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Political commentator Tim Montgomerie has told BBC Newsnight he will fight his suspension from Reform UK for criticising senior party figures in media interviews.He said his appeal against suspension would be a test case of whether Reform could tolerate free speech.The party said Montgomerie had been suspended in line with its rules after public criticism he made.Montgomerie is a right-of-centre political commentator who defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK in 2024, and who has seen himself as a critical friend of the party leadership.But it seems he is now regarded as more of a critic and less of a…
In a remote corner of Hokkaido, Japan, a nearly deserted railway station became the centre of a story that travelled around the world. Kyu-Shirataki station, on the Sekihoku Main Line, had very few regular passengers, but one high-school student, Kana Harada, relied on the stop to travel to school. She boarded the morning train from the tiny station and returned in the afternoon, making the railway an important part of her daily education. In 2015, JR Hokkaido announced that Kyu-Shirataki and several other lightly used stations would close in March 2016 because of low passenger numbers. The closure happened around…
Her maiden BWF World Tour title came with a sense of redemption. Two years after suffering a knee injury in South Korea, the 26-year-old Ashmita Chaliha returned to the country and won the Korea Masters title, fighting back from a game down to beat China’s Han Qianxi in the final. The triumph came after a difficult phase in which Ashmita slipped outside the world’s top 200, lost her sponsorship and had to carefully select tournaments.The fall in ranking was particularly difficult because Ashmita had previously broken into the world’s top 40. With limited financial support, she began choosing tournaments she…
August 6 carries the warm, nurturing vibration of Number 6, encouraging love, responsibility, balance, and care for others, with Universal Number 6 reinforcing this energy, making it a day strongly focused on relationships, home, and heartfelt commitment. (AI Image) 1 (Those born on the 1st, 10th, 19th and 28th of any month, are ruled by the Numerology number 1)Today suits you. Your confidence is steady, not loud, and that’s why people are listening. Number 1 is controlled by the Sun so when you feel your center is at peace; you don’t spend time pondering your thoughts. You know what you…
Neem Karoli Baba (Photo: @Dharmsena_1) Some words linger a little longer and touch those parts of our hearts and minds where ordinary advice cannot reach.Such are the words of Neem Karoli Baba, popularly known as Maharaj ji, a 20th-century Guru and qa devoted follower of Lord Hanuman, who has guided numerous Westerners and big names in the Tech industry, like Steve Jobs and also Ram Dass, who is said to have taken his spiritual practices to the West.Neem Karoli Baba’s ideas were always centered around the theme of ‘love everyone, serve everyone, remember God, and tell the truth’; following this,…
Budgam, Aug 18: In a small village, Wanihama in Budgam’s Beerwah tehsil, a class 12 student has spent the last few years designing solutions to two very different problems: one born out of concern for the security forces guarding Kashmir, the other out of what he saw missing in the region’s hospital wards.Abid Hussain Mir, a student of Boys Higher Secondary School Beerwah, first turned his attention to a problem he had been observing closely: incidents in which security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir had their weapons snatched. That concern led him to design what he calls a “Gun Locking System”, a mechanism aimed at preventing…
As the Los Angeles Rams move closer to Week 1, uncertainty continues to surround the availability of offensive tackle Alaric Jackson and wide receiver Puka Nacua.ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported last week that the league was reviewing the situations involving both Puka Nacua and Alaric Jackson. (AP Photo)Rams still await rulingsESPN’s Adam Schefter reported last week that the league was reviewing the situations involving both Nacua and Jackson. He also indicated that Nacua could potentially miss the Rams’ Week 1 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.However, the Rams are still waiting for an official ruling from the NFL. Neither Nacua nor…
Heart Aerospace’s X1 battery-electric demonstrator completes its first flight, reaching 1,100 feet during a 27-minute test. (Photo: Heart Aerospace) Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator aircraft has successfully completed its first flight, marking a significant milestone in the company’s push to bring electric propulsion to commercial aviation. The full-scale demonstrator is reportedly the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown, weighing more than 25,000 pounds at takeoff.The piloted test flight took place on August 12 at Heart Aerospace’s flight-test base at Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York. The 27-minute mission saw the X1 reach an altitude of 1,100 feet above ground level, while…
Lakshya Sen, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand advance Lakshya Sen makes a strong comeback after a shaky start to enter the second round of the BWF World Championships in the men’s singles event.The Indian star loses the opening game to Austria’s Collins Valentine Filimon but quickly turns the match around to win 16-21, 21-8, 21-4 in 45 minutes.Sen struggles with errors early on and falls behind after a run of six straight points from Filimon. However, the Indian finds his rhythm in the second game, with the scores level at 7-7 before he takes control. Sen then wins 10 consecutive points to…
New Delhi: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda underwent angioplasty at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Monday and is currently stable, the hospital said.According to a press release issued by AIIMS, “Shri JP Nadda, Hon’ble Minister of Health and Family Welfare, underwent angioplasty on 17th August 2026 and is stable and under observation in the Dept of Cardiology.”On August 14, Nadda was admitted to the Department of Cardiology at AIIMS, Delhi, for observation after he was evaluated for uneasiness with tests, including a coronary angiography.According to the press release issued by AIIMS,…