues ‘red alert’

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Schools across three Odisha districts were shut on Monday after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert owing to a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal forecasting extremely heavy rainfall and raising fears of flash floods in these districts. The current weather system is the third low-pressure area to affect Odisha this month. (iStock file photo) Schools remained closed in Mayurbhanj, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts as a precautionary measure, while the IMD placed Mayurbhanj under a red warning along with Sundargarh and Keonjhar, where extremely heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places. The IMD said the deep depression was centred over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining the West Bengal-North Odisha coast at 5:30am on Monday, about 120 km east-southeast of Balasore. The system had moved slowly northwards at a speed of 3kmph during the previous six hours and was expected to move north-northwest before crossing the West Bengal-North Odisha coast between Balasore and Canning by Monday afternoon. IMD regional director Manorama Mohanty warned that the system could trigger widespread heavy …

India issues advisory for citizens taking employment in Black Sea region

India issues advisory for citizens taking employment in Black Sea region

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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has advised Indian nationals planning to take employment on commercial vessels operating in or passing through the Black Sea region to carefully evaluate security risks before accepting such assignments, reported the IANS. The advisory was issued amid growing concerns over the safety of commercial shipping in the region, where ongoing conflict has increased threats to maritime operations. The MEA said that the security situation in and around the Black Sea and nearby maritime areas remains highly volatile due to the continuing conflict, the news agency reported. Commercial vessels travelling through these waters face serious risks, including missile and drone attacks. The ministry noted that there has been an increase in such incidents since April 2026, resulting in the deaths of five Indian nationals. The MEA urged Indian citizens who decide to work on vessels in the region to exercise extreme caution and remain aware of the possible dangers involved. Workers advised to verify details before joining vessels The ministry asked prospective employees to obtain complete information from employers, recruitment …