Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Pro-Palestine protests have occurred at Microsoft’s Build 2025 conference. Former Microsoft engineer Vaniya Agrawal led protests against tech deals. Agrawal interrupted sessions, criticizing Microsoft’s ties with Israel. Microsoft’s Build 2025 conference in Seattle has been marred by consecutive days of protests led …

Srinagar: Srinagar city recorded the highest maximum temperature in the month of May in nearly six decades on Thursday as the temperature settled at 34.4 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. It said that Srinagar logged the highest maximum temperature — which is the highest in the month of May …

The Trump Administration has barred Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, the NYT reported on Thursday. The administration also said that it would be doing so as an ongoing investigation into the university by the Department of Homeland Security. A letter has been sent to the university by Homeland …

Washington: Security guards opened fire on a woman who drove toward the gates of the CIA’s headquarters near Washington, DC on Thursday, ignoring orders to stop, and she was then taken into custody, according to a person familiar with the matter. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a …

Beirut: Israeli drones carried out multiple airstrikes across southern Lebanon, killing a Hezbollah member and destroying several prefabricated structures, Lebanese security and official sources said. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said on Thursday in a statement that an Israeli drone strike targeting a vehicle on the Arnoun-Yohmor road killed one person, …

The US Justice Department is probing whether Alphabet’s Google violated antitrust law in its agreement with Character.AI that allows the tech giant to use the AI startup’s technology, Bloomberg Law reported on Thursday. Antitrust enforcers have recently told Google they are examining whether it structured an agreement with Character.AI to …

New Delhi: Journalist, lawyer, author and activist Banu Mushtaq, whose “Heart Lamp” won the International Booker Prize, said her stories of Muslim women from traditional south Indian families had resonated with the global audience because they think they reflect the universal condition of women.  Asked about the matter in an …

New Delhi: The Centre will provide 4 per cent reservation for persons with disabilities in the allotment of government housing under the General Pool Residential Accommodation category. The Directorate of Estates under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, which allots accommodation to eligible Central government employees, has issued an …

The suspect behind the killing of two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington shouted “Free, free Palestine”, as he was being taken into police custody after the crime that has sent shockwaves across the world. The single shooter, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, carried out the …

New Delhi: In a strong message to Turkey over its support to Pakistan in recent times, the Government of India said on Thursday that New Delhi expects Ankara to encourage Pakistan to address the problem of cross-border terrorism emanating from it. New Delhi also asked Turkey to dissuade Pakistan from …