DV advocates warn AusAlert system could put regional women at increased risk

Women experiencing domestic violence in remote and regional areas could be disproportionately impacted when a nationwide emergency alert system is rolled out, advocates warn. AusAlert will send messages to mobile phones during local and national disasters, with the critical alert level able to override privacy settings. A test of the system will trigger a 10-second…

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Justice Siddharth Mridul: Delhi high court judge, later Manipur CJ, had LPG agency during tenure | India News

Plea by widow of ex-manager outs secret NEW DELHI: Judges, especially those in constitutional courts, are bound by oath and an unwritten code of conduct which make it highly unethical for them to have any pecuniary, contractual, business or trade links with the government, private parties, PSUs or companies.However, this didn’t deter Justice (retd) Siddharth…

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Kudankulam Nuclear Plant: Kudankulam nuclear plant data breached, NPCIL says core systems untouched | India News

Kudankulam nuclear power plant NEW DELHI: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, which is leading construction and operation of reactors at the Kudankulam nuclear plant, as well as Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group, whose arm Reliance Infra was involved with building infrastructure at two units, Wednesday said its core systems were untouched by a “cyber security…

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Ancestral remains of Rapa Nui people begin long journey home after 143 years at Australian Museum

For 143 years, ancestral remains from a remote Polynesian island sat in the collection of the Australian Museum. Today, they are “finally going home”. The remains of people from Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, were removed from sacred burial sites during a European naval expedition in 1882. Seventeen of the members’ remains and…

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