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Star Indians will be in action in this BWF World Championships The 2026 BWF World Championships are set to bring the biggest names in badminton to New Delhi from August 17 to 23. The tournament will mark the 30th edition of the prestigious event and will return to India for the first time since 2009. However, despite being one of the most important tournaments on the badminton calendar, the World Championships do not offer prize money to the winners or runners-up.Why is there no prize money at the BWF World Championships?According to Olympics.com, the BWF World Championships do not carry…

AI representation/ChatGPT Your teenager tells you about a problem. You offer a solution. They immediately say, “I know!” or “You don’t understand.” It may not be because your advice is wrong. It may be because advice was not what they were asking for. A teenager comes home and says, “I can’t deal with this anymore.” Maybe it is a fight with a best friend. Maybe three exams have landed in the same week. Maybe they have been excluded from a group chat or are worried about something that, to an adult, seems manageable.They tell you because they are upset. And…

Stephen Jalland, a 57-year-old handyman from March, Cambridgeshire, began clearing overgrown gardens for free in June 2026 after coming across a Facebook post about an untidy garden. What started as a one-off act of kindness quickly turned into a regular volunteer effort after his post showing the transformation attracted thousands of reactions and a flood of requests for help. Jalland now spends part of his free time helping people who may struggle to maintain their gardens because of age, illness, disability, mental health difficulties or financial problems. He initially planned to clear one garden a week, but demand soon pushed…

Can factory smoke become cooking fuel? BITS Pilani researchers develop CO2-to-DME technology For decades, scientists around the world have been trying to answer one difficult question: Can carbon dioxide (CO₂), one of the biggest contributors to climate change, be turned into something useful instead of being released into the atmosphere?At the Hyderabad campus of BITS Pilani, a team of professors, undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and PhD scholars spent five years searching for an answer.What they developed could have implications far beyond a university laboratory.The team created a catalyst capable of converting captured CO₂ emissions from power plants, steel factories, and…

Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta’s ‘Batwara 1947’ is set to arrive in cinemas on August 15, coinciding with Independence Day 2026. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and backed by Aamir Khan, the Partition-era drama features Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal, Karan Deol and others in key roles.Ahead of its theatrical release, filmmaker Ramesh Taurani watched the film with the team and shared his first impressions online. He praised ‘Batwara 1947’ as a sensitive and emotionally stirring story that celebrates humanity and urged audiences to experience it on the first day itself.Taurani wrote, “It is a powerful reminder of the resilience of the…

India have withdrawn from the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup as they look to prioritise their international friendly against five-time world champions Brazil in October, All India Football Federation (AIFF) deputy secretary general M Satyanarayanan said on Thursday.As previously reported by The Times of India, India will not take part in the new tournament because of the clash with the Brazil fixture.”We have pulled out of the FIFA ASEAN Cup since we can’t play both Brazil and FIFA ASEAN Cup,” Satyanarayanan was quoted as saying by PTI.The FIFA ASEAN Cup was planned as a new international competition for teams from the…

Soha Ali Khan is warm, witty, and, by her own admission, a little bit crazy at 8 pm. Not in a bad way. In the way that only parents who have a non-negotiable bedtime for their child understand completely. The kind of fierce, unwavering, this-is-not-up-for-discussion energy that kicks in at a very specific time every evening and does not apologise to anyone. In a candid interview with Tweak India, the actress opened up about her parenting philosophy, her non-negotiables, and the one lesson she learned from her mother Sharmila Tagore that has quietly shaped how she raises her daughter Inaaya…

Trump administration again asks Supreme Court to intervene and allow mail-voting restrictions. A federal court has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting. The administration has again asked the US Supreme Court to step in and allow the policy ahead of the November midterm elections.The Justice Department filed an emergency request on Wednesday seeking to pause a ruling that prevents the US Postal Service from enforcing new nationwide rules governing mail ballots, according to Reuters.The move comes a day after US District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston expanded an earlier injunction and stopped the Postal Service from applying…

MCC NEET UG counselling 2026 schedule revised The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has revised the NEET UG Counselling 2026 Round 1 schedule, on the official website, mcc.nic.in. The revised timeline covers registration, fee payment, choice filling, choice locking, seat allotment and reporting at allotted medical and dental colleges.Under the updated schedule, the NEET UG Counselling Round 1 seat allotment result 2026 will be announced on August 19. Candidates seeking admission through MCC counselling must complete the pending stages within the revised deadlines.As per the revised MCC schedule, candidates can complete their NEET UG Counselling 2026 Round 1 registration until August…

‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ became a box-office success upon its 1992 release and has since gone on to build a devoted cult following. Starring Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Pooja Bedi and Deepak Tijori, it’s now widely considered one of Indian cinema’s finest coming-of-age films. Yet its production was anything but seamless, marked by repeated casting shuffles and lengthy delays. The film was initially set to feature Aamir Khan alongside Girija Shettar and Milind Soman, though several cast members were swapped out before completion.Pooja Bedi recalls the casting shake-up in Jo ‘Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’Looking back at the casting shake-up, Pooja Bedi…