The Venezuelan government termed the strikes as “military aggression” by the United States US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a military operation in Caracas, a claim Venezuela’s government said was unverified. Trump said on social media that the United States had carried out a...
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IPL: Under Hindutva pressure BCCI tells KKR to release Bangladesh cricketer Mustafizur
Media linked the move to pressure from Hindutva supporters and BJP leaders over KKR fielding a Bangladeshi player amid reports of attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, with the franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan also targeted. The BCCI has has directed IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to part ways with Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman...
Union government orders X to fix Grok after ‘obscene’ AI content flagged
The order came after complaints from users who shared examples of Grok being prompted to alter images of individuals, mostly women, to make them appear to be wearing bikinis. The Union information technology ministry has ordered Elon Musk-owned social media platform X to make immediate changes to its AI chatbot Grok after users and lawmakers...
Madras High Court calls preventive detention laws ‘draconian’, warns against misuse
“The detention laws cannot be used to settle political scores or silence dissenting voices. Preventive detention laws are draconian.” Madras High Court has described preventive detention laws as “draconian” and warned that they must not be used by the state to settle political scores or silence dissent, stressing that such powers should be exercised only...
Police question Kashmiri cricketer over helmet bearing Palestine flag
A video showing cricketer Furqan Bhat from south wearing a helmet printed with the Palestinian flag during a match in Jammu later circulated widely on social media. A cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir region was questioned by police in Jammu after he was seen wearing a helmet bearing the Palestinian flag during a local tournament,...
Eight US lawmakers urge India to grant bail to Umar Khalid, cite international law
Apart from the appeal, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who also wrote a note to Khalid recalling a meeting with his parents. “I think of your words on bitterness often, and the importance of not letting it consume one’s self,” Mamdani wrote. Eight members of the U.S. Congress have written to India’s ambassador in...
‘Thinking of you’: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani writes to jailed activist Umar Khalid
The image of the letter was shared by Banojyotsna Lahiri, a friend of Khalid. Lahiri said Khalid’s parents had met Mamdani during a visit to the United States in December. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has written a letter to jailed activist Umar Khalid, who remains in custody at Delhi’s Tihar Jail under the Unlawful...
NIA court summons three Kashmiris abroad in 2020 UAPA case over social media posts
The cases were filed over their political commentary on social media platforms. Mubeen Shah and Tony Ashai are based in the United States, while Rifat Wani is living in Germany. A court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Srinagar has ordered three men from Jammu and Kashmir who are currently living abroad to appear before...
Assam police arrest 11 for alleged links with Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
Police described the detainees as “jihadist elements” acting on instructions from Bangladesh-based groups and accused them of seeking to establish ‘Muslim supremacy’ India’s northeast. Police in Assam and Tripura have arrested 11 people for suspected links to banned extremist groups based in Bangladesh, authorities said on Tuesday, Scroll.in reported. Ten of the arrests were made...
China says it mediated India-Pakistan clashes in May
Chinese FM said ties between Beijing and New Delhi were improving, citing an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend an SCO summit in Tianjin in August. China said it helped mediate tensions between India and Pakistan during their military confrontation in May, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday, a claim New...









