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The Yogi Adityanath government Wednesday introduced the Uttar Pradesh Shri Banke Bihariji Temple Trust Bill, 2025, for the running of the famous temple in Vrindavan, Mathura, in the Assembly. It replaces a May 26 ordinance, which has been challenged in the Supreme Court for allegedly encroaching on temple funds. Incidentally, the BJP has traditionally opposed “interference” of the government in the running of temples. * What reasons has the Adityanath government cited for the Bill? Citing a 2022 stampede at the temple which left two people dead and seven injured, the Adityanath government has said that the Bill will ensure…

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender Marquinhos lifts the trophy as Paris Saint-Germain celebrate winning the 2025 UEFA Super Cup final football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur FC at the Friuli stadium, in Udine, on August 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP European champions Paris St Germain fought back from 2-0 down with five minutes left to beat Europa League winners Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on penalties in a dramatic UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday.Tottenham led through goals by Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero before PSG substitute Lee Kang-in pulled a goal back with a fine strike after 85…

The Boston Public Library is launching a project in collaboration with Harvard University and OpenAI to increase public access to hundreds of thousands of historically significant documents.

new video loaded: What It Takes to Find Food in GazaBy Ashley Wu, Christina Shaman, June Kim, James Surdam and Rebecca Suner•August 13, 2025Starvation has spread in Gaza, as the prices of basic goods have skyrocketed and getting aid is difficult and often deadly. Ashley Wu, a graphics reporter for The New York Times, explains the dire choices that many Gazans face, as Israel faces growing condemnation over the crisis.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting

To encourage the responsible and ethical adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the financial sector, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-constituted committee has recommended several measures, including the establishment of financial sector data infrastructure, data lifecycle governance, consumer protection and cyber security measures. These proposals were put forward by an RBI committee, set up in December last year, to develop a Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of Artificial Intelligence (FREE-AI) in the financial sector. The committee has given 26 suggestions which are based on six pillars – infrastructure, policy, capacity, governance, protection and assurance. “A high-quality financial sector data…

For more on the culture that has shaped the last quarter century, check out The 25 pieces of culture that explain the last 25 years.When Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring debuted on December 10, 2001, it was considered a likely boondoggle. Hollywood hadn’t launched a truly successful fantasy film franchise since the first Star Wars trilogy in the 1970s. If it was going to create one now, the savvy take was that the Harry Potter movies were a better bet, with a more active fan base and a simpler, more…

Social media often makes some startling claims. The latest one is that ‘death begins in your big toe. ‘ “Why? Because the big toe is the farthest geographical point in your body from your heart. Our heart takes blood, reoxygenates it, and sends it back to the tissues of the body. Blood flow is one of the most important aspects of our health. When we sit for longer than an hour, 50 per cent of the blood flow to our legs has decreased. So, you need movement to improve the health of your feet.”So, we asked experts whether this claim is valid.…

A man wearing a “Latinos for America” T-shirt attends a campaign event for Republican congressional candidates at University Drafthouse in McAllen, Texas, in 2022. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images Support for President Trump and his party is starting to wane among Latino voters. According to Equis Research, a Latino polling organization, about a third of Latinos who supported Trump last year “are not set on voting for a Republican” during next year’s midterms. Caitlin Jury, a research director at Equis Research, told NPR that economic issues such as persistently high prices…

Vincent Keymer barged into the world’s top 10 ranking spots in the FIDE live ratings that are updated in real time on Wednesday after his victory in 39 moves with black pieces against Awonder Liang, the Cinderella story of the Chennai Grand Masters tournament. The win also helped Keymer put daylight between him and his pursuers — India’s Arjun Erigaisi and Awonder himself — at the top of the standings as he leads by a 1.5 points with just two more rounds left. Arjun Erigaisi played out a short draw against Anish Giri, which he explained was forced partially because…

FILE PHOTO: Sam Altman is in talks to invest and co-found a new brain chip interface startup called Merge Labs to compete with Elon Musk’s Neuralink.  | Photo Credit: AP Sam Altman is in talks to invest and co-found a new brain chip interface startup called Merge Labs to compete with Elon Musk’s Neuralink. A new Financial Times report revealed that the funds will mostly be brought in from OpenAI’s ventures team. Altman is expected to be listed as a co-founder along with Alex Bania, the co-founder and CEO of World, the eye scanning ID verification startup that Altman is involved with.The report…