 The Indian Embassy in Washington condoled the “unfortunate accident” after a cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were…
Elon Musk said on Tuesday artificial intelligence startup xAI’s chatbot, Grok, will be enabled for all premium subscribers of social media platform X, formerly Twitter. He announced it in a post on X, without revealing any more details. Previously, the chatbot was available only to Premium+ subscribers. As more advertisers move away from the microblogging…
Courts should not grant ex-parte injunctions against publication of a news article barring in exceptional cases as it may have severe ramifications for the right to freedom of speech of the author and the public’s right to know, the Supreme Court has said. Setting aside a trial court’s order directing international media group Bloomberg to…
A provincial armed constabulary (PAC) commando was injured in an “accidental firing” while cleaning his weapon at his post in the Ram Janmabhoomi complex here on Tuesday evening, police said. Platoon commander Ram Prasad (50) was rushed to the Ayodhya medical college, from which he was referred to KGMU Lucknow as his condition was said…
The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s trial over alleged hush money payments to a porn star slapped a partial gag order on the former president on Tuesday. Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump not to publicly attack potential witnesses, prosecutors, court staff, their families or prospective jurors. The move came just hours after Trump…
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges have urged the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to convene a judicial convention over the alleged interference of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in judicial matters, according to Geo News. All seven judges of the IHC, except Chief Justice Amer Farooq, wrote to the Supreme Judicial Council and all judges of…
Hamas deputy military commander Marwan Issa was killed in an Israeli strike this month, Israel’s military spokesperson said on Tuesday, confirming reports from earlier in the month. “We have checked all the intelligence,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement. “Marwan Issa was eliminated in the strike we carried out around two weeks…
A Kuki-Zo civil society organisation that is spearheading the call for a separate administration carved out of Manipur has asked members of their tribes not to give their licenced guns to police stations for safe-keeping ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, citing safety concerns amid the ethnic tensions with the valley-majority Meiteis. District magistrates in…
A man allegedly posing as a policeman duped people saying he can get them cars and mobile phones at very low prices at an auction at a Delhi court’s premises, officials said Tuesday. The man would claim to be a crime branch officer and would take money at the court premises before fleeing, they said….
Forty-two candidates from different political parties including Union minister Sanjeev Kumar Balyan on Tuesday filed their nomination papers in Uttar Pradesh for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said. Mr Rinwa said so far 46 candidates from different political parties have filed their nomination papers. Eight parliamentary constituencies…