AAP demands deployment of staff at unmanned level crossings
Lucknow, April 26: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday demanded that the railways deploy staff at all unmanned level crossings across the country to make them safer for people.
Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh told media persons in the state capital that the tragic incident in Kushinagar, in which 13 school children were killed when their van was rammed by a train, could have been avoided if there was adequate staff to man the railway crossing.
"There can't be a more precious thing than human life and the government should make arrangements to ensure that such mishaps are not repeated," the AAP leader said.
Singh also called for immediate action by the Union Government and the governments in states to ensure the safety and security of women and girls.
The AAP leader also advised politicians to exercise restraint in sensitive matters like rape and added that society also needed to show more compassion towards the victims.
Singh, who is also the party in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, also announced a "Padyatra" to put pressure on the state's Yogi Adityanath government with regard to issues like women safety, growing law and order problem, distress of farmers and other problems plaguing the people.
The Rajya Sabha member also termed the impeachment motion moved by the Congress and other parties against Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra as "hasty and ill-conceived".
He, however, demanded an independent probe into the mysterious death of judge B.H. Loya and said that the circumstances leading to the death of the judge left many questions to be answered.
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iPhone 16 series launch draws large crowds in Delhi, Mumbai
New Delhi: The iPhone 16 series went on sale in India today, and hundreds of Apple enthusiasts waited in line outside the company's flagship stores in Delhi and Mumbai this morning to get their hands on one. At Apple's Glowtime event earlier this month, the Apple iPhone 16 series was introduced.
Large crowds flocked to the Apple stores this morning in Saket, Delhi, and BKC, Mumbai, demonstrating the continued frenzy that a new Apple iPhone can spark. In both places, lines of people were observed waiting to purchase the new iPhone model.
In a video released by the news agency ANI, shoppers at Select City Walk, Saket, the mall that is home to the Apple store, could be seen waiting in line the whole length of the mall. There was also a sizable gathering at the Apple store in BKC Mumbai.Prior to the iPhone 16 series going on sale on September 20, more than 37 million iPhone models were booked during the pre-sale.
For the first time, the company is offering the iPhone Pro series at a lower price than the previous version, primarily due to the import duty reduction in the recent budget.”The iPhone 16 Pro starts at ₹1,19,900, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max starts at ₹1,44,900," the company announced in a statement. In comparison, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max were launched at starting prices of ₹1,34,900 and ₹1,59,900 a year ago.
In nearly 60 countries today, including the US, China, Australia, and South Korea, Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 series. There are four models in the lineup: the entry-level iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, the flagship iPhone 16 Pro, and the high-end iPhone 16 Pro Max.
According to the source, the business intends to assemble the iPhone Pro Series in India for the first time, but the models will go on sale later.
