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Usha Vance's RNC speech on Indian heritage amidst 'send them back' chants a stark contradiction

 Usha Chilukuri Vance on Wednesday spoke proudly about her Indian roots and immigrant parents at the Republican National Convention. However, social media users criticised her for what they perceive as a glaring inconsistency: the strongly anti-immigrant sentiment prevalent among the audience she addressed. Talking about her Indian roots, Usha had said, 'I grew up in San Diego in a middle-class community with two loving parents both immigrants from India and a loving sister.' Throughout the event, signs reading "Mass Deportations Now" dotted the convention floor, and chants of "send them back" echoed multiple times when politicians, including Usha Vance's husband, JD Vance, spoke about "illegal aliens" entering the country. People holding 'Mass deportation now' cards at RNC According to experts, this contradiction confirms a long-standing strategy employed by the right. Pawan Dhingra, an American studies professor at Amherst College, ex...
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Not Microsoft, it was a Crowdstrike outage: Here’s what happened

  On Friday, many Windows users experienced a sudden Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), causing significant disruptions globally. Contrary to initial assumptions, the issue was not caused by Microsoft but by a recent update from Crowdstrike, a US-based cybersecurity company. What happened? The BSOD is a critical error screen that forces the system to freeze, making it temporarily unusable. Such errors often result from software issues. Related Articles     'This is not a cyberattack': CrowdStrike CEO steps in as Microsoft Azure outage grounds flights and other businesses     Microsoft outage: What is CrowdStrike, the service causing ‘Blue Screen of Death’ worldwide     Microsoft outage: SBI, Railways say operations not impacted amid global disruption The cause The root of this problem was traced to a recent update from Crowdstrike. This update included a faulty file, which led to the widespread BSOD issues. It's important to note that this iss...
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Over 300 Indian Students Return As Quota Row Sparks Violence In Bangladesh

 The worsening situation in Bangladesh, which has seen widespread protests for weeks, has forced Indian students to return home using any available means, with over 300 crossing through border points in the northeast on Friday alone. Over 100 people have died as students across Bangladesh have clashed with security forces and pro-government activists over the reintroduction of reservation in government jobs.   The protests, which have been on for at least three weeks, escalated significantly on Monday, when violence broke out at Dhaka University. Six people were killed the next day, prompting the government to order the closure of universities across the country. Many of the students who returned were pursuing MBBS degrees and most of them were from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir. Two key routes used by the students to return on Friday were the international land port at Akhurah near Agartala in Tripura and the international land port at Dawki in Megha...
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Statement on Falcon Content Update for Windows Hosts - crowdstrike.com

  CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This was not a cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. We are referring customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous public updates on our blog. We further recommend organizations ensure they’re communicating with CrowdStrike representatives through official channels. Our team is fully mobilized to ensure the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers. We understand the gravity of the situation and are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disruption. We are working with all impacted customers to ensure that systems are back up and they can deliver the services their customers are counting on. We assure our customers that CrowdStrike is operating normally and this issue does not affect our Falcon platform systems. I...
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The Situation At Delhi, Mumbai Airports Day After Global IT Outage

 Airports across India are still grappling with issues from yesterday's massive Microsoft outage. Although the situation has improved significantly since Friday's chaotic scenes, passengers continue to face challenges, particularly at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI). At Delhi's IGI Airport's Terminal 3, passengers experienced some improvement today, but a few problems persist. Yesterday, the automatic self-drop baggage and check-in machines were non-functional, causing long queues outside Gate No. 5 in Terminal 3. While many passengers can print out their boarding passes today, international travellers still face issues with boarding pass generation, with some being issued manual passes inside the airport. The Digi Yatra machines at Gates 1-3, which facilitate seamless entry, remain non-operational, necessitating manual entries. Display boards showing wait times, flight schedules, and other crucial information, which were down yesterday, are now fu...
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