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NRI couple in Ireland for 11 years to move back to Pune and raise daughters with grandparents. An Indian tech couple living in Ireland for more than a decade say they plan to move back to Pune by May next year, citing rising work pressure, concerns about artificial intelligence and the lack of family support while raising their two daughters.The couple shared their plans in a Reddit post, saying their children currently spend most of their day in childcare and school-related arrangements because the family has no relatives nearby.They said their routine in Ireland typically runs from 8am to 6pm,…

Indian-origin man Inderdeep Singh Gosal has been convicted of manslaughter for fatally stabbing Paul Schmidt during a confrontation over smoking at a Starbucks in downtown Vancouver.Gosal was acquitted of second-degree murder in the March 26, 2023 incident. He has been in custody since his arrest shortly after the stabbing, CTV News reported.The confrontation began after Schmidt objected to Gosal smoking cannabis near the café’s entrance. The exchange became physical when Schmidt approached Gosal.Justice Kathleen Ker said CCTV footage was the most reliable evidence presented during the trial. The footage showed Schmidt advancing towards Gosal, who removed a knife from his…

India players Mohammed Siraj and Devdutt Padikkal are set to play the Duleep Trophy final for South Zone against East Zone at Chennai’s Chidambaram Stadium. The five-day match starts on Sunday.Mohammed Siraj and Devdutt Padikkal (not in the pic) recently played in the Sri Lanka Test series. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)They are good to go but there is a little problem for Tilak Varma (South Zone captain) and Ishan Kishan (East Zone captain). Both are also part of the three-T20I series against Afghanistan starting September 13 in New Delhi. One can see there is not much time between the Duleep Trophy…

Arumainayagam was a brilliant winger in his heyday. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Indian football great I. Arumainayagam was conferred the Arjuna Award (Lifetime) 2025 on Tuesday.Arumainayagam, now in his 86th year, played for India during one of its most celebrated periods and was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta.The speedy winger also turned out for the country at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, where India finished runner-up, and at the 1966 Merdeka Cup, where India finished third.He made his international debut against Thailand on August 28, 1962, at the…

R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium. | Photo Credit: File photo: SANDEEP SAXENA Ahead of Sunday’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the All India Tennis Association (AITA), focus is back on the AITA Trust.The Trust was established in September 2000 by the AITA for the “promotion and development of tennis throughout the country”, and was also handed exclusive property rights with respect to the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium in Delhi.Prima facie, this is a duplication of the AITA’s role and a shifting of responsibilities from an elected, not-for-profit body to a parallel power-centre.Recently, the Trust was also seen as unaccountable when Justice (retd.) Gita Mittal, the Delhi High Court-appointed administrator of AITA, asked for…

Undercover, Chagall, Zuccaro and Mansa Musa impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday (Aug. 22) morning.Inner sand:600m: Aries (Peter) 40. Easy. Brihati (S.J. Sunil), Casuarina (Peter) 41. They were easy. Immortal Star (Gore), Star Dream (Saurav) 40. They finished level freely.800m: Styx (T.S. Jodha), Ricochet (P. Vinod) 52, 600/38. Former was urged and finished a distance ahead. Winter Sun (Peter) 57, 600/41. Easy. Shubhankar (Bhawani) 52, 600/39. Worked well. Valtat (Merchant), Expedite (C. Umesh) 55, 600/42. Former ended two lengths in front. Renoir (Shahrukh) 50, 600/38. Moved well.1000m: Manuel (Vivek), Zoe (Kirtish) 1-12, 600/43. Pair easy. Scorcher (T.S.…

England’s James Willstrop, a former World No,1 has been named the foreign coach of the Indian senior (men & women) squash team for the Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) from September 19 to October 4. The 43-year-old will reach Chennai on September 17 and will fly with the Indian team the next day to Japan along with the Indian head coach Harinderpal Singh Sandhu.Cyrus Poncha, Secretary of Squash Rackets Federation of India, will be the Technical Delegate for squash for the Asian Games. Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh, India’s top squash players, will train in Pontefract Squash…

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Muslim artist paints Ganapati idol for Marathi family in Karachi Not every viral festival video is about a big celebration. Sometimes, it is one small moment that gets people talking. Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, a video from Karachi has caught attention after showing a Muslim artist working on a Ganapati idol for a Marathi family living in the city.The clip has found a warm response online, with viewers noticing the unusual setting and the way the moment brings together art and a religious festival. What starts as a video of an artist at work soon turns into a conversation in…

Panaji, The Goa assembly has passed an amendment bill making it mandatory for shacks operating on private land within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) to register with the state tourism department.The Goa Registration of Tourist Trade (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeks to bring such unregistered shacks under a regulatory framework and ensure compliance with prescribed safety and other requirements.Tourism Minister Rohan A Khaunte moved the bill in the assembly on the last day of the monsoon session on Wednesday, and it was passed by voice vote.Beach shacks are a major tourist attraction and play an important role in Goa’s tourism economy,…