No Relief For Hemant Soren In Land Case As Jharkhand HC Rejects Stay Plea On PMLA Charges

A student at IIT Bombay died by suicide in a hostel room following an examination. According to a statement issued by the institute, the student was found using a mobile phone to access ChatGPT during the exam. IIT Bombay stated that the student was counselled by the instructor and the head of department, with no disciplinary action initiated. Despite assurances regarding academic continuity, the student was later found dead. The incident triggered overnight protests across the campus, with students demanding justice, compensation, and the resignation of the IIT director, while the administration expressed deep sorrow and stated that the circumstances surrounding the death are being examined.

A political row has erupted over the horrific gang rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in the national capital. Questions have been raised regarding women's safety, the responsibility of the Union Home Ministry, and the functioning of the Delhi Police. Concerns were highlighted over how criminals appear to lack fear of the law, along with issues surrounding the denial of First Information Reports when women face violence. The brutal incident has drawn comparisons to past crimes in Delhi, intensifying the debate on conviction rates and the effectiveness of law enforcement measures taken over the past decade.

Delhi Police have solved the gang rape and murder case of a 16-year-old minor girl within 72 hours, apprehending four individuals, including three juveniles and an adult identified as Shivam, alias Sudama. The victim's body was discovered in an open field on September 13. Investigators scanned over 50 CCTV cameras to trace a tempo used in the crime and recovered two knives, clothes, and the vehicle. An FIR has been lodged under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women has written to Delhi Police seeking a time-bound probe and demanding that the apprehended juveniles be tried as adults.

United States President Donald Trump announced a permanent agreement concerning Greenland, claiming it grants Washington control over the island's security at no financial cost to the US. According to the US State Department, the arrangement bars non-NATO countries from establishing military bases, stationing troops, or making sensitive investments in Greenland, aiming to prevent Russia and China from gaining a strategic foothold. The island holds significant geopolitical importance due to its geographical proximity to Russia's Kola Peninsula, rich reserves of critical rare earth minerals, and the opening of Arctic Northern Sea Routes driven by melting ice caps. The US already operates the Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland, with plans to expand its military presence. However, authorities in Denmark and Greenland have pushed back, asserting that the autonomous territory is not for sale.