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Adding another exciting chapter to India’s fastest-growing sport, Bengaluru Open 2025 — the third stop of the World Pickleball League (WPL) Tour — officially kicked off today.The tournament was inaugurated by acclaimed filmmaker and co-owner of Bengaluru Jawans, Atlee Kumar, who also played a friendly pickleball match with the participants.Organized in association with Karnataka State Pickleball Association, the event features more than 250 national and international players.“Bengaluru is a city close to my heart. The passion for sports here is incredible. I truly believe our Bengaluru Jawans team can become champions again,” said Atlee renowned director,…

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a majestic 173 not out as India stamped their authority on Day 1 of the second and final Test against the West Indies by reaching 318/2 in 90 overs at stumps at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Friday.   After winning the toss, Jaiswal and KL Rahul put on a steady 58-run stand before the latter was dismissed. The opener was then involved in a huge 193-run partnership with B Sai Sudharsan, who made 87 – his first Test fifty in India. Jaiswal shifted gears post-lunch to bring up his hundred with flair in a knock…

Speculation around Rishabh Pant’s participation has ended as Delhi has announced its 24-member squad for the Ranji Trophy opener against Hyderabad. However, Pant has not been included in the squad for the match starting October 15. The India wicketkeeper-batter, 26 years old, continues his recovery from a toe fracture sustained during the Manchester Test against England in July and remains sidelined from competitive cricket. In the lead-up to Delhi’s Ranji Trophy opener, there were multiple reports suggesting that Pant might make his domestic comeback and even potentially lead the side during the tournament. Despite this, his name is missing from…

Australia is inching closer to Asia at a pace too slow to feel, yet fast enough to throw off GPS systems and, in time, reshape the planet. According to leading geophysicists, the continent is drifting 7 centimeters per year — the same speed your fingernails grow — setting the stage for a tectonic collision that could transform landscapes, disrupt ecosystems, and eventually create a new supercontinent. The data comes from long-term research led by Professor Zheng-Xiang Li at Curtin University, whose work on Earth’s ancient supercontinents has revealed that these massive landmasses don’t just break apart — they eventually regroup.…

Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continues to take giant strides in international cricket, as he scored his seventh Test century during the ongoing second Test against the West Indies in Delhi. With this remarkable feat, the 23-year-old has now surpassed Shubman Gill and Ravi Shastri in the list of Indian batters with the most international centuries before the age of 23, joining an elite group that includes the likes of Alastair Cook, Javed Miandad, and Kane Williamson. Jaiswal Joins Elite Company In achieving this milestone, Jaiswal has equalled the record of seven Test centuries before turning 24, a feat previously accomplished…

Paramount Pictures The “Star Trek” franchise has included Easter eggs for decades. All the way back in the original 1966 series, for example, the Enterprise’s service crawlways were known as “Jefferies tubes” in honor of Matt Jefferies, the art director who designed the ship for the series. Since then, Easter eggs have been a staple of “Trek,” with newer shows like “Strange New Worlds” brimming with references to classic episodes and even other franchises. And in the 2009 reboot film from director J.J. Abrams, there’s an Easter egg many fans…

(Bloomberg) — The first week of a government shutdown is usually the easy one. It only gets harder after that.As the standoff between President Donald Trump and Congress stretches into its second week — and with no end in sight — the real-world impacts of the shutdown are starting to rise. Air travel, taxpayer services and national parks are among the first government functions to feel the strain of a prolonged impasse, and some agencies have implemented a sort of rolling blackout of services to conserve funds and respond only to emergencies. More than a quarter million federal employees missed scheduled paychecks…

New Delhi: Behavioural therapies may be effective for treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), an intestinal disorder causing pain in the stomach — according to a study on Friday.  IBS affects around 5 per cent of people worldwide and is characterised by abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits. There is no cure, and treatments such as diet changes and medications often only provide partial relief of symptoms; therefore, medical guidelines also recommend considering behavioural therapies. Add Zee News as a Preferred Source The study, published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, showed that brain-gut behaviour therapies, including forms of cognitive…

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government and the Centre are continuing their tussle over the rehabilitation package for the victims of the devastating landslides, which claimed hundreds of lives more than a year ago in Wayanad.Despite efforts by Kerala’s Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, the Centre has so far not allotted Rs 1202.12 crore as the immediate relief package that the state has been demanding. The state has also requested Rs 2,221.03 crore for reconstruction work. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was in Delhi on Thursday and Friday, meeting Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to reiterate the state’s demands. Show Full Article…

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