Microsoft has terminated the software engineer who interrupted CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote speech at the company’s annual developer conference – Build 2025. Joe Lopez, the fired employee, protested against the company’s partnership with the Israeli military amid the war in Gaza, shouting “Free Palestine”. “How about you show them how Microsoft is killing Palestinians? How…
KOLHAPUR: The Vishrambag police on Tuesday night arrested three men on the charge of gang-raping a 22-year-old MBBS student of a Sangli-based medical college after lacing her drink with a sedative on May 18.As per the woman’s complaint, the incident occurred in one of the men’s rented apartments in Wanlesswadi.Two of the arrested men are…
AGRA: A Dalit groom was allegedly dragged off his cha-riot and several wedding gu-ests were assaulted after a group of upper caste men at-tacked a wedding procession with DJ in Bhureka village of Mathura district, police said.The accused, allegedly enraged by the choice of mu-sic played by the DJ, and a ‘rath’, also issued death…
IMF on Pakistan bailout package. NEW DELHI: Despite India’s objections to the bailout package, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday backed Pakistan, saying that it fulfilled all necessary requirements to receive its latest loan instalment.The IMF approved a $ 1 billion (over Rs 8,000 crore) assistance to Pakistan, whilst India voiced its concerns. This…
NEW DELHI: Four Maoists were killed in an encounter with police along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border in Gadchiroli on Friday, reported news agency PTI citing officials.“Based on credible intelligence received about the presence of Maoist formations on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border near the recently opened FOB Kawande, an Ops led by Addnl SP Ramesh and 12 C60…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday triggered a political war of words after claiming that India’s foreign policy had collapsed under the Narendra Modi-led government, and asked external affairs minister S Jaishankar to answer three questions regarding India’s global standing following Operation Sindoor and state of heightened tensions with…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sharply questioned the Rajasthan government over the alarming rise in student suicides in Kota coaching centres, describing the situation as “serious.“A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan noted that 14 student suicides had already been reported in the coaching hub this year.“What are you doing as…
Harvard University The Trump administration has issued a severe blow to Harvard University by revoking its Student and Exchange Visitor Programme (SEVP) certification, leaving thousands of international students facing an uncertain future. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has provided a 72-hour window for the university to comply with specific conditions to reinstate its ability…
MUMBAI: Chunabhatti police have booked a woman for abetment to suicide after the husband’s father lodged a complaint alleging that his daughter-in-law drove his son to take his own life. A retired police constable filed a First Information Report (FIR) at the Chunabhatti Police Station in Mumbai, alleging that his son, Siddhesh Ratne, was driven…
Indigo flight emergency lands in Srinagar. NEW DELHI: Pilots of IndiGo’s Delhi-Srinagar flight of May 21 (6E-2142) — which had experienced severe turbulence during a hailstorm — safely manoeuvred through most challenging operating circumstances before safely landing the plane with over 220 people on board at its destination. Once encountering hailstorm near Pathankot, they first…
