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For tourists, the idea of travel is often sold as a collection of picture-perfect beaches, luxury resorts, and Instagram-worthy moments. But for ardent travellers, who have travelled enough, seen enough, they know that the most memorable journeys are rarely planned. The real journey begins when flights are delayed, trains are unexpectedly cancelled, storms and rains take over the carefully planned itineraries or luggage goes missing. How you behave or how you handle these situations define you as a traveller.And perhaps, it is in these moments that Henry Ford’s famous quote feels most relevant: “When everything seems to be going against…

IIT Madras Director Veezhinathan Kamakoti has asserted that while artificial intelligence can assist in drafting questions and translating examination content, it cannot replace human expertise in high-stakes tests like NEET. He underscored the need for subject specialists to validate questions and translations across 12 languages to safeguard fairness, accuracy, and examination credibility. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File) Artificial intelligence (AI) can support the process of preparing question papers for national entrance examinations, but it cannot independently replace human expertise, IIT Madras Director Veezhinathan Kamakoti has said, emphasising that expert review remains indispensable at every stage of examination preparation.Speaking on the evolving…

Harjinder Kaur Wins Silver (Image: X) India’s Harjinder Kaur continued the country’s impressive run in weightlifting by clinching the silver medal in the women’s 69kg event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 on Tuesday. The 28-year-old produced a composed performance, finishing with a combined total of 227kg after lifting 101kg in the snatch and 126kg in the clean and jerk.Harjinder opened the clean and jerk with a successful 120kg lift before raising the bar to 123kg in her second attempt. She executed the lift confidently to set a new Commonwealth Games record in the discipline. The Indian weightlifter then capped off…

When Madhuri Dixit remembered late choreographer Saroj Khan on the occasion of Guru Purnima Madhuri Dixit and choreographer Saroj Khan worked together on songs like ‘Ek Do Teen’, ‘Dhak Dhak Karne Laga’, ‘Tamma Tamma Loge’ and ‘Dola Re Dola’, which went on to become iconic dance numbers. However, the veteran choreographer passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest on July 3, 2020, at the age of 71. While the actress mourned the demise of her dance mentor, two days later on the occasion of Guru Purnima, she penned a long note expressing her grief.Madhuri Dixit pens a long note for…

Many tourists make the mistake of crossing the border into Canada when visiting Niagara Falls. A recent Reddit post on a person claiming that a friend, a Palestinian refugee, went inside Canada from the US border and then got detained while coming back has triggered a major debate on such claims. This particular incident goes like this: the Redditor said a friend and the friend’s boyfriend wanted to see the US-Canada border in Detroit. They ended up at a spot where they could not turn around and had to cross the border.The guards allowed them to enter and assured them…

Japan’s Human-Sized Fridge Climate change is real and this story is one of the examples. The summer temperatures have reached dangerous extremes in most parts of the world. Travellers are increasingly changing not just where they go, but how they travel. Recently we read stories on how scorching summers forced several famous attractions to alter their afternoon sightseeing slots. Japan too is struggling with the summer heat. To battle the extreme temperatures, the innovative country has come up with a very interesting and cold solution.Now, Japan has taken that idea one step further.Welcome inside the “human refrigerator” A Japanese firm…

Bindhushree J. Pawar, a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 aspirant from Hangal in Haveri district, has alleged a mix-up in her Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheet. The mix-up, she says, has cost her a medical seat she had already begun to plan around.Her result shows a score of -11. She was expecting 663.A gap too large to explainAccording to Bindhushree, the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) answer key, released on June 21, indicated she would score 663 marks. When results were declared on July 16, her score sheet showed -11 instead.The scale of the gap is what…

Pratika Rawal signs Warwickshire India batter Pratika Rawal has signed with Warwickshire Women for the remainder of the 2026 domestic season, with the 25-year-old set to strengthen the county side’s batting line-up in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. Rawal will be available for selection from Warwickshire’s next One-Day Cup fixture on August 19, as the Bears continue their push for a place in the tournament’s eliminators.Return after injuryThe move marks Rawal’s return to competitive cricket after recovering from a knee injury that ruled her out of India’s one-off Test against England at Lord’s. She suffered the injury during an India…

Kangana Ranaut hits back at CJP’s Saurav Das after his response to her ‘Generation Gutter’ remark, calls him ‘useless’: ‘I had 2 National Awards at his age’ BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut has once again targeted the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), this time responding to the outfit’s spokesperson Saurav Das after his criticism of her remarks on Gen Z protesters.In her Instagram Stories shared on Tuesday, Kangana questioned Das’ identity as a student, compared his achievements with her own career milestones, and called him “useless” while defending her journey as an actor, filmmaker, producer and politician.The exchange comes days…

Iran hands down death penalty indictment against Trump over Khamenei death Iran has issued an indictment against US President Donald Trump over the killing of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.Tehran prosecutor Ali Salehi said indictments had been completed in 140 cases linked to the war, including 74 involving the US government and Trump, and 23 concerning Israel and prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency.The charges against Trump include “corruption on earth”, murder, destruction, intentional assault and terrorist acts, Fars reported.Under Iranian law, convictions for murder and “corruption on earth” —…