Police in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, have arrested 17 individuals, including a doctor, revenue clerks, lawyers, and a bank employee, for allegedly rewriting death certificates to falsely claim government compensation for snakebite victims. The fraud, active since 2018, totals over Rs 17.24 crore.
Deadly earthquakes in Venezuela have killed over 2,295 people, with thousands injured and missing. Recovery efforts are largely driven by volunteers and neighbors like Andreina Velasquez, as government aid has been slow and inadequate, leading to public anger. International support is arriving, but critics note aid appears stalled or seized by the state.
Rescuers, including foreign teams, search for survivors in Venezuela's earthquake rubble with limited government aid, as the 96-hour window for easy rescue passes.
The Trump administration is intervening in a Clean Air Act lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI Corp., arguing the NAACP's suit threatens national security by targeting infrastructure powering military AI systems like Grok. The NAACP alleges xAI is operating dozens of unpermitted gas turbines in Mississippi, causing health and noise concerns.
Elon Musk responded to claims that his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, owe their success to government support, stating such claims are "totally false." He argued that government incentives represent less than 2% of their value and that removing EV tax credits actually boosted Tesla sales.
