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The year was 2009. Denmark and Macau walked away from their bids to host the BWF World championships. The opportunity fell into India’s lap. Hyderabad had no clue at the time that it was about to stage the opening scene of a story that would take 17 years to finish telling.In 2009, the country did not have the cast of characters to make a home World championships a triumph. Badminton had only flickered across the Indian imagination during Prakash Padukone’s All England title in 1980 and P. Gopi Chand’s echoing of it 21 years later — stray flares in a…
LIBRA Weekly Horoscope – Harmony, Wise Decisions, and Meaningful Relationships Lead You Forward (AI Image) The week opens on a slightly heavy note, Libra. Early on, your mood may swing more than usual, and small setbacks can feel larger than they really are. If Monday begins with overspending, low energy, or that familiar cloud of self-doubt, don’t panic. This is not the whole story of your week. It’s just the first patch of rough weather before the sky clears.Be extra careful while commuting, especially if you’re rushing for work, a family errand, or a short outstation visit. Slow down. A…
Growing up can make the relationship between children and parents feel a little complicated. There may be more arguments over phone use, friends, studies, clothes, outings, or simply wanting some space. For adolescents, independence starts becoming important, while parents may still be trying to protect and guide them.This does not mean the relationship has to become distant. In fact, small changes in the way teenagers communicate can make home feel much easier for everyone.Images: Canva (for representative purposes only) Source link
On 15 August 1947, India awoke to freedom after a long and difficult struggle. The lowering of the Union Jack and the unfurling of the Tricolour marked the birth of an independent nation, but Independence was not the end of India’s struggle. It was the beginning of a much larger responsibility—the responsibility of transforming political freedom into social and economic freedom, and of building a nation capable of providing dignity, opportunity and security to all its citizens. The India inherited in 1947 faced enormous challenges: widespread poverty, low literacy, inadequate healthcare, food shortages, limited industrialisation, weak infrastructure, scarce electricity and poor…
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday accused BRS leaders of “performing occult rituals” to discredit the Congress government and questioning why they kept their temple visits under wrapsReddy challenged Harish Rao to disclose details of the temples he had visited and the occult rituals he allegedly performed. (ANI File Photo)Without naming BRS MLA T Harish Rao, Reddy alleged that a former minister had visited temples in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to perform occult rituals, purportedly praying for drought, farmers’ distress and the downfall of the Congress government.”Why did you not share details of your temple visits to Tamil…
OpenAI’s first ChatGPT-powered device is said to be a smart speaker OpenAI has abandoned plans to cool its planned S7 data center in Sydney, Australia, with recycled water. OpenAI nixed the plans in favor of a closed-loop liquid cooling system. According to a report in Reuters, Developers of a massive data centre OpenAI wants to build in Australia have abandoned plans to cool it with recycled water, switching to a more energy-intensive method that undercuts government efforts to curb the booming sector’s drain on resources.The 612-megawatt ‘S7’ facility, planned as one of the largest data hubs in the world, initially…
PM Modis free coaching promise meets Indias digital realityPM’s free coaching promise comes as 27% of students already use private coaching, while SATHEE has crossed 15 lakh registered learners.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement of a nationwide network of free online coaching for competitive examinations has opened a larger question than how the new initiative will be implemented: does India really need to build a new system, or does it need to connect and scale the one it has already spent years creating?In his address from the Red Fort on Saturday, Modi said the pressure of coaching classes had…
Shah Rukh Khan marked Independence Day with a heartfelt message for his fans, reflecting on what being Indian means to him. As India celebrates 80 years of independence on August 15, 2026, the actor took to X to share a note centred on the country’s diversity, unity and sense of belonging.Sharing his Independence Day wishes, Shah Rukh wrote, “A very Happy Independence Day to all. There’s something special about being Indian…the colours, the contrasts, the beautiful differences, the spirit and above all, the feeling of belonging to something much bigger than ourselves…our Country. May we always value what we have…
Fuel prices are seen listed as motorists make their way during the evening commute in Monterey Park, California, on Thursday (August 13, 2026). | Photo Credit: AFP The top U.S. priority now in the Iran war is no longer its nuclear programme but to bring gasoline prices down for American consumers, the Vice-President said on Thursday, with the Treasury Secretary adding that new economic punishment to wear down Tehran is imminent.The comments by Vice President J.D. Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent illustrate the powerful leverage Tehran has gained by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz.Preventing Iran from obtaining a…
India beat Wales in the World Cup opener. (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India made a confident start to their FIH Hockey World Cup campaign, defeating Wales 3-1 in their opening Pool D match at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen on Saturday. Captain Harmanpreet Singh led from the front with a brace, scoring in the 11th and 43rd minutes, while Sanjay opened the scoring in the eighth minute as the former champions established control early in the contest.India’s dominance was reflected in their ability to make their penalty corners count. Sanjay converted India’s second penalty corner in the…