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If you spend hours sitting at a desk every day and battle persistent knee or lower back aches, your instinct might be to stretch your hamstrings or rub your aching joints. However, according to US-based fitness coach Dan Go, the true culprit could be an overlooked joint down at your ankles. Also read | ‘This exercise saved my lower back’: Fitness coach reveals 1 movement to reverse damage from years of sittingTaking to X (formerly Twitter) on August 14, Dan highlighted a simple yet transformative drill, sharing: “This exercise should be mandatory for desk workers.” The culprits? Loss of ‘ankle…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state was moving towards a more organised, transparent and structured higher education system with the proposed Assam State Higher Education Council.Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the state was moving towards a more organised, transparent and structured higher education system with the proposed Assam State Higher Education Council.CM Sarma said the council would play a key role in steering the state’s higher education ecosystem and ensuring that institutions function through stronger systems and better planning.”We have built the infrastructure; we are now building the systems which drive it,”…

A video of actor Vikram with a monkey recently went viral on social media, quickly snowballing into a full-blown wildlife controversy. The animal in question turned out to be a Lar Gibbon, a rare species indigenous to Southeast Asia, prompting questions about how it ended up in India and whether the necessary permissions were in place. The Forest Department stepped in to investigate soon after Vikram took down the video from his Instagram page.How did Vikram get linked to the controversy?According to the Forest Department, the video was actually shot at the residence of M.K. Muthu, the elder son of…

Most of the quarter was marked by average 8-10% raw material cost hike NEW DELHI: The consumer goods sector is seeing signs of a firmer consumption recovery, with volume growth becoming more visible across companies, even as cost pressures remain. This comes as the West Asia conflict has pushed up crude-linked inputs, packaging and freight costs for FMCG companies, raising concerns that the disruption could eventually weigh on demand.Major companies including Nestlé and Marico reported double-digit volume growth in June quarter, while HUL, Tata Consumer and Dabur also saw underlying volume momentum. After several quarters, in which growth was largely…

In this courtroom sketch, Luigi Mangione, center, sits between his attorneys, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, left, and Marc Agnifilo, right, before pleading guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, on August 14, 2026, in New York. | Photo Credit: AP Luigi Mangione spoke slowly and deliberately as he admitted to shooting U.S. health care executive Brian Thompson, in a stunning confession befitting a crime that has gripped the United States.”I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died,” Mangione, wearing a yellow prison jumpsuit, told a packed New York courtroom on Friday (August 14, 2026).…

Kevin Sun, the 17-year-old Massachusetts student (Image Credit: Society For Science) At just 17, Kevin Sun of Andover, Massachusetts, has developed a technology that could address one of the biggest challenges in plastic recycling: sorting different types of plastic accurately. Sun created a dissolvable radio-frequency tag that works like a wireless barcode, allowing plastic materials to be identified during the recycling process. According to the Society for Science, which organises the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), Sun received the 2026 Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation and a $10,000 prize for his project. His invention is designed to…

The civic improvements committee approved leasing BMC’s Century Mill land for thirty years. MUMBAI: BMC’s proposal to lease its 6.17-acre Century Mill land in Lower Parel to Peddar Realty Ltd for 30 years, with an option to extend the lease by another 30 years, was approved by the civic improvements committee on Friday.The proposal drew opposition from Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress, who said BMC was getting a raw deal on land it had reclaimed after prolonged litigation. They said the valuable parcel should have been used for a public amenity.Sena (UBT) corporator Vishakha Raut said the BMC should have…

V NichitaArtificial intelligence is no longer just being used behind the scenes. It is now being used to create everything — from visuals and sound to characters and entire scenes. This year, the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2026 (BISFF) is giving this emerging form of cinema its own space with a dedicated AI short film competition. The films in this category raise questions about originality, copyright, and credit, while offering a glimpse into the changing role of filmmakers.‘There’s a huge impact of AI in filmmaking’“AI has started dominating every space and has become part of our lives,” says BISFF…

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two state tax officials on Friday for allegedly accepting a Rs 25,000 bribe to unfreeze a businessman’s bank accounts.The accused have been identified as Kamlesh Kumar Thakor, state tax officer (Class II) and Aziz Mansuri, state tax inspector (Class III), both posted at the office of the assistant commissioner of state tax, Division-6, in Lal Darwaza.ACB officers said the complainant runs a business selling and servicing air compressors and regularly files quarterly GST returns. He could not file the GST return or pay the tax for the April-June 2026 quarter due to financial difficulties.…

Odisha’s Chief Minister announced free textbooks for Classes IX and X students. BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday announced free textbooks for students of Classes IX and X and scrapped the six-attempt limit for the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination, underscoring his government’s focus on education and employment during the Independence Day celebrations in the state capital.Addressing the state-level Independence Day function at Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Majhi said free textbooks, currently provided up to Class VIII, will now be extended to students of Classes IX and X.In a major relief for government job aspirants, the chief minister also…