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It’s time to grab your passport and double check that expiration date: you’ll want that little blue booklet renewed and ready to go for 2026, when a wealth of exciting new international flights will launch from cities across the US.Airlines are getting creative with their route maps next year and adding new international service to secluded Caribbean islands, storybook European villages, and bustling Asian capitals. No matter where you might live in the US, there’s an international route coming to an airport near you—carriers are adding flights in numerous regions throughout America, from the Midwest and West Coast to the…

Special campaign: Nikhat said she wants to make her first home international tournament memorable. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Ahead of a busy 2026 calendar, studded with the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Indian boxers will look to accumulate valuable ranking points as the World Boxing Cup Finals (WBCF) begins at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Indoor Stadium here on Sunday with a depleted field due to last-minute pull-outs.Points gathered at the year-ending event will help the boxers, who will carry 75% of this year’s accumulation to 2026, improve their rankings and get better seeding in competitions. A gold winner…

Project Kuiper is now officially known as Amazon Leo, following multiple successful satellite launches this year. The new name references Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)—orbits up to 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometres) above Earth—where Amazon’s 153 satellites currently operate. The former codename, Kuiper, alluded to the Kuiper Belt, the asteroid belt beyond Neptune. Amazon Leo’s mission is to deliver reliable internet access to underserved communities across many countries, including remote and hard-to-reach regions. Connectivity issues persist even near major cities, where traditional broadband is limited by factors like cost, terrain, and infrastructure. While satellite internet helps fill these gaps, it requires substantial technological…

Published on: Nov 14, 2025 04:50 pm IST Begusarai MP Giriraj Singh targeted the TMC government in West Bengal, saying that Bangladeshis and Rohingyas need to be flushed out. AI Quick Read With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) set for a thumping victory in Bihar, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in neighbouring West Bengal and its arch rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), upped the ante against each other with an eye on the 2026 state elections. West Bengal chief minister and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee at a public gathering in Kolkata. (Samir Jana/ HT Photo)…

England fast bowling great James Anderson has said that Australia are the favourites to win the 2025-26 Ashes series, considering they will be hosting the marquee series. The 43-year-old former pacer, who retired in July 2024, felt that there wasn’t a lot to choose from between the teams in the upcoming series, which starts at Perth on November 21. Australia will be without Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood for the series opener, thereby putting an enormous load on the likes of Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon to take 20 English wickets. “I don’t think England are quite favourites, I’d say…

For the past few weeks, conservatives have been having a heated and divisive debate about antisemitism and the sorts of characters that can or cannot be part of the Republican Party. At the center of this argument is a 27-year-old white supremacist and far-right political influencer who hosts an online show called America First with Nicholas J. Fuentes.Nick Fuentes is a young white supremacist and antisemite who hosts an online show that has amassed a huge audience, mostly of young white Christian men.Some established Republican Party figures like Tucker Carlson have courted Fuentes and given him a platform, in the…

Yosemite’s Lower Yosemite Falls Trail is a short, paved loop with easy access to one of the park’s most iconic and breathtaking waterfalls.The trail is wheelchair and stroller-friendly, and has benches and interpretive signs that make it ideal for families and casual hikers alike.Open year-round, it’s especially stunning in spring when snowmelt swells the falls, creating misty rainbows beneath Yosemite’s towering cliffs. Yosemite National Park is a bucket-list destination that draws 4 million annual visitors from around the world. The park has more than 750 miles of hiking trails, with dramatic scenery, from towering cliffs to remarkable waterfalls and old-growth…

The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules (DPDP), 2025 were notified this week, kicking off the formation of the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI), and the legal framework for safeguarding the data of Indian people online. The DPDP Act itself was passed in Parliament in August 2023, and a draft of the Rules that were notified on Friday (November 14, 2025) were released for consultation in January.What do the DPDP Act and Rules do?The DPDP Act, 2023 is India’s version of data protection laws such as Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and similar regimes in many other countries, such…

It’s also where Roan first experienced drag herself. The story goes that Roan’s gay uncle drove Roan 160 miles from Willard to Kansas City to see her first drag show at age 18. At first, Roan was overwhelmed by the show’s vulgarity, but then she embraced it. Drag is now the basis of the Chappell Roan aesthetic–campy, vulgar, maximalist, unashamed. It was something unfamiliar in her small town of Willard. And it changed her life.A string of local drag queens opened for Roan on both nights. Chris RitterA fan takes in the show from beneath a bedazzled, fringed hat. Chris…

Gurpreet Singh was the best Indian in action on Saturday at the ISSF World Championships in Cairo, with a ninth-place finish in the 25m standard pistol, a non-Olympic event. Gurpreet was tied on 571 points with Kevin Chapon of France, but finished lower due to fewer inner ten shots. Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu and Udayveer Sidhu were placed 23rd and 24th, respectively. The trio was fifth in the team event. Among the women, Parisha Gupta finished 10th with a score of 556-11x, Shikha Chaudhary was 12th (555) and Agam Grewal was 19th (547). The team finished fourth, narrowly missing out on…