Elon Musk publicly accused US president Donald Trump of being named in the Jeffrey Epstein files, escalating their ongoing feud. In Bengaluru, an FIR was filed against RCB after a stampede ahead of the team’s IPL victory parade. The government launched a central portal for mapping waqf properties. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said US vice president JD Vance understood India’s stance on Pakistan. Meanwhile, Dassault partnered with Tata to manufacture Rafale fuselages in Hyderabad. ‘Really big bomb’: Musk alleges Trump named in Epstein files; says ‘truth will come out’The public feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump intensified further after the Tesla company owner made a striking allegation against the US president. In a post on his own platform X, Musk wrote, “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!” Read full storyRCB victory parade stampede: FIR against RCB over stadium deaths, top cop suspendedPolice commissioner B Dayananda was among five senior Bengaluru cops, three of them IPS officers, suspended Thursday as the Karnataka govt scurried to fix responsibility for the death of 11 cricket fans and injuries to 75 others in a stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium ahead of IPL-winning RCB’s planned victory parade the previous afternoon. Read full storyCentral portal for waqf properties to be launched todayAhead of the launch of ‘UMEED’ central portal that will start the process of building a fresh database of all waqf properties, minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju has stressed that the portal in no way violates the law or the Constitution. Read full story‘JD Vance understood’: Shashi Tharoor in US says ‘India won the narrative’Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that US vice president JD Vance understood there could be no mediation between India and Pakistan, as it would imply an equivalence between the two countries. Read full storyDassault ties up with Tata to make Rafale fuselage in HyderabadFrench aerospace major Dassault Aviation has tied up with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to manufacture fuselage of Rafale fighters at Hyderabad, as part of the overall Rs 63,887 crore (almost Rs 7 billion) deal inked by India in April to acquire 26 maritime variants of the omni-role jets. Read full story
