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Crates of tomatoes lined up at the Rayakottai mandi in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: N. Bashkaran/The Hindu The evolution and growth of the humble tomato as an essential ingredient of our daily diet across the world is a fascinating story. Yolanda Evans writes in the June 5, 2025, issue of National Geographic magazine about the rise in tomatoes with myth and folklore and how tomatoes weren’t always a beloved ingredient.Once deemed sinful, stinky, and “poison apples”, they were linked to superstition and illness, in part due to their reaction with lead in copper-based dinnerware. The use of a…

During a week of urgent news, the administration has pushed a report on Obama and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. NPR Senior Political Editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro and Cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin unpack the context and timing.

Xavi Hernandez. File. | Photo Credit: AP A day after its top official claimed that World Cup-winning Spanish great Xavi Hernandez was among the applicants for India football coach’s position, the All India Football Federation said that the e-mail received in his name was found to be “not genuine” and three others have been short-listed for the job. The AIFF did not reveal the names in the pruned list but it is widely believed that Khalid Jamil, currently the head coach of Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC, is the front-runner for the post left vacant by Spaniard Manolo Marquez.…

A few weeks ago, Google announced that it is rolling out Gemini to WearOS-powered smartwatches from Pixel, Samsung, Oppo and OnePlus. The much-anticipated update brought Gemini to my wrist, which meant I no longer had to pull out my phone from my pocket to use the AI assistant.I have been playing around with Gemini on my Galaxy Watch 6 Classic (review) for a few days. From simple AI summaries to comparing products online, Google Gemini turned out to be a fun and useful assistant. Here’s a look at how the wrist-friendly version of Google’s AI assistant became a daily essential…

Emergency services respond after multiple people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michicgan, on July 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP At least 11 people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City on Saturday (July 26, 2025) — with six in critical condition — in what the sheriff said appeared to be a random act. A suspect was in custody, authorities said.“Eleven is 11 too many, but thank God it wasn’t more,” Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea told reporters.Emergency vehicles and uniformed first responders were seen outside the store following the incident.Tiffany DeFell, 36, who lives…

The story so far:India and the U.K. signed a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on Thursday, after having announced the conclusion of negotiations on the deal in May this year. With negotiations starting in January 2022, the deal marks a more than three-year effort to enhance bilateral trade between the two countries.What has broadly been agreed to? Under the deal, the U.K. has removed tariffs on 99% of its product lines. However, not all of these product lines are exported by India to the U.K. According to an analysis by the Global Trade Research Initiative, about $6.5 billion or 45%…

Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut. | Photo Credit: ANI Bollywood actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has supported the Centre’s ban on OTT platforms in the country. Speaking to ANI, the Emergency star said that the move was crucial to protect the country’s young people and was issued in the public interest.“The ban has been imposed to ensure that our culture and the minds of the youth are not corrupted. It is important to see that our society is not headed toward a complete downfall. It was awaited for a long time,” she said.Kangana also appreciated the step taken against the illegal functioning of the…

Orange juice has found its place next to elaborate breakfast spreads — a delicious choice to wash down carbs and protein. However, fruit juices often come under scrutiny, with experts questioning their nutritional value. With conversations on gut health taking center stage lately, we wonder how safe it is to start our mornings with a burst of citrus. According to Dr Sonali Gautam, Consultant, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Navi Mumbai, drinking orange juice every morning can be both beneficial and detrimental to your digestive system and overall wellness, and its impact depends on how you consume it…

Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil at a meeting of Kannada organisations in Belagavi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT HUBBALLILaw and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil has said that there was no reason for Kannadigas to be concerned over cases pertaining to the Karnataka-Maharashtra border row before the Supreme Court, as it was a constitutional issue and no decision yet had been taken on taking up the case for hearing. He was chairing a meeting of Kannada organisations at in Belagavi on Saturday. “The language row is a poll issue in Maharashtra. So there is no need…

In what was billed as the clash of generations between a 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh and a 38-year-old veteran Koneru Humpy in the all-Indian final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 could best be described by Andrea Jeremiah’s single, “Neither Yours Nor Mine.” The game that could have swung either way, but eventually ended in a 41-move draw, and Divya will rue her missed chances with white pieces more than a relieved Humpy, who dodged a bullet against her young rival in the first leg of their Classical match in the Georgian coastal city of Batumi on Saturday.Divya began with…