- Sunday, June 15, 2025
KANNADA writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’ has won coveted £50,000 International Booker Prize in London. It is the first book written in the Kannada language to win the prestigious prize. Featuring 12 short stories written by Mushtaq over three decades from 1990 to 2023,…
THE GOLDEN TEMPLE authorities in Amritsar have refuted reports that the Indian army was allowed to deploy air defence guns on its premises during Operation Sindoor. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president, Harjinder Singh Dhami, said the administration contacted them only about switching off the lights during the blackout,…
MICROSOFT has said its cloud servers will now host Grok from Elon Musk's xAI, days after its chatbot generated misleading and unsolicited posts referencing "white genocide" in South Africa. The chatbot ignited controversy by answering multiple user prompts with right-wing propaganda about the purported oppression of white South Africans. The…
THOUGH US president Donald Trump wants Apple to shift its manufacturing base to the US, key iPhone maker Foxconn is making a $1.5 billion investment push in India. The Taiwanese tech giant is making this move to focus on India as Apple looks to mitigate geopolitical and tariff risks by…
PAKISTAN army chief general Asim Munir was on Tuesday (20) promoted as the field marshal for his "exemplary role" in leading the country's armed forces in the recent conflict with India, according to media reports. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by prime minister Shehbaz Sharif. The…
US BIOTECH company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has announced that it will buy the troubled DNA testing company 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 million. For New York-based Regeneron, this deal will provide access to DNA records of millions of clients. Regeneron was named the successful bidder in the bankruptcy auction for…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has called for a "major investigation" into the celebrity endorsements his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris' election campaign last year. In a rant-filled social media diatribe on Monday (19) that provided no evidence, he alleged that celebs like Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, and others were paid millions of…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump signed a bill on Monday (19) making it a federal crime to post "revenge porn" and first lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance during the occasion at the White House. The "Take It Down Act," passed with overwhelming bipartisan congressional support, criminalizes non-consensual publication…
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS captain Rishabh Pant has admitted it was difficult for his side to fill the void created by the absence of key bowlers as the team bowed out of the race to Indian Premier League playoffs. Lucknow's six-wicket loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday (19) in Lucknow knocked…
IN a drive against illegal migration from India, the US is imposing visa restrictions on owners and other staff at India-based travel agencies that it claims has been knowingly facilitating illegal migration to the United States. An unspecified number of unnamed people linked to travel agencies in India were being…
