- Elon Musk donated $5 million to Vivek Ra- maswamy’s gubernatorial campaign in Ohio.
- IIT Bombay announced plans to establish the first Indian Institute of Technology sub-campus in the United States through a partnership with the State University of New York (SUNY) at Old Westbury.
- A Pew Research Center survey found that only 45 percent of Indians hold a favorable view of the United States, down from 54 percent in 2025.
- Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh appointed Raj Chetty, professor of economics at Harvard University, to a special committee to investigate egg prices.
- India won more medals in boxing than any other sport at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
(1, 2, 3, and 5 really happened.)
Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge. [Comments? Contributions? Please email us at melvin@melvindurai.com. We welcome jokes, quotes, online clips, and more.]