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The India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 clash has once again become more than just a cricket match—it’s a debate fuelled by politics, public sentiment, and national pride. Scheduled for September 14 in Dubai, the marquee contest has triggered heated discussions in India following the Pahalgam terror attack earlier this year. Amid calls to boycott the fixture, Sunil Gavaskar has stepped up in defence of the Indian players, insisting that the stars are merely following government orders and should not be vilified. Sunil Gavaskar: “Players Are Helpless, They Follow Government Instructions” Speaking to India Today, the legendary opener stressed that…

From a dovecote at Lalbagh to the old clubs of the city, if you are near a part of Bengaluru that is of any significant age, Meera Iyer has probably helped document it in her books.Iyer’s first work, Discovering Bengaluru, is one of the more comprehensive and accessible English resources published in recent years, dealing broadly with the history of most parts of the city that one might see as a pedestrian. Her latest, India in Triangles, co-authored with Shruthi Rao, deals with the history of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, an initiative in which Bengaluru also played a…

Government data shows Bengaluru as the deadliest city for road users in Karnataka, with reckless driving and weak enforcement fuelling the crisis.Bengaluru continues to hold the grim record of being Karnataka’s most accident-prone city, with government data revealing that the city witnesses an average of one accident every 11 hours and one fatality every 12 hours. Over the last five and a half years, the city has recorded 21,910 accidents, resulting in 4,154 deaths and more than 16,000 injuries. Despite a marginal dip in the overall state numbers, Bengaluru’s roads remain the most dangerous.Also Read:File your cybercrime complaint with a…

The Congress’s five guarantees in Karnataka, which are largely seen to have propelled it to power in the state in 2023, resulted in a Rs 5,229 crore reduction in capital expenditure on infrastructure in the 2023-2024 fiscal year and will cause a strain on the economy if the subsidies are not rationalised, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has said. According to the CAG report, which was tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday, the reduction in expenditure has also resulted in a 68 per cent delay in projects across the state. “The State also reduced the capital expenditure towards…

The salesperson hawking Brother printers on Taobao works hard—like, really hard. At any time of the day, even when there’s no audience on the Chinese ecommerce platform, the same woman wearing a white shirt and black skirt is always livestreaming, boasting about the various features of different office printers. She has a phone in one hand and often checks it as if to read a sales script or monitor the viewer comments coming in.“My friends, I’ve gotta plug this game-changing office tool that can double your workplace efficiency, ” the salesperson said during one recent broadcast, trying to achieve the…

As the weather shifts, our digestion often takes a hit. Seasonal transitions can affect gut health, leading to bloating, acidity, or weakened immunity. Thankfully, certain drinks can help keep your digestive system balanced and healthy. Here are 9 gut-friendly drinks you can include in your daily routine to stay energised and comfortable throughout the changing seasons:- 1. Warm Lemon Water Starting your day with warm lemon water helps in detoxifying the body, balancing pH levels, and stimulating digestion. The vitamin C boost also strengthens immunity during seasonal transitions. 2. Buttermilk (Chaas) A staple in Indian kitchens, chaas is rich…

New Delhi: A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids is not only good for adults, but also crucial to ward off the development of shortsightedness (myopia) in children, according to a global study.  Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs), which can only be obtained from the diet — found predominantly in fish oils — are thought to improve or prevent several chronic eye conditions, including dry eye disease and age-related macular degeneration. But whether they can help ward off myopia wasn’t clear, as studies to date have been experimental and haven’t included people. ALSO READ | How Eating 2 Kiwis A…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron denounced Netanyahu’s remarks as “abject” and “erroneous” in response to Israel Prime Minister’s accusations that his intention to recognize a Palestinian state is fueling antisemitism.Tensions between Israel and traditional allies escalated in recent weeks following Macron’s pledge last month — a move followed by Britain, Canada and Australia but strongly opposed by Israel. Macron’s strong comments come as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday brushed off Netanyahu’s accusations that the Australian leader is a “weak politician who had betrayed Israel” by recognizing a Palestinian state.“The analysis that France’s decision to recognize the…

Last year, filmmaker Paul Schrader—the director of Blue Collar, American Gigolo, and First Reformed, and writer of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver—issued what seemed like the last word on artificial intelligence in Hollywood filmmaking. A few days after the release of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi blockbuster Dune: Part Two, Schrader asked his Facebook followers: “Will Dune 3 be made by AI? And, if it is, how will we know?”Schrader is well regarded not only as a director, but one of cinema’s top-shelf curmudgeons, quick with a wry burn or baiting shit-post. But his Dune tweet seemed like more than another provocation. It…

These sellers do brisk business online. On mainstream platforms like Ebay, they often upcharge novice antkeepers, the same trafficker tells WIRED; more sophisticated hobbyists buy and sell on private Discord servers. “Everyone on Discord has their respect towards each other about prices,” the trafficker says. They estimate an order that might go for roughly $350 on Discord could go for like $1,000 on eBay.Ebay’s current policy on live animal sales prohibits the selling of ants, but according to tests performed by WIRED, it’s easy to find a wide variety of species for sale on the platform, from common sights throughout…