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BengaluruAbout two months ago, Manjunath (name changed), a cab driver from Hyderabad, had the shock of his life when he received summons from the Bengaluru South East Division Cyber Crime Police asking him to appear for questioning in a cyber crime case. “Your response is required regarding a money transaction to your account. Appear before the investigator at the Bengaluru Southeast CEN Police Station,” the summons read.Manjunath rushed to Bengaluru as he had received the letter late and had already missed the deadline. The police, meanwhile, were preparing to send a team to Hyderabad, but eventually detained Manjunath in Shanthinagar…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday confirmed that young batter Haider Ali is under criminal investigation in England, while the Greater Manchester Police said an official arrest of the 24-year-old was made following a rape allegation. While the PCB did not specify the exact nature of the arrest, the board has provisionally suspended Ali for the duration of the criminal investigation into an incident that allegedly occurred during the Pakistan Shaheens’ tour of England. “The PCB fully respects the legal procedures and processes of the United Kingdom and acknowledges the importance of allowing the investigation to run its due…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing jobs worldwide. This technological shift is also prompting millions to embrace AI, which is evident in the recent uptick in takers of online AI courses. It seems professionals from India too are not far behind. The newly released Coursera Global Skills Report 2025 reveals that India has recorded a 107 per cent year-on-year increase in enrolments for generative AI courses with 2.6 million, which is so far the highest in the world. Even though more Indian professionals are enrolling, India ranks 89th globally and 19th in the Asia Pacific region for overall skills proficiency.…

If the wild nature of western Canada is calling to you, now is your chance to explore. Rocky Mountaineer announced a new train tour itinerary called “Passage to the Peaks,” which will journey between Jasper and Banff, allowing travelers to immerse themselves in some of the most iconic landscapes of Canada. The journey will be available for a limited time in the summer of 2026, in June and July. “This experience takes you exclusively through the breathtaking highlights of the Canadian Rockies and is our only route that doesn’t travel to the West Coast. Beginning and ending in the iconic…

US Attorney General Pam Bondi says Venezuelan president one of the world’s ‘largest narco-traffickers’.The United States has offered a $50m reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, doubling an earlier reward of $25m set by the Trump administration in January.The US has accused the Venezuelan leader of being one of the world’s leading narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the US with fentanyl-laced cocaine.In a video posted to social media on Thursday announcing the “historic” increase in reward money, US Attorney General Pam Bondi accused Maduro of collaborating with Venezuelan crime syndicates Tren de…

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai on Thursday began hearing a review of a May 2 verdict of the court, which rejected a resolution plan submitted by JSW Steel for Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL).The apex court judgment had further ordered the liquidation of BPSL to commence. Appearing for the former promoters of BPSL, senior advocate Dhruv Mehta urged against the liquidation and sought a fresh corporate insolvency resolution process to be initiated if JSW’s resolution plan was found faulty. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Committee of Creditors, said the…

President President Donald Trump (second from left), Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (L), and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (R) tour a migrant detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla. on July 1, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images MIAMI — A federal judge has issued an order temporarily halting construction at an immigration center in Florida’s Everglades. The judge said the addition of lighting, paving, fencing, fill, and other building on the site must stop while she hears…

LA: As if women don’t also live and work in the same places.BB: They didn’t even call them unisex. They were just men’s.LA: Didn’t even consider it. Women don’t go outside.BB: NoLA: Women don’t.BB: Yeah, it’s bothered me a long time, and so last year, I finally got up the nerve and I wrote to one of my favorite gear companies who makes clothes for women and they do a great job called Dovetail. I just wrote a pitch and was like, “Here’s why there aren’t good women’s parkas. Here’s why there should be.” The next day, or maybe even…

Laurent Saint-Cyr (left) attends the ceremony for his appointment as president of the Transitional Council in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday. Odelyn Joseph/AP hide caption toggle caption Odelyn Joseph/AP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A wealthy businessman on Thursday became the head of Haiti’s transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in the troubled country as a top gang leader underscored the challenges facing the nation by vowing to overthrow the government. Laurent Saint-Cyr’s appointment at the council’s heavily guarded office in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where criminal gangs control 90% of the neighborhoods, marked the first time that members of Haiti’s private sector serve…

Duty-free market access to US cotton, accepting agricultural items under limited quotas — these are among the possible concessions that the industry has suggested ahead of the crucial round of negotiations later this month when the US team is expected to arrive in India, The Indian Express has learnt.Earlier this month, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal had sought suggestions from industry executives on ways to sweeten the trade deal with the US. While some sectors have proposed incentives to accommodate US products, industry sources said the recent escalation in tension between New Delhi and Washington — due to additional tariffs over…