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Over the past month, the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra has found itself in the middle of one controversy after another because of leaders from the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), leading the Opposition to target Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over it, asking if his hands were tied when it came to acting against errant ministers belonging to the BJP’s allies. On July 11, a video of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat, who currently handles the Social Justice portfolio, went viral. In it, he is allegedly seen with a bag full of cash. While accepting that the video…

The operator of Wikipedia on Monday lost a legal challenge to parts of Britain’s Online Safety Act, which sets tough new requirements for online platforms but has been criticised for potentially curtailing free speech. The Wikimedia Foundation took legal action at London’s High Court over regulations made under the law, which it said could impose the most stringent duties on Wikipedia. The foundation said if it was subject to so-called Category 1 duties – which would require Wikipedia’s users and contributors’ identities to be verified – it would need to drastically reduce the number of users who can access the…

Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury said there is no justification” for the killings carried out by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in the Gaza Strip. File. Photo: Sansad TV via ANI Members of Parliament from the Opposition on Monday (August 11, 2025) condemned the ongoing Israeli military campaign in Gaza and called for independent statehood for Palestine.In a solidarity event called in support of the victims of the Israeli campaign in the Gaza Strip, Congress Rajya Sabha member Renuka Chowdhury said, “There is no justification” for the killings carried out by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza Strip.”Speaking on the occasion, Palestinian…

Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s investigation into the May 21 incident in which an IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft suffered a damaged nose after flying through a severe hailstorm has identified severe weather and “non-timely action” in rerouting the aircraft to keep it clear of inclement weather as the probable causes, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The Airbus A321 aircraft operating the flight 6E 2142 with over 220 people on board—including a five-member Trinamool Congress delegation—had hit a severe hailstorm on its way to Srinagar from Delhi, which led…

The world of cinema is not just about glitz and glam; it also encompasses the untold stories hidden in the shadows, where the struggles of many who never made it to the limelight go unnoticed. It goes without saying that the number of those who failed far exceeds those who succeeded. Among many such heart-wrenching stories is the story of actor Abhinay Kinger, who, despite a promising and impactful debut, is now battling for his survival. At 44, Abhinay is grappling with severe liver disease and is struggling both physically and financially. Unemployed and without anyone to care for him,…

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday said it would approach the Orissa high court over alleged discrepancies in election data relating to the 2024 Lok Sabha and state assembly elections. The Election Commission of India (ECI) building, in New Delhi. (PTI) BJD spokesperson Amar Patnaik said the party had submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission of India in December last year highlighting “serious discrepancies” in the 2024 election data but hadn’t received a satisfactory response. “Eight months have passed, and the Election Commission has failed to address our concerns or provide satisfactory answers. We would soon move…

This March 28, 2017, photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. New York State Sex Offender Registry/AP hide caption toggle caption New York State Sex Offender Registry/AP A federal judge in Manhattan on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request to release grand jury transcripts from the Justice Department investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell. The department asked the court last month to unseal the grand jury transcripts, which are generally secret, saying there was “abundant public interest” in the case. The unusual request was part of the administration’s effort…

Vincent Keymer intently watching V. Pranav and Arjun Erigaisi battling it out in the fifth round of the Chennai Grandmasters tournament on Monday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU German Vincent Keymer played out a draw against Vidit Gujrathi in the fifth round of the Masters section in the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament 2025, and remain ahead of the field, here on Monday.Local lad V. Pranav, the current World junior champion, played a solid game to hold top seed Arjun Erigaisi in 78 moves which allowed Keymer to retain his advantage. It was another creditable result for the 18-year-old, who had…

What happens when an AI expert asks a chatbot to generate a sacred Buddhist text?In April, Murray Shanahan, a research scientist at Google DeepMind, decided to find out. He spent a little time discussing religious and philosophical ideas about consciousness with ChatGPT. Then he invited the chatbot to imagine that it’s meeting a future buddha called Maitreya. Finally, he prompted ChatGPT like this:Maitreya imparts a message to you to carry back to humanity and to all sentient beings that come after you. This is the Xeno Sutra, a barely legible thing of such linguistic invention and alien beauty that no…

The world’s largest fund has divested its stakes in 11 Israeli companies and is reviewing more.Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund says it is terminating all contracts with asset managers handling its Israeli investments and has divested parts of its portfolio.The announcement on Monday came after an urgent review launched last week after media reports said the fund had built a stake in an Israeli jet engine group that provides services to Israel’s military, including the maintenance of fighter jets, as Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and the Palestinian population rages.The fund, an arm of Norway’s central bank and the…