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A piece of garden hose may seem like an unlikely starting point for a global sportswear company, but that is where the story of Swiss footwear brand On began. In 2010, retired professional athlete Olivier Bernhard was experimenting with ways to create a running shoe that could deliver a different sensation underfoot. One of his early prototypes used pieces of garden hose glued to the outsole. The unusual experiment eventually became the foundation for the technology that helped define On’s shoes and, with it, a company that has grown into a multibillion-dollar sportswear business.Sixteen years later, On has expanded far…

Motivational quote of the day by Harrison Ford: ‘What I think is important for a young person is to figure out how to be useful and not be so concentrated on themselves,’ a powerful life lesson on teamwork and finding your own path from the ‘Indiana Jones’ star(Image Credit: Movie still from the 2015 film The Age of Adaline) When you are young and trying to build a career, it is very easy to think about yourself first. What job will you get? How successful will you become? How quickly will people notice you?Harrison Ford has a slightly different way…

Dinesh Thakkar with his buy (@dineshdthakkar/Instagram) A Class 12 graduate who once chose business over conventional higher education is now making headlines for one of India’s most expensive residential property purchases. Meet Dinesh Thakkar, founder, chairman and managing director of Angel One. In a recent news update, Thakkar has agreed to buy an entire residential tower in Mumbai’s Juhu for about ₹711 crore.Now that is not just any high-profile purchase about the price tag. It is also a story of a man’s unusual entrepreneurial journey. How a young man who entered the stock market, suffered heavy losses and faced the…

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has revealed that the 2027 ODI World Cup will be his last World Cup for India, with the prospect of one final shot at the coveted trophy providing the biggest motivation for the batting stalwart.Kohli, who now plays only ODI cricket at the international level, said he is ready to leave everything on the field as India begin their preparations for the 50-over showpiece in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.Speaking to JioStar ahead of India’s ODI series against West Indies, Kohli underlined the unique physical and mental demands of a 50-over World Cup and made it…

Vancouver workers expecting to find boxes of T-shirts inside a shipping container instead discovered 14 duffle bags containing 328.55 kg of cocaine worth an estimated C$5.8 million, according to police. The seizure is the largest cocaine seizure in the history of the Vancouver Police Department.The drugs were discovered by employees at a legitimate Vancouver-based company while they were sorting through a shipment of T-shirts. Police said the company had ordered the clothing and had no connection to the cocaine found inside the shipment.The employees discovered the drugs and immediately contacted police. Officers were called to the business on July 21,…

Ram Charan is making steady progress in his recovery from the wrist injury he sustained while shooting for ‘Peddi’. The actor has now undergone a planned follow-up procedure at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore, where doctors successfully removed the cast and rods from his wrist.Ram Charan’s wrist cast and rods removed after surgeryAccording to Deccan Chronicle, the procedure was performed by Dr Praveen under the guidance of Dr Rajasekaran and Dr Sabhapathi. The latest development marks another stage in Ram Charan’s rehabilitation following surgery for his right wrist injury.The actor had sustained a sports-related triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tear while filming…

You don’t need any electrical expertise for this, just a basic bottle lamp adapter kit, widely available online or at most hardware stores, which usually comes with a cork-style base fitted with the wiring, socket, and switch all built in. These kits are specifically designed to sit snugly into the neck of a standard wine bottle, meaning there’s no drilling into glass or any complicated wiring involved. Simply feed the cord through the kit, secure the socket assembly according to the kit’s instructions, and slot the whole thing into the bottle’s neck, and you’ve essentially done the hardest part already.The…

Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed a remarkable day in squash at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday, with Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh storming into the women’s and men’s singles finals respectively, while the mixed doubles pairing of Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar secured a bronze medal at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena.The results gave India a shot at two squash gold medals on Sunday, while also putting Anahat and Abhay one victory away from potentially becoming India’s first squash players to secure direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.The Asian Games singles…

Musk discussed Tesla’s approach to meetings and said that employees who had nothing to contribute could leave. For many employees, leaving a meeting before it ends can feel awkward. Even when the discussion has little to do with their work, people often stay until the meeting is officially over because walking out may appear disrespectful. Elon Musk once described a very different approach. During a conversation at the 2015 Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Annual Convention in New Orleans, Musk spoke with Edison International Chairman, Ted Craver about Tesla, electric vehicles and the changing energy industry. Musk discussed Tesla’s approach to…

Chris Pratt remembers ‘Avengers: Endgame’ with throwback video ahead of ‘Doomsday’ release. (Instagram) Chris Pratt walked down memory lane with one of his latest Instagram posts, recalling a behind-the-scenes video from the sets of ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ The actor shared a video from the sets of the 2019 film on his account and talked about how the video had once been leaked and how he sees it everywhere nowadays. With the release of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ only months away, fans and cast members are having fun building anticipation for the release.Chris Pratt shares an illegal throwback video from the ‘Avengers: Endgame’ setChris…