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Witkoff will discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine as Trump says again that he wants a ‘deal where people stop getting killed’.United States President Donald Trump said his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia next week to continue talks on the war in Ukraine.Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump said Witkoff would visit, “I think next week, Wednesday or Thursday.”Responding to questions from reporters on what Russia could do to avoid looming sanctions, the US president replied: “Yeah, get a deal where people stop getting killed.”Trump has threatened to impose “very severe tariffs” on Russia if it fails to reach…

(Left to Right) – Dr. Sharmila Tulpule, consultant orthopaedic surgeon & regenerative medicine specialist and founder director – Orthobiologix Clinic, and the chairperson of ReGen 2025, Dr. G. K. Kumar, professor and head, Department of Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine, Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Chennai, Mr. Niteen Tulpule, co-founder & director, Orthobiologix Biotech Pvt. Ltd, Dr A. Navaladishankar, senior consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Apollo Hospital, Chennai. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The second edition of ReGen 2025, an international conference on regenerative medicine, concluded in Chennai with the release of clinical guidelines for Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy. Developed by…

The Bairabi-Sairang rail line under construction, in Mizoram. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: The Indian Railways recently commissioned the new 51.38 km track to Sairang, 18 km short of Mizoram’s capital Aizawl. It raises hopes for India’s ambitious Act East Policy which envisages rail and road links with Southeast Asia.When did the Mizoram project start? Mizoram had 1.5 km of metre gauge railway track connecting Bairabi in the State’s Kolasib district to Assam’s Silchar before the gauge conversion project, sanctioned in 2000, was undertaken. The extension of this project to Sairang, which entailed laying a 51.38 km track,…

After more than 15 years of living in and traveling across Italy, I could write a whole book of travel advice, especially about visitor etiquette. But if I had to narrow it down to the one most important tip for being a better traveler in Italy, it would be two simple words. Dress nicely. Of course, that’s in addition to being polite, respectful and patient, as you hopefully would anywhere you’re a visitor. But in a country known for its fashion, design and sense of style, as well as its long-standing traditions, dressing decently in Italy is a way of…

Four people died and more than 5,900 have been evacuated in southern Taiwan after the island recorded more than a year’s rainfall over the past week which caused widespread landslides and flooding.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Three people are missing and 77 have been injured since late July when a depression and strong southwesterly airstreams began causing flooding and landslides in Taiwan’s south, an area vital for the island’s agriculture sector. More than 2.6 metres (102.3 inches) of rain were dumped on parts of the mountainous south in the past seven days, according to Central Weather Administration, compared to average annual…

Managing wealth becomes relatively easy if you design a process to choose equity investments. Here, we discuss a pecking order for choosing equity investments based on the argument asset allocation is the most important step in the investment process. Top-down processThe pecking order for choosing equity investments considers two factors — the choice of benchmark index and the choice of an investment product, given the benchmark index. Your first choice must be the broadest index available in the country in which you are investing. This is because you are making an asset class bet when you decide to allocate some of…

Rajinikanth at the ‘Coolie’ audio launch in Chennai on Saturday (August 2) | Photo Credit: @sunpictures/X Superstar Rajinikanth’s speeches have a fan base on their own, and those who were awaiting to listen to the superstar at the audio and trailer launch of his upcoming film Cooliewere in for a treat. The veteran cracked jokes, carried his heart on his sleeve and spoke about how the project came to be at the grand event that took place at the Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai, on Saturday (August 2).In a hilarious bit, the actor recalled the time he called Lokesh Kanagaraj, shortly…

The four-year-old filly Imperia, who ran third in her last outing, should make amends in the Royal Revive Plate, the chief event of Monday’s (Aug. 4) races.1. SULTAN PHEROZE PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m), (Terms) Maiden, 3-y-o only (Cat. II), no whip, 12.35 p.m.: 1. Aquatone (4) Abhay Singh 56, 2. Golden Aura (5) H.M. Akshay 56, 3. Real Thalaivaa (9) B.R. Kumar 56, 4. Suryavanshi (10) Surya Prakash 56, 5. Blue Candy (3) Nakhat 54.5, 6. French Lady (1) G. Naresh 54.5, 7. Gusto’s Baby (7) Akshay K 54.5, 8. Nyanza (12) Rafique Sk. 54.5, 9. Special Star (2) P.…

Google has made Deep Think available in the Gemini app for Google AI Ultra subscribers. This is the latest in the lineup of Google’s advanced AI tools and features. The search giant is also giving select mathematicians access to the full version of the Gemini 2.5 Deep Think model that entered into the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) competition.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO According to the company, the latest release incorporates feedback from early trusted testers and research breakthroughs. The new model is a significant improvement over what was showcased at the Google I/O earlier this year. The model is a variation…

Relatives of Alex Araya Acevedo, a 29-year-old miner who died in El Teniente mine of Chilean state-run copper producer Codelco, gather outside Codelco’s offices to demand information about the delivery of his body, which has been delayed, after the regional prosecutor confirmed that all trapped miners have been found dead, in Rancagua, Chile on August 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A rescue operation in Chile at the world’s largest underground copper mine ended Sunday (August 3, 2025) with no survivors, as the body of a fifth missing miner was found days after a tunnel collapsed, officials said. “Today we…