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NAIRA MANZOORI grew up in Kashmir, and like many North Indians, I believed I understood the pulse of Indian cities. Traffic would be loud. Roads would be restless. People would hurry as though time were a creditor waiting at the door. Crossing the street would require nerve, timing, and perhaps the quiet intervention of fate. I mistook this pattern for the country itself. Then I travelled to South India and found myself wondering whether I had stepped into a gentler version of the same story.What struck me first was the silence. Not emptiness, but restraint. The roads were full of…
As FOX announced its lineup of shows for the fall of 2026, viewers of ‘The Simpsons’ every Sunday night were left with apprehensions. There were many shake-ups, some expected, including for Sunday nights when “The Simpsons” usually airs.’The Simpsons Movie sequel announced for 2027. (Representational) (X/@TheSimpsons)Sunday nights on FOX feature “FOX Animation Domination” as part of which “The Simpsons” episodes are aired. With several major changes hitting the segment starting September 21, the apprehensions of ‘The Simpsons’ and, more broadly, of “FOX Animation Domination” fans are not unfounded.But contrary to what many seem to be fearing, ‘The Simpsons’ has not…
NEW DELHI: India’s private space sector will soon take wings as spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace is just days ahead from becoming the country’s first private player to launch an orbital-class rocket, fully designed and developed by it, from Indian soil.After sending India’s first private single-stage suborbital rocket Vikram-S at a peak altitude of 89.5 km in 2022, the Hyderabad-based company is all geared up to launch the country’s first orbital launch vehicle, Vikram-1, on Saturday.Vikram-1, named in honour of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India’s space programme, is scheduled to lift off at 11.30 am from the first launch…
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP announced a protest in Kashmir on July 20 against what it termed the “failures” of the Omar Abdullah-led government.The Opposition party has scheduled the protest for the same day as the ruling National Conference’s planned protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament, to “remind” the Union government of its promise of restoring statehood to J&K.J&K BJP president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma announced that the party will organise a major protest in Kashmir, exposing alleged “complete failure of the Omar Abdullah-led NC…
The liver is one of the body’s most important organs, responsible for several essential physiological functions, including detoxification, metabolism, bile production and protein synthesis. Therefore, liver damage can affect the entire body and disrupt the processes that keep it functioning properly.Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is also known as the silent liver disease. (Picture credit: Unsplash)ALSO READ: Gastroenterologist shares 3 everyday habits that could be silently harming liver: ‘If you are drinking alcohol every…’However, the worry is that most liver diseases do not have obvious warning signs and may progress for years before noticeable symptoms emerge. This is why awareness…
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has conferred 3104 degrees to students during its 59th Convocation Ceremony. The graduating batch included students from UG, PG and eMasters programs.IIT Kanpur Convocation 2026: 3104 degrees offered to UG, PG students, Sagar K. V. receives gold medalAccording to the institute, the graduating cohort comprised 1,325 postgraduate students, 1,247 undergraduate students and 532 students from the eMasters outreach degree programmes.Rajasthan teacher suspended for making girl students remove clothes for searchThis year’s graduating class included 390 PhD scholars, 852 BTech graduates, 212 BS graduates, 502 MTech graduates, 186 MSc graduates, 59 MBA graduates, 36 MDes…
Artist earns $1,250 by selling cigarette butts, bottle caps and an AirPod collected outside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding; 50 collectibles sell out in 24 hours While thousands of Swifties gathered outside Madison Square Garden hoping to catch a glimpse of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on their wedding day, one man saw an entirely different opportunity.New York artist Justin Gignac spent the evening collecting discarded litter left behind by fans. Within a day, he had transformed the trash into collectible art pieces that sold out online, earning him $1,250.According to Fast Company, Gignac collected litter left behind by…
Uber agreed on Thursday to buy Germany’s Delivery Hero at an equity value of $14.8 billion to create the largest food-delivery group outside China and stave off intensifying competition from US and European rivals.The acquisition advances the US ride-hailing firm’s efforts to build a global food-delivery business that can better compete with Just Eat, owned by Dutch group Prosus, and US rival DoorDash. “Together, we’ll nearly double the number of markets where we offer both mobility and delivery services,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said. Uber has made the acquisition conditional on a minimum acceptance threshold of 50% plus one share.…
Tehran on Thursday (July 16, 2026) accused the United States of carrying out a “barbaric attack” after a cancer hospital in Iran’s southwest was forced to evacuate due to nearby strikes.”This barbaric attack, reminiscent of Israel’s atrocities against healthcare facilities, caused severe suffering and anxiety upon the hospitalised children,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei posted on X, saying “211 patients undergoing chemotherapy” were evacuated.At the heart of the fighting is the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway crucial to global oil and gas flows.Iran blockaded Hormuz after the war erupted on February 28, using the waterway for leverage against its foes…
NEW DELHI: Army chief General Dhiraj Seth, who is on a visit to the Eastern Command, reviewed the operational preparedness of the Tezpur-based IV Corps, also known as the Gajraj Corps, on Thursday. In two days, he visited the headquarters of the XXXIII Corps or Trishakti Corps, in Sukna and the III Corps (Spear Corps) in Dimapur.On Wednesday, the Army chief went to Bengdubi military station, which holds immense strategic value as it stands at the northern entrance of the crucial Siliguri Corridor (also referred to as ‘Chicken’s Neck’). The vital strip of land separates Nepal from Bangladesh and is…