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France lawmakers pass law banning social media for children under 15; first EU nation to do so

French parliament passed a law banning social media for children under-15 France on Tuesday approved a nationwide ban on social media use by children under the age of 15, becoming the first European Union country to adopt such a sweeping restriction as governments grapple with the impact of digital platforms on young users.The legislation, backed…

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Quote of the day by Xenophanes: ‘If horses or oxen or lions had hands… horses would paint the forms of gods like horses’ and a universal truth about human psychology

Quote of the day by Xenophanes (Photo: AI) Xenophanes of Colophon (c. 570 – c. 478 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher, poet, and social critic. Born in Ionia (modern-day Turkey), he spent most of his long life wandering across the Greek world as a traveling poet after his hometown was conquered by the Persians.Unlike…

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Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: ‘Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to’ and a reality check about priorities

Quote of the day by Lao Tzu Lao Tzu (also written as Laozi) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, traditionally considered the founder of Taoism (or Daoism). He is believed to have lived around the 6th century BCE, roughly around the same time as Confucius. Legend says he worked as a scholar and keeper…

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Celeste Rivas Murder Case: D4vd asks judge to remove handcuffs before preliminary hearing in Celeste Rivas murder case

Singer D4vd has asked a Los Angeles judge to let him appear in court without handcuffs or other restraints during his preliminary hearing. According to NBC 4 Los Angeles, the hearing is set to begin soon, with prosecutors expected to present evidence in an effort to convince the judge that there is enough proof for…

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Canada college issues statement on Indian students being rejected for work permit, asks them to consult immigration lawyers

Indian students continue protests in Canada after they were refused post-graduate work permit. Portage College of Calgary, which is facing protests by Indian students as they were refused post-graduation work permits by Canadian immigration, issued a statement on the situation and said the college body is speaking with immigration authorities. “Students seeking advice should consult…

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Scientists studying bee brains found clues to how colonies coordinate complex behaviour without a central controller, relying instead on many small individual decisions

Honeybee colonies organise work without any leader assigning tasks, but scientists have now discovered that specific brain circuits help control this process. (Representational photo) Honeybee colonies work in an organised way even though no bee tells the others what to do. Young bees look after the queen and baby bees, older ones build and guard…

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A UK village spent £35,000 building four beaver-style dams after homes flooded. It is now waiting for the next deluge during a hosepipe ban

Leaky dams, also known as logjams, allow water to flow through slowly instead of blocking it. (Representational AI image) East Anglia, a rural region in eastern England, is facing a hosepipe ban after becoming the driest part of the UK. But in one village in Norfolk, people are also preparing for the opposite problem of…

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Indian-origin doctor sentenced to jail for six months in Ohio for secret bathroom recordings, will be registered as a sex offender for 15 years

Advait Deshmukh apologized to his victims during the sentencing. An Indian-origin doctor in Ohio’s Toledo has been sentenced to six months in jail after he admitted that he secretly recorded women in employee restrooms at Toledo Hospital. Advait Deshmukh was sentenced in June after he pleaded guilty to one count of attempted tampering with evidence…

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