‘The longer the train, the heavier the train’ — Ohio disaster calls attention to freight’s growing bulk

[ad_1] The Ohio derailment is still under investigation by multiple agencies, including the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB, an independent agency, has said preliminarily that an overheated wheel bearing on one of the cars is partially the culprit for theContinue Reading

Taliban Condemns Auctioning of Women in IPL, Calls it Regressive, Patriarchal and Against Women Empowerment

[ad_1] The Women’s Premier League Auction has finally arrived in a momentous night for women’s sport, with a host of Australian players securing blockbuster contracts for the inaugural tournament in India. However, women IPL Auction didn’t go well for all. Taliban condemned the auctioning of women. Calling it a controversialContinue Reading

Biden calls for ban of online ads targeting children

[ad_1] He called for similar measures at last year’s State of the Union as well. Biden’s speech gives significant momentum to Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who plans to reintroduce the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act this Congress. The bill, which is often referred to as COPPA 2.0, isContinue Reading

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: In view of the ongoing anti-encroachment drive Amnesty International India on Wednesday said that the demolitions in Kashmir must be halted and those affected should be compensated. “The ongoing demolitions appear to be an extension of the brutal human rights violations the region of Jammu and Kashmir, theContinue Reading