- Sunday, June 15, 2025
TWO Chinese scientists have been charged with allegedly smuggling a toxic fungus, a potential agricultural terrorism weapon, into the United States, the Justice Department said Tuesday (3). Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, are charged with conspiracy, smuggling, false statements, and visa fraud, the US Attorney's Office for the…
BARELY a few days after demitting office as the chief of department of government efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk on Tuesday (3) launched a broadside on president Donald Trump's tax bill calling it a "disgusting abomination" that will increase the federal deficit. "I'm sorry, but I just can't stand it anymore,"…
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU shed the underachievers tag and ended their 17-season drought by winning their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title, beating Punjab Kings by six runs in the final in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (3). Bengaluru posted a modest 190-9 with their talisman Virat Kohli top scoring for them with…
PROFESSIONAL networking platform LinkedIn has announced that it has laid off 281 employees in the US, as parent company Microsoft looks to slash 6,000 jobs globally to simplify its organizational structure and accelerate decision making. All of them are based out of California, and the company confirmed this in a…
OVER 200 inmates escaped from a jail in Karachi late Monday (2) after being allowed to leave their cells following a series of tremors, local officials and police said. Hundreds of prisoners were allowed into the courtyard of the District Malir prison because of the tremors, and some of them…
US ELECTRIC VEHICLE major Tesla is not keen on manufacturing cars in India, but wants to establish showrooms in the country, federal heavy industries minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Monday (2). "Tesla... They are more (interested) only to start showrooms. They are not interested to (start) manufacturing in India,"…
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU skipper Rajat Patidar feels that ending the title drought at this year's Indian Premier League final will be the biggest tribute to veteran batter Virat Kohli, who has given 18 years of his career to the club. Bengaluru has so far played three finals in 2009, 2011…
MICROSOFT co-founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years. The 69-year-old had last month announced an accelerated timeframe for giving away his fortune. Under a new timetable, the Gates Foundation will spend more…
AFTER being postponed due to the India-Pakistan military conflict last month, the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic international javelin throw event will be held in Bengaluru on July 5, the organizers announced on Tuesday (3). India's first-ever international javelin throw competition is being organized by double Olympic-medallist Chopra in collaboration with…
ADANI GROUP has denied "any deliberate engagement" in sanctions evasion or trade involving Iranian-origin liquefied petroleum gas, after the Wall Street Journal reported that US prosecutors were probing whether any of its group companies had imported Iranian LPG through their Mundra port in Gujarat. An Adani spokesperson on Monday (2)…
