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TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi urges NTU PhD graduates to ‘seek out the unknown’ in AI era TikTok Chief Executive Officer Chew Shou Zi has urged graduating doctoral students at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to embrace uncertainty and use their expertise to address complex real-world challenges. Delivering the commencement address at the university’s PhD conferment ceremony on August 1, Chew encouraged graduates to step beyond the boundaries of academia as rapid technological advances continue to reshape industries and societies.Reflecting on his own academic and professional journey, Chew spoke about moving from an analogue childhood to leading one of the…

Kangana Ranaut hit back at critics reviving her old party videos, defending her right to change beliefs. She said she wants to “convert” into a Sanghi and embrace BJP-RSS ideology as an “awakened Hindu,” refusing to defend her past. She argued Hindu women deserve the same freedom to change without judgment. Actor-turned-BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has apparently hit back at those digging up her old videos of partying and film promotions, saying she has every right to change her beliefs. In a social media video, she stood by her decision to become what she termed an “awakened” and “disciplined” Hindu,…

NEW DELHI: A Glasgow-based Indian restaurant deleted its Instagram account after Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain pointed out that its logo and napkins showed an incorrect map of India. The incident happened after the Indian boxing team visited Mister Singh’s India – The Home of Curry to celebrate its historic Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign. India finished with a record 10 boxing medals – seven gold and three silver. During the dinner, Lovlina noticed that the map printed on the restaurant’s napkins and displayed outside the restaurant did not include India’s Northeast. A video of her raising the issue went viral on…

The research team at 5,050 metres altitude (University of Munster photo) The glacier on Mount Ararat, Turkey’s highest mountain, has been surveyed for the first time as scientists race to study its shrinking ice before more evidence is lost.Researchers believe the shrinking glacier could preserve valuable information about both climate change and human history. While archaeologists usually study objects buried in the ground, glacier ice can preserve information in layers that build up over thousands of years. However, this natural archive is disappearing quickly as global warming causes the ice cap to melt faster each yearA German-Turkish team of researchers…

Dining in first class was comparable to eating at one of Europe’s finest luxury hotels. The famous dinner served on the evening of April 14, 1912, just hours before the collision with the iceberg, featured an elaborate multi-course menu. Guests could choose from oysters, consommé and cream soups, poached salmon with mousseline sauce, filet mignon, roast duckling, lamb with mint sauce, sirloin of meat and roast squab. The meal concluded with an impressive selection of desserts, including Waldorf pudding, peaches in Chartreuse jelly, éclairs, French ice cream and an assortment of cheeses and fresh fruit. It was a showcase of…

The Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE), Tamil Nadu has released the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2026 round 1 provisional allotment result for candidates who opted for upward movement. Candidates can check and download their provisional allotment order by logging in to the official TNEA counselling portal.Along with the allotment result, the counselling authority has also started the round 2 choice filling process. Eligible candidates can add, change or rearrange their college and course preferences from August 3 to August 8, 2026.Candidates who have received a provisional seat allotment in round 1 should download their allotment order and check the…

Natalia Dontcheva passes away at 56; stepson Hugo Selignac pens emotional tribute; ‘You were our foundation’ Bulgarian-born actress Natalia Dontcheva, known for her work in French cinema and television, has passed away at the age of 56 following a prolonged illness. Best remembered by many viewers for appearing in the French adaptation of ‘Doc Martin’, the actress reportedly battled health issues for nearly a decade before her death.Hugo Selignac remembers his stepmotherAmong the most emotional tributes came from her stepson, film producer Hugo Selignac, who shared a heartfelt message on Instagram.In his tribute, he wrote, “My Natalia, I never liked…

Brij Bhushan Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday welcomed the Delhi court’s decision acquitting him in the sexual harassment case involving women wrestlers, describing it as a “happy day” for himself and his supporters while saying he would wait for the detailed judgment before commenting further.A Delhi court acquitted Singh and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the high-profile case that had dominated Indian wrestling for more than two years and sparked nationwide protests by some of the country’s top wrestlers.Speaking to reporters shortly after the verdict,…

For more than a century, avocado growers have known that not all avocado trees flower in the same way. Some trees produce flowers that function as females in the morning before becoming males the following afternoon, while others follow the opposite schedule. This unusual rhythm has long shaped how orchards are planted, with growers pairing different flowering types to maximise pollination and fruit production. Although the pattern has been carefully documented for generations, the genetic mechanism behind it remained unknown. Now, researchers from the University of California, Davis and the University of California, Riverside have identified a single gene that…

Foil and cling wrap pose risks when storing certain foods. Plastic wrap can leach chemicals into fatty foods, especially when heated. Aluminum foil reacts with acidic or salty foods, releasing aluminum into them. Heat accelerates chemical release from both materials, so avoid direct contact. Match the wrapping material to the food type for safer food storage. We have all been there at that moment in the kitchen with a half watermelon, a plate of someone’s dinner, to pack a lunchbox or roast something mouth-watering in the oven, wondering what to cover it with, foil or cling wrap.Although it might not…