Drags

We have seen many incidents of motorists dragging police officers on their vehicles to avoid a challan. Instead of strict punishments, such crimes are still very common across the country. The latest case is from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, where a 57-year-old car driver dragged a police officer for 500 metres to avoid a challan. The incident happened in broad daylight. The traffic constable asked the car driver to stop on the road as he was not wearing a seatbelt. After the constable saw that the driver is not slowing down,…

Attendees look at the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck at the Washington Auto Show in Washington on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesThe cost to produce electric vehicles is primed to surge over the next four years, according to a new report, the result of scarcity in key raw materials needed to make EV battery cells."The tsunami of demand is coming," said Sam Jaffe, vice president of battery solutions for E Source, a research firm in Boulder, Colorado. "I don't think…

Social media has become a primary source of information for news-hungry audiences around the world trying to make sense of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, it's being used by the governments of Russia and Ukraine to set the agenda for wider media reporting.Official Russian government accounts have been found to be amplifying pro-Russia disinformation on Twitter. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government has taken to the platform to appeal to its two million followers for support.Information warfare is no…