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Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India cannot expect a significant rise in its Olympic medal tally unless it starts competing in many sports where it currently has little or no representation, including surfing and sport climbing.Addressing athletes, students and volunteers virtually during the Khelo India Dialogue ahead…

There’s a particular satisfaction in walking up to a porch or balcony that’s clearly shifted with the season, planters that were bursting with summer petunias just weeks ago now glowing with warm oranges, deep burgundies, and that unmistakable cosy harvest-time feel. The good news is refreshing your outdoor planters for fall doesn’t require starting from…

Giant African Snail (Photo via Canva) The Giant African Snail came to India nearly 180 years ago, and it seems that the creatures found their second home since then and never actually left what came in two shells, brought by a curious traveller, to garden in Kolkata.Today, this slow-moving, fist-sized mollusk can be easily spotted…

Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha celebrates his century on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo) BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla praised Sri Lanka batter Sonal Dinusha on Thursday after the left-hander scored fourth consecutive half-century of the series in the ongoing second Test…

Sometimes your mind says, “Something is not right.” The difficult part is figuring out what kind of voice you are actually hearing. It could be intuition, that quiet feeling that makes you pause even when you cannot immediately explain why. Or it could be fear, which can make an ordinary situation feel dangerous, uncertain, or…

Adit Abraham and Raunak Chowdhuri (Photo via LinkedIn) Harry Potter movies and novels have been an integral part of childhood, sending children into a fantasy world. But it seems that some MIT alumni have taken this childhood fantasy to another level.Adit Abraham and Raunak Chowdhuri, two MIT graduates of Indian origin, named their AI company…

Most 16-year-olds ask their parents for pocket money. Raul John Aju pays his father a salary of Rs 2 lakh a month. That single fact, so simple, so completely unexpected, captures everything that makes Raul’s story one of the most remarkable things happening in India right now. Not just in the world of technology. In…

Rishabh Pant successfully stumps to dismiss Sri Lanka’s Pasindu Sooriyabandara during day four of the second test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP) Sri Lanka’s young guns Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Sonal Dinusha once again emerged as bright spots in an otherwise difficult series, producing gritty knocks…

While machine-made alternatives have become increasingly common, understanding the value of authentic handloom is the first step towards appreciating India’s rich textile heritage and supporting the artisan communities that continue to keep these age-old crafts alive. Source link

2nd Test: India’s spin attack delivers 10 no-balls against Sri Lanka, third-highest in Tests since 2021 India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule proposed introducing free hits in Test cricket, in half-jest, to tackle the problem of bowling no-balls after India’s spinners delivered 10 no-balls in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports…

Sridhar Vembu: Zoho founder explains why employees should seize the initiative What happens when companies become so focused on discipline, metrics and structure that employees stop taking the initiative? Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has a provocative answer: organisations may have to choose between comfortable certainty and the discomfort of independent thinking. In a post on…

AB de Villiers on Virat Kohli-Sachin Tendulkar South Africa great AB de Villiers has clarified his recent comments comparing Virat Kohli with Sachin Tendulkar after his assessment of the two Indian batting legends triggered a backlash on social media.De Villiers had previously said Kohli was better than Tendulkar in seam-friendly overseas conditions, while crediting the…