California Representative Eric Swalwell, the front-runner in the race for governor, is facing allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct by four women, including a former aide who claims he raped her.The allegations include a high-profile Democrat using his political stature to groom young women in their 20s before sending inappropriate sexual messages or engaging in non-consensual physical contact, CNN reports. Swalwell is a married father of three and issued a denial. He called the claims “false” and politically motivated lies meant to disrupt the upcoming election.His legal team has already issued cease and desist letters to the two accused and warned them of legal action if they continue speaking out. However, medical records, text messages, and corroborating statements from friends and family members have emerged to support the women’s accounts.

Former employee: allegations of rape and physical injury

The most serious allegation comes from a woman who began interning for Swalwell in 2019 when she was 20. She eventually joined his campaign and district office, where she says the congressman initially made her feel “like the coolest person in the room.”She alleges that after a night of heavy drinking in September 2019, she blacked out and woke up naked in Swalwell’s hotel room. She said she could “physically feel” that sexual contact had occurred. In a separate incident the same year, she claimed he pressured her to perform oral sex on him in the car.The woman alleges the abuse culminated at a New York City event in April 2024. She says she regained consciousness in Swalwell’s bed after becoming extremely intoxicated after drinking at the hotel bar.“I was pushing him away by saying no,” she told CNN. “He didn’t stop.”She described waking up alone the next morning, wrapped in blankets, with “cuts and bruises” on her ribs and thighs. CNN reviewed medical records from the health clinic where she went to get tested a few days later, where a provider referred to her as “a survivor.”

Political aspirant: A ‘blurry’ in the hotel room

A second woman, who connected with the congressman over her interest in Democratic politics in 2025, described turning a similarly “starstruck” compliment into a traumatic experience. After messaging for several weeks, the pair met in person when Swalwell was visiting her hometown.She alleges that during one night at a bar, Swalwell repeatedly touched and kissed her feet without consent. Eventually she lost her memory of the evening and woke up in her hotel room. Uber receipts show she left the hotel at 5:41 am.The woman described her experience as “blurring” and said she felt “disgusted and embarrassed”. When she later messaged Swalwell telling him “What you did hurt me,” he replied: “I won’t bother you again! Sorry.”

Eli Samarco: Unwanted Nudity and Late Night Running

Social media creator Ellie Sammarco is one of the women who chose her name. She first reached out to Swalwell on Twitter in 2021 to discuss politics. What started as professional advice soon turned into an “inappropriate” Snapchat exchange.Samarco claims the congressman sent her unsolicited photos of his genitals and shirtless selfies while he was drinking. She said that when she was 24 and out with friends, it was a sitting congressman who was “drunk texting” her.She also alleged that Swalwell would drive past her apartment building several times after learning where she lived. Although they remained in occasional contact, she said that he stopped responding to her sexual advances after they entered a serious relationship.

Marketing Professionals: The Four-Year Pattern of Clear Content

A fourth woman, who worked in marketing, alleged that Swalwell began contacting her in 2021 after liking her social media posts. She told CNN that after a month their conversations turned sexual, with the congressman requesting her to send nude photos and unsolicited videos of his penis.“When you’re sent unsolicited d**k videos, it makes you feel like I’m less of a human being,” he said.The two never met in person, but the digital relationship lasted for four years.

It takes about five to six hours to travel from Almora to Pantnagar by road. It takes even more time when there is a traffic jam. During the rainy season, the road gets closed due to debris falling on the Kwarb. Due to this, passengers have to take alternative routes. In such a situation, people are not able to reach their destination on time. Now people are going to get relief from this problem. Air service between Almora and Pantnagar will start from April 15. A 13 seat helicopter of Pawan Hans company will fly. People will reach Pantnagar in 15 minutes from Almora. The estimated fare is two thousand rupees.

heli service schedule

Monday, Friday and Saturday

The flight will take off from Dehradun at 8:30 am and reach Almora at 9:25 am.

The flight will take off from Almora at 9:30 and reach Pantnagar at 10:00.

The flight will take off from Pantnagar at 10:30 and reach Nainital at 10:53.

It will take off from Nainital at 10:58 am and reach Pantnagar at 11:21 am.

11:51 flight from Pantnagar will reach Almora at 12:21

Will fly from Almora at 12:26 and reach Dehradun at 1:21

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

It will take off from Dehradun at 8:30 and reach Almora at 9:25.

The flight will take off from Almora at 9:30 and reach Pantnagar at 10:00.

The flight will take off from Pantnagar at 10:30 and reach Almora at 11:00.

The flight will take off from Almora at 11.05 and reach Dehradun at 12.00.

Pawan Hans Heli Company is expanding heli service to ease transportation in the mountains. The company is now going to start a new heli service between Almora-Pantnagar. Its preparations are almost complete. -DP Arya, Manager Pawan Hans Company

​Namibia has refused to grant operating license to Starlink

Elon Musk’s space company Starlink recently posted an update on Satellite 34343, which it lost contact with late last month. The global internet company, owned by SpaceX, said the satellite “experienced an anomaly” while it was in LEO about 560 km above Earth. On March 30, 2026, the official Starlink X account announced that it had lost communication with Starlink satellite 34343. The post cited an “anomaly” as the cause, and added that Starlink and SpaceX will work on any “corrective actions” if needed.However, space technology company LeoLabs had a different explanation for the incident. LeoLabs released a series of posts following Starlink’s post, describing the disappearance of satellite 34343 as a “fragment formation event” that created at least “tens of objects in the vicinity of the satellite.”

What did Starlink say when the satellite disappeared?

On Sunday, March 29, Starlink satellite 34343 experienced an anomaly in orbit, resulting in a loss of communication with the satellite ~560 km above Earth. Latest analysis shows no new risks from this event @Space_Station for your crew, or the upcoming launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission. We will continue to monitor the satellite for any trackable debris and coordinate with @NASA and @USSpaceForce. The incident also posed no new threats to this morning’s Transporter-16 mission, which was designed to avoid Starlink, with payloads deployed either far above or far below the constellation. The SpaceX and Starlink teams are actively working to determine the root cause and will rapidly implement any necessary corrective actions.

What Leolabs said

LeoLabs provided further comments following Starlink’s post, adding additional context:LeoLabs detected a fragment formation event associated with SpaceX Starlink 34343 on March 29, 2026.1/ The LeoLabs global radar network detected tens of objects in the vicinity of the satellite shortly after the event, passing over our radar site in the Azores, Portugal for the first time. Additional fragments may arise – analysis is ongoing.2/ We described this event as likely being caused by an internal energy source rather than a collision with space debris or another object.Due to the low altitude of the event, fragments of this anomaly will fall out of orbit within a few weeks.3/ Our analysis indicates that this event is very similar to a previous event involving Starlink 35956 on 17 December 2025. These incidents illustrate the need for rapid characterization of abnormal events to enable elucidation of the operating environment.4/ Our team will continue to monitor the situation and provide ongoing data and insights in support of our customers and partners.

Starlink satellite captures ‘tumbling’ image in 2025

Starlink satellite 35956 suffered a serious anomaly in December 2025. Here’s how Starlink described the incident in a post on X:On December 17, Starlink experienced an anomaly on satellite 35956, resulting in a loss of communication with the vehicle at 418 km. The anomaly caused air to enter the propulsion tanks, rapidly decay by about 4 km in semi-major axis, and released a small number of trackable low relative velocity objects. SpaceX is coordinating with @USSpaceForce and @NASA to monitor the objects. The satellite remains largely intact, wobbly, and will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and be completely destroyed within a few weeks. The satellite’s current trajectory will keep it below the @Space_Station, posing no threat to the orbiting laboratory or its crew.As the world’s largest satellite constellation operator, we are deeply committed to space security. We take these incidents seriously. Our engineers are rapidly working to narrow down the root cause and source of the anomaly and are already in the process of deploying software in our vehicles that increases protection against this type of incident.

उत्तर प्रदेश के कौशांबी जिले में किरण पाल आत्महत्या मामले को लेकर अब सियासत चरम पर पहुंच गई है. इस मामले ने राजनीतिक माहौल गरमा दिया है. चायल से सपा की बागी विधायक पूजा पाल ने मृतक के घर पहुंचकर परिजनों से मुलाकात कर उनका हाल जाना। इस दौरान उन्होंने मुख्यमंत्री राहत कोष से परिवार को 2 लाख रुपये की आर्थिक सहायता भी दी. हालांकि इस मुलाकात के दौरान राजनीतिक बयानबाजी भी तेज हो गई और आरोप-प्रत्यारोप का दौर शुरू हो गया.

परिवार से मुलाकात एवं आर्थिक सहायता
जानकारी के मुताबिक, विधायक पूजा पाल चरवा थाना क्षेत्र के चक सहाबुद्दीन गांव पहुंचीं, जहां उन्होंने मृतक किरन पाल के परिवार से मुलाकात की. उन्होंने परिवार को सांत्वना दी और मुख्यमंत्री राहत कोष से दो लाख रुपये का चेक सौंपा. उम्मीद है कि इस सहायता से परिवार को कुछ राहत मिलेगी.

आरोपियों पर लगाए गंभीर आरोप
मुलाकात के दौरान पूजा पाल ने आरोपियों पर गंभीर आरोप लगाए. उन्होंने कहा कि इस घटना में शामिल लोग ”सपा” हैं और उन्हें समाजवादी पार्टी का संरक्षण मिल रहा है. उन्होंने यह भी आरोप लगाया कि कुछ लोग आरोपियों को बचाने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं, जो बेहद चिंताजनक है.

सपा जिलाध्यक्ष पर भी साधा निशाना
विधायक ने सीधे तौर पर सपा के जिलाध्यक्ष पर भी निशाना साधा। उन्होंने कहा कि एक तरफ पार्टी का प्रतिनिधिमंडल पीड़ित परिवार के साथ सहानुभूति जताने जाता है, वहीं दूसरी तरफ आरोपियों को बचाने की कोशिश की जा रही है. यह दोहरा व्यवहार अच्छा नहीं है और लोगों का भरोसा कमजोर करता है.’

कड़ी कार्रवाई की मांग
पूजा पाल ने इस घटना को बेहद दुखद और गंभीर बताया. उन्होंने प्रशासन से मांग की कि दोषियों के खिलाफ कड़ी कार्रवाई की जाए और उन्हें किसी भी सूरत में बख्शा न जाए. उन्होंने कहा कि पीड़ित परिवार को न्याय मिलना बहुत जरूरी है.

घटना को लेकर राजनीतिक माहौल गरमा गया है
इस पूरे मामले ने कौशांबी में राजनीतिक माहौल को और गर्म कर दिया है. अलग-अलग पार्टियों के नेताओं के बयान सामने आ रहे हैं, जिससे यह मामला अब सिर्फ एक घटना तक सीमित नहीं रह गया है, बल्कि एक राजनीतिक मुद्दा बन गया है.

(रिपोर्ट: राम किशन, कौशांबी)

More than 200 people, including musician Robert Del Naja of the band Massive Attack, were arrested during a mass protest in central London against the ban on activist group Palestine Action. Hundreds of people defied police warnings and gathered at a demonstration in Trafalgar Square on Saturday.The Metropolitan Police confirmed that 212 individuals aged between 27 and 82 were detained for allegedly showing support for a banned organisation. Authorities said the protests “have the potential to be abusive rather than legitimate expression.”

Musicians are also among those detained

Del Naja, also known as 3D, was seen sitting among the protesters holding a sign that read, “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine action.” Officers later approached him, informed him of his arrest, and he was led away as fellow protesters cheered and raised their voices in support.In video clips circulated online, onlookers chanted enthusiastically as officers picked up the musician and took him away. Del Naja reportedly described his arrest as “unlawful” and had previously acknowledged concerns about possible consequences for his international touring career.

Scenes of defiance and disruption

The protest included a mix of participants, including elderly protesters sitting in camping chairs and others standing with signs. Several individuals were seen physically carried away by police, while some elderly protesters were taken away in police vans.As soon as the arrests were made, slogans of “Shame on you” started echoing. Witnesses also accused authorities of using excessive force in some cases, including dragging protesters without proper support.Some protesters wore symbolic costumes, including suffrage-style clothing and masks depicting political figures, while banners raised broader concerns about free speech and civil liberties.

Legal battle increases tension

The arrests come amid an ongoing legal dispute over the government’s decision to ban Palestine action. Earlier this year, the High Court ruled the ban illegal, forcing the police to briefly halt arrests. However, enforcement resumed after authorities launched an appeal, which is expected to take several months.Police say that despite ongoing court proceedings, expressing support for a banned organization is an offense under the Terrorism Act.

Organizers vow to continue resistance

The protest was organized by the campaign group Defend Our Juries, which described the vote as a sign that resistance to the ban remains “stronger than ever”.The group argues that the issue extends beyond a single organization and threatens broader rights of protest and free expression.Participants echoed similar sentiments, warning that a ban on one group could set a precedent to stifle dissent more widely.Former senior police officers noted the operational difficulty of handling large crowds willing to risk arrest. With hundreds of people involved, the situation posed logistical and reputational challenges to law enforcement.Observers also highlighted growing public sympathy towards the protesters, even as authorities continued to enforce the law.More than 3,000 people have been arrested since the Palestine crackdown was banned last year, according to police figures, with the majority of cases reported in London.

An Indian-origin man in Auckland says he has filed a police complaint and sought help from online safety authorities after a video of him allegedly dumping cardboard went viral, leading to abusive messages and public backlash.The man (name withheld) says he feels unsafe due to the incident after the footage was shared on social media. They also claim that the person who videotaped the confrontation damaged their vehicle and broke the rearview mirror during the episode.“I have apologized to the police, I have also told them that I am ready to pay the fine (if any) and apologize to the person who made our video,” the man told The Indian Weekender.As reported by Indian Weekender, police have confirmed that they have received a complaint related to the incident, which took place in Alfriston, Auckland on April 4. A spokesperson said, “Police can confirm that they have received a report regarding an incident in Alfriston earlier this month.”The man says he and a friend were attempting to dispose of three large pieces of cardboard before a planned ceremony at his home. He claims he checked recycling options in Manurewa and Papakura, but found the facilities were closed due to the public holiday.On his return, he tried to leave the cardboard in a grassy area, believing it would break down over time, before being confronted by a passing motorist.“Within 15 seconds, a car stopped in front of our car and a man came out with a phone camera, started recording and started abusing,” the man said.The confrontation turned tense on video, with the person recording shouting, “Don’t come to our country and spread filth”. The footage also captured the abuse.The video begins with the recorder saying, “You f**a**”, and shows the man apologizing and returning the cardboard to his vehicle after being confronted. In response, the recorder adds, “Don’t be sorry. Don’t come to our country and spread filth.”The clip has since gone viral, garnering thousands of reactions and comments. The man says he has also contacted NetSafe for assistance in removing the video from social media. However, he claims the organization is limited in what it can do.“Netsafe told me they wouldn’t be able to remove all videos because the videos don’t go against community standards,” the person said.“The video is viral in India also. NetSafe has been able to remove only a few videos,” he said.He says the footage has spread online due to pages seeking engagement and views, and says he regrets the incident.“I want to tell people that if you do something wrong, admit it and apologize immediately,” he said.

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Today’s Quote by Abraham Lincoln

People are often evaluated based on what other people see or hear about them in their daily lives. The way people see and think about someone can affect how they are treated in society. But this view is not always a complete picture of who they really are. This is where Abraham Lincoln’s quote comes in handy. This makes it clear what is real and what is not.Abraham Lincoln was a great leader during one of the most difficult times in American history. He often spoke in a simple but important way. His words are important even today because they talk about basic human values. He uses a simple comparison to make a complex idea easier to understand. He says that character is like a tree and reputation is like its shadow. They are both related, but they are not the same.This idea is simple to understand, but it has a lot of meaning. It reminds people that what other people think is not always the whole truth. This also shows how important it is to pay more attention to your internal values ​​than your external image. Let’s look at what this quote means and why it still matters today.

today’s thought By former US President Abraham Lincoln

“Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

Understanding the Meaning of Abraham Lincoln’s Quote

The quote uses a picture of nature to explain a human idea. A tree is solid, real and has depth. It grows larger over time and represents something that exists in its own right. On the other hand, shadow is just a reflection. It changes depending on lighting, angle and viewpoint.Lincoln is talking about a person’s true nature when he compares character to a tree. Honesty, integrity, and actions that reflect who a person really is are all parts of character. It grows over time and is created by doing the same thing over and over again.He says that reputation is like a shadow that reflects how other people see a person. This can change rapidly depending on what people think, hear or don’t know. It can’t always show the whole picture, just like a shadow.

Why is character more important than reputation?

People often care more about their reputation because it is easier to see. It affects how people accept you, how many job opportunities you have, and how people view you in public. But sometimes, reputations can be wrong.On the other hand, character remains the same even when no one is looking. It helps people make choices and act. Lincoln’s quote makes it clear that true value lies in character, not in what other people think of it.This idea is important because it shifts the focus from how things appear to how they really are. It encourages people to develop strong values ​​rather than just worrying about how they look.

How is prestige built in society?

People often build their reputations based on how they behave in public, how they talk to others and how they interact with others. There are many things that can influence this, such as media, social networks, and personal relationships.Reputation can change rapidly because it is based on how people perceive things. An incident or misunderstanding can change the way people view someone. It is just like the shadow changes when the light changes.Lincoln’s comparison makes clear why reputation should not be considered the sole criterion for evaluating a person. It’s just a part, and it may not always be correct.

Role of Karmas in Character Building

Character is not built in a moment. It grows over time through regular actions. Every choice, whether big or small, affects who a person is.Being honest with the people you meet every day, being responsible at work, and treating others with respect are all parts of character. These traits may not be immediately apparent, but over time they will shape a person.Lincoln’s quote reminds us that character is what matters most. Reputation may follow, but that’s not what’s really going on.

Relevance of the quote to real life

You can use this idea in many parts of your life. At work people are often evaluated based on how well they do their job and how others view them. Reputation may help you get ahead, but character is what will help you succeed in the long run.In personal relationships, trust is built by doing the same thing over and over again. First impressions may shape people’s opinions, but over time, true character emerges.People often evaluate leaders on the basis of their reputation in public life. But history usually remembers them because of who they were and what they did.

A Simple Comparison That Explains a Complex Truth

One reason this quote is still popular is because it is simple. The picture of the tree and its shadow is easy to understand. But it does a good job of showing the difference between what is real and what we perceive to be real.The tree remains even when there is shadow. The tree remains the same, even if the shadow changes or goes away. In the same way, a person’s character is different from his reputation.This comparison helps people see that what other people think of them does not define who they really are.

Other famous quotes from Abraham Lincoln

Why does this message still matter today?

In today’s world, where information spreads rapidly, reputations can change in an instant. Social media and other digital platforms make it easy for people to form opinions instantly. In such a situation the distinction between character and reputation becomes even more important.Lincoln’s quote reminds us that reputation may change how people see us, but it does not define who we are. The true value of a person lies in his actions, choices and honesty.This message remains important today because it speaks to a basic human need. People want to know who they really are, not just how others see them.

A conclusion from Lincoln’s perspective

The quote makes a clear point. Character is what really makes a person who he is, while reputation is what other people think of him. They are both related, but they are not the same.People can build a strong and stable identity by focusing on their character. Your character remains the same, but your reputation may change over time.It’s easy to see the difference from the words of Abraham Lincoln. They tell people to look beyond how they look and focus on what really makes them who they are.