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Houston horror: Employee beheads Indian-origin motel manager in front of wife & kids; murder on CCTV

Killer went on to kick around man's severed head in a parking lot. Victim identified as Chandra Nagamallaiah. Accused Yordanis Cobos-Martinez in custody of Dallas police.

Jailed for threats to Sikhs, story of Indian-American Bhushan Athale & his descent into hate

Athawale, originally from Nanded in Maharashtra, has been sentenced to 26 months in federal prison for issuing threats against employees of a Sikh non-profit.

4 of Indian origin arrested in US for human trafficking. Victims ‘forced to do programming work’

Police in Texas have released information on a months-long investigation into an alleged human trafficking & forced labour operation involving over 100 people, half of them victims.

Pioneer of radio evangelism in India & founder of controversial Believers Church, who was KP Yohannan

Yohannan died in US on 8 May from a cardiac arrest. The 74-year-old missionary, renowned in India and abroad, was founder of Gospel for Asia, a non-profit accused of financial misconduct.

23-year-old suspect who killed eight people near Chicago turns up dead in Texas

Police in Joliet, a town about 56 km southwest of Chicago, said investigators believed Romeo Nance knew the seven people slain at the two dwellings there.

Texas state highway electrification requires EV companies to include Tesla’s standard and CCS

Texas is the first state that will mandate Tesla's charging technology, giving a boost to CEO Elon Musk's hope of making it the national charging standard.

Texas school shooting: Husband dies 2 days after teacher killed, family says of ‘broken heart’

Irma Garcia, her co-teacher Eva Mireles and 19 children were shot dead at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday.

As Texas synagogue hostages rescued, gunman allegedly linked to ‘Lady Al-Qaeda’ Aafia Siddiqui

The gunman, now dead, had reportedly demanded the release of Siddiqui, who has alleged connections to Al-Qaeda & is serving 86-year sentence in US prison for attempted murder.

Texas hospital’s Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax is ‘not for profit’. It’s a ‘gift to the world’

In a statement, Biological E. said it plans to manufacture 75 million doses a month, anticipating more than 100 million doses per month by February 2022.

UK keeps its connection with Afghanistan via Pakistan and the return of ABBA after 40 years

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.