An Indian-American student at Houston University has accused a Hinduism course of bias, alleging it misrepresented aspects of the Hindu religion and politically branded PM Narendra Modi as a Hindu fundamentalist. The university defended its course as academically rigorous and committed to exploring complex religious and political issues.
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Months before stepping down in 2014, Manmohan Singh asserted his leadership was not weak and would be judged kindly by history. In a press conference, he criticized BJP's Narendra Modi, referencing the 2002 Gujarat riots and expressing confidence in the UPA's future success. Singh defended his record, addressing compromises as peripheral, not affecting national issues.
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A man driving a Thar caused havoc in Noida when he fled recklessly after an argument about installing speakers. The viral video shows the Thar hitting several vehicles without slowing down. Police have registered a complaint and formed teams to apprehend the driver.
South Korea has temporarily halted new downloads of China's AI chatbot DeepSeek due to concerns about its data collection practices. Other countries including Taiwan, Australia, and some European nations have also imposed restrictions, while the US is considering similar measures, citing surveillance issues.
Pune police arrested Dattatray Ramdas Gade, accused of raping a woman inside a bus at Swargate bus station. A ligature mark was found on his neck, suggesting a suicide attempt. Gade, with prior criminal records, was traced and caught in a paddy field after a massive manhunt involving drones and canine units.
PV Sindhu wed Venkata Datta Sai in a grand Udaipur ceremony. Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared a captivating photo of the couple, offering his blessings. Pre-wedding festivities included sangeet, haldi, and mehendi ceremonies. The families, longtime acquaintances, planned the wedding swiftly to accommodate Sindhu's training schedule.
In a bowler-dominated match, Nehal Wadhera's crucial unbeaten 33 propelled Punjab Kings to victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, inflicting their third home defeat. Tim David's unbeaten fifty helped RCB reach 95/9 in a rain-shortened game, but Wadhera's aggressive hitting against Hazlewood and Sharma turned the tide, securing PBKS's climb to second place in the points table.
Zoom experienced a significant global outage on Friday, disrupting video meetings, its website, and mobile apps, leaving numerous users unable to connect. The company acknowledged domain name resolution issues and later confirmed service restoration. While investigating the cause, a hacking group, DarkStorm, claimed responsibility for a DDoS attack, though Zoom has not confirmed this.