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It was for a day like this India has been overloading its playing eleven with batsmen. The extra batsman embedded in the middle order came in handy as India endured their first real English day of the tour in the final Test of this close to two-month long tour.Karun Nair’s inclusion, in place of all-rounder Shardul Thakur, increased India’s bat-count to 8 and also helped India’s to reach 204/6, a respectable score in these challenging conditions. The day’s top scorer was Nair on an unbeaten 52 and giving him company was the ever-reliable Washington Sundar on 19. Batting at No.5,…

July 2025 has seen the highest number of layoffs in recent years. From Microsoft to Intel, numerous tech giants announced sweeping layoffs. While the growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has been partially blamed, organisations attributed their job cuts to ongoing organisational restructuring and efforts to foster “leaner” teams across the board. This year, so far, July has witnessed the most layoffs, with 26 companies sacking as many as 24,545 employees. The month began with Microsoft announcing that it was laying off nearly four per cent of its global workforce across teams and role types. These job cuts are…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at an event in the East Room of the White House, on July 30, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday (July 31, 2025) said President Donald Trump and the whole trade negotiation team had been “frustrated” with India over the trade talks.His comments came a day after Mr. Trump announced the imposition of a 25% tariff on all goods coming from India starting August 1, plus an unspecified penalty for buying Russian crude oil and military equipment. Also read | Structural cracks emerge in the India-U.S.…

India close day one of the fifth and final Test of their tour of England on 204-6 with skipper Shubman Gill was run out.England gained the upper hand after a rain-hit first day of the final Test against India at The Oval as the tourists, needing victory to square the series, battled to 204-6, with all their big guns dismissed cheaply.England had to work hard for their breakthroughs on Thursday and will be delighted to have got rid of KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill, the men who have tormented them recently, though captain Gill gifted his wicket with…

A paediatrician, Dr Sivaranjani Santosh, took to social media to raise concerns about too much protein consumption among young adults. “Seeing so many young adults coming with the creatine of 1.41 or 1.5 mg per dl. The kidneys are going for a toss. They are eating too much protein. Much more than what is recommended. Much more. And protein powders. The recommendation is for 1.05 grams of bodyweight to 0.85 grams of protein, or 20 per cent of the calories should come from protein, from 1-3 years of age. Children eating 2-2.5 grams more protein a day (sic),” Dr Santosh…

In 2024, President Trump popped up as a guest in a number of popular podcasts. Now, even in an off-election year, political leaders are taking to the same non-political podcasts to reach different audiences.

A new, smart basketball collects data on things like the arc of a jump shot and makes and misses. But can it make you a better shooter? NPR’s Juana Summers talks to Ben Dowsett, who wrote about it for WIRED, about how people around the NBA are thinking about using it.

In a move set to elevate rail travel across the American Southwest, Canyon Spirit, the luxury train experience formerly known as Rocky Mountaineer’s Rockies to the Red Rocks, is chartering a stunning new course. Beginning in 2026, the acclaimed locomotive will extend its route to include Salt Lake City, transforming the original two-day itinerary into a three-day journey that links the Beehive State to Denver. The train, while operating as Rocky Mountaineer, is regularly recognized by Travel + Leisure readers in the annual World’s Best Awards and even secured the No. 1 spot in 2025. The route first launched in…

The family of Virginia Giuffre, a woman who accused financier Jeffrey Epstein of sex-trafficking and assault, has expressed surprise at recent statements from United States President Donald Trump, alleging that Epstein “stole” her from his spa.In a statement released late on Wednesday, the family called for more information to be released about the Epstein case.“It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been ‘stolen’ from Mar-a-Lago,” the family’s statement said.“We and the public are asking for answers; survivors deserve this.”Questions about Trump’s relationship with Epstein have dogged the president…

Emcy Joseph’s Meesha is an ode to friendship, but different from the saccharine ‘bros before everything’ bromances. The film, which releases on August 1, is about two friends and the ups and downs in their bond. The relationship between the two friends, from very different social backgrounds, oscillates between various emotional states, the most basic being love (not romantic) and hate as they learn to live with each other’s choices, often misunderstanding their motives. Although the film explores the greys of a friendship, the characters have an inherent goodness to them. The proverbial toxic masculinity is absent. Hakkim Shah, Kathir,…