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A truism about stories (courtesy, more or less, of the novelist John Gardner) is that there are only two plots: a person goes on a journey, and a stranger comes to town. The joke is that they’re the same story, from two different perspectives. In the first half of 2025, I’ve found that my favorite books have lived up to the claim. The best books I’ve read so far have all been preoccupied with the problem of travel, of leaving home, of being visited by strangers: how it broadens us and how it damages us, its attractions and its horrors.…

Harry Brook placed an arm of comfort around Ravindra Jadeja, crouched on the grass near the 22-yard strip. Jadeja responded with a nod and half a smile. A brave smile of defiance that hid the hurt simmering inside him. As he slowly made his way back to the pavilion, Ben Stokes gave him a tight warm hug. The Indian emerged from the embrace with the defiant smile on his again.Television cameras zoomed in on his face, to see if he had shed a tear, or if his eyes were moist. A raging stillness of the pupils met them. Fighters don’t…

EVA Air will debut its upgraded premium economy cabin on a new Dallas–Taiwan route launching in October.The new seats offer more space, personal entertainment, and eco-friendly amenities to enhance comfort on long-haul flights. EVA Air is about to make getting to Taiwan a whole lot more comfortable with plans to introduce its redesigned premium economy seats on the soon-to-launch new route from Dallas to Taiwan. The premium seats will be available on flights between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) when it launches in October, EVA Air shared with Travel + Leisure. This will…

Authorities have warned residents to avoid unnecessary travel as waters inundate transportation infrastructure.Two people have been killed in New Jersey following flash flooding in the northeastern United States that caused travel chaos, authorities said, as the region braced for more heavy rain. Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday noted the deaths occurred in the northern New Jersey city of Plainfield, where there were two storm-related deaths on July 3. A third person was killed in North Plainfield during that previous storm. “We’re not unique, but we’re in one of these sort of high humidity, high temperature, high storm intensity patterns right…

Seasonal factors again weighed on India’s labour market in June as the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.6 per cent, although the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) declined to 54.2 per cent in June from 54.8 per cent in May, suggesting fewer people looked for jobs last month.According to the Statistics Ministry’s latest monthly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report, released on Tuesday, while the unemployment rate (UR) for Indians aged 15 years and above was flat month-on-month in June at 5.6 per cent, there was a marginal decline in UR to 5.6 per cent from 5.8 per cent in…

U.S. actor Adam Scott attends who played the lead role in “Severance”. File | Photo Credit: AFP Apple TV+’s dark sci-fi office drama “Severance” on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) led the contenders for the Emmy Awards, television’s version of the Oscars, with a whopping 27 nominations.“The Penguin,” HBO Max’s Batman villain spinoff series, came in second with 24. HBO Max’s “The White Lotus and Apple’s “The Studio” tied for third with 23 nominations each. Published – July 15, 2025 10:01 pm IST

When Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah defied police restrictions to scale a cemetery wall in Srinagar’s Old City on Monday to pay tributes to martyrs of July 13, 1931, he wasn’t just putting the distance between him and police officers trying to hold him back. It also appeared to be a step back from his so far cooperative stance with the Lieutenant Governor’s office. Emerging from the cemetery, Abdullah said: “For the sake of it, they (the LG administration) say this is a free country but sometimes they think this is their estate, and we are their subjects.…

Image for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) urged parents of children between the age of 5 and 7 to update their kids’ Aadhaar biometrics. In the periodic reminder, the UIDAI said that the biometric update would be free of cost at enrolment centres, if done before children turned seven. After this period, the authority said it may cancel Aadhaar numbers issued to those who have not done the biometric update. A ₹100 fee applies if such an application is made after a child turns seven.Also Read |…

As the name implies, this place serves tsukemen. Unlike the tonkotsu tsukemen at Tonchin, the dipping broth at Okiboru is a thick, emulsified broth made with chicken (known as a “paitan”), and it’s packed with dried fish. However, just like at Tonchin, the noodles are made in-house, and while the toppings are thoughtfully prepared—jammy, marinated eggs, tender braised chashu, a segment of lime to brighten up the soup—the noodles are the star. The menu is otherwise very limited, and while they offer a soup ramen, it’s unremarkable. Stick to the tsukemen–they even have a vegan variation.118 Madison Ave, NoMadNonono is…

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America President Trump’s change of tone on Russia and its ongoing war against Ukraine is a “remarkable shift” that must be followed by action, says Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. Since returning to office, Trump has cozied up to Russian President Vladimir Putin and even gone as far as blaming Ukraine for the conflict between the two…