02-09-2025 WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has sued a former engineer at the company for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to its Grok chatbot and taking them to rival OpenAI. Musk’s company said in the complaint, opens new tab filed on Thursday in California federal court that Xuechen …

02-09-2025 WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court has ruled that most of Donald Trump’s tariffs are an overreach of his use of emergency powers as president. The so-called reciprocal tariffs, imposed on nearly every country the US trades with are being illegally imposed, the US Court of Appeals said on Friday. …

02-09-2025 CHICAGO: The mayor of Chicago has signed an order detailing how the city will resist a potential immigration crackdown threatened by the Trump administration. “We do not need nor want an unconstitutional and illegal military occupation of our city,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat. The order directs city …

02-09-2025 BEIJING/ NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the more than 20 world leaders attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, which is now the world’s largest regional grouping by population. The Beijing-backed bloc will convene on Sunday and Monday in the northern …

Hyderabad, Sept. 2 (Shoukat-PMI): As part of security arrangements for the upcoming Ganesh festival, a flag march was conducted on Tuesday evening in the South Zone with the participation of RAF personnel and Chatrinaka division police force. The march covered areas under Shalibanda, Moghalpura, and Chatrinaka police stations. Following the …

02-09-2025 PARIS/ LONDON: The Bayeux Tapestry, which documents the Norman invasion of England in 1066, will be closed to the public in France from Monday as opposition mounts ahead of its move to London. The next time it will be possible to see the nearly 1,000-year-old work of art should …

Hyderabad, Sept. 1(Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI): In view of the upcoming Ganesh immersion on September 6, the Charminar Division police held a coordination meeting with Ganesh organisers at Palki Garden, Hussainialam, on Monday. The meeting, chaired by ACP Charminar P. Chandrashekar, along with SHOs of Charminar, Hussainialam, and Kamatipura police stations, …

Hyderabad, September 1 (Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI): Hyderabad City Police Commissioner C.V. Anand has directed officials to ensure that Ganesh idol immersions are conducted smoothly and peacefully without any disturbances. He instructed that daily reviews be held regarding the security arrangements. On Monday, the Commissioner held a meeting with law and …

Hyderabad, Sept 1(PMI)  A simmering land dispute turned violent in Dandumailaram village, Ibrahimpatnam, on Sunday, leaving one man dead and four others injured. Police said the conflict involved 18 acres of farmland owned by G. Jangaiah, which has long been a point of contention among his four sons. Despite police …

01-09-2025 KABUL: One of Afghanistan’s worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and inclement weather. The disaster will further stretch the resources of the war-torn nation’s Taliban administration, already …