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It’s not unprecedented. Lee Chong Wei and even Viktor Axelsen have exited World Championships early as top seeds in last decade. But Shi Yuqi is on a hot streak of 3/3 Super 1000 titles this year, and 9/9 tournament finals since start of 2024. So, Indian badminton fans can be excused their morose mugs at the sight of the World No 1 drawn against Lakshya Sen in the Badminton World Championship draw. It’s a depressed fan base, long-suffering since Paris Olympics, and prone to dunking own players at slightest hints of Top 10 opponents lining up early. Sen, however, has…

Updated on: Aug 17, 2025 09:33 am IST A joint team of the police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has reached Ghati to join the locals in rescue efforts, police said At least four people were killed and six injured in flash floods after a suspected cloudburst in Ghati village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Sunday. This comes just days after a similar incident in Kishtwar claimed at least 60 lives. HT Image A family was also feared buried under debris after a landslide hit a place called Juthana Jod near Ghati in the…

By Sujit Nath Strategic significance making extra-regional forces foray into Andamans: Top army commander Port Blair, Lt General Dinesh Singh Rana, the Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command , has said that various “extra-regional forces” are making a foray into the archipelago, realising its strategic significance. He also emphasised the need for round-the-clock surveillance of the islands to thwart any conventional or non-conventional threat, including terrorism. In an interaction with PTI, the CINCAN said the Andaman and Nicobar Command is moving ahead from being a mere island outpost to a strategic hub, and that all grey hulls or military…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be meeting President Trump at the White House on Monday. However, Trump suggests he favors Vladimir Putin’s approach to dealing with the war in Ukraine. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: We’re going to shift now to Ukraine to get the reaction from there. NPR’s Greg Myre is in Kyiv and joins us now. Hey, Greg.GREG MYRE, BYLINE: Hi, Scott.DETROW: So how’s Ukraine responding to these developments?MYRE: Well, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to be as diplomatic as possible when dealing with Trump. He keeps praising Trump’s peace efforts, but Zelenskyy is also trying to convey Ukraine’s position,…

The proposed overhaul of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime is likely to bring relief to those looking to buy cars, especially smaller cars, with the government looking at creating a distinction in tax rates for smaller and bigger cars. Small cars, which currently attract 28 per cent GST plus small cess rates of 1-3 per cent, could get moved into the 18 per cent bracket in the new dispensation, government sources said. Bigger luxury cars and SUVs are likely to be shifted into the special rate category of 40 per cent after the removal of the 28 per…

Pratik Gandhi and Tillotama Shome in ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha’. | Photo Credit: Netflix India/YouTube The spy games of the 1970s, when India and Pakistan were trying to outwit and outpace each other in the race to become the nuclear state, form the subject of this high-stakes thriller. Headlined by two consummate performers, Pratik Gandhi and Sunny Hinduja, as the men in charge of operations for the arch rivals, the series has a beating heart; however, the structure and storytelling are not in sync. It appears that the material of a feature film has been stretched to six episodes.In the deluge…

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta receives Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla upon his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, in New Delhi, on early Sunday, August 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returned to India in the early hours of Sunday (August 17, 2025) after his historic visit to the International Space Station (ISS). Mr. Shukla, who has been in the U.S. training for the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS over the past year, was welcomed at the airport by Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan.Mr. Shukla’s backup astronaut,…

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Syria’s southern city of Sweida and elsewhere on Saturday to demand the right to self determination for the Druze minority, the largest protests to take place since deadly clashes in the area last month. Some of the protesters waved Israeli flags to thank Israel for intervening on their side during heavy clashes in mid-July between Druze militias and armed tribal groups and government forces. Saturday’s demonstration comes as Syria grapples with deep ethnic and religious divisions following the collapse of the Assad family rule last December. Story continues below this ad The transition has proven…

BLACKPINK just scripted history. The four-member band comprising Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa became the first K-pop girl group to perform at London’s Wembley Stadium, one of the most iconic venues in the world. Members are scheduled to play two nights in a row, Friday and Saturday, drawing in nearly 78,000 fans each night. BLACKPINK becomes first  female K-pop group to perform at Wembley Following in the footsteps of Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, BTS, and Oasis, the world’s biggest girl group lit up the sold-out stadium with a high-voltage show on day one. “What an absolute honour to be performing…

The Bukit Gasing Circular in Malaysia was recently named the best hiking trail in Southeast Asia in a new study.The 2.4-mile loop in Bukit Gasing Forest Reserve has “killer stairs,” hanging bridges, and elevated platforms, and is rated best for beginner to moderate hikers.The study evaluated trails in 11 Southeast Asian countries, with Malaysia claiming nine of the top 10 spots. When people think of popular outdoor destinations in Asia, places like Thailand’s beaches and jungles, Japan’s Kumano Kodo, or Bhutan’s rugged mountains may come to mind. But one, oft-overlooked Southeast Asian country is quickly becoming a rising star. According…