Author: Rahul M

A tense situation prevailed near Dharmasthala and neighbouring Ujire in Karnataka as two groups clashed over media coverage of the Dharmasthala secret burial case on Wednesday evening, injuring YouTubers and a reporter for a Kannada TV channel. A group of Dharmasthala residents had a heated argument with representatives of YouTube channels covering the investigation into the alleged secret burials that were conducted by a former sanitation worker between 1998 and 2014. At around 5 pm, several residents blocked the YouTubers near Shantivana, located close to Dharmasthala. According to the victims, the residents took exception to the “negative media coverage” about…

A man from Bengaluru who created a scare on an easyJet flight from England to Scotland on July 27 by shouting claims of having a bomb and slogans including “death to America, death to Trump” was diagnosed as recently as March 2025 as having a thought disorder following a mental health diagnosis.Investigations by the police in Karnataka since receiving word from the UK about the man have revealed that Abhay Devadas Nayak, 41, a former freelance journalist who also dabbled in his family’s hospitality business, was diagnosed as having a mental disorder after a Perceptual Thinking Index test conducted at…

Roman Storm, one of the developers of crypto anonymizing tool Tornado Cash, has been found guilty of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business by a jury in a court in New York. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.In 2023, the US Department of Justice charged Storm with three violations: conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to violate sanctions, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.On Wednesday, at the end of a four-week trial and a deliberation period spanning five days, the jury returned a partial verdict: It found Storm guilty of…

At a computer security conference in Arlington, Virginia, last October, a few dozen AI researchers took part in a first-of-its-kind exercise in “red teaming,” or stress-testing a cutting-edge language model and other artificial intelligence systems. Over the course of two days, the teams identified 139 novel ways to get the systems to misbehave including by generating misinformation or leaking personal data. More importantly, they showed shortcomings in a new US government standard designed to help companies test AI systems.The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) didn’t publish a report detailing the exercise, which was finished toward the end of…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday delivered a message to her political adversaries, remarking that she cannot be defeated unless she permits it. Speaking at a public meeting in Jhargram’s Panchmatha More, Mamata launched a fiery counterattack while indirectly targeting the BJP ahead of the 2026 state elections. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief did not name the saffron party directly, but her words can be interpreted as a direct challenge. “You can only defeat me if I allow it. If I don’t want it, you can’t. It’s not easy to defeat Mamata Banerjee,” she declared, in an address,…

In a significant development aimed at revamping its domestic T20 competition, Cricket Australia (CA) has revealed that it is actively exploring private investment options for the Big Bash League (BBL). The move is part of a broader strategic plan to elevate the BBL’s global stature and competitiveness, positioning it just behind the Indian Premier League (IPL) in terms of talent, investment, and reach. BBL Set for Structural Evolution According to reports, CA has engaged with global consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to evaluate the potential of bringing in external equity partners. BCG’s recommendations include offering alternative ownership models, expanding…

The Rajasthan High Court has declined to grant interim protection from arrest to Indian cricketer Yash Dayal, currently associated with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), in connection with an alleged rape case involving a minor girl. Justice Sudesh Bansal, presiding over the matter in Jaipur, stated that since the alleged victim was a minor at the time of the incident, no interim relief could be provided. The court also summoned the case diary and scheduled the next hearing for August 22. During the hearing, Kunal Jaiman, counsel for Yash Dayal, argued that the case was…

OpenAI is partnering with the US government to make its leading frontier models available to federal employees. Under the agreement, federal agencies can access OpenAI’s models for $1 for the next year, per a Wednesday announcement from the company and the General Services Administration (GSA).The partnership is the culmination of months of effort on the part of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other OpenAI executives, who have been cozying up to the Trump administration since before President Donald Trump retook the White House in January.Since at least May of this year, high-ranking OpenAI employees have been meeting with the General…

A man allegedly killed his friend’s estranged wife before allegedly dying by suicide at her home on Bengaluru’s outskirts on Tuesday evening and their bodies were discovered on Wednesday. The Hebbagodi police in Bengaluru rural district said on Wednesday that the woman, Mandira Mondal, and her estranged husband’s friend Suman Mondal, 27, hailed from West Bengal. Suman lived in Tirupalya in the Hebbagodi police limits, while Mandira lived in West Bengaluru before moving to Tirupalya. Police investigations revealed that Suman visited Mandira at her home on Tuesday evening and that a dispute escalated into a violent confrontation, during which Suman…

The Trump administration is cancelling a massive wind project in Idaho, another blow to the U.S. wind industry as the president seeks to propel fossil fuel development nationwide. The 231-turbine Lava Ridge Wind Project had won approval during the waning weeks of the administration of President Joe Biden. The Interior Department revoked approval for Lava Ridge, owned by a subsidiary of privately held LS Power LLC, after “crucial legal deficiencies in the issuance of the approval” were discovered, the agency said in a statement Wednesday. The more than 57,000-acre project had drawn criticism in part because of its placement near a site…