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Amir Khan Muttaqi, ‘Foreign Minister’ of Taliban administration. File | Photo Credit: AP Four years after the Taliban took charge of Afghanistan in a violent movement, Amir Khan Muttaqi, the ‘Foreign Minister’ of the Taliban administration, will travel to India next week, officials of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday (October 2, 2025). The visit is expected to be focused on developmental assistance to Afghanistan, which has been struggling with scarcity of essential medicines and agricultural products ever since the Taliban took over Kabul on August 15, 2021, the officials further said. The visit has been under…

The number of kids getting hurt by AI-powered chatbots is hard to know, but it’s not zero. Yet, for nearly three years, ChatGPT has been free for all ages to access without any guardrails. That sort of changed on Monday, when OpenAI introduced a suite of parental controls, some of which are designed to prevent teen suicides — like that of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old Californian who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT at length about how to do it. Then, on Tuesday, OpenAI launched a social network with a new app called Sora that looks a lot like…

Laal Singh Chaddha (2022). The Indian retelling of the Oscar-winning Forrest Gump (1994) was never going to be easy. Tom Hanks’s hit about a simpleton whose life is entwined with major moments in history thrives on Americana and sap. Would Indian masalas ruin the flavour? Aamir Khan mixed in Kargil flashbacks and a Punjabi twist for his hero, Laal. But he faltered by trying to play it exaggerated. What should have been charming felt like parody. Plus, it was just too long. Pity. Laal Singh Chaddha was a remake of Forrest Gump. It fell flat because of Aamir Khan’s OTT…

If I was in a kidnapping situation and needed to subtly signal that something was terribly wrong without alerting my captors, I would loudly declare that farfalle is a fantastic pasta shape.I would shout endlessly about how well it always cooks — even the knot of the bowtie. I would preach about how “butterfly” pasta is truly perfect for every kind of sauce, because it picks up every bit of sauce, and it’s easily forked. I would assert that we should serve it to more people, because we should base all our gastronomic experiences on the palettes of children and…

It is now 47 and 38 years respectively, since the first CT and MRI scanners were installed in India. Despite the passage of decades and these scans becoming part of common lexicon, there is still a lopsided distribution of the 2,500 CT and 900 MRI scanners in India. The compound annual growth rate of CT scanners is 25%, (10% in metros), driven by expansion of diagnostic chains and availability of affordable, refurbished scanners. A total of 880 scanners were installed in 2024 alone. Around 30% of CT scanners are in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities – suburban India contributes…

If you haven’t hit the road yet this season, you better hop to it. And if you need ideas on where you should go on said road trip, Rustic Pathways, a student travel company, has a list.  In July 2024, Rustic Pathways released its research on the most searched-for American road trips. It came to its conclusive list after compiling search terms relating to routes, including terms like “road trip,” “itinerary,” “The loneliest road,” “Route 66,” and “Hana Highway,” and then assessed those terms using Google Keyword Planner to see the average monthly search term figures. The team added that “all…

Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel. Residents of Gaza City fleeing after warning from Israel. (Photo: Reuters) Amid international condemnation, Israel on Thursday continued with the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, the convoy of 47 vessels that were on their way to Gaza, carrying around 500 activists from around the world. The Israeli navy began intercepting the flotilla late on Wednesday night, and the interception continued into Thursday. 01No vessel from Gaza aid flotilla breached blockade, says IsraelThe Israeli Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that none of the vessels that are part of the Gaza aid flotilla managed to…

SEBI has been actively taking down fin-fluencer accounts for frauds and misinformed guidance but a SEBI study showed 93% of Indian investors found fin-fluencers to be moderate to highly credible.The study conducted by Kantar and SEBI surveyed 91,950 households regarding investing behaviour and published the report. The report found of the majority which found fin-fluencers credible , 62% even went ahead and made investment decisions based on their recommendations. Moreover, SEBI also found that 9 of 10 people consumed fin-fluencer content from Youtube. SEBI has been taking continuous actions to curb influencers from providing financial advice. As of October 2024,…

After a long journey to the Ziro Festival of Music in Arunachal Pradesh, Bengaluru artiste Rudy Mukta (who goes by Rudy as an artiste) got on stage with her band for the first time on September 27, debuting new songs and new versions of songs. While Ziro does get cool in September, it was sunny when Rudy made her entrance on the bamboo stage wearing a long, hooded coat, which she soon realised it was too hot for.Running through songs with her band comprising bassist Niya Rose, drummer Rhema George and keyboardist Leeanne Besterwitch, Rudy performed ‘Morbid Bop,’ ‘Weathering,’ ‘Checkmate,’…

Currently I am: Training for upcoming competitions. Praveen Kumar’s best moment was winning gold at the Paris Olympics in the Men’s High Jump T64 event. High point in life: Winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics in the Men’s High Jump T64 event. The victory was a testament to all the hard work, dedication, and sacrifices I made throughout my career. Low point in life: The 2019 Junior World Para Championship, when they changed my competition category from T42 to T44. It was disheartening, but I coped by training even harder. That experience made me more resilient. On my…