Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebrations were disrupted twice by Pro-Palestine supporters at the company's Redmond, Washington, headquarters last week. In both cases the employees who disrupted the event were women employees. Another common thing was that the duo sent company-wide emails regarding their protest at the event. In the first incident, a software engineer named Ibtihal Aboussad in the company’s artificial intelligence division yelled at Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman when he was delivering a speech. “Mustafa, shame on you,” the employee, Ibtihal Aboussad, said as she walked towards the stage.The second incident involved Indian-American Vaniya Agrawal. As Microsoft current CEO Satya Nadella; and former CEOs Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates sat on stage talking about the company, Vaniya Agrawal stood up and started shouting. “Shame on you all. You’re all hypocrites,” she said. “50,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The first week of April has set the tone for a punishing summer across north India, with Delhi, parts of Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan already experiencing unusually high temperatures and heatwave-like conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast more intense heat in the coming days, prompting state administrations to swing into action.Delhi: Rising mercury and poor air qualityDelhi recorded a maximum temperature of 38.2°C on Sunday—3.1 degrees above the seasonal average—while the minimum dipped to 18.5°C, which is 1.5 degrees below normal, according to the IMD. Relative humidity oscillated between 43% and 27%, and the weather department has warned of heatwave conditions on Monday with the mercury likely to touch 41°C. A minimum of 21°C is expected.Air quality continues to worsen in the capital, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reporting an Air Quality Index […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu BJP on Sunday launched a scathing attack on chief minister M K Stalin, accusing him of “insulting” Prime Minister Narendra Modi by skipping his official programme in Rameswaram. The PM was in the coastal town to inaugurate several infrastructure projects, including the much-awaited new Pamban Bridge.While Modi inaugurated development works worth over Rs 8,000 crore, CM Stalin was in Udhagamandalam (Ooty) to open a government hospital. He said he had informed the PM in advance about his unavailability and had deputed ministers Thangam Thennarasu and R S Raja Kannappan to represent the state.“We have sought an appointment to present the memorandum on the delimitation. Since I am taking part in this government function, I have conveyed to the PM about my inability to take part in his meeting,” Stalin said in Ooty. “Through this […]

[ad_1] Kavya Maran (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s star openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head endured another disappointing outing with the bat, falling cheaply against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2025 clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.Abhishek, who began aggressively with four crisp boundaries, looked in fine touch, while Head also found the fence twice early on. The duo appeared poised to provide a solid platform for SRH.However, Mohammed Siraj had other plans. The fiery pacer struck early, removing Head in the very first over. Abhishek followed soon after, falling to Siraj in the fifth over, as both openers departed inside the Powerplay.Their early dismissals didn’t sit well with Sunrisers Hyderabad owner Kavya Maran, who was seen visibly frustrated in the stands, gesturing and murmuring in disappointment.Siraj claimed 4-17 to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 152/8 in […]