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<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>As a 17-year-old Japanese student jumped to her death from a shopping centre on Sunday, it marked more than one tragedy. Not only had a young person taken the extreme step to end her life, she had done so on a date that now marks a macabre place on calendars in Japan: September 1.</span></p> <p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>While the exact cause of Sunday&rsquo;s suicide is not known, September 1 has for years seen hundreds of young people end their lives in Japan. According to a BBC report citing official statistics, more Japanese people under the age of 18 kill themselves on 1 September than on any other day.</span></p> <p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Early September is when… Read More »Another Japan Teen Ends Life On Most Dangerous Day For Country’s Children: September 1

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

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

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

<p>The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has greenlit 10 capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore, aiming to significantly enhance India’s defence capabilities. The Ministry of Defence (MoD), in a <a href=”https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2051323″>statement</a> issued on Tuesday, emphasised that “99% of the total cost of AoNs (Acceptance of Necessity) is from indigenous sources under Buy (Indian) and Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) categories.”</p> <p>Among the major approvals is the procurement of Future Ready Combat Vehicles (FRCVs), which is intended to modernise the Indian Army’s tank fleet. The MoD highlighted that the FRCV “will be a futuristic Main Battle Tank with superior mobility, all-terrain ability, multilayered protections, precision &amp; lethal fires… Read More »Rajnath-Led DAC Approves 10 Capital Acquisitions Worth Rs 1.45 Lakh Cr For Future-Ready Combat Vehicles, Radars