Grok, the artificial intelligence robot for Elon Musk’s X platform, malfunctioned on Thursday, leaving thousands of users without access. Some users suddenly logged out of their accounts. We encountered a similar issue when trying to log in and use the platform. We tried to log in and saw an “Authentication failed” message.
X and Grok shut down thousands of users on Thursday (Reuters)
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DownDetector, a platform that tracks online outages, showed at least 2,000 reports of Grok. Reports on X also surged. However, the Weibo site is working fine for us.
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SRINAGAR: Ulfat Bano collects about 25 letters from the district post office in south Kashmir’s Shopian every morning and sets out on foot. There was no mail van to jump into if she got tired, and no bicycle to use.The 55-year-old trudged through her native village of Hirapora, past wooden barns with stone walls and corrugated iron roofs and, when winter arrived, through knee-deep snow to get each envelope into the right hand.Ulfat’s daily life has remained the same for more than three decades, but she approaches her job with the enthusiasm and energy of a new employee. For Shirapora, Kashmir’s first female postman remains the only postal link to the outside world.No consideration was given to the terrain that Ulfat negotiated in the discharge of his duties. At Gila Pora’s altitude, snowfall can obscure walking trails for weeks.Whenever it snows (which is usually in the winter in these parts), Hierapolla falls asleep in a variety of ways. But the postal service can trust that Ulfat will be there as usual, holding an umbrella in one hand and a bundle of mail in the other, her Perrin the only spot of color on the white hillside.She refused to rest. Come rain or shine, the mail will go out.In a male-dominated profession, Ulfat earns a monthly salary of Rs 22,000 and works the same hours and scope as his male counterparts elsewhere in J&K. She couldn’t tell the difference. Nor is she seeking any concessions.At her age, with less than five years left before retirement, work has impacted Ulfat in a way it didn’t at 25. “It gets difficult sometimes,” she told TOI. “But my passion for this job doesn’t allow me to give up.”What keeps her going are the intangible rewards of her career. Over the past 30 years, Ulfat has watched hundreds of families erupt in celebration when she brings good news – a long-awaited letter, a job offer or a package from someone far away.“I think my job is a good thing,” Ulfat said. “It connects people across different geographies.”Ulfat sat on the wooden steps of the Hirapora Post Office, a small brick building with the familiar India Post logo hanging above green curtains, with his hands folded in his lap. It was a typically bright spring morning, which should make her feel a little more relaxed than she would have been if the weather had been bad.Inside the building, the next batch of letters and packages is being packed.
The internet quickly shifted focus to IShowSpeed after this unexpected incident occurred during his birthday live broadcast on March 26, 2026. The popular streamer celebrated his 21st birthday and received a special form of donation that caught him off guard. What’s even more interesting is that this was sent to him by his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Anne Williams.When the message was read aloud to everyone on the air, Speed’s reaction became the highlight. The streamer began to turn red and began to smile, appearing shy about the event.
IShowSpeed gets shy when ex Vanessa’s flirty birthday message goes viral
Vanessa’s donation message was simple, yet deeply personal. it says, “Hey Speed, I’m Vanessa and I know you miss me…you probably saw my TikTok so you know I’m in Miami, call my number, I miss you too.” Upon hearing this, Speed couldn’t hide his reaction. He smiled and looked away, his face still red, showing that the news really affected him. Fans quickly noticed this and started discussing it online.The moment also reminded fans of their past relationship. Speed and Vanessa started dating in 2024 and are often seen together on live streams and videos. She even surprised him on his 20th birthday in Argentina, which fans still remember. However, the couple split earlier in 2026 after being together for about two years. Speed said he preferred a different type of relationship, while Vanessa wanted something more serious and committed.Because of this news, many fans are wondering whether the two will get back together. Vanessa’s recent TikTok posts showing her in Miami have also increased curiosity. Some fans thought the message was funny, while others thought it could mean something more.Until then, Speed and Vanessa have yet to confirm their current relationship status. However, this little incident between the two has aroused heated discussions among netizens on the Internet. Fans will be waiting to see what new developments there will be between the two in the coming days.
this Trump administration Launched civil rights investigation into admissions policies at three major medical schools: Stanford University, Ohio State University and UC San Diego. According to the New York Times.
Trump administration investigates top U.S. medical schools (Bloomberg)
what happened?
The Justice Department sent letters to all three universities on Wednesday informing them of the investigation, according to The New York Times, which reviewed the documents and spoke with two officials familiar with the matter. Schools are given until April 24 to submit detailed data or risk losing vital federal funding.
The letters were signed by Harmeet K Dhillon, the Justice Department’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. She also shared a photo on social media while signing one of the letters, writing: “Launching a series of civil rights investigations. Another day in heaven!”
“At this time, our investigation will focus on possible racial discrimination in medical school admissions,” Dillon wrote in each letter.
The Ministry of Justice has asked universities to turn over the following materials by April 24:
Applicant data for each of the past seven years
Applicant’s test scores and home zip code
Any family relationship with an alumnus or university donor
Inside information about diversity, equity and inclusion
Letter between school officials and pharmaceutical companies regarding admissions policies
Why does this happen?
The investigation focused on possible discrimination against white applicants. this Supreme Court Race-based admissions ends in 2023, but many colleges believe they can still consider race indirectly, such as through essays or interviews. The Trump administration disagrees and is taking a stricter approach, backed by executive orders and guidance. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
so far, The government’s main concern is Issues such as anti-Semitism, transgender athlete policies and general admissions practices at universities such as Harvard, Penn and UCLA. By also targeting medical schools, the government is extending its reach and focusing directly on scientific institutions.
There is a larger political angle as well. President Trump I believe many universities are opposed to his conservative views. As such, these surveys are viewed as part of a broader effort to shift the political and racial balance in higher education.
All three schools are major recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In 2025, Stanford University will receive $575 million, UC San Diego will receive $427 million, and Ohio State University will receive $210 million. This gives the government strong financial powers over these universities.
SRINAGAR: The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) of J&K police on Thursday raided three locations in Srinagar and Budgam districts in connection with alleged fraud involving two men for allegedly issuing fake medical purchase orders to embezzle government funds amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Sanjay Kumar Sahu, owner of Delhi-based M/s Sanjay Trading Company, filed a written complaint with the police alleging that Emad Muzafar Makdoomi alias Imran Shah and Vikar Ahmad Bhat from Srinagar “dishonestly induced the company on the pretext of procuring medical supplies during Covid-19.”The defendants impersonated government officials and issued false appropriation orders to various departments and agencies. They created fake email IDs of the complaining companies and opened fraudulent bank accounts in their names to transfer payments.Police said the search was to collect evidence, including digital records and financial documents. The crime branch said preliminary investigation found that the accused used deception to obtain large sums of money, including from the office of the deputy commissioner, Anantnag, and tried to embezzle crores of rupees from the Government Medical College, Srinagar.
Green card holders are not U.S. citizens and they are not eligible to vote in any election.
A whole new set of laws will apply when individuals receive their information green card In the US after years of waiting and doing a lot of paperwork. Many green card holders get into trouble because they claim to be U.S. citizens and think they can vote, but a green card only makes an individual a legal permanent resident of the country, not a U.S. citizen. Immigration attorney Moumita Rahman explains what to expect after receiving a green card in the United States.
What green card holders can do
Green card holders are eligible for U.S. citizenship. If you obtained your green card by marrying a U.S. citizen and continue to live with your spouse, you can apply for naturalization after three years, while other categories take five years.
Green card holders can apply for other family members, unmarried adult children, etc. Unlike U.S. citizens, relatives of green card holders are not considered family members, and although green card holders can petition for relatives, approval will depend on visa availability.
As a green card holder, you are no longer tied to your employer. You can change jobs, change fields. But you should be careful when leaving the employer that sponsored your green card immediately after being approved.
Green card holders can start companies, hire employees, and purchase commercial real estate.
What green card holders cannot do
Green card holders are not allowed to vote in any election. It does not matter how many years a green card holder has lived in the United States. Pay taxes etc.
Green card holders cannot serve on juries. If someone receives any notice of jury duty, they must inform authorities that they are not a U.S. citizen but a green card holder.
You cannot claim to be a U.S. citizen in any way. Never check the boxes on any form as this can lead to trouble.
What green card holders must do
File your taxes every year like a U.S. citizen. It should be filed as a U.S. tax resident and not as a nonresident alien. Green card holders must report their worldwide income.
When you move, you must update your address with USCIS within 10 days, even if it is across the street.
If there are any conditions on your green card, you must remove those conditions.
Renew your green card before it expires.
Men between the ages of 18 and 25 must register for the Selective Service within 30 days of turning 18 or 30 days of receiving their green card, whichever is earlier.
Must physically reside in the United States for six months.
Savannah Guthrie Unable to hold back tears. The “Today” host gave her first interview since her 84-year-old mother Nancy was apparently abducted from her home in Arizona. In an interview with NBC News’ Hoda Kotb, the TV personality urged “someone” to “do the right thing” and provide information. She further spoke about her first reaction after learning the news about her mother.
Savannah Guthrie visits the Today show at Rockefeller Plaza on Thursday, March 5, 2026 in New York City. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Photo, File) (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
“We are in pain,” she said, further adding that she wakes up in the middle of the night every day thinking about what her mother went through.
“Think about what she’s been through. I wake up in the middle of the night, every night. In the dark, I imagine her fear. It’s unimaginable, but these thoughts need to be thought about. I won’t hide my face. But she needs to go home now.”
Cameron Guthrie knew it right away
Savannah further revealed that her brother Cameron, who works in the military, knew immediately that Nancy had been kidnapped for ransom.
Savannah said, “Do you think it’s because of me? He said I’m sorry honey, but maybe it is.”
Kotb revealed that her conversation with Guthrie will air on two episodes of “Today” on March 26 and March 27.
“Craig [Melvin]aluminum [Roker]and carson [Daly]As you can imagine, it was a very exciting conversation,” Kotb said. “We’ll have the full story for you tomorrow and Friday, but first, we do want to bring you a moment from the interview where Savannah shared a message for anyone who might know about Nancy. “
Looking back on the interview, Kotb added: “I’m fine. There’s a desperation in Savannah, and a callousness. I mean, she wants someone, whoever that person is, to see something and say something, and as you’ll see over the next few days, she talks about a lot of things. She talks about the investigation, she talks about her faith, she talks about how she’s getting through this, and that’s just part of it.”
The investigation enters a critical stage
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen on January 31, when she was transported to her home in Tucson, Arizona. When she failed to attend a scheduled church service the next day, authorities launched a search.
Investigators believe she was abducted overnight, with surveillance video showing a masked man at her front door. Officials also said they may know a motive behind the case, but details have not been disclosed.
Family calls for renewed attention
In a recent public statement, Guthrie and her siblings asked the Tucson community for help.
“We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of love from our neighbors, friends and people in Tucson. We are all a family now. We continue to believe that the Tucson and southern Arizona communities hold the key to solving this case. Someone knows something,” the family said.
“Members of this community may have important information that they are not even aware of. We want people to search their memories, especially around key times such as January 31, the early morning hours of February 1, and the late night of January 11,” the statement continued.
“We urgently ask this community to return attention to our mother’s case – please review camera footage, diary notes, text messages, observations or conversations that may be significant in retrospect. No detail is too small. That may be the key.”
‘We can’t calm down’
“We miss our mom with every breath we take, and we cannot rest until she is home. We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder. Our focus is simply to find her and bring her home. We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life. But we cannot do that until she is taken to her final resting place. Thank you for your continued prayers.”
Guthrie prepares to return to present day
Despite her personal crisis, Guthrie said she plans to return to “Today.”
“I don’t know how to come back, but I also don’t know how to not come back,” she said during a recent visit to the set. “You’re my family. And besides, I want to try it.”
TOI correspondent in London: Judges who dismissed fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi’s renewed anti-extradition appeal said their decision “presents a worrying picture of the use of prohibited treatments to extract confessions, which has been described as ‘common and pervasive'”.“We would have been willing to reopen this appeal but for the representations and assurances given by the Government of India,” Justices Stewart-Smith and Jay said in the order.Nirav Modi could be extradited to India within a month after final roll of the dice failed. He was unable to go to the Supreme Court because the high court on Wednesday refused to reopen his extradition appeal. He can contact the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and try to obtain an injunction against eviction under Article 39. Such requests are granted in exceptional circumstances when the applicant faces an imminent risk of irreversible harm.5 St Andrew’s Hill lawyer Ben Keith told TOI: “The timetable for deportation is 28 days from the High Court decision. This may be delayed due to an application to the European Court of Human Rights, or ongoing immigration applications or other logistical difficulties. However, it looks likely that this will be the end of it.”Nirav’s lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald KC, argued that Nirav’s anti-extradition appeal should be reopened after defense intermediary Sanjay Bhandari won the appeal because Nirav would face a real risk of torture by Indian investigative agencies.
U.S. citizenship doesn’t come cheap, the U.S. Department of Justice says as it revokes the citizenship of three criminals.
Ukrainian arms smuggler Vladimir Volgaev, Cuban woman Cabrera Diaz and Lebanese man Alec Nasreddine Kasir. All three held U.S. citizenship until the Donald Trump administration uncovered their criminal evidence and stripped them of their U.S. citizenship, making it clear that obtaining U.S. citizenship does not shield individuals from punitive action and that citizenship can be revoked. “U.S. citizenship is a sacred privilege, not a cheap status obtained dishonestly,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “These actions reflect the Department of Justice’s ongoing efforts to strip citizenship from those who conceal their crimes or deceive the American people during the immigration process.”
Ukrainian arms smuggler Vladimir Volgaev
Beginning in 2011, Volgaev was involved in purchasing, packaging, and smuggling gun parts to individuals in Ukraine and Italy. On September 30, 2025, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, seeking to revoke Volgaev’s citizenship based on his crimes and those he failed to disclose during the naturalization process.On March 23, the court ordered the revocation of Volgaev’s U.S. citizenship. The court held that Volgaev had violated the law in the period before naturalization and required him to show good moral character, so he was not eligible for naturalization. Additionally, the court found that Volgaev gave false testimony about his criminal background and obtained U.S. citizenship by knowingly misrepresenting those facts.
Cuban woman Cabrera Diaz
Mirelys Cabrera Diaz is a Cuban native and a resident of Hialeah, Florida. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2017. She committed health care fraud between 2011 and 2014 before naturalizing. She admitted that she and her co-conspirators paid kickbacks to patient recruiters for referring fraudulent prescriptions to the pharmacy where she worked.A U.S. District Court ruled that Cabrera Diaz was an illegal naturalized citizen. Among the naturalization requirements, Cabrera Diaz was required to prove that she is a person of good moral character within the “legal period” of five years before applying for naturalization and the oath of naturalization. The court concluded that she was unable to establish the good moral character required for naturalization because she conspired to commit health care fraud.
Lebanese criminal Alec Nasreddin Kasir
Cassirer committed marriage fraud because he claimed he had been living with his U.S. citizen spouse for three years before filing his naturalization application in March 2010. On November 14, 2018, he pleaded guilty to passport fraud in the Southern District of Florida. Cassirer admitted in the criminal complaint that he obtained a U.S. passport through fraudulent naturalization. He admitted that he did not live with his alleged U.S. citizen spouse or even in the same state; instead, they separated in 2009 and Cassirer moved to Florida. Cassirer was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering after his naturalization and immigration fraud was uncovered during an investigation into his trafficking in counterfeit goods.
TOI London correspondentNirav Modi on Thursday struck a defiant note in the dock in the Bank of India (BOI) trial, saying the banks, along with the CBI and ED, destroyed the business he spent 20 years building and that he did not commit the fraud against Punjab National Bank.Nirav testified in a separate civil trial in which he was accused of owing the BOI more than $10.7 million (Rs 100 crore) by providing a personal guarantee for a loan provided by Firestar Diamond FZE. He denied that he “knowingly” signed the bond and said he did not owe the BOI anything.He emerged from jail wearing a smart suit and appeared unfazed by Wednesday’s adverse extradition ruling. He took oaths to the Bhagavad Gita and put his hands through the dock railing while reading on his laptop.Beasley, representing BOI, asked him why he claimed there were no material adverse events in BOI’s repossession of the BOI loan in 2018, given the allegations that had emerged in the media about his company and his alleged fraud against PNB at the time.“From February 5,” Nirav replied. “That’s when the media picked up the story,” he said. “I remember that date. It was a life-changing event,” he said. “They said it was 110 billion rupees and the core was 6,000 rupees. There was no fraud. I don’t think his amount can enter the top 20 in India.”He then accused PNB of colluding with the CBI. “Usually a preliminary investigation is done and then an FIR is filed – filing an FIR without hearing from the respondent is unheard of. On February 2, I don’t think anyone knew except the CBI. Maybe PNB was working with the CBI, as PNB said on social media on February 3. On February 15, the ED stopped everything – neither manufacturing or finance could continue. My business stopped and the ED and CBI seized and sealed everything.“After the hearing, he told TOI that he could not comment on the extradition verdict.
