Month: May 2025

[ad_1] World Boxing on Friday announced the introduction of mandatory sex tests for both male and female fighters who want to compete in sponsored competitions."The introduction of mandatory testing will be part of a new policy on 'Sex, Age and Weight' to ensure the safety of all participants and deliver a competitive level playing field for men and women," World Boxing said in a statement.The federation said it made the decision in the aftermath of controversy centered around, among others, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif at last year's Paris Olympics.During a knockout round, Khelif's Italian opponent refused to fight her after baselessly claiming Khelif was not a woman because she hit too powerfully. Khelif went on to climb the ladder and win the gold medal.World Boxing, which has been asked by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to organize the boxing competition […]

[ad_1] Apple has reportedly secured a retail lease for 7,997.8 square feet within North Bengaluru's upscale Phoenix Mall of Asia. The new Bengaluru location is anticipated to become Apple's third retail outlet in India, following its flagship stores in Mumbai and Delhi. This comes soon after Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the iPhone maker will expand its retail footprint in the country. As per an agreement, revealed by leading real estate platform Propstack, the lease is for a 10-year term with an annual rent of Rs 2.09 crore. It also claims that the lease officially commenced on November 8, 2024, with rent payments set to begin on August 8, 2025. The landlord for the property is Sparkle One Mall Developers Private Limited.Bengaluru's 1st Apple store of 8,000 sft in Phoenix Mall of AsiaApple India has leased a retail space […]

[ad_1] Kolkata Police have apprehended Sharmishtha Panoli, an Instagram influencer and Pune law student, from Gurugram for allegedly posting a communal video. The video criticized Bollywood actors' silence on 'Operation Sindoor,' sparking outrage and threats NEW DELHI: Kolkata Police has arrested a female Instagram influencer for posting a communal video targeting Bollywood actors over their silence on Operation Sindoor, officials said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Sharmishtha Panoli, a student of a law university in Pune, was arrested from Gurgaon on Friday night. According to police sources, Panoli had uploaded a video on Instagram alleging that Hindi film actors remained silent on Operation Sindoor. The post triggered widespread backlash, with many users trolling her and posting threatening comments. Facing criticism, Panoli deleted the video and issued an apology. However, a complaint had already been lodged against her in Kolkata. […]

[ad_1] Annas Ansari, son of deceased mafia don Mukhtar Ansari and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party MLA, received a two-year prison sentence from a Mau court in connection with a 2022 hate speech case. VARANASI: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA) court in Mau district on Saturday awarded two years imprisonment to Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party MLA and dead mafia don Mukhtar Ansari’s son Annas Ansari in 2022 case of `Hisab-kitab’ hate speech.The CJM (MP-MLA) Krishna Pratap Singh sentenced a maximum of two years imprisonment under Section 506 IPC and a fine of Rs 3000, along with smaller jail terms in different sections of the case.Abbas was physically present in court when the court initially found guilty and convicted him. In view of his arrival tight security arrangements were made in and around the court campus.While contesting 2022 assembly polls from Mau […]

[ad_1] Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk is at the center of another personal and professional storm after a New York Times exposé published on May 30 alleged he secretly fathered a child with a Japanese pop star and offered his sperm to anyone in the world.According to conservative commentator Ashley St. Clair, who claims she also had a child with Musk in 2024, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO told her he had fathered children “around the world,” including one with an unnamed Japanese singer. “He made it seem like it was just his altruism,” St. Clair said, adding that Musk claimed he would give his sperm to anyone who wanted a child.St. Clair told the Times that Musk used encrypted messages to keep their relationship hidden, even after they attended Trump’s election night party together at Mar-a-Lago. She said he […]

[ad_1] A commercial truck carrying an estimated 70,000 pounds (31,751 kilograms) of honeybee hives overturned in western United States, releasing millions of bees, authorities said on Friday.The accident happened in northwestern Washington state, close to the Canadian border near Lynden, the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said in social media posts.About 250 million bees are estimated to have escaped from the truck."250 million bees are now loose," wrote Whatcom County Sheriff on its social media page. "AVOID THE AREA due to the potential of bee escaping and swarming.Goal to save as many bees as possibleRoads in the region have been closed as bee experts help with the clean-up."Thank you to the wonderful community of beekeepers: over two dozen showed up to help ensure the rescue of millions of pollinating honey bees would be as successful as possible," according to the sheriff's […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the valour of women personnel in the Border Security Force (BSF), particularly during Operation Sindoor, calling them the "brave daughters" of India and lauding their frontline role in the country’s largest counter-terrorism operation.Speaking at the Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Mahila Sashaktikaran Mahasammelan in Bhopal, the Prime Minister said, “Operation Sindoor is India's largest and most successful counter-terrorism operation... From the Command and Control Centre to destroying enemy posts, the brave daughters of the BSF displayed exceptional valour.”He said the operation had exposed terrorist hideouts in locations even the Pakistani army never expected. “Proxy wars through terrorism will no longer be tolerated. Now, we will strike even inside enemy territory,” he declared.Referring to an incident in Pahalgam, Modi stated, “Terrorists not only shed the blood of Indians, but they also attacked our […]