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Tim McGraw falls from platform while performing in Cincinnati, laughs off incident and tells fans ‘there’s hole there’ Tim McGraw turned an unexpected on-stage mishap into a lighthearted moment during his recent concert in Cincinnati, Ohio. The country music star was performing in front of a packed audience when he suddenly lost his footing and fell from a small platform. The incident took place on Thursday, August 27, while McGraw was performing ‘I Like, I Love It’. Videos recorded by fans and shared on social media captured the singer standing on the raised platform before losing his balance and taking…

When you think of apple orchards, Maharashtra is probably not the first place that comes to mind. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand have long dominated India’s apple-growing landscape. Yet in Wakadi village near Shirdi, Maharashtra, engineer-turned-farmer Vikrant Kale has been growing apples despite summer temperatures touching 44°C. According to The Better India, Kale left his corporate career and returned to farming, eventually cultivating apples on about two acres and producing up to 16,000 kg annually. The report also says his produce has found markets across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. But there is an important detail…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Screengrabs) Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took on a new responsibility on Sunday as he captained East Zone for the first time in senior first-class cricket during their Duleep Trophy semifinal against Central Zone.15-year-old Sooryavanshi, who is normally East Zone’s vice-captain, stepped in after regular skipper Ishan Kishan was forced off the field with a thumb injury while keeping wickets. Kumar Kushagra replaced Kishan behind the stumps, while Sooryavanshi temporarily took charge of the team.Sooryavanshi embraces leadership roleThe youngster has been one of the talking points of East Zone’s Duleep Trophy campaign. Although he managed only eight runs in…

Russia claimed the preparations are in response to Ukraine’s repeated attacks. Russian forces have begun preparations for what Moscow described as “massive strikes” against Ukraine’s energy facilities in response to attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure and the country’s energy sector, Russia’s Defence Ministry said Sunday.The ministry said Russian forces had also continued overnight to carry out coordinated strikes against facilities linked to Ukraine’s defence industry, reported Reuters.The latest warning comes a day after a Russian strike on Ukraine’s Bucha district near Kyiv killed at least 37 people, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack damaged at least 50 residential buildings and…

Bashaar Naik (Credit: LinkedIn) Most people who work in AI talk about the technology first. Bashaar Naik does the opposite. Ask the 19-year-old about any of his projects, and he will tell you about the problem before he tells you about the model, the dataset or the code behind it. It is a small distinction, but it explains almost everything about how he works.Naik was born in Mumbai in 2007 and has lived in the UAE since he was three months old, growing up in Sharjah and studying at Sharjah Indian School Juwaiza before joining the American University of Sharjah…

Yash’s much-anticipated gangster actioner ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’, directed by Geetu Mohandas, is currently in its first Sunday at the box office. After opening to a massive Rs 101.10 crore net in India, the film has maintained a steady run through its first weekend.After collecting Rs 37.65 crore on Day 2, Rs 27.20 crore on Day 3 and Rs 25.15 crore on Day 4, the Yash starrer is now inching closer to the Rs 200 crore mark in India net collections. As the weekend comes to a close, all eyes are on whether ‘Toxic’ can maintain its momentum…

For Russian traveller and digital creator Alena Makush, travelling through India has become much more than a holiday. Since arriving in the country on July 12 after spending time in Bali, Alena has been documenting her experiences on Instagram and sharing the things that surprise, confuse, and delight her along the way. Her latest adventure, a journey on an Indian Railways Third AC coach, has caught the attention of social media users, not simply because of her reaction to the train, but because of how dramatically her view of India appears to have changed.From surprise at the coach to enjoying…

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan Imran Khan’s prison conditions have become the centre of a fresh controversy involving Pakistan cricket, after his sons raised concerns about his health in an interview with former England captain Michael Atherton.The interview, featuring Khan’s sons Sulaiman and Kasim, was broadcast by Sky Sports during the lunch break on Day 1 of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s. The programme triggered a strong reaction from the Pakistan Cricket Board, with reports suggesting the Pakistan team had even considered refusing to return to the field if the interview was aired.The threat ultimately amounted…

Quaise Energy, an American startup, announced on August 27 the final closing of a $180 million funding round, which included $35 million from Nabors, to finance the Obsidian Project in Oregon, where a microwave gyrotron will create wells in rock between 300 °C and 500 °C to establish the first commercial superhot geothermal plant on the planet, as per a report by ThinkGeoEnergy.According to the statement, the Series B totals $180 million, bringing the startup’s total funding to $280 million since its inception. The first tranche, amounting to $134 million, was previously announced on July 7, led by Prelude Ventures…

ICAR AIEEA PG, AICE-JRF/SRF results 2026 The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the results of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) All India Entrance Examination for Admission (AIEEA) Post Graduate (PG) and All India Competitive Examinations (AICE) Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)/Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) Ph.D. programmes for the academic year 2026-27.The results were announced on August 29, 2026. Candidates who appeared for the examination can now check and download their scorecards through the official examination website.The examination was conducted on July 4, 2026, at 162 examination centres across 115 cities in the country.A total of 42,110 candidates registered…