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Opinion: Opinion | China’s Chip March Is Fast Becoming A Nightmare For US

Just over a year ago, when Chinese smartphone and telecoms giant Huawei launched its latest smartphone, the Mate60 Pro, eyebrows were raised in Washington. More than 85% of the 37 chips used in it were locally manufactured, including the advanced 7 nanometre (nm) chip. The Biden administration wondered how China had managed to produce the advanced chip that powered the phone. The White House was secure in the knowledge that the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 had erected enough high walls around its cutting microchip technology, ensuring that it remained out of China’s reach. Additionally, in 2019, the US government barred Huawei from accessing its high-end chipmaking tools, citing national security concerns. A Multi-Pronged… Read More »Opinion: Opinion | China’s Chip March Is Fast Becoming A Nightmare For US

Man Cites “Live-In Relationship Agreement” To Get Bail In Rape Case

To secure pre-arrest bail in a rape case filed by his partner in Mumbai, a 46-year-old man has produced a “live-in relationship agreement” that he claims states that they would not file any case of sexual harassment against each other. Except, the 29-year-old woman who took him to court told a Mumbai court that the signature on the document was not hers. The woman works as a caregiver for the elderly, while the accused is a government employee, said the police, which is now trying to verify the so-called relationship pact. The woman has alleged that her partner had promised to marry her and had raped her multiple times during the time they were living… Read More »Man Cites “Live-In Relationship Agreement” To Get Bail In Rape Case

In Shivaji Statue Collapse Case, Lookout Notice Issued For Contractor

Police in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district has issued a Look Out Circular against contractor Jaydeep Apte in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue at Rajkot fort, officials said on Tuesday. An LOC is issued to airports and all other exit points to stop a person from fleeing the country. Mr Apte, a Thane-based sculptor, had executed the contract to make the statue. Following its collapse on August 26, less than nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it on the coastal fort, Malvan police registered a case against Apte and structural consultant Chetan Patil for negligence and other offences. Mr Patil was arrested from Kolhapur, whereas search was on for Apte, a… Read More »In Shivaji Statue Collapse Case, Lookout Notice Issued For Contractor

Bengal Must Support CISF For Kolkata Hospital: Centre Approaches Top Court

The housing of Central Industrial Security Forces, deployed at the hospital where the shocking rape-murder of a doctor took place last month, appears set to be the next flashpoint between Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP. The Centre has now gone to the Supreme Court, contending that the Bengal government must house the CISF personnel who have been delegated to ensure security at the hospital. Anything less, it said, would amount to contempt of court.

UK Woman And Partner Jailed After Planning To Drug, Rape Her Six-Year-Old Daughter

A woman and her partner from Cornwall have been sentenced to prison for plotting to drug and rape her six-year-old daughter. The couple, whose identities are being withheld to protect the victim, were sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court on Friday, August 30. The woman, from East Cornwall, received a 17-year prison sentence, while the man, from North Cornwall, was sentenced to 13 years. Both were also given a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, reported ITV News.  The investigation began in 2021 when the man accidentally left his phone with someone at a pub, who then discovered disturbing messages related to the sexual abuse of a young girl. Police seized the phone as evidence and subsequently… Read More »UK Woman And Partner Jailed After Planning To Drug, Rape Her Six-Year-Old Daughter