100,000 Sikh truckers in America in hot seat after twin crashes draw scrutiny

TOI correspondent from Washington: More than 100,000 immigrant truckers from India are in the hot seat in America after a sweeping US federal audit conducted amid twin fatal crash investigations involving Sikh drivers showed widespread malpractice in issuance of commercial driving licenses (CDLs)The US Department of Transportation (DOT), through its Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…

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‘US controlled Pakistani nuclear arsenal’: Former CIA agent drops bombshell; reveals Washington expected India would strike after 26/11 | India News

John Kiriakou, Parvez Musharraf Former CIA officer John Kiriakou has revealed that the United States provided millions of dollars to Pakistan under former President Pervez Musharraf, in effect “purchasing” his cooperation.He also claimed that Musharraf handed over control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal to the US. “When I was stationed in Pakistan in 2002, I was…

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‘Lip service’: Jaishankar slams UN’s inaction on terror; cites Pahalgam terror attack | India News

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday slammed the United Nations, accusing the global body of paying only “lip service” to international peace and security while failing to act decisively against terrorism. Speaking at an event marking the UN’s 80th anniversary in New Delhi, he said the organisation’s credibility had been undermined by…

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Not just AGI, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman strongly disagrees with Sam Altman on this ‘dangerous’ AI service offered by ChatGPT and Elon Musk’s Grok

Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman is essentially drawing a line against AI-generated erotica, which the company’s longtime partner OpenAI recently offered in ChatGPT, calling the service ‘dangerous’. The CEO of Microsoft AI said that the tech giant will not build AI services offering “simulated erotica,” explicitly distancing Microsoft from OpenAI’s recent announcement that it would…

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Trump sanctions to hit India: Will New Delhi’s crude oil imports from Russia stop? Here’s what analysts say

Trump sanctions to hit India: Indian refiners are preparing to scale up crude oil purchases from the Middle East, Latin America, and the United States to compensate for reduced imports from Russia, analysts told news agency PTI.This comes after the US government on Wednesday imposed fresh US sanctions on two of Moscow’s biggest producers, Rosneft…

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Ex-India cricketer gives three-word reply after earlier post sparks Virat Kohli retirement rumours | Cricket News

Parthiv Patel’s tweet after India’s defeat in the 2nd ODI has taken a wild turn (Images via AP & Getty Images) Hours after India lost the second ODI against Australia, speculation arose around Virat Kohli’s future in international cricket following a tweet from his former India teammate Parthiv Patel. The latter posted a brief message…

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One Big Beautiful Bill: How Trump’s mega-legislation is reshaping education and social policy

Imagine a world where the choices parents make about their children’s education are no longer limited to their local public schools—but instead are filtered through federal tax codes, charitable donations, and state opt-ins. That world is now a reality. With the passage of “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the Trump administration has imposed a sweeping transformation…

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Six Sixes! Flintoff admits he crossed the line with Yuvraj Singh in 2007 T20 World Cup; India legend’s reply goes viral | Cricket News

Andrew Flintoff and Yuvraj Singh NEW DELHI: Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has opened up about the memorable on-field exchange with India’s Yuvraj Singh during the 2007 T20 World Cup, a clash forever remembered for Yuvraj’s iconic six sixes in an over bowled by Stuart Broad. Flintoff candidly admitted that he went too far with…

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India-US trade deal soon? ‘Very near’ to concluding agreement – government official shares big update; ‘no new hurdles…’

The Donald Trump administration has imposed 50% tariffs on Indian exports. (AI image) India-US trade deal: India and the US are ‘very near’ to finalizing a trade deal, a government official said. The statement also indicated that India and the US are fine-tuning details of the trade deal.The two countries have completed five rounds of…

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