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Tesla’s board has approved another huge compensation package for Elon Musk – but only if he sticks around to lead the company for at least two more years. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Tesla’s board of directors has approved an enormous new pay package for Elon Musk if he continues to lead the company for at least two more years. An earlier, even bigger award to Musk has been at the center of a legal battle. NPR’s Camila Domonoske covers cars and has been following the saga, and she joins us now. Good morning, Camila.CAMILA DOMONOSKE, BYLINE: Good morning, Leila.FADEL: So what…

New Delhi, The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in the Goa assembly, even as opposition protests demanding a discussion on the revision of Bihar electoral rolls continued unabated. Lok Sabha nod to bill to provide reservation to STs in Goa assembly amid din over Bihar SIR Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved ‘The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2025’ for consideration and passage amid din in the House. The legislation was passed by a voice vote. Meghwal said over the previous sessions,…

NEW DELHI: The government has asked e-commerce platforms to voluntarily join the Sahyog portal, a platform operated by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), as part of its efforts to streamline coordination on cybercrime-related issues. The Sahyog portal was launched in 2024 to fast-track sending notices to IT intermediaries by designated government agencies A senior I4C official, who requested anonymity, said companies such as Amazon, Flipkart, and Myntra are among those being considered for integration with the portal. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the nodal agency under the…

new video loaded: Why the G.O.P. Isn’t Doing Many Town HallsBy Annie Karni, Gabriel Blanco, Nikolay Nikolov and Claire Hogan•August 5, 2025The booing started in seconds at Representative Mike Flood’s town hall in Lincoln, Neb. Annie Karni, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times, reports from the auditorium after the Republican congressman’s town hall, which she said was one of the most raucous political events she’s ever witnessed.Recent episodes in PoliticsShow more videos from Politics

Acrimony followed the sensationally concluded India-England Test series at every juncture, but the fellowship of cricket suffering never got eroded. Battered, bruised bodies and satisfied souls of fighting cricketers from both the Indian and England teams assembled on Monday, to end the series on a note of mutual respect and bonhomie. A memorable series where banter got bruising but not brutal, received a calm debriefing as war wounds were bandaged. The English team invited the Indians over for the customary end-of-series tradition of after the 2-2 parity was reached. They might have been involved in fierce fights, not ceding an…

Asus, the Taiwanese tech giant, has partnered with Swiggy Instamart to make their laptops available to consumers in minutes on the quick e-commerce platform. This new venture by ASUS is to increase visibility among their customers and reach a wider audience. The company will be selling ASUS notebooks and gaming laptops via the quick commerce platform. Consumers in cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Pune will be able to order laptops starting from Rs 33,990. Talking about the partnership, Arnold Su, vice president of consumer and gaming PC at ASUS India, said, “Our association with Swiggy Instamart…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) organised protest rallies in different parts of the country, demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was arrested two years ago on corruption charges.The party claimed that its more than 500 workers and supporters who took to the streets were arrested by police, mostly in Punjab province.Khan, 72, was arrested on August 5, 2023, from his residence in Lahore after being convicted by a court in a corruption case. He has been incarcerated since his arrest due to conviction in other cases, and is being held at the Adiala…

In the early 2000s, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra were known for their off-screen rivalry. Their tense dynamic wasn’t just tabloid fodder; it played out publicly, most memorably through sharp jabs exchanged on Koffee with Karan. But the root of this reported friction might be traced back to 2003, during the making of Aitraaz, an Abbas-Mustan courtroom thriller, also starring Akshay Kumar. While Aitraaz was a commercial success, it was Priyanka’s morally complex character that drew significant attention. Her portrayal was seen as bold, nuanced, and unlike anything Bollywood had shown at the time for a female lead. Now, veteran…

After protein powders and weight-loss drugs, the next big entry in your wellness diary is customised gut health solutions. As every tiny process in the body touches the gut and its metabolic activity, more people are now looking for solutions that target it directly. The result is a surge in gut health brands that promise to fix your routine with personalised, actionable guidance — no more one-size-fits-all fixes. Gone are the days of simple probiotic drinks. Today’s gut wellness products offer multi-strain probiotics, prebiotics, enzymes and botanicals that claim to support not just digestion, but also immune health, cognition, and…

A Social Security Administration office building is seen on March 6 in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don’t have jurisdiction over the caller’s case, employees say. Disability advocates and experts warn this is making it harder for people to get help. The latest change is part of the Social Security Administration’s ongoing efforts to bring down wait times for phone services. In a statement to NPR, a spokesperson for the agency said that…