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Hyderabad man shot dead in US' Philadelphia during pizza delivery, family says ‘it was a trap'

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Hyderabad man shot dead in US' Philadelphia during pizza delivery, family says ‘it was a trap'

The sister of the deceased said nothing was stolen from him. He was told to deliver pizza in an abandoned area and they later came to know it was a “decoy,” she added.Anshul Kuncha was in the US to pursue his Master's degree in Business Analytics and graduated in 2024.( (LinkedIn/Anshul Kuncha))A 28-year-old man from Hyderabad, Telangana, was allegedly shot dead in the United States while delivering pizzas, his family members said. He was identified as Anshul Kuncha.The incident happened in Philadelphia on the intervening night of June 5 and 6, as per the information received by his family in Gundlapochampally, news agency PTI reported.The Consulate General of India in New York confirmed the incident in a post on 'X' on Saturday, and expressed grief on the demise of Anshul Kuncha."We are deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Mr. Anshul Kuncha, an Indian national in Philadelphia, PA. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences to his family during this difficult time. The Consulate is in touch with Anushul's family and is extending all possible assistance," the statement read.Who was Anshul Kuncha?Anshul Kuncha, worked in an MNC in North Philadelphia, US and he was doing pizza deliveries on weekends for extra source of income, Tanvi, the sister of the deceased was quoted by PTI as saying.Anshul left for the US about four years ago for studies.She recalled her brother was a very loving and joyful person. "He didn't want to go to the US, but we sent him...and (now) look what he ended up in. This is a message to all the parents who are sending their children to the US. Do not send your kids to the US," she said.What exactly happened to him?"We were informed that he [Anshul] was shot in the head three times and left on the road," his sister said.She said nothing was stolen from him. He was told to deliver pizza in an abandoned area and they later came to know it was a "decoy," she added."It was a trap. It was to kill him. I don't know what they gained out of it or what intentions they had. They took my brother and killed him," she claimed, as per PTI.She sought justice and appealed to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to bring back the mortal remains of her brother at the earliest."We have been informed the body would be handed over on Monday. Just give us our brother back. That's all I want. And I do want justice. We don't have any suspicion...it's a decoy. As per US media reports, it seems there were two gunmen wearing black masks with backpacks," she further said.Earlier, he was robbed by a few men who took his chain, phone and cash, Tanvi said.Stay updated with the latest Trending, India , World and US news. HomeNewsUs NewsHyderabad man shot dead in US' Philadelphia during pizza delivery, family says ‘it was a trap'More

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Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives

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Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives

8 hours agoJaroslav LukivInstagram/University of Genoa/Albatros Top BoatAmong the five who died were Giorgia Sommacal (L), her mother Monica Montefalcone (C) and diving instructor Gianluca BenedettiFive Italians have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, the foreign ministry in Rome has said."The divers are believed to have died while attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50 metres (164ft)," the ministry said, adding that this happened in Vaavu Atoll.Four of the divers were part of a University of Genoa team, including professor of ecology Monica Montefalcone, her daughter and two researchers.The Maldives' military said one body had been found in a cave about 60m underwater, and the other four divers were believed to be also there.It said divers with special equipment had been sent to the area, describing a search operation as a very high risk.The incident is believed to be the worst single diving accident in the tiny Indian Ocean nation, a popular tourist destination because of its string of coral islands.The five Italians entered the water on Thursday morning, local media reported. The crew of the diving vessel they were travelling on reported them missing when they failed to resurface later on.Police said the weather was rough in the area, about 100km (62 miles) south of the capital Malé. A yellow warning was issued for passenger boats and fishermen.FacebookMuriel Oddenino (L) and Federico Gualtieri were also part of the University of Genoa groupThe University of Genoa later named the victims as Montefalcone, her daughter Giorgia Sommacal, who was also a student, research fellow Muriel Oddenino and marine biology graduate Federico Gualtieri.The fifth victim has been named as boat operations manager and diving instructor Gianluca Benedetti.In a statement on X, the university expressed its "deepest condolences" to the victims.Diving and snorkelling accidents are relatively rare in the Maldives, although several fatalities have been reported in recent years.In 2024, a Japanese lawmaker died while snorkelling in Lhaviyani Atoll.Getty Images

iPhone 18 Pro to Launch in September With These 10 New Features

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iPhone 18 Pro to Launch in September With These 10 New Features

At long last, Android and iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end encrypted text messages. On Monday, end-to-end encrypted messaging is starting to roll out in beta for conversations between iPhone and Android users running the most up-to-date software. End-to-end encrypted (e2ee) messaging is an important privacy feature that makes users far less susceptible to surveillance by hackers, governments, or the companies that make these communication platforms. When these messages are sent between devices, they’re encrypted while in transit, making it near-impossible for anyone else to intercept and read the message. But until now, messages sent between iPhone and Android devices could not be end-to-end encrypted (e2ee), even though iMessage has been encrypted since its launch in 2011, and Android users have been able to communicate among themselves via e2ee since 2021. Over the years, iOS and Android users have had clunky communications — Android users can’t use Apple’s proprietary iMessage, but Apple refused to support RCS messaging, a more sophisticated upgrade to decades-old SMS texting, since 2020. Now the industry-standard texting protocol, RCS brings features like typing indicators, read receipts, emoji reactions, longer message lengths, and encryption to text messages. But Apple didn’t support RCS until 2023, once it finally caved due to regulatory pressure. Google had urged Apple to support RCS texting to make communication between their devices more seamless — this was such an issue that people sincerely thought about “green bubble stigma,” referring to the color of the message bubbles that iPhone users receive from Androids. Until Apple started supporting RCS, it was a common headache for iPhone users to get texts from their Android-using friends that would break group chats, or result in terrible quality multimedia sharing. Now, Apple’s long-awaited support of e2ee on RCS helps further close the gap between green and blue bubbles. End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging has only begun to roll out in beta, so users may not have access just yet. If a conversation between Google and Apple devices is encrypted, the users will see a lock icon that indicates that the chat is protected. When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn’t affect our editorial independence. Amanda Silberling is a senior writer at TechCrunch covering the intersection of technology and culture. She has also written for publications like Polygon, MTV, the Kenyon Review, NPR, and Business Insider. She is the co-host of Wow If True, a podcast about internet culture, with science fiction author Isabel J. Kim. Prior to joining TechCrunch, she worked as a grassroots organizer, museum educator, and film festival coordinator. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and served as a Princeton in Asia Fellow in Laos. You can contact or verify outreach from Amanda by emailing amanda@techcrunch.com or via encrypted message at @amanda.100 on Signal. View Bio

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Laura Fernandez sworn in as Costa Rica’s new president

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Laura Fernandez sworn in as Costa Rica’s new president

Just nowNick ThorpeBudapest correspondentReutersPeter Magyar was sworn in on Saturday, almost a month after he won a landslide victory in Hungary's electionHungary's new prime minister, Péter Magyar, has been sworn in, almost a month after he steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.Tisza holds 141 seats out of 199 in the new parliament - up from zero, a result of the party being founded just two years ago.Tens of thousands of people are expected to take part in a "celebration of freedom and democracy" outside parliament in Budapest, along the shores of the Danube. Magyar has told Hungarians to step through the "gateway of regime change".Orbán's Fidesz party crumbled from 135 to 52 seats, and shows signs of imploding.Each day brings new revelations or allegations of corruption against a party which has governed Hungary almost unchallenged since 2010. Magyar has promised a "change of system" as well as a change of government.It is not known whether Orbán will attend Saturday's opening session of parliament, even as a simple guest."The main priority is to set up the government... on the ruins of the previous one," Zoltán Tarr, incoming Minister for Social Relations and Culture, told the BBC."We are ready to face a very grim economic situation. But at the moment, we just don't know the severity."A spending spree initiated by the Orbán government in the past eight months came on top of years in which state contracts and funds were channelled to business circles close to Fidesz. The budget deficit has already swollen close to the planned target for the whole year.AFP via Getty ImagesMagyar is being sworn in at the Hungarian parliament, where preparations took place this weekThe incoming government is at pains to show that it is morally stronger than Fidesz. One prominent businessman, György Wáberer, who switched from Fidesz to Tisza a week before the election, told a journalist he had donated £242,000 (€280,000, $331,000) to Tisza. Magyar promptly returned the money to him. When Magyar's brother-in-law, Márton Melléthei-Barna, was named justice minister, the new government was bitterly criticised on social media. On Thursday evening, Melléthei-Barna announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the post, "to ensure that not even the slightest shadow is cast on the transition".Incoming Tisza ministers say there will be no revenge against the outgoing government, but those guilty of financial crimes will be held accountable. A new "office to recover stolen assets" will be set up."I don't think that we should talk about a guillotine," said Tarr, in response to calls for those responsible for siphoning off the national wealth to go on trial."We are talking about investigations and actions which are totally in line with the rule of law. Interestingly enough, the current chief prosecutor, and the police, have started certain investigations which they did not start before the election. They are questioning people."Ferenc ISZA/AFP via Getty ImagesViktor Orbán has decided not to take up his seat in parliament and avoided the cameras when he went to visit the presidentThe small number of prosecutions of prominent figures in Hungary in the past "is turning into a steady flow", a source close to the prosecutor's office told the BBC, "not because we didn't want to prosecute before, but because the police and the tax office were reluctant to gather evidence"."What has changed is that people are now coming forward. So a lot more evidence is suddenly available," the source added.One target of police investigations is the media empire of Gyula Balásy, which won millions in government contracts over the past decade, and ran Fidesz campaigns hostile to migrants, as well as "enemies", who ranged from billionaire businessman and philanthropist George Soros, to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and Magyar himself.In a tearful interview last week, Balásy said he wanted to hand over his compani

Shivalinga found during excavation for Simhastha 2028 near Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple

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Shivalinga found during excavation for Simhastha 2028 near Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple

Authorities in Ujjain of Madhya Pradesh on Friday, May 1, uncovered a large Shivalinga during excavation work near the Mahakaleshwar Temple complex. The excavation was being done as part of preparations for Simhastha 2028. According to the reports, the Shivalinga was found near the prepaid booth area.The Shivalinga was found during land-clearing operations involving heavy machinery for the temple’s expansion.Speaking of the discovery, Akash Sharma, priest at Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple, said that the Shivalinga was found when ‘Bhasma Aarti’ was being performed inside the temple.“This is the same place of...

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