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Tourism Minister Khadak Raj Paudel said tourist visits could provide “big support” to Nepal Nepal is facing one of the most difficult moments in its recent history. Settlements have been swept away, roads and bridges have disappeared under floodwaters and rescue teams are still searching for missing people. Yet, amid the devastation, the country has a message for tourists: “do not stay away.”Nepal’s tourism authorities are urging international travellers to continue visiting the country, arguing that tourism could provide much-needed support as the Himalayan nation begins the long and expensive process of recovery.“Our mountain trails and trekking routes are still…

New Delhi: Another positive dope test has hit India’s preparations for the upcoming Asian Games, with wushu medal hopeful Surya Bhanupratap Singh becoming the latest athlete to be provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).The 30-year-old from Jammu & Kashmir, a 2018 Jakarta Asian Games bronze medallist in the men’s 60kg Sanda, failed an anti-doping test for Enobosarm (Ostarine), a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) designed for muscle and bone development. Ostarine is strictly prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and classified under S1.2, or “other anabolic agents”.Bhanupratap has been dropped from the Asian Games squad and his…

Eucalyptus cladocalyx ‘nana’. Image Credit: ERA Nurseries Australia planted eucalyptus trees to fight rising soil salinity, hoping that thirsty, deep-rooted vegetation could help control the groundwater processes behind the problem. A long-running experiment in south-western Australia later showed that the effects of such plantations were more complicated than simply planting trees and waiting for the land to recover. Researchers established a mixed eucalyptus plantation above a saline seep in 1976 and monitored how the trees affected groundwater levels and salt movement for 15 years. The study found clear signs that the plantation used more water than nearby crops and pasture,…

IBPS RRB Clerk recruitment 2026: Check 8,183 vacancies, eligibility and December exam dates IBPS RRB Clerk 2026: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has announced 8,183 vacancies for the Office Assistant (Multipurpose) post under the CRP RRBs-XV recruitment drive. The vacancies are being offered across participating Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), with posts distributed according to state and category.The online application window opened on September 1, 2026, and eligible candidates can submit their applications until September 21. The recruitment process will include a preliminary examination followed by the main examination for candidates who qualify the first stage.IBPS RRB Clerk vacancy…

‘Hanuman Ansh’ box office collection Day 26: Neem Karoli Baba biopic surpasses Yash-starrer ‘Toxic – A Fairytale for Grown Ups’ Tuesday earnings ‘Hanuman Ansh’ had a shaky start at ticket counters, but the small-budget biopic on Neem Karoli Baba has since turned into one of the year’s biggest box office surprises. Nearly a month after its release, the film continues to add solid numbers, even outperforming bigger releases on comparable days. Here’s a complete breakdown of how ‘Hanuman Ansh’ fared on Day 26.’Hanuman Ansh’ box office collection Day 26Starting with a modest Day 1 total of around Rs 10 lakh,…

The island of Okinawa, at the southern end of Japan, has historically been known for longevity; once called the land of immortals, it stands as one of the most concentrated areas of people living past 100 years old in the world, with their minds sharp and their friendships intact.This isn’t because of a supplement or a secret diet plan. It’s a set of magical daily habits, gathered under the idea of ikigai, or “a reason to get up in the morning.” These aren’t dramatic life transitions but just following some small choices like eating a little less, walking a little…

NEW DELHI: The English vocabulary sometimes feels the loss for words while describing what Viswanathan Anand is to India and its chess legacy. There is a particular kind of stillness that follows the Chennai-born Grandmaster into a room, the stillness of a man who solved most of what chess could throw at him decades ago and has nothing left to prove to anyone in it.For over a month now, that stillness has been sitting in a very different chair. On July 24, 2026, Anand became interim President of FIDE, world chess’s governing body, after Arkady Dvorkovich voluntarily stepped back from…

In 2011, conservation teams set out on one of the biggest rat eradications ever on a tropical atoll, targeting an estimated 30,000 invasive rodents on Palmyra Atoll in the central Pacific. The goal was not just to remove a pest, but to restore an entire ecosystem that had been suppressed for more than a century. Five years after the last rat was declared gone, the results were striking: native tree seedlings, once reduced to fewer than 150 across the atoll, surged to more than 7,700, signalling a dramatic rebound of the original forest. As documented by the U.S. Fish and…

SBI PO Prelims 2026 scores out The State Bank of India (SBI) has released the SBI Probationary Officer (PO) Prelims scorecards 2026. Candidates who appeared for the preliminary examination can check their results through the official SBI website at sbi.co.in.The preliminary examination for the PO post was conducted on August 1 and 2, 2026 at examination centres across the country.Candidates can check the result by using the result link available on the SBI website. The roll numbers of candidates who have qualified can also be checked through the result link.SBI PO Prelims result 2026: Exam detailsThe preliminary examination was conducted…

BTS star Jungkook made hearts flutter online after a video of him, revealing a highly specific list of qualities he would like in a person, went viral on social media.During a recent livestream, Jungkook spoke about the kind of person he was looking for, listing qualities including their age, personality, interests and lifestyle. In the clip translated from Korean, he begins, “I have a certain type of person I’m looking for.” He then goes on to add, “I want someone who’s around my age, enjoys having a drink, and is a bit more talkative than I am. They should be…