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NEW DELHI: Shooting ace Manu Bhaker has urged her fellow Indian athletes to put the organisational issues surrounding the Asian Games behind them and focus on competition, saying the continental showpiece represents a “once in a lifetime opportunity and experience”.The build-up to the Games in Japan has been marred by complaints from athletes and officials…
One of the talking points surrounding Nani’s upcoming film ‘The Paradise’ has been his striking new look, with the actor sporting long hair and braids as part of his character Jadal’s appearance. During a recent promotional event in Karnataka, Nani spoke about the hairstyle and its connection to his character. His comments led to a…
For 22-year-old Snehal, being seen in public can sometimes mean dealing with stares, questions and cruel comments about her appearance. But behind the physical differences people notice first is a young woman with ambitions that she refuses to give up. Snehal, who shares her journey on Instagram through the account @swaggysnehal, has opened up about…
Wilt Chamberlain. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons In 2026, a nineteen-year-old reseller bought a warm-up jacket from a Goodwill store near Portland, Oregon, for $3.07; the jacket later turned out to be Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jacket, authenticated by Sotheby’s and sold for $89,600 at auction. This is yet another addition to an ever-growing list…
The chatbot used by a US Special Operations Command analyst had incorrectly identified the material listed in the ship’s manifest An intelligence report circulated across the US military this spring during the war with Iran set off an alarming chain of events after it claimed that a Chinese ship in the Middle East was carrying…
Every year, whenever a festival tithi begins on one Gregorian date and ends on another, one confusion immediately starts:Should the festival be observed on the day the tithi begins, or on the next day?Radha Ashtami 2026 is a good example.The Ashtami Tithi begins on September 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM and ends on September 19,…
Photo: dairyadventures/ Instagram In 2024, Narelle Zanker turned her 4,000-acre family dairy farm near Mannum into a living classroom where visitors could bottle-feed calves, watch milking in action and learn where their food really comes from. Two years later, her agritourism venture Dairy Adventures had welcomed more than 1,200 guests and earned her the 2026…
The Senate passed the bill 86-11 on August 7. (Photo: ANI) US President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, giving his administration expanded powers to impose sanctions and tariffs on Russia and countries that continue significant purchases of Russian oil and gas.The White…
Indian women’s cricket team and Mohsin Naqvi The Asia Cup trophies won by India’s men’s and women’s teams remain in Dubai, but BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has assured that both pieces of silverware will eventually make their way to the board’s headquarters in Mumbai.Saikia confirmed the development after the BCCI’s 95th Annual General Meeting in…
Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the first confirmed Diplodocus fossils outside of North America, marking the first-ever discovery outside the area. For 150 years, every confirmed bone of the animal came from one place, the Morrison Formation of western US. But recently, Sergio Sanchez Fenollosa and his colleagues found the same anatomical signature in a…
