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Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who is facing accusations of helping a man evade arrest by US immigration agents on Tuesday, lost an attempt to throw out the Trump administration’s case against her. She was arrested at the county courthouse in April and indicted on federal charges in May. She filed a motion to dismiss the charges, arguing that she was acting in her official capacity as a judge and therefore is immune to prosecution. Judge Dugan has pleaded not guilty to helping the man in the country illegally try to evade authorities (Photo: AP) What the court said…

Thousands of health policyholders of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Care Health Insurance may lose access to cashless hospitalisation from September 1, following the Association of Healthcare Providers (India) (AHPI)’s decision to suspend the service. The General Insurance Council (GI Council), the apex body representing insurers, criticised AHPI’s move against Bajaj Allianz and Care Health Insurance, calling it a sudden and unilateral action that has caused widespread confusion and concern among citizens. “Instead of enabling dialogue and resolution, a press statement was abruptly issued, prejudicing the interests of policyholders across the country,” the Council said, warning that such actions risk…

Stills from Rewritten | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Damsels in distress are characters from fairytales. The slumbering princess, awaits the arrival of ‘Prince Charming’ to awaken her. However, Rewritten by Yara Nisam, which premiered in the Malayalam Non-Competition Short Fiction category at the 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), looks at another possibility — what if the prince never comes? The 11-minute short film explores the turmoils of a young woman’s mind, which ultimately leads her to a realisation that help comes from within. Rewritten looks at how women, despite possessing agency, limit themselves in certain…

HyderabadAugust 26, 2025 07:37 PM IST First published on: Aug 26, 2025 at 07:37 PM IST Share After cancelling the previous YSRCP administration’s land allotment to a subsidiary of leading luxury hotel chain Oberoi Group, the Chandrababu Naidu-led Andhra Pradesh government has delicately extricated the deal and handed over land at an adjacent location for the hotel. The CM, facing pushback from Hindu religious groups and alliance partners JanaSena Party (JSP) and BJP, had announced in March that the 20 acres allocated to Mumtaz Hotels in Alipiri would be cancelled. The order was finally issued on August 7. However, on…

World football’s governing body FIFA has written to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) over the delayed implementation of its constitution, and threatened a suspension. The letter stated that a ‘continued failure to finalise and implement the revised Constitution of the All India Football Federation’ has led to an ‘untenable vacuum and legal uncertainties’ in Indian football. In a strongly-worded letter, accessed by The Indian Express, addressed to AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey, FIFA also reminded the AIFF of its ‘obligation to manage its affairs independently and without any undue third-party influence, including government bodies.’ Giving AIFF a deadline of October…

In the last three years, artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Claude have proliferated rapidly. Today, these technologies are able to write code, answer complex questions, and perform a variety of tasks that were earlier done by humans. A new Stanford report has thrown light on how these AI tools are impacting jobs in the United States with the help of detailed payroll data from millions of workers between 2021 and mid-2025. The findings of the report seem to suggest that while AI is reshaping the workforce, it is doing so in an uneven manner. The report states that…

Despite progress over the last decade, billions of people around the world still lack access to essential water, sanitation, and hygiene services

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters The UN General Assembly on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) created an Artificial Intelligence (AI) advisory body to help countries make decisions about the revolutionary technology.Member States said they were concerned about the swift development of a life-changing tool they fear could threaten democracy and human rights.So in September United Nations member states agreed to form an expert-level panel of scientists to facilitate dialogue among governments about AI. In a resolution approved Tuesday (August 26, 2025), the General Assembly created what is called the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.Among other activities it will “issue…

The six Republican justices have largely behaved as lickspittles to the leader of their political party. These are, after all, the same GOP political appointees who said that President Donald Trump is allowed to commit crimes.Last May, however, the Court did appear to draw a line in the sand and warn Trump not to cross it. In Trump v. Wilcox, a decision that otherwise endorsed the proposition that Trump can fire leaders of independent federal agencies that are supposed to enjoy a degree of job security, the Court signaled that Trump may not fire leaders of the Federal Reserve.Admittedly, the…

Singer Taylor Swift and American football player Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Tuesday. The couple took to Instagram to share photos from their engagement, captioning the post: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” According to People, Travis Kelce proposed with a custom-designed ring he created in collaboration with Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry. Inside Taylor Swift’s engagement: Also Read | Taylor Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl leaves Britney Spears, Pamela Anderson ‘fuming’: ‘They feel ripped off’ Story continues below this ad Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce began dating in 2023. Speaking…