Ayodhya to Tirupati: When temple donations go missing

Spread the love       The UP govt constituted SIT to probe the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement case. The Ayodhya controversy has drawn attention to how India’s biggest temples collect, count and safeguard thousands of crores each year. And what happens when those systems failSabarimala Temple, KeralaSabarimala Sree Ayyappa Temple, believed to be centuries old, is one of Kerala’s most prominent...

Khushbu Sundar defends family against trolls, YouTubers: ‘These morons will walk over us’

Khushbu Sundar defends family against trolls, YouTubers: ‘These morons will walk over us’

Spread the love       4 min readHyderabadUpdated: Jul 12, 2026 11:04 AM IST Actress-politician Khushbu Sundar has taken to X to share a lengthy post defending her family against what she calls cheap, targeted attacks. “This is my family. Built on love, trust and understanding,” she wrote, opening a post that quickly turned from tribute into takedown. “We have struggled, worked...

Explained: Why Breel Embolo was shown red card after VAR review

Spread the love       Breel Embolo (PTI Photo) Switzerland forward Breel Embolo was sent off during his side’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal against Argentina after a dramatic VAR review on Saturday. The incident happened shortly after Switzerland had equalised to make it 1-1 in the second half.Referee initially showed a yellow card to Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes for a challenge...

Microsoft responds to H-1B visa conspiracy theories about layoffs

Spread the love       Microsoft shuts down H-1B layoff conspiracy theories: “Let’s clear it up” Microsoft’s communications chief has stepped in to shut down a claim spreading online that the company fired American workers only to replace them with H-1B visa holders. Frank X. Shaw, who leads communications at Microsoft, posted a point-by-point rebuttal after the theory picked up steam in...

FIFA World Cup: Alvarez’s extra-time strike sends Argentina into semis

Spread the love       Julian Alvarez (AP Photo) Defending champions Argentina defeated Switzerland 3-1 after extra time to book their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals on Saturday.Julian Alvarez broke the deadlock in the 112th minute with a superb long-range strike before Lautaro Martinez added a third goal in the final moments of extra time.Argentina will now face England...

China may have a message for Airbnb, Nvidia and other CEOs impressed with Chinese models

Spread the love       Representative Image For the past year, the pitch from Chinese AI labs has been simple. Take our models. They’re free, they’re open-weight, they’re nearly as good as what Anthropic and OpenAI sell, and they cost a fraction as much. American companies listened. Airbnb built its customer service chatbot on Alibaba’s Qwen. Cursor built Composer 2 on Moonshot’s...

‘No dead man’s switch’: How Trump’s ‘bomb Iran’ plan would work if he is ‘assassinated’

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump has claimed he has left standing orders for the US military to unleash massive retaliation against Iran if Tehran follows through on what he described as long-standing assassination threats against him.However, US law provides no mechanism for an automatic, preauthorised “dead man’s switch” that would trigger military action upon the president’s death.Instead, if...

Bengaluru woman alleges delivery agent forced way into home to use washroom, flashed her

Spread the love       BENGALURU: A woman in Bengaluru has alleged that a delivery agent forced his way into her flat after she repeatedly refused to let him in, before allegedly exposing himself inside her home.In a post shared on social media, the woman said the delivery agent arrived to deliver a parcel and then asked if he could use her...

Ship catches fire off Oman hours after US strike; British crew escapes on lifeboat

Spread the love       UKMTO said the damaged vessel was located east of Oman and confirmed that the crew had safely evacuated. A commercial container ship caught fire off the coast of Oman after sustaining damage on Saturday, prompting its crew to abandon the vessel, as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated sharply after a fresh round of US military...

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