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The legal pressure on Elon Musk’s X, is mounting as Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a “large-scale” investigation into the social media company, focusing on how its AI chatbot, Grok, handles sensitive user data to generate non-consensual sexual photos. The latest action against the company follows a series of high-profile raids and investigations across France and the UK, respectively. Both countries have previously warned xAI Grok to create harmful photos of real people, including children.“The DPC has been engaging with X since reports emerged of users prompting Grok to generate sexualized images of real people,” said Graham Doyle,…

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said thatsenior leader and former President of Assam Pradesh Congress committee (APCC) Bhupen Kumar Borah will join BJP on February 22. Sarma on Tuesday met Bhupen at his residence in Guwahati. Both leaders jointly addressed media persons. Sarma said, “Borah was the last Hindu leader in Congress.” He said, “Borah’s joining will help BJP as he came from grassroot. He struggled to reach the position of AICC secretary, Borah started from NSUI later Youth Congress and later state unit party President.” Sarma said, “Genuine Muslim leaders will join Raijor Dal. By…

Police detained at least 19 people in cities across Russia as they held memorials to the late opposition activist Alexei Navalny on the second anniversary of his death, the rights watchdog OVD-Info said Tuesday. Seven of the detentions took place on Monday in Ufa, the сapital of the republic of Bashkortostan. An OVD-Info lawyer said all of those detained were released later that evening, six of whom received a written warning from the police. In St. Petersburg, four people were detained, three of whom were charged and found guilty of the administrative offense of publicly displaying “extremist” symbols. They were ordered…

Mumbai: In a major development in the Rs 115 crore Satara MD drugs factory case, Unit 7 of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested policeman Balu Chavan, posted at Solapur Jail, for allegedly assisting main accused Fiyaz Sheikh in operating a drug syndicate from behind bars.According to investigators, Sheikh, who has been lodged in Solapur jail for nearly one and a half years, allegedly continued to run his narcotics network from prison with the help of the arrested policeman. Police sources said Chavan allegedly allowed Sheikh to use his mobile phone inside the jail, enabling him to control the drug…

New Delhi: The city recorded another warm day on Tuesday, with the maximum temperature settling at 30.9°C — seven notches above normal — even as the Met department forecast a drizzle and a slight drop in daytime temperatures on Wednesday. Tuesday’s maximum of 30.9°C was lower than Monday’s 31.6°C. The minimum temperature was 12.4°C, a notch above normal, compared with 10.1°C the previous day. The city experienced north-westerly winds at speeds of up to 6kmph. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a marginal dip in temperature was likely on Wednesday, with overcast skies and a drizzle expected. A yellow…

Bengaluru: The South Western Railway (SWR) zone achieved 96% electrification of its network by the end of 2025, marking steady progress as Indian Railways moves towards complete nationwide electrification. The zone, which covers most of Karnataka, has also reported savings of at least Rs 1,345 crore over the past three financial years due to the shift from diesel to electric traction.According to SWR data, the savings were recorded between 2022-23 and 2025-26 (up to Feb). During this period, 186 passenger trains were converted from diesel to electric traction, with the highest annual conversion of 56 trains taking place in the…

Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Tuesday directed the state govt to place details of scholarship reimbursement dues to engineering colleges in the state. Justice EV Venugopal issued the direction while hearing a batch of petitions alleging the state govt’s wilful and deliberate inaction in not releasing approximately 1,500 crore as tuition fee dues to various engineering colleges.Senior counsel L Ravichander, appearing for Keshav Memorial Institute of Technology, contended that if such huge amounts were due from a private individual, the courts would have punished the defaulter. However, he said that in the present case, even after “tokens”(for payments) were issued…

CHENNAI: Commenting on the 2026-27 interim budget tabled by finance minister Thangam Thennarasu, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss criticised the DMK govt, accusing it of borrowing Rs 1.84 lakh crore in 2025-26, pushing the state into a “debt trap” with a Rs 1.27 lakh per head burden.In a statement on Tuesday, Anbumani said that despite the own tax revenue of Rs 2.06 lakh crore (90% of total receipts via loans), capital expenditure was only Rs 51,443 crore (8% short of the Rs 57,231 crore target). After repaying Rs 55,844 crore in prior debts with new borrowings, Rs 77,223 crore remains unaccounted…

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat assembly on Tuesday passed the Saurashtra Gharkhed, Tenancy Settlement and Agricultural Lands (Gujarat Amendment) Bill to curb illegal conversion of land.Minister of state for revenue, Sanjaysinh Mahida, while tabling the bill for discussion, said that the amendment bill will be important to protect the interests of farmers, bring legal clarity to land transactions, and curb illegal land conversions.He added that the current provision lacks legal clarity on the restitution and vesting of illegally converted land under Section 75 of the Act. Due to the absence of a time limit for penalty payment under Section 75(A), there is…

COIMBATORE: A 20-year-old female college student sustained a head injury after she jumped off a moving private bus on the Avinashi Road here on Tuesday morning.The Race Course police said the woman, a native of Tirupur, was a student of a private college near Ganapathy in Coimbatore city. “She travels to college from Tirupur daily by bus. On Tuesday morning, she boarded a private bus to Gandhipuram from Tirupur, as usual. She was talking to her friend, who also boarded the bus in Tirupur. The two got into a verbal spat. At one stage, their voices rose, and others on…