1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (282+ words) Turkey arrested a stand-up comedian on charges that he insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and incited the public to hatred by joking about religion. Deniz Goktas, 32, was detained by security forces at Istanbul Airport on Thursday and formally arrested after…...

8+ hour, 33+ min ago  (308+ words) India appears set to move towards a dedicated regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, with IT Secretary S Krishnan on Friday saying the time has come to look at a separate AI regulation. Krishnan noted that while existing legal provisions have…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (505+ words) Holding that the POCSO Act prevails over personal law, the Allahabad High Court refused to quash an FIR over repeated rape under the guise of 'nikah halala'. The high court accordingly refused to quash an FIR lodged against nine persons…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (257+ words) The Centre will seek an explanation from Meta over allegations that paid advertisements promoting child sexual abuse material appeared on its platforms, with government sources saying the company cannot rely on a "third-party content" defence in such cases. According to…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago  (753+ words) Pakistani authorities have uncovered an alleged cross-border smuggling network involved in trafficking human placentas for use in high-value cosmetic and anti-ageing products, exposing what investigators believe could be one of the country's most unusual biological trafficking operations. The racket surfaced…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (625+ words) Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed released after 14 years, deportation demand intensifies The release of Shabir Ahmed, the convicted mastermind of the Rochdale grooming gang scandal, has triggered fresh outrage in the United Kingdom and revived demands for his deportation…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (457+ words) A 45-day search for a missing man in Uttar Pradesh's Agra ended in a gruesome discovery after police recovered his decomposed body from beneath the bathroom floor of his own house and took his wife into custody. The victim, identified…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (399+ words) Capgemini on Friday said it had temporarily shut a daycare facility at its Bengaluru campus, was cooperating with authorities and providing support to affected families after allegations of child abuse surfaced at the centre. Police have arrested one woman and…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (335+ words) Days after the alleged murder of Pune businessman Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad Fort, the historic hill fort has begun attracting a different kind of visitor. Reports say many people are now asking guides to show them the spot where the…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (430+ words) For the first time, ADOR has publicly explained why it chose to file a damages lawsuit against former New Jeans member Danielle, while the other members who also sought to terminate their exclusive contracts with the agency were not included…...