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…

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…

South Carolina Senator and US President Donald Trump’s close aide passed away on Saturday at the age of 71.According to a statement released by the office of the Republican senator, Graham passed away after a brief and sudden illness.“On the evening of Saturday, July 11, US Senator Lindsey Graham passed away after a brief and…

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 on Embolo….

When Dr. Joel Tan stepped up to the podium at the 2026 Harvard Medical School-Affiliated PhD Programs Hooding Ceremony, he began with something far more personal.“I graduated high school with C’s and D’s.”It was a sentence that instantly cut through the polished celebration of graduation. Here was a newly minted Harvard PhD admitting, in front…

Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Shamli: The newly inaugurated Delhi-Dehradun Expressway is once again under scrutiny after fresh reports of soil subsidence and cracks on cement embankments emerged following three days of continuous rainfall. The latest trouble spot is a ramp at an intersection near Shamli’s Baburi area in UP where the NH-709 and Panipat-Khatima highway crosses the…

Guns recovered from a Gurgaon encounter are believed to be Chinese Norinco semi-automatics GURGAON: The guns that the shooters killed in the Sushant Lok encounter on Thursday night carried are believed to be semi-automatics made by Chinese defence manufacturer Norinco, adding an international arms smuggling dimension to the probe.PX-30s, the market name for Norinco’s PX-3s…