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When cinematographer P.C. Sriram visited the museum for its inauguration | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Back in 1997, a Chennai-based orthodontist held his first twin-lens reflex camera at a flea market in the city, and that find set off a lifelong passion. All these decades later, it has grown into a collection of about 5,800 still photography cameras, earning him a Guinness World Record for the largest collection of cameras and the most distinctive assemblage of film cameras. Each piece, from rare Polaroid models and box and folding cameras to pocket-sized miniatures, finds its place in his camera museum in…

GuwahatiOctober 27, 2025 09:29 PM IST First published on: Oct 27, 2025 at 09:29 PM IST Even as the Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in 12 states and Union Territories, including those going to polls next year, it excluded Assam citing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process in the state and this prompted a war of words between the BJP and the Congress. “Assam has a separate provision in India’s citizenship laws. The second thing is that the Supreme Court-monitored citizenship identification process is about to conclude. In such a situation, the…

FIFA began the process of selling another 1 million tickets for next year’s World Cup on Monday, withthe opening of a new ticket draw marking the start of the tournament’s second phase of sales. This draw, which runs through 11 a.m. Eastern Friday, includes a domestic exclusivity time slot for residents of the three host countries — the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Fans from those countries, whose entries are selected out of this draw, will have the opportunity to buy single-match tickets for games taking place inside their home nation. The phase is open to all fans, regardless of which…

Lava launches Shark 2 4G smartphone for entry segment buyers in India | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s homegrown smartphone maker Lava on Monday (October 27, 2025) launched the Shark 2 4G smartphone for entry segment buyers in India. The new Lava Shark 2 4G comes with Android 15 with one Android and 2 years of security updates.The Shark 2 4G has a 6.75 inch HD+ notch display with a 120 Hz refresh rate. It is IP54 rated for dust and water resistance.Lava has used a 5,000 mAh battery in the Shark 2 4G with a 10W Type-C charger included…

What happens to the body when your blood sugar numbers are consistently high? That’s exactly what a Quora user wanted to know: ‘My blood sugar runs 110 to 140 mg/dL throughout the day. Is that normal?’ To understand better, we reached out to medical experts.Dr Aarti Ullal, physician and diabetologist, Gleneagles Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, said that whether a glucose reading between 110 and 140 mg/dL throughout the day is high or not depends on timing, health history, symptoms, and when and how you check the numbers. “If those numbers are after meals, they’re fairly acceptable for most adults. But if…

Poa Pohjola, 38, and Wilhelm Blomberg, 35, of Helsinki, welcomed their first baby in July. After initially hesitating to have a child, Pohjola says she realized in her mid-30s that she wanted to become a mother, and Blomberg agreed. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sarah McCammon/NPR Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR’s series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing the World explores the causes and implications of this trend. On a clear but chilly autumn day, Poa Pohjola and her partner Wilhelm…

The world’s first universal legislative framework to combat cybercrime has moved a step closer to become legally binding after at least 72 of the 193 member states signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Saturday, October 25.The 41-page UN cybercrime treaty proposes a legislative framework to boost international cooperation among law enforcement agencies and offer technical assistance to countries that lack adequate infrastructure for combating cybercrime. It also contains provisions addressing illegal interception, money laundering, hacking, and online child sexual abuse material. The final draft of the treaty was adopted by member states of the UN…

Top 5 Can’t Miss Book a stay at the Sideways Inn, a motel that was basically a supporting actor in an Oscar-winning movie. Get a bird’s-eye view of Santa Barbara County via California’s longest and fastest zip lines.Cross the Santa Ynez River on horseback, feed towering ostriches and emus, and cuddle with farm animals.Step into a time warp of vintage gas pumps, racing memorabilia, and unusual roadside relics at Mendenhall’s Museum. Carve out time to browse the carefully curated collection of vintage fabrics, apron patterns, Jell-O cookbooks, and so much more at The Creation Station Fabric & Quilt Shop.  As a California…

Image for the purpose of representation only. | Photo Credit: File The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday (October 27, 2025) that vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC), which has no Chief Information Commissioner and is down to just two Information Commissioners out of a total sanctioned strength of 10, will be filled in “two or three” weeks.Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, Additional Solicitor General K.M. Nataraj said the shortlisted names of candidates had been forwarded to the high-profile selection committee of the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and a nominee of the…

A couple weeks ago, I went to the doctor to go over some test results. All was well — spectacularly average, even. But there was one part of the appointment that did take me by surprise. After my doctor gave me advice based on my health and age, she turned her computer monitor towards me and presented me with a colorful dashboard filled with numbers and percentages.At first, I wasn’t quite sure what I was looking at. My doctor explained that she entered my information into a database with millions of other patients, just like me — and that database…