From ‘historic blunder’ to another exit: Chandra Kumar Bose resigns from TMC in four months
Just four months after joining the Trinamool Congress, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose resigned from the party citing personal reasons. Check out his latest post.
From 30% to 10%: How AI is forcing TCS, Infosys, HCLTech to run leaner benches
India’s top IT firms like TCS, Infosys and HCLTech are running with much leaner “bench strength” due to AI, demand-led hiring and better planning. Average bench has dropped to 8-12% from 20-30% pre-AI and may fall to 8-10% by FY27.
School teacher killed by masked man inside Faridabad campus; police examine CCTV footage
A masked man allegedly dragged a teacher out of her classroom and stabbed her to death inside a private school in Faridabad, with police using CCTV footage to trace the accused.
‘How Was PM’s Post Taken Down?’: Parliamentary Panel questions Meta over NEET video removal, flags cyber fraud, AI misuse
The Parliamentary Committee on IT questioned Meta over the 4-hour removal of PM Modi’s NEET video, calling it a serious lapse. Chairperson Nishikant Dubey sought details on audit trail, safeguards and bias in moderation.
WhatsApp Outage: Users say they could not send messages, video, pics for hours
Several WhatsApp users were temporarily locked out after their accounts were placed under review, with the company saying its automated systems can sometimes make mistakes.
Following ban, Texas hemp reps sue state for violating commerce protections
Members of the hemp industry are suing Texas, claiming that the ban on hemp-derived THC products impose an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce.
Which families are using ESAs? Here’s what we know about Texas’ first school vouchers
The number of Texas students using taxpayer money for private school or home-school could increase as more families accept invites.
Data center approvals in Texas halted until audits completed, Gov. Greg Abbott says
On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid.
Federal judge blocks New York law banning ICE agents from wearing masks
A federal judge on Monday blocked key portions of a New York law that would have prohibited federal immigration agents from wearing masks and required them to display visible identification while carrying out their duties. U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino of the Northern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction preventing the state from enforcing the two provisions while a legal challenge to the law continues to move forward. In her ruling, D’Agostino found the challenged provisions were likely unconstitutional because they interfere with federal law enforcement operations, including those carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). FIRST ON FOX: DOJ SUES SPANBERGER’S VIRGINIA OVER LAWS KNEECAPPING FEDERAL AGENTS AS MASK WAR ESCALATES The judge said only the federal government has the authority to establish policies governing federal law enforcement operations. Therefore, New York cannot dictate how federal agents perform their official duties. “New York cannot impose its own uniform requirements on federal agents simply because it disagrees with how the Federal Government is exercising its authority,” the ruling stated. Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James criticized the court’s decision to block the mask ban, saying they are currently reviewing more legal options. DEM GOVERNOR IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER TESTING LIMITS OF AUTHORITY WITH MAJOR MOVE AGAINST ICE “While the court enjoined enforcement of New York’s mask ban, we stand firm in our belief that masked agents do not make New York safer and our offices are reviewing all legal options at this time,” the pair said in a joint statement. However, D’Agostino declined to block a separate provision barring New York local law enforcement agencies from performing certain federal immigration enforcement functions under 287(g) agreements. The judge said participation by state and local agencies in federal civil immigration enforcement is voluntary under federal law. “The State’s refusal to cooperate in the immigration context—a possibility contemplated by the relevant federal statutes—does not constitute discrimination against the federal government,” the ruling stated. Hochul and James welcomed that portion of the ruling, saying New York taxpayers should not have to fund local cooperation with federal immigration authorities. “As we have said from the start, New York’s ban on 287(g) agreements is legal and will keep our communities safe. Local law enforcement should be focused on local matters, and New York taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for any collaboration with ICE,” their statement read.
Unearthed video exposes El-Sayed’s opinion on driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants
Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, once proposed allowing undocumented immigrants to secure driver’s licenses, making the case that not doing so would be discriminatory. “We’ve got to make sure that in this state we are not discriminating against documentation status. Right now, if you’re undocumented, you don’t get access to a driver’s license. You’re stuck,” El-Sayed said in a 2018 campaign interview. At the time, El-Sayed was running for governor. Eight years later, as he looks to join the U.S. Senate, the resurfaced clip sheds light on El-Sayed’s past thinking about how local governments should interact with illegal aliens and raises questions about whether granting them state identification would in some ways legitimize their presence in the U.S. SOCIALIST-BACKED MICHIGAN SENATE HOPEFUL CALLS AMERICAN POLITICS A ‘DISEASE’ AFTER PROFESSING LOVE FOR US Hans von Spakovsky, an elections expert for Advancing American Freedom, explained that a license can act as a doorway to a range of government benefits. “Because America does not have a national ID card like the Europeans and other nations, state driver’s licenses are a stand-in for that ID card. Issuing driver’s licenses to aliens will help them in all the instances where a license is needed, from opening bank accounts to all types of other transactions,” Spakovsky said. Spakovsky noted that I-9 forms, paperwork for employment eligibility, regularly require little else than a license. “The key to getting aliens to self-deport would be to ensure that they cannot rent apartments, open bank accounts and take all of the other steps necessary to live and work in the U.S.,” Spakovsky said. “Providing them driver’s licenses is a huge step in allowing them to easily live and work in the United States,” he added. NEW MAINE LAW LIMITS POLICE COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS In the 2018 clip, El-Sayed seemed concerned that illegal aliens would be ineligible for some of those advantages. “You don’t get access to a lot of the basic things that the state offers everybody else, and I think that’s ridiculous and so we’ve got to stop discriminating that way,” El-Sayed said. Although El-Sayed has rejected labels like “progressive” or “far-left,” he has advocated for a more government-first approach in many key areas like affordability, infrastructure and public services. He’s advocated for Medicare for all, opposes corporate tax carve-outs, and he supports tuition-free access to higher education. When asked about promises to increase government provisions by candidates like Zohran Mamdani, El-Sayed said he believes that Democrats will trend in that direction. “You’re seeing that kind of resonance here in Michigan for sure. And I’m not surprised that you’re seeing that in New York, too. Government ought to be available to set an equal playing field for everybody and to offer those basic things that everybody needs and deserves,” El-Sayed told Fox News Digital in an interview. SHOCKING PERCENTAGE OF DEMOCRATS IDENTIFY AS ‘DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS’ ACCORDING TO NEW POLL: ‘TOXIC POLICIES’ El-Sayed’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how far government should go in providing some of those same services to non-residents. His campaign also did not address whether providing licenses for undocumented immigrants would be a tacit approval of their presence in the country. El-Sayed faces off against Rep. Haley Stevens on Tuesday evening in the state’s primaries. Whoever secures the party’s nomination will advance to the Nov. 3 general election.