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Nihal Sarin and Savitha Shri (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz and Michal Walusza for FIDE) NEW DELHI: India will look back at Nihal Sarin’s loss before the rest day and wonder what might have happened had he taken a few more minutes — he had plenty of time on the clock, more than enough to have avoided the queen blunder that cost India their Round 6 match against Uzbekistan on Monday. When the players returned to the board for Round 7 in Samarkand on Wednesday, following Tuesday’s rest day, the overall picture in the race for gold remained largely unchanged.Another hope…

Representative Image of a 1915 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Tourer with classic Barker coachwork, showcasing its timeless elegance (AI Generated Image) A 1915 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Tourer spent about a century with one Australian family before emerging from long-term storage and appearing at auction in 2026. Chassis 17CB, fitted with its original Barker tourer coachwork, was offered as Lot 40 at Gooding Christie’s 2026 Amelia Island Auctions with a pre-sale estimate of $350,000 to $450,000. The auction house highlighted the car’s original engine, gearbox and coachwork, along with its unusually long documented ownership history.The Silver Ghost was not sold…

Naked Eyes co-founder Peter Bryne passed away at the age of 74. (Instagram) \Peter Byrne, the famed musician who started the band Naked Eyes with Rob Fisher and was known as a pioneering figure in the new wave and synth-pop scene, has passed away. He was 74 years old at the time of his passing.Peter Byrne passes awayThe 74-year-old had been battling a brief illness, after which he passed away on September 14 in his home in Los Angeles. The ‘Always Something There to Remind Me’ is best known for co-founding the synth-pop band Naked Eyes. The Rolling Stone reported…

A new home can have huge windows, bright rooms and beautiful views, yet still leave you reaching for the fan by afternoon because the air feels heavy. Open a window and you may expect the room to instantly feel fresher. Sometimes, nothing much happens.That can be surprising, especially when a house has been designed with plenty of glass. But the number of windows isn’t what decides whether a room gets good ventilation. What matters is what happens to the air once it enters.“A room can have generous windows and still feel stuffy by afternoon,” says Hardesh Chawla, Founder & CEO,…

India eye record medals at Asian Games 2026 New Delhi: India’s hopes of securing a historic esports medal at the Asian Games in Japan suffered a setback after an unplayed eFootball fixture against Mongolia was recorded as a forfeit win, leaving India without the goal difference it needed to remain in contention for the knockout stage.India’s eFootball pair of Chinmay Sahoo and Danial Patel, coached by Saksham Rattan, had earlier drawn 0-0 against Uzbekistan’s Abubakir Iminjonov and Farrukh Mirkhamitov. With India needing a win in its next Group F fixture, Mongolia’s Munkh-Ochir Batmanlai and Khantamir Munkh-Orgil failed to report to…

Image: Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta began in 2017 with a small group of volunteers at a single local elementary school, packing nonperishable food for children who faced food insecurity over the weekend. The first distribution served just 10 students. Nine years later, the organisation provides weekend meals to thousands of children across dozens of schools throughout metro Atlanta. Here’s how a small volunteer effort grew into a regional programme, and what it takes to keep it running today.How Backpack Buddies started with 10 backpacksThe programme’s story began at one local elementary school, where volunteers…

Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu once opened up about how they introduced each other to their families before getting married. In a throwback interview, the couple recalled their early relationship and their first meetings with each other’s parents.Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu first met while shooting for ‘Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge’ in the late 2000s. However, they barely interacted during their first film together. Their equation changed when they reunited for ’99’, which brought them closer. The friendship eventually developed into a relationship. Soha Ali Khan, daughter of Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and Kunal Kemmu, son…

Claude Monet (Photo via Canva) Claude Monet was a French painter and the founding figure of Impressionism. He began his work in the field of art as a caricaturist, before meeting the painter Eugène Boudin, who introduced him to painting outdoors, directly from nature. This habit of working “en plein air” is what his work is based upon for his entire career later.In the late 19th century, Monet exhibited a painting called Impression, Sunrise. A critic mocked it, and the word “Impressionism” was coined as an insult. Unlike traditional painters who valued precise detail, Monet focused on the more natural…

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Live Updates: India added two more medals to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Day 6 as Satnam Singh and Salman Khan secured bronze in the men’s double sculls, finishing third in 6:13.25 after a close battle with Uzbekistan. Roshibina Devi then claimed silver in the women’s 60kg wushu event after losing 0-2 to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the gold-medal bout, securing her third successive Asian Games medal. India’s campaign at the Asian Games 2026 continues on Thursday, September 24, with athletes competing across multiple sports in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. India will have medal opportunities in…

Every day, food that has reached the end of its useful life leaves kitchens, shops, factories and distribution centres across Sydney. Much of it could end up as waste with little further use. At EarthPower in Camellia, that material takes a different route. The facility uses anaerobic digestion to break down organic food waste and capture the biogas produced along the way. That gas is then used to generate electricity, while the remaining material is processed into a soil improver. According to Waste Management Review 2025, EarthPower’s upgraded ‘plate to paddock’ facility has a total capacity of 62,500 tonnes, of…