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Saying that the Lebanon pager bombings blamed on Israel caused only 'injuries' fails to do justice to the actual horrors

At the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship last year in December, while Magnus Carlsen’s foul-mouthed withdrawal from the event and eventual reconciliation with FIDE was making headlines, there was another top player who was seething after being at the receiving end of FIDE’s unyielding dress code. Chinese grandmaster Zhu Jiner, tipped to be a future women’s world champion, was also one of those fined by FIDE at the event in Wall Street. Her offence? Wearing white boots. Or more specifically, “laceless white winter boots.” The snow boots were deemed “inappropriate” by the officials, who handed her a $200 fine…

Invented more than 200 years ago, the doctor’s stethoscope has long been an essential part of every medic’s toolkit for listening to sounds within the body. Now, the humble medical device is getting a hi-tech, AI upgrade. A team of doctors in the UK has designed an AI-powered stethoscope that can detect heart conditions in patients within 15 seconds. It can be used to diagnose heart failure, heart valve disease, and abnormal heart rhythms in patients by analysing tiny differences in a patient’s heartbeat and blood flow that are undetectable to the human ear. It simultaneously takes a rapid Electrocardiogram…

Packing light can be tricky any time of year, but once the temperatures begin to dip, the struggle to fit everything into a carry-on bag becomes even more difficult. As someone who flies multiple times a year and refuses to pay for a checked bag, I’ve cracked the code for squeezing as many looks as I can into just a carry-on. My secret? Only sticking to one or two—sometimes, three—bottoms that can go with anything. This way, I have plenty of room for a variety of blouses and shirts, so it looks like I packed more outfits than I actually…

The Marrah Mountains in the Darfur region pinned on Google Maps A landslide wiped out a village in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country’s recent history, a rebel group controlling the area said late on Monday (September 1, 2025). The tragedy happened on Sunday in the village of Tarasin in Central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains after days of heavy rainfall in late August, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said in a statement. “Initial information indicates the death of all village residents, estimated to be more than one…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during Voter Adhikar Yatra at Saran, Bihar(Hindustan Times) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress combine in Bihar for allegedly passing derogatory remarks against him and his mother during Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in the state last week. “A few days back, from the stage of the Congress-RJD rally, abusive remarks were made. It was not just an insult to my mother, but to all mothers, sisters and daughters of the country. I had never imagined that such an act…

The warning, laid out in a guest opinion essay in the New York Times, comes days after the Trump administration fired Susan Monarez, less than a month into her tenure and four other directors resigned in protest, deepening disarray at the nation’s main public health agency |Photograph used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: REUTERS Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Republican and Democratic presidents warned on Monday that the decisions made by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., culminating in the firing of the CDC’s director, are…

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday reiterated there would be no enhancement of the coal-carrying capacity at Mormugao Port after a land acquisition notification for a double-tracking project of the railways sparked a furore. Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant. (X) Sawant’s office issued a statement calling the reports of additional land acquisition “incorrect”. It added that only “limited” land was being acquired. The statement cited Rail Vikas Nigam Limited’s clarification and said the limited acquisition of 0.6 hectares initiated in Cansaulim, Sancoale, and Issorcim villages is solely for banking/stabilisation support to safeguard nearby houses, road access to landowners, and…

Since their summit with United States President Donald Trump in the White House on August 18, Kyiv’s European and regional allies have begun to nail down commitments to a peacekeeping force that would enter Ukraine after a ceasefire is reached in the war that Russia began three and a half years ago.They aim to collect those commitments by the end of the week.Europe is also pushing for further sanctions against Russia.But the US is not on the same page on either issue.Here’s what you should know:What have countries promised?So far, Estonia has said it was prepared to contribute at least…

Gold prices surged to a record high on Tuesday, as uncertainties over US tariffs, expectations of rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in its upcoming monetary policy meeting and weak dollar boosted the demand for the yellow metal.The prices also soared on increased buying ahead of the festive season in the country, analysts said. The 24 karat gold (999 purity) was quoted at Rs 1,04,662 per 10 grams on Tuesday, according to Indian Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) website. On MCX, gold price for October futures touched a high of Rs 1,05,358 per 10 grams. Uncertainties over US tariffs…