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Children play outside Royce Hall at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus. (AP Photo/ File) The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on Tuesday sued US President Donald Trump’s administration over the freezing of federal funds and other actions as it alleged that the federal government is using civil rights to wage a campaign against the university and undermine free speech, with an aim to stifle academic freedom. The lawsuit filed on Tuesday by staff, student organizations, every labour union representing UCLA and faculty seeks to restrict the federal administration from using financial threats, which the university said is…

Ganesh Murali Iyer with Ed Sheeran | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In between a jam session with Ed Sheeran in Goa earlier this year, 24-year-old Ganesh Murali Iyer whipped out his phone and opened YouTube. He played a solo mridangam piece performed at a concert by his guru, the renowned Umayalapuram K Sivaraman. “Ed Sheeran flipped hearing that. He was zapped by the possibilities of percussion instruments,” says Ganesh.In the popular English singer-songwriter’s latest album, Play, Ganesh’s percussion work is showcased in eight tracks, including in ‘Old Phone’, ‘Azizam’ and ‘Symmetry’.“This is a big win for Indian percussion. A lot…

FBI Director Kash Patel faced heated questions from Democrats over his handling of the bureau in the wake of the assassination of political organizer Charlie Kirk.

Nothing raises $200 million funding, to launch AI-native devices next year | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nothing on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) announced that it has raised a new funding of $200 million in series C round at a $1.3 billion valuation. The funding was led by Tiger Global along with existing partners like GV, Highland Europe, EQT, Latitude, I2BF and Tapestry, and a new backing from Nikhil Kamath and Qualcomm Ventures. The London-based tech startup said it will launch AI-native devices next year on the back of this funding.“Products that are available to the user at the moment of need,…

Black Desert Resort opens in Ivins, Utah, with 447 rooms and suites, seven restaurants and bars, and a 15,000-square-foot spa; it is the state’s largest resort.Guest rooms are divided into three distinct collections with features like furnished balconies, kitchenettes, and a pillow menu.The resort also offers a 19-hole Tom Weiskopf-designed championship golf course, a heated outdoor infinity pool, a large gym with fitness classes, and guided hikes. Black Desert, Utah’s largest resort, has officially opened with 447 rooms and suites, seven restaurants and bars, and a 15,000-square-foot spa, all with a backdrop of the dramatic red rock formations and black…

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump disembark Air Force One as they arrive for their state visit to Britain at London Stansted Airport on September 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Britain on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) for an unprecedented second state visit, with the UK government rolling out a royal red carpet welcome to win over the mercurial leader.The 79-year-old Republican and his wife Melania received a guard of honour as they stepped off Air Force One at Stansted Airport near London. “It’s going to be a very big thing,” Mr.…

Custom ASIC/ASSP and intelligent power solutions provider Cyient Semiconductors and Texas-headquartered provider of semiconductor test and validation services Anora will establish a semiconductor validation and production test floor in Bengaluru. A component of a partnership the companies announced on Tuesday to deliver expertise across the semiconductor value chain, spanning architecture, design, silicon bring up, qualification, and testing, the facility proposed in Bengaluru will feature clean room capabilities and equipment to productise silicon to volume production. On the partnership, the companies said their collaboration will build on complementary strengths to provide comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for semiconductor product development. Such an integrated…

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan is set to mark his directorial debut with the Netflix show The Ba***ds of Bollywood. The series stars Bobby Deol, Anya Singh, Lakshya, Sahher Bambba, Raghav Juyal and Manoj Pahwa in key roles, along with cameos by the three Khans – Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman, among others. In a recent interview, Bobby opened up about his experience of working with Aryan. He mentioned that it is difficult to come out of the shadow of a father, who is “the biggest Indian superstar in the world”. During the interview with Siddharth Kannan, Bobby…

Mary Roach’s previous books include Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Jen Siska/W.W. Norton & Company hide caption toggle caption Jen Siska/W.W. Norton & Company Science writer Mary Roach is fascinated by the human body, especially, she says, the “gooey bits and pieces of us that are performing miracles on a daily basis.” Take the human heart, for instance. If we’re lucky, Roach says, our hearts might continue beating for 80+ years. “What thing that you buy at Best Buy keeps going that long?” she asks. Roach is known for her books…

The High Court accepts the ACB closure report on the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government conspiracy case, exonerating businessmen accused of bribing MLAs. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Rajasthan High Court has accepted a closure report of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a case alleging a conspiracy to topple the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in 2020. The ACB has exonerated two businessmen accused of bribing the MLAs to pull down the government.The ACB stated in its closure report that there was no evidence of bribery, horse-trading, or political conspiracy in the intercepted phone calls which formed the basis of the…