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Every morning, while most people his age may prefer to stay indoors and rest, an 80-year-old man in West Bengal steps outside with a broom in his hands. For him, cleaning the roads of his village is not a job but a responsibility he has followed for seven decades. Known as Ashok Dada, he has…
Chess Olympiad in Samarkand (FIDE Photo) Former champions Uzbekistan will be severely tested as their men will try to regain the Olympiad chess title that they won in India four years ago.Uzbekistan will feel the added pressure of home expectations at Samarkand coupled with the might of defending champions India in the 11-round over-the-board classical…
Man adds fake Harvard MBA to LinkedIn, sparks debate online A LinkedIn profile is usually a quick introduction to someone’s professional life. Education, work experience and achievements are all placed together to give recruiters and other users an idea of a person’s background. But one unusual experiment shared online has started a discussion about how…
Air hostess misses Ganpati puja at home, then finds Bappa on her flight For people working during festivals, being away from home can mean missing some of the moments they look forward to the most. A family puja may be planned, but work schedules do not always leave room for those plans. One Air India…
Milk, curd, paneer, and cheese are the most accessible B12 sources for vegetarians, and they are already part of daily eating in most Indian households. A glass of milk provides a useful portion of the daily requirement, and curd contributes a similar amount while also supporting gut health through its probiotic content. Paneer and hard…
CHENNAI: While India has no basketball team at the Asian Games, R Rakesh is the country’s sole representative in the sport as a referee. The Aichi-Nagoya Games will mark his debut in Asian Games, the Karnataka man earlier appearing for Asian championships.The 36-year-old became a FIBA referee at the age of 23 and has a…
Ansh and Shaheen with the prosthetic hand (Instagram) Ansh Mishra saw his friend Shaheen grow up without a hand. The girl had lost her hand in an accident at the tender age of six. For the next 15 years, she lived without a functional prosthetic. Years later, Ansh found an affordable solution and made her…
NEW DELHI: There is one image from her wrestling journey that Kirtisna Arya remembers with unusual clarity. It was May 2023. She was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for the South East Asian (SEA) Games, seven months pregnant with her second child.While most expectant mothers would have been preparing for the final stretch of pregnancy, Kirtisna…
The Impossible Startup explores how founders turn uncertain ideas into functioning businesses through belief, experimentation, customer feedback and persistence. Drawing from Rajesh Sharma’s entrepreneurial journey, the book presents startup building as a gradual process rather than an overnight success story. Startup stories begin with a big idea, a funding round and a success story. The…
Srinath Narayanan is India’s man to count on NEW DELHI: It was the final round of the Global Chess League (GCL) round-robin last Saturday in Bengaluru, and American Gambits needed a big win, with an eight-point margin, to reach the final. Mumba Masters were the opponents. As the match wore on, the Gambits, playing with…
For Indians, he is Ganesha, Ganapati, Vinayaka, Ekdanta or Vighnaharta. He is the elephant-headed deity invoked always before a new beginning, a journey, a wedding, a business venture or any important ceremony among Hindus. But travel across Asia, and the familiar figure of Ganesha begins to look and sound different. You’ll be amazed to know…
ROHIT SHARMA, VIRAT KOHLI India’s preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup have already brought one major question into focus: what will their squad look like when the tournament gets underway in October?The World Cup will be staged in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, with India aiming to win the title for the third time…
