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Lovlina Borgohain (Image credit: X) It isn’t easy being an athlete. The constant pressure of perfor mance, making sacrifices at various stages of their career and rarely finding moments to appreciate the victories, gets too much to handle at times.Thirteen years after living an athlete’s life, Tokyo Games bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain has realised that a lot of her time has gone more in overthinking and less in celebrating. So, when she had to settle for silver at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday, she said she needed to work harder, but she also cel-ebrated the silver rather…

General Alexus Grynkewich. (AP photo) The top US military commander overseeing operations in Europe has reportedly warned the Pentagon that American forces may soon be unable to sustain missile-defence operations for Israel without additional naval assets, The Washington Post reported.According to The Washington Post, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, commander of the US European Command (EUCOM), wrote to senior Pentagon officials this week that he could be forced to prioritise defending the US homeland over Israel if another US Navy destroyer is not placed under his command.Grynkewich’s warning came amid rising pressure on US military resources after months of operations linked to…

Leonardo Da Vinci (Photo via Canva) Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer, and scientist. He is popularly known across the world for his masterpieces during the High Renaissance, such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but his curiosity and genius went far beyond art and is remembered as one of history’s greatest minds.He once talked about the idea of ‘self-mastery’ being the highest of its form, and it still remains relevant today. He said that real strength is not only about power, talent, or success in the outside world, but also about the…

Tom Holland has added yet another page to the box office history books with his latest release ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ swinging off to a blockbuster start at ticket windows. The latest Marvel superhero film, stormed to an estimated USD 927 million worldwide opening weekend, making it the second-biggest global opening in box office history, just behind ‘Avengers: Endgame’.The British actor has officially become the first actor in cinema history to star in the four biggest global box office openings of all time.Tom Holland’s record-breaking global openingsAccording to worldwide box office figures, Holland has now starred in top highest box…

CWG 2026 closing ceremony NEW DELHI: The 2026 Commonwealth Games came to a spectacular close in Glasgow on Sunday, bringing the curtain down on 11 days of sporting excellence and signalling the beginning of a new chapter for India. In a symbolic and emotional handover ceremony, Scotland formally passed the Commonwealth Games flag and ceremonial baton to India, with Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha receiving them on behalf of the nation as the countdown to the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad officially began.The glittering closing ceremony at the OVO Hydro celebrated Scotland’s…

A helicopter dropping its first bundle of trees for the Christmas tree drop restoration project (US fish and wild life service photos) Every year after Christmas, thousands of used trees are thrown away. In New Orleans, however, many of them get a second use. Instead of ending up in landfill, the trees are collected, tied into large bundles and dropped by helicopters into coastal marshes to help slow land loss.The programme has been running for nearly 30 years and is part of a effort to protect Louisiana’s disappearing coastline, according to Ecotias. The recycled trees are placed in shallow wetlands,…

Gaur Gopal Das is an Indian monk, motivational speaker, and former electrical engineer. He is popularly known for his wise discourses, where he presents relatable and deep life lessons in simple language. He has also written books and spoken to audiences in India and across the globe, making spiritual ideas more accessible to everyday life just by following simple steps of redirecting the thinking.This time he talks about when we ‘react to something’ which is impacting us, but advises us to think and analyse before reacting to itWe often believe that our feelings are caused only by what happens around…

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna organised a Spider-Man-themed birthday party for their son, Riot.(Image Credit: Instagram) Seems like the spider fever has spared none. On the one hand, Tom Holland’s latest MCU film, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, is keeping audiences hooked in theatres and cash registers ringing at the box office; on the other hand, this children’s favourite character continues to be a trending theme at kids’ birthday parties. One of the most recent Spider-Man-themed birthday parties was organised by Rihanna and A$AP Rocky for their three-year-old son, Riot Rose. Pictures and videos from the celebration show that the beloved couple…

(From left) Soman Rana with coach Rakesh Singh Rawat and Shubham Juyal in Glasgow on Saturday Soman Rana had spent nearly a decade believing his sporting career was over.On Saturday, the Army para-athlete completed one of Indian sport’s most remarkable comebacks by winning India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games gold in the men’s F57 shot put in Glasgow. Rana, then serving with 2/8 Gorkha Rifles along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir, suffered a mine blast injury on December 1, 2006. The explosion led to the below-knee amputation of his right leg, while his left leg was fractured badly enough…

An 8-month-old baby, Nova, is recovering in a Tucson hospital after a postal worker performed CPR and saved her life.Photo credit: Fox10 What started as an ordinary stop at a post office in Clifton, Arizona, turned into a life-or-death emergency when an 8-month-old baby stopped breathing. Thanks to the fast response of a former nurse working behind the counter, the child survived long enough to reach medical care.The baby’s mother, Kylie Vega, had brought her daughter Nova to the Greenlee County post office on July 11 to mail a package. Within moments, Vega realised something was seriously wrong. Nova went…