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Step outside into 45-47°C heat and it is not just uncomfortable. It is immediate and overwhelming. The sun beats down relentlessly as the air feels heavy and unbearably still, hitting your face like a wave from an open furnace and clinging to the skin even as you step into shade. Within minutes, the body begins…

NEW DELHI: India delivered a commanding and clinical performance to storm into the semifinals of the Thomas Cup, defeating Chinese Taipei 3-0 in a one-sided quarterfinal on Friday to guarantee themselves at least a bronze medal.The tie was sealed in style by Ayush Shetty, who produced a composed straight-game victory over Lin Chun-Yi, winning 21-16,…

Pablo Torre has urged the NFL to review Dianna Russini’s role in linking A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots. While the league views the Russini-Mike Vrabel situation as personal, Torre raised concerns about optics and potential scrutiny. The NFL has no plans to investigate, but attention could grow if trade talks involving Brown move…

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Friday won the confidence motion in the Punjab assembly, with chief minister Bhagwant Mann asserting that the result had put to rest speculation about instability within the party.The motion was moved earlier in the day during a special one-day session, days after a setback in the…

A groundbreaking study in Science Advances reveals that Earth’s tectonic plates are breaking apart under the Cascadia subduction zone. Geologists from Louisiana State University and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory used high-resolution seismic imaging, similar to an ‘ultrasound’ of the Earth. They noticed the Juan de Fuca plate is fracturing into smaller pieces as it sinks…

NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court on Friday rejected a petition seeking FIR registration against Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi over an alleged controversial “fighting the Indian state” remark.Justice Vikram D Chauhan passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Simran Gupta, who had challenged a Sambhal court’s earlier decision rejecting her…

MUMBAI: NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule was among hundreds of commuters stranded in a massive traffic jam on the Lonavala–Khandala ghat stretch on Friday, as a sudden weekend rush and Maharashtra Day traffic brought vehicular movement on the Mumbai–Pune Expressway to a near standstill.According to reports, vehicle queues stretched up to 5 km, leaving commuters…

Roommates described Chandu as an introvert who rarely spoke about his personal life. VIJAYAWADA: A 26-year-old Indian-origin student from Andhra Pradesh, studying in Chicago, allegedly died by suicide on Thursday, police said.The deceased, identified as Chandu Iraganaboyina from Kurnool district, is suspected to have shot himself. Police are investigating how he was able to procure…

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over rising inflation, flagging a steep surge in commercial LPG cylinder prices, including a Rs 993 jump in a single day.The Congress leader said he had earlier warned that inflationary pressures would rise after the…

NEW DELHI: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Friday accused Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann of arriving “drunk” at the legislative assembly.In a social media post on X, Maliwal shared a clip of Mann addressing the assembly and said that Mann should undergo an “alcohol test” and, if found guilty, be removed from the…