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A rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain has infected an American doctor in the Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting the WHO to declare a public health emergency. The outbreak has spread to Uganda, with health experts citing delayed response due to initial misidentification of the virus. The US is enhancing screening and entry restrictions to prevent further spread.

All is not well among the NDA allies in the State

The policy aims to draw fresh investments worth ₹5 lakh crore, create 10 lakh jobs, and boost the State’s export figures over the next five years

Report to be presented to both Houses of Parliament in due course, say officials

Mouni Roy is continuing to stay committed to her professional journey despite going through a difficult phase in her personal life. The actress, who recently confirmed her separation from husband Suraj Nambiar after four years of marriage, has now headed to the Cannes Film Festival for the screening of her film Bombay Stories.

A BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh announced a Rs 1 crore reward for beheading a Trinamool Congress MP over an old social media post. The remarks, made during a protest against alleged insult to Hindu deities, have sparked a political row. The MP had previously stated her account was hacked when the post was made.

A senior BJP leader's phone was snatched in Raipur during a morning walk, sparking a political row over law and order. Police swiftly apprehended a 19-year-old suspect and recovered the device within eight hours. The incident drew criticism from the Congress, which questioned the effectiveness of the city's police commissionerate system amidst rising crime rates.

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Elon Musk has lost his $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI. A nine-person Oakland jury has unanimously cleared OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Microsoft in Elon Musk's $150 billion lawsuit, ruling the Tesla CEO sued too late. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed the case on the spot. Musk had accused them of "stealing a charity" he co-founded in 2015. The verdict clears OpenAI's path to a planned $1 trillion IPO.